The Presidency part 2

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2. The Expansion of Power Since the founding Presidents have developed new roles for and expanded power of the office. Why? How? The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

3. Perspectives on Presidential Power During the 1950’s and 1960’s people favored a powerful president. Logical outcome of Winning World War II And emerging out of the Great Depression “We’re Number One!” The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

4. Perspectives on Presidential Power During the 1950’s and 1960’s people favored a powerful president. Who was president during this time? The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

5. Perspectives on Presidential Power By the 1970’s, presidential power was checked and distrusted by the public. Who was president during this time? The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

6. Other Perspectives from the 60’s • Disillusion over . . . The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

7. Other Perspectives from the 60’s • Loss of idealism after . . . The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

8. And then . . . Came a leader on a white horse Promising that we could become a “shining city on a hill” and defeat the evil Soviet Empire and we would once again be NUMBER ONE Who? The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

9. 4 Presidentshave won the Nobel Peace Prize: The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

10. C-SPAN survey of Historians: 11. Lyndon Johnson 10. Ronald Regan 9. Woodrow Wilson 8. Dwight Eisenhower 7. Thomas Jefferson The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

11. C-SPAN survey of Historians: 6. John F. Kennedy 5. Harry Truman 4. Theodore Roosevelt 3. Franklin D. Roosevelt 2. George Washington The President #1 AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

12. As Chief Executive, the president presides over the administration of government. Constitution: “take care that the laws be faithfully executed” In 2009 the federal government spent $3.5 trillion and numbers more than 4 million employees. Presidents appoint 500 high-level positions and 2,500 lesser jobs. The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

13. As Chief Executive, the president presides over the administration of government. Key Policy Areas have come to include: • National Security • Economic • Social Welfare • Health Care • Environment The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

14. The Vice President Traditionally just “waits” for things to do or for the President to die First VP for FDR is often quoted as saying the Vice-Presidency “is not worth a bucket of warm spit” but he did not actually use the word “spit” The President John Nance Garner AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

15. The Vice President But recent presidents have given their VPs important jobs and their power has grown • And probably the most powerful VP of all time . . . ? The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

16. Is the Vice-President part of the Executive branch or part of the Legislative branch? When asked for documents related to meetings held with an “Energy Task Force”, VP Cheney said he did not have to produce them because of “executive privilege” (the right of the executive branch to maintain privacy in sensitive areas) The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

17. Is the Vice-President part of the Executive branch or part of the Legislative branch? When asked for documents related to the government maintaining records of the executive branch for the sake of history, Cheney said the Vice-President’s office was part of the Legislative branch, not the Executive, therefore he did not have to share. The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

18. Which Vice-President won the Nobel Peace Prize? The favorite of climate change deniers . . . Albert Gore, Jr. The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

19. The Cabinet Presidential advisors, not in the Constitution Congress must give approval for the creation of a new cabinet level department Currently made up of 14 cabinet secretaries and one Attorney General, confirmed by the Senate The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

20. Which of the following cabinet level departments manages the nation’s natural resources? • State • Energy • Agriculture • Interior The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

21. Which of the following cabinet level departments manages the nation’s natural resources? • Interior The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

22. Which of the following cabinet level departments aids businesses and conducts the U.S. census? • Justice • Labor • Commerce • Treasury The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

23. Which of the following cabinet level departments aids businesses and conducts the U.S. census? • Commerce The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

24. Which of the following cabinet level departments makes foreign policy and negotiates treaties? • Justice • State • Homeland Security • Defense The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

25. Which of the following cabinet level departments makes foreign policy and negotiates treaties? • State The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

26. Who was the 1st Secretary of State? And now? The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

27. Which of the following cabinet level departments serves as the government’s banker and is critical in forming economic policies? • Economics • Commerce • Banking • Treasury The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

28. Which of the following cabinet level departments serves as the government’s banker and is critical in forming economic policies? • Treasury The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

29. Who was the 1st Secretary of Treasury? Now? Timothy Geithner The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

30. Which of the following cabinet level departments runs programs that focus on the workers of the nation? • Health & Human Services • Commerce • Workers • Labor The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

31. Which of the following cabinet level departments runs programs that focus on the workers of the nation? • Labor The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

32. The 1st female Cabinet member was a Secretary of Labor . . . appointed by FDR in 1933 . . . • Frances Perkins The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

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34. The Executive Office Made up of policymaking and advisory bodies Three principal groups: NSC, CEA, OMB The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

35. The Executive Office National Security Council (NSC) Created in 1947 to coordinate the president’s foreign and military policy advisers Members include the president, vice president, secretary of state and defense, and managed by the president’s national security adviser Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) A three-member body appointed by the president to advise on economic policy Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Performs both managerial and budgetary functions, including legislative review and budgetary assessments of proposals The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency

36. The White House Staff Chief aides and staff for the president—some are more for the White House than the president Presidents rely on their information and effort but presidents set tone and style of White House The First Lady No official government position, but many get involved politically Recent ones focus on a single issue, e.g., Hillary Clinton and health care The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency