Agenda- January 30

1. Agenda- January 30 • Executive Branch Power Point Notes • Executive Branch Summary- using Chromebooks or the textbook find the answer to the questions that talk about specifics in the Executive Branch.

2. Executive Branch Made up of: The President, the Vice-President and the Cabinet Article II (2)

3. Executive Branch • Consists of the President, the Vice-President and his Cabinet (Presidential Advisors selected by the President). • Main job of the President- enforce the laws and help carry out the duties and responsibilities of the federal government.

4. Executive Branch • Consists of the President, the Vice-President and his Cabinet (Presidential Advisors selected by the President). • Main job of the President- enforce the laws and help carry out the duties and responsibilities of the federal government. • PEEL

5. Requirements of the President MUST be a natural-born citizen. Must be a resident of the U.S for 14 years. Must be a minimum age of 35 years old. Terms of Office The President’s term is 4 years. The President can serve for 2 elected terms. (22nd Amendment) The President can serve a maximum of 10 years. The Basics of the Executive Branch?

6. The Basics of the Executive Branch Requirements of the President • MUST be a natural-born citizen. • Must be a resident of the U.S for 14 years. • Must be a minimum age of 35 years old. Terms of Office The President’s term is 4 years. • The President can serve for 2 elected terms. (22nd Amendment) • The President can serve a maximum of 10 years.

7. Powers of the President • Has the power to approve or veto (deny) laws. • Makes treaties with foreign governments. • Nominates judges to the Supreme Court. • Appoints cabinet members • Is Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. military forces.

8. Powers of the Executive Branch • Has the power to approve or veto (deny) laws. • Makes treaties with foreign governments. • Nominates judges to the Supreme Court. • Appoints cabinet members • Is Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. military forces.

9. The Cabinet has 15 different departments. Each department has its own duties and responsibilities. Example: Department of Homeland Security. “President Bush's Top Priority was The Safety And Security Of The American People. After, September 11th (9/11), President Bush restructured and reformed the Federal government to focus resources on counterterrorism and to ensure the security of our homeland.” The Cabinet- Advisors to the President

10. Executive Order • The President has the authority to establish a rule or order called the Executive Order. • Since 1789, over 13,000 have been established. • It stems from Article II (2) of the Constitution that says the “grant of the executive power which combined with the “Commander and Chief title allows for this. This method will bypass Congress, and the Supreme Court as upheld all but 2 Executive Orders. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/us/politics/refugees-immigrants-wall-trump.html?_r=0

11. Examples of Executive Orders • Lincoln- Emancipation Proclamation • Franklin D. Roosevelt- Executive Order 9066. Relocation to internment camps of the Japanese Americans that were living in the United States • John F. Kennedy- 1960’s barred discrimination in federal housing, hiring, and contracting.

12. Examples of Executive Orders • Obama-  executive orders that will protect up to 5 million undocumented persons temporarily without fear of deportation. • Trump- Temporary ban of immigrants from specific Muslim-dominated nations.