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BELLRINGER. Take out your “From Bill to Law” comic strip with your name on it. If you do not have it, fill out a missing assignment slip. Analyze the chart in your textbook on page 217. Then, answer the 2 critical thinking questions at the bottom in your Civics notebook. RESTATE THE QUESTION.

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  1. BELLRINGER • Take out your “From Bill to Law” comic strip with your name on it. If you do not have it, fill out a missing assignment slip. • Analyze the chart in your textbook on page 217. Then, answer the 2 critical thinking questions at the bottom in your Civics notebook. RESTATE THE QUESTION.

  2. The Executive Branch:President of the United States

  3. Benchmark: SS.7.C.3.8: Analyze the structure, functions, and processesof the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

  4. Executive Branch • Responsibility: Enforce the law • Article II of the Constitution • Includes: President, Vice President, and Federal Agencies

  5. Requirements • Natural born citizen • 35 years of age or older • A resident within the United States for 14 years. In the Constitution, there are no requirements listed for the Vice President. However, the 12th amendment states that the VP must follow the same qualifications of President.

  6. Term of Office • Serve 4 year terms • At first there was no limits on terms. • In 1940, FDR ran for a 4th term. • The 22nd Amendment was passed in 1951 in fear that a president might gain too much power. Established 2 term limit.

  7. More than 4 million people work for the executive branch!! Who is in the executive branch?

  8. Who is in the executive branch? The Vice President VP: Head of the Senate with tiebreaker vote.

  9. Presidential Succession • Constitution did not set up a line of succession. • 1947, Congress passed the Presidential Succession Act • This gave a list of who was expected to succeed. • Vice-President • Speaker of the House • President Pro Tempore • Secretary of State

  10. Presidential Succession • 25th Amendment was ratified in 1967. • VP becomes president if the president dies or resigns, then picks their new VP. • Senate must approve. Gerald Ford (Succeeded Nixon) Harry Truman (Succeeded FDR) Lyndon Johnson (Succeeded JFK)

  11. Cabinet– top advisors to the President Advise the president on 15 executive departments

  12. Executive Agencies Example: Defense Intelligence

  13. What does the Constitution say about the Executive Branch & the President?

  14. State of the Union – annual speech to Congress every January

  15. Presidential Power – Veto or Sign Legislation Veto means to reject a bill of Congress. This is the executive’s major check over the legislative branch.

  16. Presidential Power – Commander-in-Chief President is the head of the military

  17. Presidential Power – Sign Treaties with other Countries Must be approvedby the Senate.

  18. Presidential Power – Appoint Supreme Court Justices & Federal Judges Major check over the Judicial Branch. Must be approved by the Senate.

  19. Presidential Power – Nominates heads of Executive Departments /Agencies Obama nominatesJamesComey as head of the FBI Must be approved by the Senate.

  20. Presidential Power – Grant Pardons Power to forgive someone from punishment

  21. What does the Constitution say about the Executive Branch & the President?

  22. Executive Orders – have the power of laws

  23. Presidential Roles

  24. Head of State– Ceremonial leader

  25. Chief Executive – President is the “boss” of the Executive Branch responsible for executing the law

  26. Chief Diplomat– in charge of “foreign policy” (treaties, relationships)

  27. Chief Legislator – signs & suggests laws

  28. Party Leader – Leader for either the Democratic or Republican party

  29. Chief Economist – Writes the budget and helps economy

  30. Commander-in-Chief – Head of the military (but the President can’t declare war)

  31. War Powers Act of 1973 – President can only military force for 90 days without Congressional approval

  32. War Powers Act of 1973 –

  33. What is the executive branch and what does it do? Attn: teachers this PowerPoint with lessons and other resources available for $1.99 @ Teachers Pay Teachers: Mr. Raymond’s Civics EOC Academy

  34. What is a requirement to be the President? 35 years old, resident 14 years, “natural born” citizen

  35. What is the job of the executive branch? To “enforce” or “execute” or “carry out” the law

  36. What power is involved when the President chooses a new Supreme Court Justice? Presidential Appointments

  37. What power would be used to lets someone out of jail? Pardons

  38. What power does the President have to try to get rid of laws they don’t like? Veto

  39. True or false: the description of the Cabinet can be found in the Constitution? False

  40. What role of the President makes them the head of the military? Commander-In-Chief

  41. Powers listed in the Constitution for the President are known as? Enumerated or Expressed Powers

  42. What role of the President is “ceremonial”? Headof State

  43. What is it called when the President signs an agreement with another country? Treaty

  44. Treaties and Presidential appointments must be confirmed by whom? The Senate

  45. True or False: the President can declare war on another country? False

  46. Cabinet: advisors - not in the Constitution Started by George Washington

  47. Cabinet – top advisors to the President More than 4 million people work for the executive branch!!

  48. Executive Agencies More than 4 million people work for the executive branch!!

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