Executive BranchNilsen: Gov

What does the Constitution

say about the executive branch?

Chief executive =

President

Service Requirements:Natural Born

Citizen35 Years Old

Resident for 14 Years

Succeeded by Vice President

upon death

Presidential Powers:

Chief Executive

Commander in Chief

Power of Pardon

Make treaties

Appoint Judges (with Senate

approval)

Appoint Cabinet Members

(with Senate approval)

Deliver State of the Union Address

Get together in a small

group. Find this stuff in

the Constitution.

How do we prevent

Presidential abuse of power?

Impeachment

For “high crimes

and misdemeanors

”

House does impeachment

Senate does trial

How do we pick a

President?

Election!

How do you get to run

for President?

State Primary

State Caucus

Party Convention

Superdelegates

How do you win the

Presidential election?

Electoral College

538 votes – need a

majority

How do you get a vote in the

electoral college?

Win a state’s election: get

all that state’s votes.

Get together in a small

group. Find this stuff in

the Constitution.

What are different

leadership styles?

Authoritarian

Democratic

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