Executive Branch Day 1. Who were the 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates? Republicans Rudy...
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Who were the 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates?
Republicans
Rudy Giuliani Mitt Romney John McCain Fred Thompson
Who were the 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates?
Republicans
Sam Brownback Duncan Hunter Mike Huckabee Ron Paul
Who were the 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidates?
Democrats
Hilary Clinton Barack Obama John Edwards
Executive Branch
• The president is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, but Congress has the ability to declare war.
• Today the executive branch includes the president and vice-president, their advisory staff, as well as other departments and agencies
Executive Branch
• The president’s advisory staff is called the Cabinet.
• The Cabinet, which was not specified in the Constitution, was established by George Washington.
Current Executive Branch Leaders
Ed Shaffer, Dirk Kempthorne, Carlos Gutierrez, Michael Mukasey,
Sec. of Agriculture Sec. of the Interior Sec. of Commerce Attorney General
Current Executive Branch Leaders
Robert M. Gates, Elaine Chao, Margaret Spellings, Condoleezza Rice,
Sec. of Defense Sec. of Labor Sec. of Education Sec. of State
Current Executive Branch Leaders
Michael Chertoff, Dr. James Peake, Steve Preston, Samuel W. Bodman,
Sec. of Homeland Sec. of Veterans Sec. of Housing and Sec. of Energy
Security Affairs Urban Development
Executive Branch
• Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson as secretary of state, Alexander Hamilton as secretary of the treasury, Henry Knox as secretary of war, and Edmund Randolph as attorney general.
• The word “cabinet” originally meant a small room to display things.
Executive Branch
• No one from the legislative branch may serve in the president’s Cabinet.
• Cabinet members are responsible to the president and serve as long as he chooses.
• Even though the Senate must confirm presidential appointments to the Cabinet, they rarely stand in the way of his choices.
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• Congress creates departments and determines the salary of the Cabinet.
• The Framers decided that the voters would choose electors who would actually choose the president for them.
• This group of electors is called the Electoral College.
Executive Branch
• Before becoming president, a candidate must go through the following phases:
Primaries/Caucuses Conventions General Election Inauguration
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• When voting for the president first began, caucuses were the primary way candidates were selected
• Most states’ primaries are winner-take-all, in which the voters’ choice gains all of the state’s delegates at the convention.
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• An open primary is one in which the polls are open to votes of any party.
• A closed primary limits participation to party members only.
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• New Hampshire has the earliest primary, and one of the most important ones.
• The races are usually settled by
Super Tuesday, which is a day in
which most states have their primary
elections.
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• After a candidate is chosen at the convention, the parties attempt to settle on their platform, which is a set of beliefs and opinions that the party supports.
• The general election is held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November (this year it will be November 4th).
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• Sometimes it is possible to win the popular vote but
lose the election.
• Each state gets as many electors as it has members of Congress.
• There are 538 total electoral votes. A candidate must obtain at least 270 to win.
Executive Branch
• In 1933, the official inauguration date was changed from March to January 20th after the passage of the 20th amendment.
20th Amendment
Section 1. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.
Well fellas…
First you need to be a natural-born citizen of the United States.
Proud to be an American!!!!
Well fellas…
Second, you need to be at least 35 years old.
Our future President of the United States
But wait, there’s more…
Many voters have certain things that they want/don’t want to see in a president (unofficial qualifications), such as:
No Smoking
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Many voters have certain things that they want/don’t want to see in a president (unofficial qualifications) , such as:
Monogamy
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Many voters have certain things that they want/don’t want to see in a president (unofficial qualifications), such as:
Religion
But wait, there’s more…
Many voters have certain things that they want/don’t want to see in a president (unofficial qualifications), such as:
Criminal History
Impeachment
Definition: The removal of a high ranking official in the United States government.
Only 2 presidents have ever had articles of impeachment drawn up against them: Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton.
Impeachment
Process:
1.Formal charges are brought against the official in the House of Representatives.
2. Inquiry of impeachment (Should the official stand trial?)
3.House of Representatives votes on articles of impeachment.
4.Senate tries the accused official.
5.Official is removed from office.
Economic, Military, and Humanitarian aid
Military Aid: US lends its troops to other nations who need protection.
Economic, Military, and Humanitarian aid
Humanitarian Aid: US lends its volunteer organizations to other countries who need assistance, such as the Red Cross.
Military Intervention
When the military steps in to stop a potentially, or ongoing, volatile situation.
There are certain agencies that contribute to the Executive Branch
• Dept. of Education• Environmental Protection Agency• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation• Federal Communications Commission• Consumer Product Safety Commission• Federal Aviation Association• Drug Enforcement Association
Department of Education (ED)
• Cabinet-level department of the United States government created by the Department of Education Organization Act.
• Opposed by many in the Republican Party.
• Under George W. Bush, the department has focused mainly on elementary and secondary education through the No Child Left Behind Act.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Charged with protecting humanhealth and with safeguardingthe natural environment: air,water, and land.
• Established by President Richard Nixon on December 2, 1970.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
• Created by the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, theFDIC provides deposit insurance which currently guarantees checking and savings deposits in member banks up to $100,000 per depositor.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
• Established by the Communications Act of 1934,it is charged with regulating allnon-Federal Government use ofthe radio spectrum (radio & television), and all interstate telecommunications (wire, satellite and cable) as well as all international communications that originate or terminate in the United States.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
• An independent agency of
the federal government
created in 1972 through the
Consumer Product Safety Act
to protect “against unreason-
able risks of injuries associated with
consumer products
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• Created by the Federal
Aviation Act of 1958, it is
an agency of the US Dept. of
Transportation with authority
to regulate and oversee all
aspects of civil aviation in the
US