The Executive BranchThe Executive Branch

The PresidencyThe Presidency

4444thth President President

Barack Obama is our 44Barack Obama is our 44thth President President and serves in many roles.and serves in many roles.

He is the He is the chief of statechief of state which means which means he is the head of state.he is the head of state.

Chief ExecutiveChief Executive

Barack Obama is also referred to as Barack Obama is also referred to as the the chief executivechief executive because he is because he is head of the executive branch.head of the executive branch.

As As chief administrator chief administrator of the federal of the federal government President Obama is in government President Obama is in charge of an administration that charge of an administration that employs nearly three million employs nearly three million civilians.civilians.

Other positionsOther positions

President Obama is also commander President Obama is also commander and chief (in charge of the armed and chief (in charge of the armed forces)forces)

Chief legislator.. He just helped push Chief legislator.. He just helped push through Congress the healthcare through Congress the healthcare reform bill.reform bill.

Chief of Party- The Democrats “top Chief of Party- The Democrats “top guy”guy”

Chief CitizenChief Citizen

Fun facts/ QualificationsFun facts/ Qualifications

Must be a natural born citizen to be Must be a natural born citizen to be PresidentPresident

Must be 35 years old Must be 35 years old Also have lived in the U.S. for 14 yearsAlso have lived in the U.S. for 14 years

John F Kennedy youngest President John F Kennedy youngest President ever elected. Ronald Reagan the ever elected. Ronald Reagan the oldest to be elected at 69.oldest to be elected at 69.

Salary and other Salary and other informationinformation

President makes $400,000 a yearPresident makes $400,000 a year If President dies, resigns or is If President dies, resigns or is

impeached the Vice President impeached the Vice President becomes Presidentbecomes President

25th amendment made the 25th amendment made the succession of the Vice President a succession of the Vice President a formal amendment .formal amendment .

Line of SuccessionLine of Succession

PresidentPresident VPVP Speaker of the HouseSpeaker of the House President Pro TemporePresident Pro Tempore Secretary of StateSecretary of State

List is on page 359List is on page 359

Assignment/Web questAssignment/Web quest Online you need to search for the people Online you need to search for the people

that are in line to become President. Look at that are in line to become President. Look at the list on page 359. Your goal for today is the list on page 359. Your goal for today is to learn how the line of succession would to learn how the line of succession would work if multiple people in government were work if multiple people in government were injured/killed or impeached. Your job is to injured/killed or impeached. Your job is to give me a list of names including the give me a list of names including the President and Vice President followed by the President and Vice President followed by the next eight people in line to be President. I next eight people in line to be President. I want their name, their current title and want their name, their current title and where they are on the line of succession list. where they are on the line of succession list. Assignment is due Wednesday and will be Assignment is due Wednesday and will be graded for accuracy. Good luck!!graded for accuracy. Good luck!!

Electoral CollegeElectoral College

When deciding how the President When deciding how the President would be elected the Framers of the would be elected the Framers of the Constitution believed that people in Constitution believed that people in the country were not educated the country were not educated enough to be able to choose wisely.enough to be able to choose wisely.

So they devised a system to elect the So they devised a system to elect the PresidentPresident

Electoral CollegeElectoral College Framers came up with a plan.Framers came up with a plan. Each of states would have as many presidential Each of states would have as many presidential

electors as it had senators and representatives electors as it had senators and representatives combined.combined.

This system tends to make candidates focus on This system tends to make candidates focus on large states/highly populated states in order to large states/highly populated states in order to gain the 270 votes it needs out of 538 possible gain the 270 votes it needs out of 538 possible votes.votes.

Each of these voters would pick two people for Each of these voters would pick two people for PresidentPresident

The person with the highest number of votes The person with the highest number of votes would be the president, while the second most would be the president, while the second most votes would become the vice President.votes would become the vice President.

1212thth Amendment Amendment

Created separate elections for Created separate elections for President and VP because of the President and VP because of the election of 1800. Parties emerged election of 1800. Parties emerged and this type of election no longer and this type of election no longer worked.worked.

After this method they went to a After this method they went to a method creating a separate race for method creating a separate race for President and VPPresident and VP

National ConventionsNational Conventions

This is where a party nominates who This is where a party nominates who their nominee for their political party their nominee for their political party will bewill be

Elections that decide who each Elections that decide who each candidate will be for a party are called candidate will be for a party are called Presidential PrimariesPresidential Primaries

At the beginning of these conventions At the beginning of these conventions a keynote address is given. This is a keynote address is given. This is usually given to fire up support for the usually given to fire up support for the party and its issues! party and its issues!

Party platformParty platform

Basic statement of the party’s principles Basic statement of the party’s principles and what it stands for on major political and what it stands for on major political issues/policy matters.issues/policy matters.

Deciding the party platform is one of the Deciding the party platform is one of the most important things done at a national most important things done at a national conventionconvention

At the end of the convention the actual At the end of the convention the actual voting by delegates from each state for voting by delegates from each state for the party candidate is done. Balloting the party candidate is done. Balloting continues until a candidate receives a continues until a candidate receives a majority of the delegates'’ votes.majority of the delegates'’ votes.

Assignment/ProjectAssignment/Project

Create a political party and give it a Create a political party and give it a name(5pts)name(5pts)

Give your party a political symbol Give your party a political symbol (5pts)(5pts)

Create a party platform highlighting Create a party platform highlighting where your party stands on 8 political where your party stands on 8 political issues/ 8 small paragraphs describing issues/ 8 small paragraphs describing your stance on each issue ! (20 points)your stance on each issue ! (20 points)

Give me a representation of what your Give me a representation of what your candidate looks like (5 points)candidate looks like (5 points)