The Executive Branch: A Lecture on the US President

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The Executive Branch A Lecture on the US
President
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Forty-four men have been president of the United
States . . .
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Article II of the US Constitution . . . The
executive Power shall be vested in a President
of the United States of America . . .
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Requirements to be the United States President .
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35 years of age natural-born citizen continuous
residency in US for 14 years
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President Washington set the tradition of serving
only two terms. FDR was the only president to
serve four terms.
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The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, limited all
presidents to two terms.
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Two presidents have been impeached Andrew
Johnson William Jefferson Clinton
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Neither executive was found guilty or removed
from office . . . Nixon would have been
impeached, but he resigned from office.
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One president, Ford, was not elected to either
the position of vice presidency or presidency. He
became VP when Agnew resigned he became
president when Nixon resigned.
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This is what Nixon had to say at the beginning of
the Watergate investigation . . .
I am not a crook!
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Roles of the President of the United States . . .
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Chief of State Represents the US in foreign
matters Acts as a symbol of the US.
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Example President Roosevelt represented the
United States at the Yalta Conference during The
Second World War.
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Chief Executive Head of federal bureaucracy 14
Cabinet Departments Agencies, Independent
Regulatory Commissions Government Corporations
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The Cabinet of the President
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Chief Diplomat Conducts foreign
policy Negotiates signs treaties trade
agreements (Senate ratifies) The president has
the most power in foreign policy.
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Example President Bush met with Prime Minister
Sharon to discuss the situation in the Middle
East.
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Chief Legislator Congress makes the
laws. President may propose a legislative
agenda. President signs/vetoes bills.
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Example President Johnson signed the Civil
Rights Act of 1964
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Commander - in - Chief The president is in
charge of the US armed forces he works closely
with the Secretary of Defense the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Example President Truman made the decision to
drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Nagasaki.
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Chief of the Party The presidents head up their
political party they make campaign speeches for
Senators Congressman in their party are running
for re-election they also raise for their
party.
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Example President Obama will campaign to
re-elect Democratic Congressmen women in 2019.
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Chief Guardian of the Economy The president
monitors unemployment, inflation, taxation,
business an general economic welfare of the
nation. If the economy does well, the President
gets the credit.
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Example Clinton was elected in 1992 over Bush
due to the failure of Bush to address economic
problems. A popular Clinton slogan Its the
Economy, Stupid!
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Leader of the Free World
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Example President Wilson led the World in the
aftermath of WWI, when he journeyed to France to
discuss his 14 Points and to negotiate the Treaty
of Versailles.