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Chapter 8Section 1
  • President and Vice President
  • Mr. Young
  • American Government

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Truman on ascending to the Presidency
  • I dont know whether you fellows ever had a
    load of hay fall on you, but when they told me
    yesterday what happened (Roosevelt died), I felt
    like the moon, the stars and all the planets had
    fallen on me.
  • Harry Truman 1945

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Presidential Oath of Office
  • http//www.youtube.com/watch?vTWJJLvDwtWU

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Five Living PresidentsTeam Teach Can you name
all of them?
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Essential Question
  • What qualifications for the office of president
    do you think are most necessary for carrying out
    the duties of the president.

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What does the Common Symbol OK have to do with
the Presidency
  • http//www.history.com/topics/the-us-presidents/vi
    deosthe-ok-president
  • 2 min

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Duties of the President
  • These have changed over time.
  • Constitution gives president responsibility to
    appointwith Senate consentheads of executive
    departments, federal court judges, and other top
    officials

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President Duties Video
  • http//www.youtube.com/watch?vQDvtGr3FI84

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Duties Cont.
  • Most important duty To ensure that all laws of
    the United States are Faithfully executed

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Duties Cont.
  • A president may pardon people convicted of
    federal crimes, except in cases of impeachment

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Duties Cont.
  • President has lawmaking power and expected to
    take some leadership in proposing policy changes
    (Obama and Health Care)
  • Each year President makes a State of the Union
    address

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Presidential Term
  • George Washington set a precedent for only two, 4
    years terms, broken by Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Lead to the 22nd Amendment
  • Can potentially serve 10 years in office

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Presidential Salary
Presidential pay history Presidential pay history Presidential pay history
Date established Salary Salary in 2009 dollars
September 24, 1789 25,000 566,000
March 3, 1873 50,000 865,000
March 4, 1909 75,000 1,714,000
January 19, 1949 100,000 906,000
January 20, 1969 200,000 1,175,000
January 20, 2001 400,000 487,000
  • Constitution did not specify compensation, or
    salary
  • President makes 400,000, 50,000 annual expense
    account, 100,000 non-taxable travel account, and
    19,000 for entertainment

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White House Staff
  • Presidents receive free medical, dental, and
    health care
  • Receive lifetime compensation of 148,400 a year

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White House Videos
  • http//www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id4316690n

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Map of White House
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Presidential LuxuriesWhite House 132 Rooms
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Vice-Presidents House
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Oval Office
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Air Force One
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Air Force One http//www.youtube.com/watch?vCZiy
W03ffW4
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Doomsday Planehttp//www.youtube.com/watch?vSMK
5bmdAEHc http//www.youtube.com/watch?vmeIuEVhyR
OQ
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Swimming Pool built by Gerald Ford
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White House Bowling Alley
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White House Private Movie Theater
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White House Tennis Courts
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White House Basketball Court
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White House Putting Green
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Play it where it lies, Mr. President
  • The White House Putting Green lies a short walk
    outside the Oval Office door to the southeast. A
    putting green was first installed by President
    Dwight Eisenhower in 1954 with help from the
    United States Golf Association and private
    donations. Ike had difficulty keeping the
    squirrels (which Harry Truman had nearly tamed by
    hand-feeding them) from burying nuts in the green
    and joked that the Secret Service should shoot
    them. He resorted to having the groundkeeping
    staff trap and relocate them. Eisenhower was a
    very avid golfer and was sometimes criticized for
    it, but he and his doctor readily defended the
    habit as good for his health, which had suffered
    during his presidency.
  • Most modern presidents after Ike have been avid
    golfers, including his successor, John Kennedy,
    who, sensitive to the criticism aimed at
    Eisenhower for golfing on weekday afternoons,
    kept his habit a closely-guarded secret and even
    let Eisenhower's putting green grow out, although
    it was later renovated. Other avid golfers
    include Gerald Ford, George HW Bush, Bill
    Clinton, and George W Bush. Lyndon Johnson,
    Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan were casual
    golfers.
  • Bill Clinton had the putting green moved to its
    current location andaccording to Time in
    1995designed by golf course architect Robert
    Trent Jones Jr. The Clinton green is 1,500 sq.
    ft. of southshore creeping bentgrass.

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Team Teach Question
  • In your opinion, what would be the best
    perk/coolest thing about being President of the
    United States of America?

33
Qualities and Qualifications video
  • http//www.youtube.com/watch?vKDFdsMW-CwEfeature
    related
  • Play from beginning to 48 seconds

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Constitutional Presidential Qualifications
  • Article 2, Section 1
  • Natural born US citizen
  • 35 years old
  • Resident of US for 14 years

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Personal Qualities
  • Governmental experience is important
  • Political careers provide alliances and name
    recognition

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Qualifications Video
  • http//www.youtube.com/watch?vjDHr1IMxqwofeature
    related

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Team Teach Question
  • Do you believe that it is harder or easier for a
    person who has been in the Senate or House of
    Representatives for a long period of time to win
    the Presidency of the United States?

38
Money/Political Beliefs
  • Requires large amounts of money, some of the
    candidates own
  • Usually choose candidates whose beliefs are
    moderate

39
Personal Characteristics
  • Most come from Northern European Backgrounds
  • Most are from middle-class families
  • Have generally been white, married, Protestant,
    and financially successful men

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Personal Growth of Presidents
  • The Presidency of the United States carries with
    it a responsibility so personal as to be without
    parallelNo one can make decisions for himEven
    those closet to himnever know all the reasons
    why he does certain things and why he comes to
    certain conclusions. To Be President of the
    United States is to be lonely, very lonely at
    times of great decisions.

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Presidential Succession
Office Current officer
President of the United States Barack Obama (D)
Vice President of the United States Joe Biden (D)
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R)
President pro tempore of the Senate Daniel Inouye (D)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner (I)3
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (D)
Attorney General Eric Holder (D)
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar (D)
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (D)
Secretary of Commerce John Bryson (D)
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis (D)
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (D)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan (D)
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood (R)
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu (D)
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (D)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (D)
  • Eight presidents have died in office
  • Succession Act of 1947 established presidential
    succession order and was added to Constitution in
    25th Amendment

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David Rice Atchison Video
  • http//www.youtube.com/watch?vu4m-hPQolfs
  • CNN Video on David Rice Atchison

45
Presidential Disability
  • Vice president becomes acting president under two
    conditions
  • President informs Congress of an inability to
    perform duties
  • Vice-Pres and majority of cabinet or another body
    authorized by law informs Congress

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VP Roles
  • http//www.youtube.com/watch?vzl9Ux0scOoU
  • US Embassy Video (125)

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Vice-Presidential Roles
  • Presides over Senate and votes in case of a tie
  • VP helps decide whether President is disabled
  • President assigns VP power and responsibility
  • Serve on National Security Council and represent
    president overseas
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