Tenure and Succession 25 th Amendment If VP is vacant the Pres Can nominate a new onegtSenate approval If Pres Dies in officegt VP takes over as Pres If President is disabled VP and Cabinet can inform Congress and VP takes over ID: 526570
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Article Two-The Executive BranchSlide2Slide3Slide4Slide5
Tenure and Succession25
th
Amendment
If VP is vacant the Pres. Can nominate a new one>Senate approval
If Pres. Dies in office> VP takes over as Pres.
If President is disabled, VP and Cabinet can inform Congress and VP takes over
Congress must vote to allow Pres. to returnSlide6Slide7
Barack Obama-46 years old-4 years Senator-Illinois
Joe Biden-65 years old-36 years Senator-DelawareSlide8
History is madeSlide9Slide10Slide11
The Executive Branch and The Constitution
The Constitution gives
executive powers-
to carry out laws-
to a
President.
His assistant is the
Vice President.
Also assistance comes from his Cabinet
group of advisors who help make policy
He serves a
4 year term-
unlimited originally.
Requirements:
35 years old
US citizen 14 years
Natural Born Citizen-
at least one parent citizen Slide12
The Executive Branch and The Constitution
The Electoral College: voters cast their ballots for electors
- each state is granted as many electors as it has Congress people
(Senators + Representatives = Electoral Votes)
- 12
th
Amendment: separate ballots for VP and Pres
- 20
th
Amendment: inauguration day is Jan 20
th
- 23
rd
Amendment: 3 electoral votes for DC
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The Executive Branch and The Constitution
5 main jobs of the President
1- To enforce laws passed by Congress
2- To suggest needed laws to Congress
3- To carry on relations with foreign countries
4- To command the armed forces
5- To represent the entire country, both in dealing with other countries and at homeSlide14
The Executive Branch and The Constitution
The President earns a yearly salary:
$400,000
$50,000 expense account
$100,000 travel account-not taxable
$19,000 entertainment account
Must give an annual speech to Congress
State of the Union AddressSlide15
The Executive Branch and The Constitution
As an elected official the president may be
Impeached-
Formally charged w/a crime-
by The House
And Removed from office
-2/3 vote of Senate-
acting as jury-
Chief Justice acts as judgeSlide16
The Most Stressful Job?Slide17
The Most Stressful Job?Slide18
The Most Stressful Job?Slide19
Only Two President’s Impeached
Bill Clinton-
1998
Andrew Johnson-
1868Slide20
Richard Nixon
Only President to Resign
August 9,1974Slide21
Longest Time in Office
FDR 1933-1945
Elected 4 Times (22
nd
Amendment – 1952)Slide22
The Executive Branch and The Constitution
25
th
Amendment – Presidential Succession
VP is vacant – President can nominate a new one
If President is sick and cannot do the job > Pres, VP or Cabinet can tell Congress that VP will be acting President
When illness or disability is done, President may inform Congress and return to jobSlide23
Shortest Time in Office
30 Days,12 hours,10 minutes
William Henry HarrisonSlide24
Tallest President
Abraham Lincoln
6’4”Slide25
Shortest President
James Madison
5’4”100 poundsSlide26
Heaviest President
William Howard Taft
332 poundsSlide27
Assassinated Presidents
Abraham Lincoln April 15
th
1865 by John Wilkes BoothSlide28
Assassinated Presidents
James Garfield-shot July 2 1881 died September 19 1881 by Charles GuiteauSlide29
Assassinated Presidents
William McKinley-September 14, 1901 by Leon CzolgoszSlide30
Assassinated PresidentsJFK-November 22,1963
Youngest Elected 43,Only Catholic
By Lee Harvey Oswald