Executive Branch: Government Objectives and Information Summary

1. The Executive Branch

2. Thursday, April 25th • Good morning/afternoon! • As you enter, please: • Sit in your assigned seat • Front table – pick up your new Unit 4 Objectives/Info Summary and your Day #1 Get It, Got It Government and complete it

3. Time to Celebrate!Our Unit 3 Hall of Famers! Fourth Block Eliana Nia Chad Payton Sky Second Block Amanda Kelby Wesley Makia Christina Michael First Block Whit Eric Brianna Janeicia Jennifer

4. Class Updates • Unit 4 Timing • Tuesday – Quizlet & Govt/Econ in the News due! • Summative next Thursday! • Tutoring • Mondays – 4/29, 5/6 • Thursdays – Today, 5/2 and 5/9 • Final Due Date for all make-up work – Friday, May 10th

5. Our Testing Schedule

6. Today’s Learning Standard SSCG10 Demonstrate knowledge of the executive branch of government. Cite the formal qualifications listed in the Constitution for President of the United States. Describe informal qualifications common to past presidents. Identify term of office and describe the line of succession (e.g., 20th, 22nd, and 25th amendments). Analyze the role of the Electoral College in electing the President and the clarification provided in the 12th Amendment. Distinguish between the roles of the President, including Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, chief executive, chief agenda setter, chief of state, chief diplomat, and party leader.

7. Unit 6 – Executive Branch

9. Executive Branches at the Federal & State Levels

10. Opener Presidents Rap

11. President’s Oath of Office “I do solemnly swear, that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States”

12. Article II of the Constitution The power of the executive branch is vested in the President, who also serves as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The President appoints the Cabinet and oversees the various agencies and departments of the federal government.

13. Donald Trump 45th President, elected in 2016, inaugurated in 2017 Born in New York Businessman Republican The President of the United States

14. Constitutional Duties of the President - Enforce national/federal laws - Commanderinchief of the armed forces - Appoint top officials, federal judges, and ambassadors; - Meet with heads of foreign governments.

15. Presidential Qualifications • The Constitution sets 3 requirements for the president: 1. a candidate must be a natural-born citizen 2. at least 35 years old 3. a resident of the United States for 14 years • Experience in government is an unwritten but important qualification.

16. What is a natural born citizen? • Anyone born inside the United States • Any one born outside the United States, both of whose parents are citizens of the U.S., as long as one parent has lived in the U.S. • Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year • Any one born in a U.S. possession, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year • Any one found in the U.S. under the age of five, whose parentage cannot be determined, as long as proof of non-citizenship is not provided by age 21 • Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is an alien and as long as the other parent is a citizen of the U.S. who lived in the U.S. for at least five years (with military and diplomatic service included in this time)

17. Informal Qualifications • Mosthave shared similar characteristics, especially in the early years: • White males • Protestant • British ancestry • most attended college (only 9 did not) • had careers as lawyers (22 of 42) President John Adams

18. “Informal” Qualifications: • Evidence of change 1.) 1960: JFK became 1stCatholic President 2.) 1984: Dem. party nominated Geraldine Ferraro as the first female Vice-Presidential candidate 3. 2008: Barrack Obama elected as our first African-American President (2012 – elected to a second term) 4. 2016: Donald Trump elected with a background in business, platform of change

19. Qualifications and Characteristics • What do you consider the most important qualifications/characteristics for the office of president? Explain.

20. President’s Term and Salary • Presidential Terms – 4 years • The 22ndAmendment limits to two terms. • Before this, GeorgeWashington set a precedent of two presidential terms. • FDR was the only president elected to more than 2 terms – he was elected 4 times. • Congress determines the president’s salary ($400,000 beginning in 2001); • Benefits are provided for presidents while inoffice and inretirement.

21. Important Amendments • Twentieth Amendment • Adjusted term start dates • VP/Pres – moved from March 4th to January 20th • Congress – moved from March 4th to January 3rd

22. Twenty Second Amendment • Presidential term limits – 2 terms • Maximum 10 years

23. Twenty Fifth Amendment Establish line of succession

24. Presidential Succession: • In total - eight U.S. Presidents have died while in office: • 1841 – William Henry Harrison – died of pneumonia • 1850 – Zachary Taylor – died of typhoid fever after a heat stroke • 1865 – Abraham Lincoln – assassinated • 1881 – James Garfield – assassinated • 1901 – William McKinley – assassinated • 1923 – Warren Harding – died of a heart attack • 1945 – Franklin Delano Roosevelt – died of a cerebral hemorrhage • 1963 – John F. Kennedy - assassinated

25. Roles of the President The duties and powers of the presidency have createdspecificroles for the President. • First, the President is the ChiefExecutive. • He must enforce the laws. b. influences how laws are executed through executiveorders, presidential appointments, removal of appointed officials, and impoundment; also grants pardons, reprieves, or amnesty

26. Roles of the President • Secondly, the President is the ChiefofState. • He is the ceremonialhead of government, and • the symbol of all the people of the UnitedStates • Represents the nation at ceremonial functions; - is considered more than a politician • Example: Meets with foreign dignitaries

27. Roles of the President • Third, the President is the CommanderinChief of all the armed forces. • makes key military policy decisions; • supports war efforts on the home front during wars; • uses the armedforces to enddisorders or • giveaid in natural disasters

28. Roles of the President • Fourth, the President is the ChiefDiplomat. • He is the architect of our foreignpolicy and • our spokesperson to the world • has power to make treaties, with Senateapproval; • may make, without congressional approval, executive agreements which have the force of treaties with foreign nations; • has the power to recognize foreign governments.

29. Roles of the President • Fifth, the President is the ChiefAgenda Setter. • He is the architect of publicpolicy and sets the congressionalagenda. • Examples: • Annual State of the Union address to Congress declares presidentiallegislativepriorities • Signs bills into laws • Veto’s bills

30. Roles of the President • Sixth, the President is Party Leader of their political party. • He is the leader of the political party that controls the executive branch. • Examples: • Endorsingcandidates of their party • Fund-raising for party

31. President’s Many Hats • Chief Executive • Chief of State • Commander in Chief • Chief Diplomat • Chief Agenda Setter • Party Leader

32. Presidential Line-Ups! • Part One • Each of you will get a different ‘person’ who’s thinking about running for President of the United States of America. • Within your Quad, determine which ‘candidates’ qualify to run for President • Write your results, on your Activity Sheet • If they don’t qualify, make sure to write down why they don’t qualify

33. Presidential Line-Ups! • Part Two • NOW all the qualified ‘candidates’ should come up to the front of the class! • Let’s meet each of them and learn about their informal qualifications • Write down which two candidates you think should run for President and why you think they’re the best two candidates

34. Don’t Forgets! Tutoring after school today!

35. Friday, April 26th • Good morning/afternoon! • As you come in, please: • Sit in your assigned seat • Front table: • Pick up your Day #2 Get It, Got It Government and complete it

36. Class Updates • Unit 4 Timing • Tuesday – Quizlet & Govt/Econ in the News due! • Summative next Thursday! • Tutoring • Mondays – 4/29, 5/6 • Thursdays – 5/2 and 5/9 • Final Due Date for all make-up work – Friday, May 10th

37. Our Testing Schedule

38. Crash Course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l02sK5LovI

39. Today’s Learning Standard SSCG10 Demonstrate knowledge of the executive branch of government. Cite the formal qualifications listed in the Constitution for President of the United States. Describe informal qualifications common to past presidents. Identify term of office and describe the line of succession (e.g., 20th, 22nd, and 25th amendments). Analyze the role of the Electoral College in electing the President and the clarification provided in the 12th Amendment. Distinguish between the roles of the President, including Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, chief executive, chief agenda setter, chief of state, chief diplomat, and party leader. SSCG11 Explain the functions of the departments and agencies of the federal bureaucracy. Compare and contrast the organization and responsibilities of independent regulatory agencies, government corporations, and executive agencies. Explain the functions of the President’s Cabinet.

40. Electing our President Electoral Process

41. Path to the Presidency

42. Election Process https://study.com/academy/lesson/nominating-a-presidential-candidate-the-process-its-strengths-weaknesses.html

43. Path to the Presidency • Phase 1 – Nomination Campaign • Candidate declares intention to run • Candidates campaign for state delegates in state primaries • Focus – ONLY their party members • Primary elections/caucuses held in each state • National party convention to select the party’s president & VP nominees • https://www.nj.com/politics/2016/07/what_is_a_political_convention_and_how_does_it_wor_1.html

44. Path to the Presidency • Phase 2 – General Election Campaign • Party nominees campaign for the general election • General election – voters choose Presidential Electors in each stateheld the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November • Electoral College cast their votes for President in January

45. Let’s Review the Process

47. Types of Delegates • Pledged Delegates • Pledged district delegates are distributed and elected at a district level (usually the congressional district, but sometimes by state legislative district). • Pledged at-large delegates are distributed & elected statewide. • Pledged "add on" delegates allow for party leaders and elected officials to be represented. • Unpledged Delegates • Unpledged delegates, often called "super delegates," are automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention. They are not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate. Unpledged delegates include members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, or distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. They are free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing

48. Super Delegates…Is it Fair?

49. Who Are Superdelegates?

50. 2016 RNC & DNC Results