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National Politics

National Politics. President. Qualifications: Native Born Citizen 35 years old Resident of the U.S. for 14 years Term: 4 years (maximum of 2 terms) About Obama (44 th President) Democrat Former senator from IL 2 nd Term. President Barack Obama. Vice President. Joe Biden.

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National Politics

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  1. National Politics

  2. President • Qualifications: • Native Born Citizen • 35 years old • Resident of the U.S. for 14 years • Term: 4 years (maximum of 2 terms) • About Obama (44th President) • Democrat • Former senator from IL • 2nd Term President Barack Obama

  3. Vice President Joe Biden • What does he do? • Presides over the Senate • Only real job stated in the Constitution • Gaining more importance • Makes appearances in place of the President • About Biden (47th VP) • Democrat • Former Senator from Delaware • Tasked with implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—helping to rebuild our economy and lay the foundation for a sustainable economic future.

  4. Order of Succession

  5. Speaker of the House John Boehner • About the Office of the Speaker: • House of Reps. Elects speaker of house on the 1st day of every new Congress • Each party nominates a candidate • Responsibilities include: presiding over debate, appoints members of select and conference committees, establishes the legislative agenda, maintaining order within the House, and administering the oath of office to House members. • About Boehner • Republican Representative from Ohio

  6. President Pro Tempore of the Senate • About President Pro Tempore • Elected by Senate • Customarily longest serving senator in the majority party • Duties: serve as presiding officer in absence of V.P. Authorized to sign legislation and issue the Oath of Office to new senators • About Leahy • Democratic Senator from Vermont Patrick J. Leahy

  7. Secretary of State • Duties • Organizes & supervises the entire U.S. Department of State and U.S. Foreign Service • Advises the President on matters relating to U.S. foreign policy, including the appointment of diplomatic representatives to other nations and on the acceptance or dismissal of representatives from other nations • About Kerry (68th Sec. of State) • 1st sitting senate Foreign Relations committee Chairman to become Secretary in over a century • Democratic Party’s nominee for President of the U.S.A in 2004 John Forbes Kerry

  8. Secretary of Treasury • Duties • Principal economic advisor to the President • Member of the U.S. National Security Council • About Jack Lew • Previously served as White House Chief of Staff • Prior to that he held the Director of Management Budget position in Clinton’s cabinet (1998-2001) • First joined Obama’s Administration as Department Secretary of State for Management and Resources

  9. Secretary of Defense • Duties • In command and exercises command and control, subject only to the orders of the President, over all Department of Defense forces (the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps) • About Chuck Hagel (24th Secretary of Defense) • Senate from Nebraska until 2009 • After senate-co-chairman of Obama’s Intelligence Advisory Board and member of the Secretary of Defense Policy Board

  10. Attorney General • Duties • Head of the U.S. Department of Justice • Considered to be the chief lawyer of the U.S. government • About Eric Holder (82nd Attorney General) • Previously served as a judge of the superior court of the District of Columbia and a U.S. Attorney

  11. Secretary of Transportation • Duties • 14th in Presidential line of succession • Oversees 11 agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration • About Anthony Foxx • Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 2009-2013 • Attorney: spent much of his career in private practice

  12. Secretary of Education • Duties • Accountable for discussing strategic matters relating to education with the President and recommending strategies which shape the educational system. • About Arne Duncan (9t Sec of Education) • Before: Chief Executive officer of Chicago Public Schools—June 2001 to December 2008) • Praised for uniting education reformers, teachers, principals and business stakeholders behind aggressive education reform such as opening more than 100 new schools • Big about charter schools and longer school days

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