The Executive Branch. Foundations Under Articles there was a President of the United States in Congress Assembled Ratification of Constitution formed.

The Executive Branch

Foundations

• Under Articles there was a President of the United States in Congress Assembled

• Ratification of Constitution formed the Executive Branch

• Was no limit to terms, now limit 2 terms or 10 years

• 44 Presidents so far

Rules to Become the President• Be a Natural Born Citizen of the

United States• No Naturalization, Sorry

Schwarzenegger• 35 years old– Oldest Ronald Regan- 69– Youngest elected JFK-43– Youngest Ever- Theodore

Roosevelt 42• Permanent Resident of the US

for the past 14 years

Perks• Used to be $200,000 a year till 2001• Congress and Bill Clinton had it raised• $400,000- salary • $50,000- expense account• $100,000- travel expenses• $19,000- entertainment account• Air Force One• Camp David• Pension

– $191,300 every year after they are out of office

– Staff– Office– Secret security- used to be till death G.W.

Bush will get it till 2018– National security briefing every morning

Camp David

Swearing In

• "I Do Solemnly Swear …”

Job Titles• Commander- and- Chief

– Military leader• Chief of State

– Good example of our country• Chief Diplomat

– Foreign affairs• Chief Legislator

– Law making• Chief of Party

– Help his own party• Chief Executive

– Leader of the Country

Things you must choose in Office

• Cabinet Positions• Supreme Court Judges (If necessary) • Staff

Death Chart

• The Presidential Succession Act of 1947 (3 U.S.C. § 19) establishes the line of succession to the office of President of the United States in the event that neither a President or Vice President is able to "discharge the powers and duties of the office."

Who is next?• 1. Vice President of the United States • 2. Speaker of the House • 3. President pro Tempore of the Senate• 4. Secretary of State• 5. Secretary of the Treasury• 6. Secretary of Defense • 7. Attorney General • 8. Secretary of the Interior • 9. Secretary of Agriculture • 10. Secretary of Commerce • 11. Secretary of Labor • 12. Secretary of Health & Human Services • 13. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development • 14. Secretary of Transportation • 15. Secretary of Energy • 16. Secretary of Education• 17. Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs• 18. Secretary of Homeland Security

Presidential Hats

• You will receive a Hat to cut out for each job of the President

• You will then have to go and find a description of that job and right it on the hat along with labeling the hat with the job.

• Using the internet or using crayons or colored pencils you will draw examples of each job. Total of 5

• You will also need to label the bottom of the hat with the job that you are doing.