Office of the President

The President’s Term

35 years old United States citizen 14 years resident 4-year term limit of 2 terms (22nd

Amendment) OR up to 10 years on office

The President’s Salary

Since 1969 it was $200,000 per year.

In 2001 a raise was given. The salary is now $400,000

Presidential Succession Vice President (25th Amendment) Speaker of the House (rest of order determined by Congress) President pro tempore of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security

… his roles

Hats of the President

President Obama playing 1 on 1 with a Sports Illustrated writer in an Iowa gym.

Chief Citizen

- Role Model- Represents the United States

President Barack Obama (r.), and first lady Michelle Obama (rear l.), watch as their daughters Sasha (l.), and Malia (2nd l.), roll Easter Eggs on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.

Chief of State

-Symbol or head of our country

-Ceremonial roles

The lefty, President Obama (then Senator) throws first pitch of ALCS game 2 against the Angels October 12, 2005.

Below, Ronald Reagan was a veteran coming from the right side when he threw out the first pitch at Wrigley Field in 1986.

Chief of State

President Obama authorizes the rescue of Captain Phillips off the coast of Somalia on Easter Sunday 2009.

Commander in Chief- Head of the Armed Forces

President Obama meets with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper February 19, 2009 to discuss the economy, trade, energy, and the war in Afghanistan.

Chief Diplomat

-Deals with Foreign Policy

-Treaties (agreements with other countries)

-“Recognizes” nations

US President George W Bush has endorsed John McCain's White House bid after the Vietnam veteran sealed the Republican nomination. March 6, 2008

Party Chief

- Head of his/her political party

President Obama promotes his economic stimulus plan to members of Congress January 28, 2009

Chief Legislator

- Influences laws

Chief Administrator

-Cabinet members, advisors

-Runs the White House

President Obama’s 5th Chief of Staff Denis McDonough

President Bush appoints Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense Nov. 8, 2006 and President Obama announces he will keep Gates as Secretary December 1, 2008

Chief Administrator

President Obama signs the Economic Stimulus Act into law. February 18, 2009

Chief Executive

-Head of the Executive Branch

-Constitutional Powers

Economic Chief

-Responsible for the federal budget

-Submits economic report to Congress

“President of the West”

Spokesman for the Free World

President Obama speaking at the UN

Quick review

1. What are the three requirements to be President?

35 yrs old, Natural born citizen, 14yrs resident2. What is the hat/role of the president that deals

with foreign policy?Chief Diplomat3. What is the total number of terms or years the

president can serve? __ terms or _____ years.2 terms, 10 years4. Name the first four people to become president

if something happens to the president or the person in front of them in line.

Vice President, Speaker of the House, Pres. Pro tempore, Secretary of State

Quick review

How old do you have to be to be President? 35

What is the maximum number of years you can serve as President? 10 years

What amendment allows for this? 22nd Amendment

Who are the first four people (in order) to step up if the President can no longer serve? Vice President (25th Amendment) Speaker of the House (rest of order determined by Congress) President pro tempore of the Senate Secretary of State

ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE

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Step 1: Qualify

Formal 35 years old Natural Born Citizen Resident for 14 years

Informal Male White Protestant

Step 2: Nomination

Get your people/party to support you

Lots of money and time needed!

Step 3: Party ConventionsLocal and state level1 - 2 years before the 2016 November Election

Rally support for different candidates

Step 4: Presidential Primaries

Held in the Spring of 2016 Narrows down ALL of the

Democrats who want to be the presidential candidate until you have 1 Democrat candidate

Narrows down ALL of the Republican who want to be the candidate until you have 1 Republican candidate.

The Road to the White House:Candidate Research: Democratic Candidates (2008)

Sen. Joe Biden Sen. Hillary Clinton Sen. Chris Dodd

Sen. John Edwards Sen. Mike Gravel Rep. Dennis Kucinich

Sen. Barack Obama Gov. Bill Richardson

The Road to the White House:Candidate Research: Republican Candidates (2008)

Mayor Rudy Giuliani Gov. Mike Huckabee Rep. Duncan Hunter

Sen. John McCain Rep. Ron Paul Gov. Mitt Romney

Rep. Tom Tancredo Sen. Fred Thompson

2012 Republican Candidates

Vern WuenscheMatt Synder

Rick SantorumMitt RomneyBuddy RoemerRick Perry

Ron Paul

Tom MillerJimmy McMillan

Andy MartinGary JohnsonJon HuntsmanNewt GingrichHerman Cain

Michelle Bachmann

Step 4: Presidential Primaries Cont.

Held in the Spring of 2016 “First in the Nation” status – Iowa

Caucus (Jan. 3) & N.H. first out of the gate (horserace)

Delegates for the National Convention are chosen

Illinois Primary will be held in March 2016

Frontloading – Primaries and Caucus’s more Federalism

Sample Primary Ballot - Voter take one of these ballots

Democratic Ballot

�Al Gore

�Bill Bradley

�Lyndon LaRouche

Republican Ballot

�George Bush

�Gary Bauer

�Alan Keyes

�Steve Forbes

�John McCain

Step 5: National Convention Each party holds a convention in a

major city during the summer after all the primaries are complete.

Strategic Selection of Sites: Democrats in Denver GOP in St. Paul

Time for the party members to reunify

VP is announced Party Platform is presented

Step 6: General Election

First Tuesday after first Monday in November

51 different elections (including DC)

The voters actually select electors for the Electoral College. (people who go to DC and cast our electoral votes for us. We vote popular vote, electors vote with the electoral votes (20 in IL).)

Step 7: Tally the results

Each state counts their votes and determines which candidate gets their electoral votes

Winner-Take-All system in 48 states

(Nebraska and Maine do not)

Example in Illinois

Bush = 2,019,421 votes = 0 electoral votes

Gore = 2,589,026 votes = 22 electoral votes

270 of the 538 votes needed to win!

How do we get that # of Electoral Votes? Total House seats? 435 Total Senate seats? 100 Washington D.C- 3=538

Step 8: Electoral College Meets

Electors for the state meet in December to cast their votes

Illinois had DEMOCRATIC electors in 2004 because GORE won (The political parties pick the electors.)

Results sent to DC

Step 9: Joint Session of Congress

Official “rubber-stamp” in early January All ballots are counted

Step 10: Inauguration on Jan. 20

The President and Vice-President are sworn in by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Electoral College Simulation

Each student will get 1 or 2 states. When you get your state(s) figure out the

number of electoral votes your state(s) have.

Decide who your state will give your state’s electoral votes to

http://www.270towin.com/http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/calculator/http://www.politicswest.com/2424/270_win_map

2008 Obama/McCain Election Electoral Vote:

Obama McCain365 173

2000 Bush/Gore Election

Popular Vote

Bush: 50,456,002(47.87%)

Gore: 50,999,897(48.38%)

Electoral Votes:Bush Gore271 266

1984 Reagan/ Mondale Election

Electoral vote:Regan Mondale525 13

1936 FDR/Landon ElectionElectoral Vote:FDR Landon523 8

Electoral Map for Presidential Elections

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1796

ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN

President’s Roles

Main role: Carry out and enforce laws of congress.

Hats of the president (chief legislator, chief executive, party chief…)

Appoint cabinet members

Congress’ Responsibility to the President

Senate: Confirms cabinet appointments AND treaties.

Congress as a whole: approves the federal budget.

I. Executive Office of the President

White House Staff Most trusted advisors & assistants to the president

400 people work in the West Wing of the White House

Contained within the White House

Made up of separate and diverse offices.

II. Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy does the day to day work for the government: Agencies & Police

enforce laws

Most employees work for one of the 15 cabinet departments

Six Largest Agencies

81% of all Federal Employees

(3.1 million people) Defense- 34% Postal- 26% Veterans- 8%

Treasury- 5% Agriculture- 4% Health & Human

Services- 4%

President

Secretary of State

Secretary of Defense

Secretary of Treasury Attorney

General

Veterans office

Housing and urban Development

Education

Agriculture

Commerce

Interior

Energy

Labor

III. CabinetPresidential appointment; Senate confirms

Presidential Advisors first and Head of Federal Departments second.

Geographic, ethnic balance, experts in their field

Importance of role depends on president

White House Chief of Staff

Denis McDonough The Chief of Staff

is sometimes dubbed "The Second-Most Powerful Man in Washington."

Department of State

Secretary of the State John Kerry Responsible for U.S.

foreign policy. President’s “Chief Diplomat.”

Department of Defense

Secretary of Defense

Chuck Hagel 23rd Sec of Defense In charge of military,

must be a civilian Director of the CIA

from February 2009 to June 2011

Doesn’t serve on active military duty during appointment.

Department of Justice

Attorney General Eric Holder 1st African American to be

appointed to this post Nation’s “Top Cop” Established in 1789 to

oversee nation’s legal affairs

D Department of Treasury

Secretary of Treasury Timothy F. Geithner Managing Federal

finances; Collecting taxes, duties

and monies paid to and due to the U.S. and paying all bills of the U.S.;

Currency and coinage (and more)

Department of the Interior

Secretary of the Interior

Kenneth L. Salazar The Department of

the Interior (DOI) is the nation’s principal conservation agency.

Department of Agriculture Secretary of

Agriculture Tom Vilsack Sworn in Jan. 2008 Maintains farm income

and policies USDA seal of approval

Department of Commerce Secretary of

Commerce Gary F. Locke Promotes U.S. Trade Manages several

federal bureaus (including census, oceanic & atmospheric and patents)

Department of Labor Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis The DOL fosters and

promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions

Department of Healthand Human Services

Secretary of Health and Human Services

Designate - Kathleen Sebelius

HHS is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Housing

and Urban Development

Shaun L.S. Donovan HUD's mission is to

increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination.

Department of Transportation Secretary of

Transportation Ray LaHood 1995 -2009 Rep 18th Dist.

Illinois Several agencies under

including: FAA Mission: Serve the United

States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future.

Department of Energy

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu A goal for the D of E is

to

“Put 1 million Plug-In Hybrid cars -- cars that can get up to 150 miles per gallon -- on the road by 2015, cars that we will work to make sure are built here in America.”

Department of Education Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Former CEO Chicago Public

Schools ED was created in 1980 by

combining offices from several federal agencies. ED's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

4,200 employees and $68.6 billion budget

Department of Veterans Affairs

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Eric K. Shinseki “Our goal is to provide

excellence in patient care, veterans' benefits and customer satisfaction. We have reformed our department internally and are striving for high quality, prompt and seamless service to veterans. Our nation's veterans deserve no less.”

Educates about the flag, too!

Department of Homeland Security

Secretary of Homeland Security

Janet Napolitano Former Gov of Arizona Created by Homeland

Security Act of 2002 Originally not on

presidential succession order, but “cabinet rank” post. Now 18th (VP, Speaker, Pres. Pro Temp, then 15 cabinet secretaries)

In charge of protecting homeland (from terrorist threats and domestic disasters)

Main role: Carry out and enforce laws of congress.

Hats of the president (chief legislator, chief executive, party chief…)

Appoint cabinet members

Power has expanded over time Personality; Strong Presidents Territory & population has increased Times of Crisis (war, Depression, terrorism)Known as the Imperial Presidency

Commander-in-Chief (check: Congress declares War)

Pardon crimes (Ford pardoned Nixon) Reprieve, postpone sentences Recommend and Veto legislation (check:

override) Call special session of Congress; State of the

Union address every January to submit annual economic report – “chief economic planner”

“Executive privilege” – President has right to withhold certain evidence from Congress & courts

Limits on Power Congressional override (2/3 vote both houses) War Powers Act 1973 – limits the power of the

prez to send men into combat for 60 days without notifying Congress within 48 hours. (Can extend for up to 90 days)

Senate confirmation power (Cabinet, Justices, etc.) Power of the purse– approve budget and bill

spending (Congress) Power to impeach a President

2 Presidents impeached Andrew Johnson 1868 – acquitted Bill Clinton – 1999 – acquitted Richard Nixon 1974 – resigned before full charges

were brought to full House.

“Domestic policy can only defeat us. Foreign policy can kill us.”- J O H N F. K E N N E D Y

American Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy: Strategies and goals that guide a nations relations with other countries and groups in the world; both economic and political goals

The American Goal: Protect America and American Interests

In 2014, what does that look like?

Development of US Foreign Policy

U.S. started out as Isolationist Now Internationalist

We lived in a globalized world = increase in the powers of the President! Globalization is an increased

interdependence of economies, political systems and societies.

How does the President make foreign policy decision?

**The President works with his advisors and listens to their advice, but he ultimately makes many decisions on his own. **Members of his Cabinet are appointed by President and confirmed by the Senate. Secretary of State (diplomacy, runs the State Department – but the President appoints the 150+ ambassadors ) Secretary of Defense runs the Defense Department, coordinates military action bt. all branches (Army, Navy, Air Force) (*NOT an active member of the military)

Congress Can Check the President

1. The Senate ratifies treaties 2/3 vote and approves cabinet members (majority vote)

2. Only Congress can declare war (only 5x!)3. War Powers Act 1974 (The President

can send troops for 60 days, but then needs Congress to approve)

4. Congress has the “power of the purse” $$$

**In most cases, the President has the upper hand in Foreign Policy.

The President’s Top AdvisorsWhich advisors need Senate confirmation?

National Security Advisor

Tom Donilon

Secretary of Defense

Chuck Hagel

Secretary of State

John Kerry

Chief of StaffDenis

McDonough

No Senate confirmation needed!

No Senate confirmation needed!

Vice PresidentJoe Biden

Chosen by President to behis running mate

Senate confirmation needed

Senate confirmation needed!

What should the President do about Russia’s aggression against Ukraine?

Ukraine is a divided nation!(Former part of the USSR)

BLUE – Pro-Russian

Yellow Pro- EU (European Union)

Independence Square Kiev, Ukraine

Before and after the protests against the pro-Russian President 2/14

Russia annexed Crimea on March 18th

Video:Timeline of the Crisis (3 minutes)http://time.com/63076/ukraine-launches-counterattack/

What is currently happening?

Clip from Face the Nation 4/20 (5-7 minutes)