The Presidency. Budgets People use budgets in their daily lives Budgets include – Revenues (cash...
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The Presidency. Budgets People use budgets in their daily lives Budgets include – Revenues (cash coming in) – Expenses (cash going out) The US government
Budgets People use budgets in their daily lives Budgets include
Revenues (cash coming in) Expenses (cash going out) The US
government also has a budget, which congress and the president help
with
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Types of Spending Budget expenses can include Non-discretionary
(required) spending Discretionary (optional) spending Are the
following expenses discretionary or non- discretionary? Rent Car
payments Utilities Food Clothes Entertainment
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Debt In the countrys budget, income does not equal expenses
http://www.nationaldebtclocks.org/debtclock/unitedstates
http://www.usdebtclock.org/ Why can the country go into more debt
than you can? Reputation Ability to borrow cheaply What are the
positives and negatives to lowering the debt?
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Federal Budget Process The President proposes a budget Congress
creates a budget blueprint (called a budget resolution) Congress
then creates appropriations bills, which the President has to sign
into law
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Impeachment When an official (like the President) is accused of
unlawful activity Andrew Johnson (impeached but not convicted)
Richard Nixon (resigned before being impeached) Bill Clinton
(impeached but not convicted)
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Impeachment Process Articles of Impeachment What the President
is accused of The House of Representatives votes on these articles
(majority rule) Conviction Vote The Senate votes to acquit or
convict someone (2/3 of senate needed to convict)
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President Clintons Impeachment Do you think President Clinton
should have been impeached? Do you think President Clinton should
have been convicted? How big of a role should this play in Clintons
legacy? Do you think the impeachment process is fair? Why or why
not?
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Who is the only President to become Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court?
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Quotes in President Obamas Oval Office The Only Thing We Have
to Fear is Fear Itself - President Franklin D. Roosevelt The Arc of
the Moral Universe is Long, But it Bends Towards Justice - Martin
Luther King Jr. (and Theodore Parker) Government of the People, By
the People, For the People - President Abraham Lincoln No Problem
of Human Destiny is Beyond Human Beings - President John F. Kennedy
The Welfare of Each of Us is Dependent Fundamentally Upon the
Welfare of All of Us - President Theodore Roosevelt Kid President
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TssZ9Uma1-w
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Being President is like riding a tiger. - Harry Truman
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Queen Elizabeth II President Franois Hollande Prime Minister
Manuel Valls Prime Minister David Cameron UK FRANCE
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Who is the only person elected twice as Vice President and
twice as President?
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Leaders UK One ceremonial and moral head One head of government
France One head of foreign affairs One head of domestic affairs US
One head of state Positives and negatives to the US system? Whats
the most important area for the US President? West Wing Week
https://www.whitehouse.gov/ photos-and- video/video/2015/02/27/west
-wing-week-022715-or-where- are-my-hawaiians
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Roles of the President Positives to having one president for
everything Avoids rivalries More efficient (especially good for
crises) Lincoln (during Civil War) Negatives to having one
president for everything Fewer checks and balances A really
difficult job with many parts LBJ (better domestic than foreign)
Nixon (better at governing than moral leadership)
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Who was the first president to speak on television?
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Presidential Terms 4 year terms, according to the Constitution
2 term maximum, according to the 22 nd Amendment Washingtons
precedent Example of FDR Did FDR make the right decision? How can
term limits be undemocratic?
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Pay and Benefits Salary: $400,000 per year Plus $50,000 expense
allowance Free room and board Offices and staff Cars, planes,
helicopters Camp David retreat Healthcare Travel and entertainment
funds Other fringe benefits Does the President get fair
compensation? Camp David http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp
-srv/special/lifestyle/inside-camp- david/
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Qualifications Formal Qualifications Natural-born citizenof the
United States according to the Constitution Is Ted Cruz eligible?
At least 35 years old Lived in the US at least 14 years Informal
Qualifications Connections (who you know) Money Experience
http://www.realclearpolitics. com/video/2013/08/14/cnn
_is_ted_cruz_eligible_to_ru n_for_president.html
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Presidential Succession If the President cannot serve, the
powers and duties of the office devolve on [transfer to] the Vice
President. John Tyler (His Accidency) First VP to take over powers
of the presidency Set the precedent of VP becoming President 25 th
Amendment Made the VP becoming President official
http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2015/03/john-tyler-americas-most-unusual-president/
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# OfficeCurrent officer 1Vice President of the United States
Joe BidenJoe Biden (D) 2Speaker of the House John BoehnerJohn
Boehner (R) 3 President pro tempore of the Senate Orrin HatchOrrin
Hatch (R) 4Secretary of State John KerryJohn Kerry (D) 5Secretary
of the Treasury Jacob LewJacob Lew (D) 6Secretary of Defense Ashton
CarterAshton Carter (D) 7Attorney General Eric HolderEric Holder
(D) Secretary of the Interior Sally JewellSally Jewell (D) [a] [a]
8Secretary of Agriculture Tom VilsackTom Vilsack (D) 9Secretary of
Commerce Penny PritzkerPenny Pritzker (D) 10Secretary of Labor
Thomas PerezThomas Perez (D) 11 Secretary of Health and Human
Services Sylvia Mathews BurwellSylvia Mathews Burwell (D) 12
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julin CastroJulin Castro
(D) 13Secretary of Transportation Anthony FoxxAnthony Foxx (D)
14Secretary of Energy Ernest MonizErnest Moniz (D) 15Secretary of
Education Arne DuncanArne Duncan (D) 16Secretary of Veterans
Affairs Robert McDonaldRobert McDonald (R) 17Secretary of Homeland
Security Jeh JohnsonJeh Johnson (D) 1.Jump up^ Naturalized U.S.
citizen born in the United Kingdom.Jump up^United Kingdom Order of
Succession
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Vice President "Once there were two brothers. One ran away to
sea; the other was elected vice president of the United States. And
nothing was heard of either of them again" - VP Thomas Marshall The
Vice Presidency is not worth a warm bucket of spit"? - VP John
Nance Garner. The Vice Presidency is the most insignificant office
that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination
conceived"? - VP John Adams. Why does anyone today want to be VP?
Should we even have a VP?
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What do these people have in common? John Tyler Millard
Fillmore Andrew Johnson Chester A. Arthur Theodore Roosevelt Calvin
Coolidge Harry Truman Lyndon B. Johnson Gerald Ford
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What does the VP do anyway? Replaces the President I am the
Vide President. In this I am nothing, but I may be everything. John
Adams President of the Senate Casts tie-breaking votes Advisor to
the President Especially recently Dick Cheney, Joe Biden Being
Biden https://www.whitehouse.gov/being-biden
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Why has Presidential power grown? Strong presidents setting
precedents Increasingly complex society The need for decisiveness
in crises The need to fill in and carry out Congresss laws Growth
of media President Obama and immigration Imperial presidency or the
need for decisiveness?
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/debate-continues-after-president-
moves-on-immigration/29910744 SNL -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUDSeb2zHQ0
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Decide whether or not to run Start campaigning Money Primaries
Iowa caucuses New Hampshire primaries Other primaries Nominating
Conventions General Election We are here Feb 2016 Feb-June 2016 Nov
2016 July 2016 http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/zy2va1/super-
pac-super-cash---24-hour-political-ad-channels Election Timeline Is
this a good system? Can you improve it?
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Campaign Finance PACs Political Action Committees Contributions
limited to $5,000 per individual per year Contributions must be
reported to the government Super PACs Unlimited contributions from
individuals, corporations Contributions must be reported to the
government Dark Money Unlimited contributions from individuals and
corporations that are not reported to the government
http://www.prioritiesusaaction.org/http://righttorisesuperpac.org/
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Presidential Elections Electoral College Complex Used during
the general election Each state has a number of electoral votes
equal to Senators + Representatives 270 votes are needed to win
Pluses and minuses to this system? Popular vote different than
electoral vote
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Electoral College What is your plan to improve this (or keep it
the same)? 2 benefits to your plan 2 drawbacks to your plan
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Presidential Resume Everyone needs a resume when looking for a
job What would a Presidents resume look like? Think about informal
qualifications What would your resume look like?