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Baseball Player
Bus Boycott
Supreme Court Justice
Secretary of State
“any means necessary”
The President
Qualifications
• 35 years old
• Natural-born citizen*
• Living here for 14 years
Stats- Demographics
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98% white
100% male
98% Protestant (all but JFK)
Occupations- many lawyers
Salary- $400,000
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FDR
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22nd Amendment.
• The 22nd Amendment Section 1. No person
shall be elected to the office of the President
more than twice, and no person who has held
the office of President, or acted as President, for
more than two years of a term to which some
other person was elected President shall be
elected to the office of the President more than
once.
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Presidential Succession
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Remainder of Cabinet Positions in
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The Vice President Joseph Biden
Speaker of the House John Boehner
President pro tempore of the Senate1 Orin Hatch
Secretary of State John Kerry
Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew
Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter
Attorney General Eric Holder
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker
Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez
Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro
Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson
When is Succession Necessary?
• Death of President
– John Tyler - death of William Henry Harrison
– Millard Fillmore - death of Zachary Taylor
– Harry Truman - death of Franklin Roosevelt
• Assassination
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Andrew Johnson - assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Chester Arthur - assassination of James Garfield
Theodore Roosevelt - assassination of William McKinley
Lyndon Johnson - assassination of John Kennedy
When is Succession Necessary?
• Resignation
– Gerald Ford - resignation of Richard Nixon
• Incapacitation- 25th amendment
– George Bush for Ronald Reagan for 8 hours
25th Amendment
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• Defines process by which President may
be deemed incapacitated
Impeachment Process
• House needs a majority vote to “impeach”
the President.
• Sends Articles of Impeachment to Senate.
• Senate conducts trial presided over by
Chief Justice
• 2/3 Senate vote required to “convict” the
President
Clinton’s Impeachment
• House Votes to Impeach
– 228-206 vote (perjury)
– 221-212 vote (obstruction of justice)
• Senate Votes to Acquit (67 to convict)
– 45-55 (perjury)
– 50-50 (obstruction of justice)
Presidential Stand-Outs
• 1st President
Presidential Stand-Outs
• Only President to Serve More than 2 terms
Presidential Stand-Outs
• Only President to Resign
Presidential Stand-Outs
• Only President never elected President or
VP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Roles of President
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Chief Executive
Chief Diplomat
Commander in Chief
Legislative Leader
Head of State
Economic Leader
Party Leader
Scenario 1
• Woodrow Wilson in 1918 met with world
leaders in Versailles to discuss the end of
WWI and write a treaty.
Which role?
Scenario 2
• Bush endorsed Arlen Spector reelection
as a PA senator.
Which role?
Scenario 3
• Bush calls for tax cuts to stimulate
demand.
Which role?
Scenario 4
• Kennedy sends national guard troops to
University of Alabama when Governor
Wallace refuses to allow the admittance of
two black students despite the 1954
Brown v. Board decision.
Which role?
Scenario 5
• Bush attends ceremony in Belgium to
commemorate the 60th anniversary of V-E
Day.
Which role?
Scenario 6
• Bush calls on Congress to develop and
pass a comprehensive Energy Bill.
Which role?
Scenario 7
• The 1st Bush orders troops to defend
Kuwait against invading Iraqis.
Which role?
• Obama urged the passage of the
Affordable Care Act
• Obama, through John Kerry, is attempting
to strike a nuclear deal with Iran.
• Obama has ordered targeted strikes on
ISIS since September
Obama bets Stephen Harper a
case of beer over US-Canada
hockey
Obama gives federal employees
6 weeks of paid leave for new
child
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Chief Executive
Chief Diplomat
Commander in Chief
Legislative Leader
Head of State
Economic Leader
Party Leader
Presidential Powers
• Criminal Justice
• Domestic
• International
Criminal Justice
• Pardon-forgiveness of a crime
• Amnesty- pardoning a group of people
• Reprieve- temporary postponement of
punishment
• Commutation- lessening the penalty
Domestic
• Veto
• Executive Order- carries the weight of law
without going through the legislative
process
International
• Treaty- requires 2/3 Senate approval
• Executive Agreement- does not require
Senate approval
• Recognition- formal acceptance of a states
existence and opening of diplomatic
relations
Baseball
Bus Arrest
“Any Means Necessary”
1st Supreme Court Justice
Sec. of State
Vice President
• 12th Amendment- separate vote for VP
• Constitutional Jobs
– President of the Senate
– Succeed President when necessary
Vice President
• 12th Amendment- separate vote for VP
• Constitutional Jobs
– President of the Senate
– Succeed President when necessary
P. Obama with V.P. McCain
Which state is most over-represented in
the Electoral College?
California
Tennessee
Wyoming
Maryland
How many states have contributed
electoral votes in all 56 presidential
elections?
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16
What is the fewest number of states one
can win and still be elected President?
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• California, Texas, New York, Florida,
Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan,
Georgia, North Carolina and New Jersey
What state has the longest winning
streak for voting for the candidate that
ends up being elected President?
Arkansas
Missouri
Ohio
Tennessee
Obama’s Cabinet
Heads of Executive Departments
Electoral College
538 total
270 to win
23rd Amendment
• Gave DC 3 electoral votes
– 658,893
• Wyoming
– 584,153
Electoral College
• Popular Vote- total # of actual votes
• Electoral Votes
– Determine winner
– Officially cast in electoral college
– “Electors” cast votes in Electoral College
– All but 2 states are winner-takes-all