ARTICLE II
THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH
The President
The Vice President
The Cabinet
Executive Depts. & Bureaucracy
Standard/EQ
SSCG13 The student will describe the qualifications for
becoming President of the United States.
a. Explain the written qualifications for President of the
United States.
b. Describe unwritten qualifications common to past
presidents.
EQ: What are the qualifications to be
President of the United States?
Qualifications for
Pres. & V.P.
Must
be 35 years old
Must be a natural born
citizen
Must have lived in the U.S.
the last 14 years
Term of office:
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The President and V-P. are
elected to four year terms
The 22nd amendment limits the
president to two terms or no
more than 10 years
Compensation
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Salary
$400,000(2001)
$50,000 for
expenses
$100,000 for
travel
White House 132
rooms and office
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Camp David
Resort
Medical &
Dental Care
Secret service
protection
Pension
Transportation
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SSCG12 The student will
analyze the various roles played
by the President of the United
States; include Commander-inChief of the Armed Forces, chief
executive, chief agenda setter,
representative of the nation,
chief of state, foreign policy
leader, and party leader.
Roles of the President
SSCG12: The student will analyze the various roles played by the President of
the United States; include Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, chief
executive, chief agenda setter, representative of the nation, chief of state,
foreign policy leader, and party leader.
EQ.
Chief of Party
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Leader of the party
Helps people within the
party get elected or
appointed
Campaigns for party
members
Gives speeches for the
party
 Ex: gives a speech at a
party rally, campaigns for a
party member running for
office
Roles of the President
Commander-in-Chief
Roles of the President
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Leader of the armed
forces:
 All military leaders meet
with, and take orders from,
the President
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President is in charge of
troops and weapons
 Ex: Inspects troops and
military base, decides
whether to use nuclear
weapons or deploy forces.
Chief of State
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Represents the
country at public
events, ceremonies
and receptions
 Ex: awards medals to
students, lights the
White House Christmas
tree, greets visitors to
the White House
Roles of the President
Chief Diplomat
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Sets the nation’s foreign
policy
Represents the U.S. when
meeting with leaders of
other countries.
Involved in developing
agreements and treaties
• Ex: NAFTA
Secretary of State Clinton smiles as she poses for photos
with athletes of the Special Olympics World Winter Games
during a reception after her arrival in Tokyo, Japan.
Clinton arrived in Tokyo on her first trip abroad as
President Barack Obama's chief diplomat with a warning
to North Korea that it needs to live up to its commitments
to dismantle its nuclear programs
Roles of the President
Chief Legislator
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Sets the agenda by
voicing his opinions
and ideas about which
laws need to be passed
Gives speeches to
Congress about the
laws they make
 Ex: Signs or vetoes a law,
or works to get a law
passed by Congress
Roles of the President
Roles of the President
Chief Citizen:
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Makes sure that the
needs of citizens are
being met and that
they have a voice in
government.
Regularly meets with
citizens to hear their
point of view on
issues
 Ex: Town hall meetings
Chief
Administrator:
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Makes sure that
the government is
running smoothly
Makes sure people
who work for it are
doing their jobs.
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Ex: meets with
department leaders
to make sure that
all departments are
running smoothly
Chief Executive
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President has all of
the executive
powers given to
the executive
branch by the
Constitution to
enforce the laws
and supervise the
affairs of the
nation
 Ex: appoints the head
of FBI, appoints
judges, or holds a
Cabinet meeting