The President
and the
Executive Branch
Objectives
• Identify the six major ways the president leads the country.
• Explain the role and duties of the Vice President.
• Describe how the White House Offices help the President do
his job.
• Explain the roles and duties of the special councils.
• Explain the role and duties of each Cabinet.
The three branches of
U . S. government…
Legislative, Executive
and Judicial
Three Parts of the Constitution
1.Preamble
2.Articles
3.Amendments
President Barrack Obama &
Vice President Joe Biden
Constitutional Qualifications for a
President…
Qualifications for President outlined in Constitution
• Natural Born citizen of the U.S.
• Age 35 or older
• A resident of the U.S. for 14 years
• The Term of Office for the President…
– 4 years
– The 22nd Amendment…
2 terms or 10 years
• The President’s annual salary:
$400,000 per year
$50,000 for expenses
• The VP’s annual salary:
$221,000 per year
Inauguration Day
January 20th
The day the President & Vice President take the oath of
office.
The President must repeat the following oath:
I do solemnly swear [or affirm] that I will faithfully execute the
Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my
ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United
States.
The 20th Amendment…. moved the beginning and
ending of the terms of the president and vice president
from March 4 to January 20, and of members of
Congress from March 4 to January 3.
The President lives in the…
White House
at
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington D.C.
3D tour- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktqgtlFjWRw
White House layout
created by Peter Sharkey
The Floor of State/First Floor
Ground Floor of the Residence
Source: http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/.htm
White House layout
created by Peter Sharkey
The Top Floor/Third Floor
The Family Residence/Second Floor
Source: http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/.htm
East Wing
Second Floor
First Floor
Source: http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/ew1.htm
West Wing
Ground Floor
Source: http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/ww0.htm
West Wing
First Floor
Source: http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/ww0.htm
West Wing
Second Floor
Source: http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/ww0.htm
White House Facts
• 6 levels, 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, 8
staircases & 3 elevators, 412 doors, 147 windows.
• The WH has a tennis court, track, pool, movie theater,
billiard room & bowling lane.
• 6,000 people visit each day
• The White House is on the $20 bill
• In past called the “Executive Mansion”, “Presidential
Palace’, and President’s House”
• Each new resident of the White House is offered a
$100,000 decorating stipend, and additional funds are
raised privately.
• Other firsts
• The seal of the President of the United States of America is based upon
the Great Seal of the USA. The Presidential seal pictures an American bald
eagle holding a ribbon in its beak; the ribbon has the motto of the USA, "E
PLURIBUS UNUM," meaning "Out of many, one." The eagle is clutching an
olive branch (with 13 olives and 13 leaves) in one foot (symbolizing peace)
and 13 arrows in the other (the 13 stands for the original 13 colonies and
the arrows symbolize the acceptance of the need to go to war to protect
the country). A shield is in front of the eagle; the shield has 13 red and
white stripes (representing the original 13 colonies) with a blue bar above
it (it symbolizes the uniting of the 13 colonies and represents congress).
Above the eagle are 13 white clouds, 13 white stars, and many tiny stars.
50 white stars surround the eagle in a circle (on a deep blue field). The
words, "Seal of the President of the United States" surround the seal (on a
tan field).
Source: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/symbols/presidentialseal/
Presidential Limousine
(clip)
Cadillac – A tank made to look like a car- Armored,
bullet-proof & contains a ventilation system in the
event of a chemical attack. Total of 3 limousines
costing $10 million.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxUvIUGQbY8
President Obama’s new ride
Presidential Airplane
Air Force One
• The Air Force aircraft that carries the President.
• The President has 2 customized Boeing 747s.
These planes are solely for presidential air
transport.
The Presidential Helicopter
Marine One
Marine One (National Geographic Special)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY8vDFbzH4g
First departure of Pres. Obama on Marine Onehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSW8CSMhBJg
The Presidential Retreat
Camp David, Maryland
•70 miles from Washington D.C.
•A place to relax & entertain
•Has a pool, putting green, driving
range, tennis courts, gym & guest
cabins.
President Barrack Obama
First Lady Michelle Obama
The Role of the First Lady
• The hostess of the White House
• The wife of the President
• The FL is not an elected position,
carries no official duties &
receives no salary.
• The FL attends official
ceremonies of state with or in
place of the President.
The 6 Jobs of the U.S.
President
• Chief
Executive
• Enforces our federal
laws
• Appoints people to run
the government
• Provides ideas for laws
• Develops a budget
• Directs 5m employees
& spends trillions of
dollars
• Chief of State
(Country)
A ceremonial job…
• Meets with visitors
from other countries
• Gives speeches on
important holidays
The 6 Jobs of the U.S.
President
• Chief
Diplomat
• Commanderin-Chief
• Sets our foreign policy
• Makes treaties with
other countries… The
Senate approves
treaties
• Appoints ambassadors
• Keeps the peace with
other countries
• The leader of the U.S.
Army, Navy, Air Force &
Marines
• The power to send
troops anywhere in the
world
The 6 Jobs of the U.S.
President
• Chief
Lawmaker
• Works hard to get
Congress to pass his
laws
• The power to veto laws
• Gives The State of the
Union Address each
year
• Party Chief
• The leader of his
political party
• Helps his party
members get elected to
office
• Works with members of
his party in Congress
The Presidential Succession
Act of 1947
• If the President is unable to hold
office the following will become
President…
• Vice President
• Speaker of the House of Rep.
• President Pro Tempore
–most senior senator in the majority
party
• The Cabinet positions
The President’s Team
The President
|
Vice _________ Executive ______ Cabinet
President
Office of the
President
|
- White House Office
- Special Councils
The Vice President (VP)
• The VP is selected by the President
• The Constitution states that the VP
becomes President when the President
cannot fulfill the functions necessary;
and the VP is the President of the
Senate.
• The President assigns the VP work
Vice President
Residence
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Number One Observatory Circle- the vice president’s residence is not open
for public tours.
The 9,150-square-foot, three-story Victorian home was built in 1893.
For 185 years, VPs and their families lived in their own homes or, on
occasion, lavish hotel suites. The associated costs and security logistics
made this custom increasingly impractical.
Finally, in 1974, Congress voted to make the house at the Naval
Observatory the official vice president’s residence.
Walter Mondale was the first vice president to move into the home.
Donations to the nonprofit Vice President’s Residence Foundation pay for
decorating expenses.
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Source: georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov
The White House Offices
“The heart or nerve center”
• The President’s closest advisors
• They work in the White House
• They advise the President on foreign
policy, military issues and relations with
Congress
• The Chief of Staff…
Supervises: Speech writing,
Planning trips, Press releases
The Special Councils
• National Security Council (NSC)
– Membership includes…
Vice President
Secretaries of State, Treasury & Defense
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Director of CIA
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• Council of Economic Advisors
• Council of Environmental Quality
The President's Cabinet
or Executive Departments
• The purpose of the Cabinet
is to advise the President
• The Cabinet members attend
weekly meetings with the
President.
Who makes up the President’s
Cabinet?
• The Cabinet includes the VP & the heads of
15 executive departments…
• The Secretaries of…
Agriculture Commerce Defense
Education Energy
Interior
Labor
State
Transportation
Treasury
Justice
Veterans Affairs
Homeland Security
Health-Human Services
Housing & Urban Develop.
A weekly Cabinet meeting at the White House…
The Executive
Departments
Department of State
• Advises the President on
foreign policy
• Manages embassies &
consulates
• Protects citizens who work or
travel in foreign countries.
Department of Treasury
• Collects taxes
• Borrows money and
repays loans for the
federal government
• Prints and coins money
Department of Defense
• Controls the nations armed
forces
• Advises the President
about military and security
matters
The Department of Justice
• Enforces federal laws
• Represents the federal
government in court cases
• Manages federal prisons
The Department of the Interior
• Manages our national parks
• Conserves our natural
resources
• Manages Indian reservations
The Department of
Agriculture
• Helps the American farmer
• Inspects our food
• Runs the school lunch program
The Department of
Commerce
• Promotes foreign trade
• Helps the U.S. economy to grow
• Takes the U.S. Census every ten
years
The Department of Labor
• Enforces labor laws (Example:
child labor laws)
• Provides benefits to the
unemployed
• Maintains a safe work area
The Department of Health and
Human Services
• Managers welfare programs
• Provides Social Security
• Provides aid to handicapped
people
The Department of Housing
& Urban Development
• Provides money to improve
our cities
The Department of
Transportation
• Enforces federal laws on air,
sea & rail transportation
• Manages the federal highway
& rail systems
• Develops mass transit
systems.
The Department of Energy
• Finds, protects and
conserves our energy
sources: water power, oil &
natural gas
• Regulates the use of nuclear
power
The Department of
Education
• Provides financial help for
schools
• Provides financial help for
handicapped education
• Collects & publishes
information on education
The Department of Veteran
Affairs
• Operates programs that help
veterans
• Provides education, medical
care and home loans for
veterans
The Department of Homeland
Security
• Established to mobilize,
organize and keep U.S. citizens
safe from homeland terrorist
attacks.