Log on to a Computer! • • • • • 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 • • • • • 98% white 100% male 98% Protestant (all but JFK) Occupations- many lawyers Salary- $400,000 Log In to a Computer! FDR 1932 1936 1940 1944 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. • ______________________________________. Presidential Succession • • • • • ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ Remainder of Cabinet Positions in order of Creation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 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 – – – – 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 • __________________________________ __________________________________ • 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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 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 Log In to a Computer! Questions?? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 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? 7 10 13 16 What is the fewest number of states one can win and still be elected President? 11 14 25 26 • 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