Article Two-The Executive Branch Democratic Candidates Barack Obama-46 years old-4 years Senator-Illinois Joe Biden-65 years old-36 years Senator-Delaware History is made The Executive Branch and The Constitution The Constitution gives executive powers-to carry out laws-to a President. His assistant is the Vice President. He serves a 4 year term-unlimited originally. Requirements: 35 years old US citizen 14 years Natural Born Citizen-at least one parent citizen The Executive Branch and The Constitution • • • • • • • The President earns a yearly salary: $400,000 $50,000 expense account $100,000 travel account-not taxable $19,000 entertainment account Must give an annual speech to Congress State of the Union Address The Executive Branch and The Constitution • As an elected official the president may be • Impeached-Formally charged w/a crime-by The House • And Removed from office-2/3 vote of Senateacting as jury-Chief Justice acts as judge The Most Stressful Job? The Most Stressful Job? The Most Stressful Job? Only Two President’s Impeached • Bill Clinton-1998 • Andrew Johnson-1868 Richard Nixon Only President to Resign August 9,1974 Longest Time in Office FDR 1933-1945 Elected 4 Times Shortest Time in Office 30 Days,12 hours,10 minutes William Henry Harrison Tallest President Abraham Lincoln 6’4” Shortest President James Madison 5’4”100 pounds Heaviest President William Howard Taft 332 pounds Assassinated Presidents • Abraham Lincoln April 15th 1865 by John Wilkes Booth Assassinated Presidents • James Garfield-shot July 2 1881 died September 19 1881 by Charles Guiteau Assassinated Presidents • William McKinley-September 14, 1901 by Leon Czolgosz Assassinated Presidents JFK-November 22,1963 Youngest Elected 43,Only Catholic By Lee Harvey Oswald