Warm-up 10/28
A. Analyze the following cartoon and write down your
interpretation of it’s meaning.
B. Analyze the following cartoon and write down your
interpretation of it’s meaning.
The Executive Branch
Formal Qualifications
 Must be 35 yrs. Old
 Native-Born Citizen
 Lived in country for 14
years
22nd Amendment
 1951
 No more than 2 terms
Informal Qualifications
 Back ground in business or
law
 Well Educated
 ¾’s have earned a college
degree
 Up until 2008 most were
wealthy, white, males
Election and Succession
 Chosen by Electoral
College
 Line of Succession
 VP
 Speaker of the House
 Senate pro tempore
 Sec. of State
Staying in Office
 “Treason, bribery, or other
high crimes and
misdemeanors”
 Begins in House:
Impeachment
 Only two Presidents have
been impeached
 Andrew Johnson & Bill
Clinton
 Senate: Trial
Powers of President
 Power over the military
 Pardon Power
 Creation of Cabinet
 Advisors
 Article II, Sec. 3
 Broad powers to enforce
laws and fulfill executive
duties
 Veto Power
The Presidents Role:
Chief Executive
 Head of a large corporation
 Appoints about 2,000
federal officials
 Issue Executive Orders
The Presidents Role:
Chief of State
 Ceremonial leader of the
government
 Represents the US at
official functions
 Promote national spirit
 First pitch
 Lightening the White
House Christmas Tree
The Presidents Role:
Commander in Chief
 Head of the armed forces
 Senate: Power to declare
war
 1973 War Powers Act: must
get congressional approval
to wage war
The Presidents Role:
Chief Diplomat
 Oversees foreign policy
 Holds talks with foreign
leaders
 Negotiates treaties
The Presidents Role:
Chief Policy Maker
 Influence over legislative
process
 Urges creation and passage
of bills
 State of the Union Address
The Presidents Role:
Chief Manager of Economy
 No formal power over
economy
 Works with Congress to
write budget
 Appoints members of the
Federal Reserve Board
The Presidents Job:
Chief of Party
 Leader of his/her political
party
 Works to insure congress
members due well in
elections
The Presidents Role:
Chief Citizen
 Embody American Ideals
 Serve America’s best
interest
 Inform, Inspire, and
Comfort