Presidency

AgendaJournal-Lecture- Qualifications, terms and successionActivity-WorksheetPresidents Role VocabularyBegin Movie All the Presidents MenPresidency Formal Qualification 35yrs oldResident of the United State for at least 14 yearsNatural -born citizen

Not 100% if someone who is born outside the county to American parents can be presidentCourt have not made up their minds yet3Informal Qualification Experience in GovernmentMoney for the campaign Political beliefs (no extremes)

Terms22nd Amendment states no president can serve more an 2 termsBefore the 22nd Amendment, Washington set the precedent of only serving 2 terms22nd amendment was add after Franklin Roosevelt ( served 4 terms)

A vice president could serve 2 additional terms if they served two years or less of the former presidents term

5Vice President Two duties stated in the constitution Presides over the Senate and votes when there is a tieUnder the 25th amendment the vice president helps decide whether the president is disabled and acts as president should that happen.

Modern Responsibility The President assigns the vice presidents responsibilitiesIn the past most presidents mostly ignored their vice presidents.However since Eisenhower presidents have given their Vice presidents more responsibilitiesParticipation in policy discussionsDiplomatic activitiesMember of the national Security Council

6SuccessionThe 25th Amendment established the order of succession.Vice presidentSpeaker of the House President pro temporeCabinet members (in order the positions where created )

The 25th Amendment also set forth a series of rules to be followed when a president becomes disabled.Amendment states that the vice president becomes acting president under two conditions

VP assumes presidents duties if the president informs congress of an inability to perform in office.VP take over from the president if the VP, and majority of the cabinet by informing Congress

7Succession Cont.25th amendment- a new vice president would be nominated by the president and approved by the senateIf the VP became president

The 25th amendments provision for filling a vice-presidential vacancyhad been used twice-and both times involved Gerald Ford.Nixons first vice president, Spiro Agnew, resigned in 1973 after pleading guilty to tax evasion charges. Nixon and Congress appointed Ford, who was then serving as a member of the House of Representatives. When Nixon resigned in 1974, Ford became president. He then chose Nelson Rockefeller as his vice president. Ford thus has the honor of being the only unelected president in American History because he was never elected to the vice presidency or the presidency 8Salary and Benefitsreceives $400,000 a yearFree mail and $96,000 a year for office help.

travel allowance of up to $100,000Air Force OneReceives free medicinal, dental and health care.The White House Receives a lifelong pension

Salary receives $400,000 a yearFree mail and $96,000 a year for office help.Receives a lifelong pension

Benefitstravel allowance of up to $100,000Air Force OneReceives free medicinal, dental and health care.The White House

Bellringer Pick up notes from the back of the room AgendaLectureWorksheetAppointing cabinet members Exit ticket Quiz

Objective 4.3 Identify departments and agencies of the bureaucracy and explain their functionCabinets RoleTwo major jobsAdministrative head of one executive departmentAdvisor to the president

The CabinetThe cabinet is an informal advisory body brought together by the President to serve his needs.Not mentioned in the constitution

Not mentioned in the constitution

15Choosing Cabinet membersPresident appoints the Head of each DepartmentSenate confirms the appointment

Factors in appointmentsParty People who help the president in the election Professional qualificationsPractical experienceGeographyManagement abilitiesPersonal characteristicsThe Executive DepartmentsExecutive DepartmentsMuch of the work of the Federal Government is done by 15 Executive Departments (The cabinet)

The First Cabinet PositionsThe First Congress created the Department of StateDepartment of TreasuryDepartment of WarAs the size and workload as grown, Congress added new DepartmentsSecretaries and StaffEach Department is headed by a secretaryExcept for JusticeHeaded by the Attorney General Each department head serves in the presidents cabinet

Department Head Each secretary serves as the link between their department and the PresidentHave assistant secretary serving under them who are also named by the president

The Federal Bureaucracy

BureaucracyA large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization.

Most of the Federal bureaucracy is located in the executive branch

Three Features of Bureaucracy Hierarchical authorityAny organization that is built like a pyramid, with a chain of command.Job specialization Each person who works for the organization has a certain defined Duty and responsibility Formalized rulesWork according to a set of established regulations and procedures Hierarchical authoritySpeed action by reducing conflict over who has the power to make decisionsJob specializationPromote efficiency Formalized RulesWorkers can act with some speed and precision b/c decisions are based on set of known standards 25Bureaucrats Are unelected public policy makers

Executive bureaucracy 3 broad groups of agencies Executive office of the president15 cabinet departmentsLarge number of independent agencies

The Executive Office of the President Executive Office of the President (EOP)Complex organization of several separate agencies staffed by most of the President closest advisors and assistant. Established by Congress in 1939

White House Office Presidents key personal and political staffChief in staffPress secretary Counsel (legal advisor)Physician 400 staff work for the president

National Security CouncilFor the President to be advised on Domestic, foreign and military mattersMembersVP, Secretaries of State and Defense, Director of the CIA and Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff.

President decides when it meets 31Other EOP agencies Office of Management and Budget Office of Faith-based and community Initiatives Office of National Drug Control Policy Council of Economic Advisors Office of Management and Budget Largest Major task- preparation of the federal budget which the president submits to congress each yearAround January and February

Office of Faith-based and community Initiatives combat drug abuse, homelessness, poverty and similar problems done by private groupsOffice of National Drug Control Policy Council of Economic Advisors three of the countries leading economistshelps prepare the presidents annual economic reports to congress 32Independent AgenciesIndependent agenciesNo way to categorize what make an independent agenciesSome have large staff , some have small staffsSome have larger budgets than departments

Not independent from the president or the executive branch 34reasonsMany reason why an agency is independentDo not fit within a departmentTo be protect from politicsSome by accident

Some are independent of the Executive BranchSome are not independent of the executive branch

35Independent Agencies Three main groupsindependent executive agenciesthe independent regulatory commissionsGovernment corporationsIndependent Executive agencies Make up most of the independent agenciesSome are organized like a departmentDo not have cabinet statusExamplesNASAPeace CorpsFederal election commission

Independent Regulatory CommissionMostly beyond the Presidential direction and controlTen totalEach regulate, or police important aspects of the Nations economyExample Federal trade CommissionNational Labor relations BoardGovernment CorporationsWithin the Executive Branch Set up by Congress to carry out a certain business like activityExampleUS Postal ServiceAmtrakTennessee Valley Authority Civil ServiceThose civilian employees who perform the administrative work of the government.

2.7 million today . Only about 300,00 work in the Washington area 40