Chapter 8Chapter 8Section 1Section 1

President and Vice President and Vice PresidentPresident

Mr. YoungMr. Young

American GovernmentAmerican Government

Truman on ascending to Truman on ascending to the Presidencythe Presidency

►““ I donI don’’t know whether you fellows t know whether you fellows ever had a load of hay fall on you, ever had a load of hay fall on you, but when they told me yesterday but when they told me yesterday what happened (what happened (Roosevelt died)Roosevelt died), I , I felt like the moon, the stars and felt like the moon, the stars and all the planets had fallen on me.all the planets had fallen on me.””

Harry Truman Harry Truman 19451945

Presidential Oath of Presidential Oath of OfficeOffice

►http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWJJLvDwtWU

Five Living PresidentsFive Living PresidentsTeam Teach: Can you name all Team Teach: Can you name all

of them?of them?

Essential QuestionEssential Question

►What qualifications What qualifications for the office of for the office of president do you think president do you think are most necessary for are most necessary for carrying out the duties carrying out the duties of the president.of the president.

What does the Common Symbol OK What does the Common Symbol OK have to do with the Presidencyhave to do with the Presidency

►http://www.history.com/topics/the-us-presidents/videos#the-ok-president

►2 min2 min

Duties of the PresidentDuties of the President

► These have changed These have changed over time.over time.

► Constitution gives Constitution gives president president responsibility to responsibility to appoint—with appoint—with SenateSenate consent—heads of consent—heads of executiveexecutive departments, departments, federalfederal court court judges, and other judges, and other toptop officials officials

President Duties VideoPresident Duties Video

►http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDvtGr3FI84

Duties Duties Cont.Cont.

►Most important Most important duty: To duty: To ensure that ensure that allall laws of laws of the United the United States are States are ““Faithfully Faithfully executedexecuted””

Duties Cont.Duties Cont.

►A president may A president may pardonpardon people people convicted of convicted of federalfederal crimes, except in crimes, except in cases of cases of impeachmentimpeachment

Duties Cont.Duties Cont.

►President has President has lawmakinglawmaking power and power and expected to take expected to take some some leadershipleadership in in proposing proposing policypolicy changes (Obama and changes (Obama and Health Care)Health Care)

►Each year President Each year President makes a makes a State of State of the Unionthe Union address address

Presidential Presidential Term Term

► George Washington George Washington set a set a precedentprecedent for only for only twotwo, 4 , 4 years terms, years terms, broken by broken by FranklinFranklin D. RooseveltD. Roosevelt

► Lead to the Lead to the 2222ndnd AmendmentAmendment

► Can potentially Can potentially serve serve 1010 years in years in officeoffice

Presidential Presidential SalarySalary

► Constitution did Constitution did not specify not specify compensationcompensation, or , or salarysalary

► President makes President makes $400,000$400,000, $50,000 , $50,000 annual expense annual expense account, $100,000 account, $100,000 non-taxable travel non-taxable travel account, and 19,000 account, and 19,000 for entertainmentfor entertainment

Presidential pay history

Date establish

edSalary

Salary in 2009

dollars

September 24, 1789

$25,000 $566,000

March 3, 1873

$50,000 $865,000

March 4, 1909

$75,000 $1,714,000

January 19, 1949

$100,000 $906,000

January 20, 1969

$200,000 $1,175,000

January 20, 2001

$400,000 $487,000

White House StaffWhite House Staff

►Presidents Presidents receive free receive free medicalmedical, , dentaldental, and , and health carehealth care

►Receive Receive lifetime lifetime compensation of compensation of $148,400$148,400 a year a year

White House VideosWhite House Videos

►http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4316690n

Map of White HouseMap of White House

Presidential LuxuriesPresidential LuxuriesWhite House 132 RoomsWhite House 132 Rooms

Vice-PresidentVice-President’’s Houses House

Oval OfficeOval Office

Air Force OneAir Force One

Air Force One Air Force One http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZiyW03ffW4

Doomsday PlaneDoomsday Planehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMK5bmdAEHc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meIuEVhyROQ

Swimming Pool built by Swimming Pool built by Gerald FordGerald Ford

White House Bowling White House Bowling AlleyAlley

White House Private Movie White House Private Movie TheaterTheater

White House Tennis White House Tennis CourtsCourts

White House Basketball White House Basketball CourtCourt

White House Putting White House Putting GreenGreen

Play it where it lies, Play it where it lies, Mr. PresidentMr. President

► The White House Putting Green lies a short walk outside the Oval Office The White House Putting Green lies a short walk outside the Oval Office door to the southeast. A putting green was first installed by President door to the southeast. A putting green was first installed by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1954 with help from the United States Golf Association Dwight Eisenhower in 1954 with help from the United States Golf Association and private donations. Ike had difficulty keeping the squirrels (which and private donations. Ike had difficulty keeping the squirrels (which Harry Truman had nearly tamed by hand-feeding them) from burying nuts in Harry Truman had nearly tamed by hand-feeding them) from burying nuts in the green and joked that the Secret Service should shoot them. He resorted the green and joked that the Secret Service should shoot them. He resorted to having the groundkeeping staff trap and relocate them. Eisenhower was a to having the groundkeeping staff trap and relocate them. Eisenhower was a very avid golfer and was sometimes criticized for it, but he and his doctor very avid golfer and was sometimes criticized for it, but he and his doctor readily defended the habit as good for his health, which had suffered readily defended the habit as good for his health, which had suffered during his presidency.during his presidency.

► Most modern presidents after Ike have been avid golfers, including his Most modern presidents after Ike have been avid golfers, including his successor, John Kennedy, who, sensitive to the criticism aimed at successor, John Kennedy, who, sensitive to the criticism aimed at Eisenhower for golfing on weekday afternoons, kept his habit a closely-Eisenhower for golfing on weekday afternoons, kept his habit a closely-guarded secret and even let Eisenhower's putting green grow out, although guarded secret and even let Eisenhower's putting green grow out, although it was later renovated. Other avid golfers include Gerald Ford, George HW it was later renovated. Other avid golfers include Gerald Ford, George HW Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W Bush. Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W Bush. Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan were casual golfers.Ronald Reagan were casual golfers.

► Bill Clinton had the putting green moved to its current location and—Bill Clinton had the putting green moved to its current location and—according to according to Time in 1995—designed by golf course architect Robert Trent —designed by golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. The Clinton green is 1,500 sq. ft. of southshore creeping Jones Jr. The Clinton green is 1,500 sq. ft. of southshore creeping bentgrass.bentgrass.

Team Teach QuestionTeam Teach Question

►In your opinion, what would be In your opinion, what would be the best perk/coolest thing the best perk/coolest thing about being President of the about being President of the United States of America?United States of America?

Qualities and Qualities and Qualifications videoQualifications video

►http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDFdsMW-CwE&feature=related

►Play from beginning to :48 Play from beginning to :48 secondsseconds

Constitutional Presidential Constitutional Presidential QualificationsQualifications

► Article Article 22, , Section Section 11

1.1. Natural born Natural born USUS citizen citizen

2.2. 3535 years old years old

3.3. Resident of Resident of US for US for 1414 yearsyears

Personal Personal QualitiesQualities►GovernmentalGovernmental experience is experience is importantimportant

►PoliticalPolitical careers careers provide provide alliancesalliances and and name name recognitionrecognition

Qualifications VideoQualifications Video

►http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDHr1IMxqwo&feature=related

Team Teach QuestionTeam Teach Question

►Do you believe that it is harder Do you believe that it is harder or easier for a person who has or easier for a person who has been in the Senate or House of been in the Senate or House of Representatives for a long Representatives for a long period of time to win the period of time to win the Presidency of the United States?Presidency of the United States?

Money/Money/Political Political BeliefsBeliefs

►Requires Requires largelarge amounts of amounts of money, some of money, some of the the candidatecandidate’’ss ownown

►Usually choose Usually choose candidatecandidate’’s s whose beliefs whose beliefs are are moderatemoderate

Personal CharacteristicsPersonal Characteristics

► Most come from Most come from NorthernNorthern European European BackgroundsBackgrounds

► Most are from Most are from middle-classmiddle-class familiesfamilies

► Have generally Have generally been been whitewhite, , marriedmarried, , ProtestantProtestant, and , and financiallyfinancially successful mensuccessful men

Personal Growth of Personal Growth of PresidentsPresidents

► ““The Presidency of the The Presidency of the United States carries United States carries with it a responsibility with it a responsibility so personal as to be so personal as to be without parallel…No one without parallel…No one can make decisions for can make decisions for him…Even those closet to him…Even those closet to him…never know all the him…never know all the reasons why he does reasons why he does certain things and why certain things and why he comes to certain he comes to certain conclusions. conclusions. To Be To Be President of the United President of the United States is to be lonely, States is to be lonely, very lonely at times of very lonely at times of great decisions.great decisions.””

PresidentiaPresidential l

SuccessionSuccession► EightEight presidents presidents have died in have died in officeoffice

► Succession Act of Succession Act of 19471947 established established presidential presidential succession order succession order and was added to and was added to Constitution in Constitution in 2525thth Amendment Amendment

Office Current officer

President of the United States Barack Obama (D)

Vice President of the United States

Joe Biden (D)

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R)

President pro tempore of the Senate

Daniel Inouye (D)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)

Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner (I)[3]

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (D)

Attorney General Eric Holder (D)

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar (D)

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (D)

Secretary of Commerce John Bryson (D)

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis (D)

Secretary of Health and Human Services

Kathleen Sebelius (D)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Shaun Donovan (D)

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood (R)

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu (D)

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (D)

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki*

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (D)

David Rice Atchison David Rice Atchison VideoVideo

►http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4m-hPQolfsv=u4m-hPQolfs

►CNN Video on David Rice AtchisonCNN Video on David Rice Atchison

Presidential Presidential DisabilityDisability

► Vice president Vice president becomes acting becomes acting president under president under twotwo conditions:conditions:

1.1. President informs President informs Congress of an Congress of an inabilityinability to perform to perform dutiesduties

2.2. Vice-PresVice-Pres and and majority of majority of cabinetcabinet or another or another bodybody authorized by law authorized by law informs informs CongressCongress

VP RolesVP Roles

►http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl9Ux0scOoUv=zl9Ux0scOoU

►US Embassy Video (1:25)US Embassy Video (1:25)

Vice-Vice-Presidential Presidential

RolesRoles1.1. Presides over Presides over SenateSenate

and votes in case of and votes in case of a a tietie

2.2. VP helps decide VP helps decide whether whether PresidentPresident is is disableddisabled

3.3. PresidentPresident assigns VP assigns VP powerpower and and responsibilityresponsibility

4.4. Serve on Serve on NationalNational Security Council and Security Council and represent president represent president overseasoverseas