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8/18/2019 PPT the Presidents Jobs

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The President’s Job Description

Standard 12.4.4


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The Constitution says the

President must:

• Be a natural born

citizen• Be at least 35 years of

age

• Have lived in the .S.

for at least 14 years.


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Presidential Trivia

• Who was the youngest person ever to beelected President?

Hints:

• Camelot

• The curse• ohn!ohn

• "arilyn "onroe

• #$%&'s

• assassination(nswer:

• John !. "ennedy# a$e 43


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The President's Term in )ffice

• The no%third%ter&

tradition: The

President's unwrittenlaw was to re'use to

see( &ore than t)o

ter&s in o''ice.


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• .n 1-51+ The 22nd

&end&ent was

created to li&it thepresidential ter&s as

part o' the

constitution.

The //nd (mendment being

ratified by President Truman0


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The //nd (mendment

•“No person shall be electedto the office of the Presidentmore than twice , and no

person who has held theoffice of President, or actedas President, for more thantwo years of a term to which

some other person waselected President shall be

elected to the office of the President more than once.”

-22nd Amendment


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How many terms can a

President run for

today?• Two

How long is a term?

• 1 years


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Presidential Trivia• Who was the youngest president

ever in office?

Hints:

• turn of the century

• 2uff 2iders• The Teddy Bear

• 3spea* softly and carry a bigstic*4

• the 5panish (merican War0(nswer:

• Theodore *oosevelt# a$e 42


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• The 6ramers of theConstitution agreed that a

'our year ter& was longenough for a president to gain e/perience+ de&onstrate hisabilities# and establish stablepolicies0


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Presidential Trivia

• Who was the oldest man

ever elected President?

Hints:

• movie star• the Cold War

• star wars

• ,overnor of C(0(nswer:

• *onald *ea$an# a$e 02


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The -uties of the PresidentThe President is simultaneously the:

#0 Chief of state:• The symbol of all the people of the

nation0

/0 Chief e7ecutive

8 97ecutive power to enforce the laws of the 050

;0 Chief administrator

8 -irector of the 6ederal ,overnment0

/0 Chief diplomat/0 The nation's foreign policy

spo*esperson0


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The -uties of the President5. Commander in chief

• Leader of the nation’sarmed forces.6. Chief legislator

• Creator of public policy and influences

Congressionallegislation.

7. Chief of party• Leader of the political

party he or she belongsto.

8. Chief citizen• The representatie of the

people! "or#ing for the

public interest.


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Presidential Pay

• on$ress determines thePresident's salary0

• .n #/+&&&

a year

• Today it is 4# a year

with a >&+&&& e7pense

allowance0


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Presidential Benefits

• The President lives in

a #;/ room mansion

called the White

House0• /1hr staff members to

assist him@her0


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Presidential Benefits

• ( fleet of automobiles

and motorcades

• (ir 6orce )ne

• "arine one

• Camp -avid resort

hideaway

• The finest health care

available0

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