The Executive Branch Chapter 6

Article ____ describes the responsibilities of the President

• Article II

• Article VI

• Article III

• Article I

Qualifications for President

• 2.  Native Born Citizen

• Have a driver license

•       1.  35 years old

       

       

• 3.  Resident in the U.S. for at least 14

             years prior to being elected.

• 4. No older than 78

Place in order of succession if something happens to the President of the United States

• Vice President

• President Pro Tempore

• Speaker of the House

• Secretary of State

What date is does the president elect take the oath of office

• June 11

• November 16

• January 20

• April 15

How long can or how many terms can a president be in office

• two terms or 6 years

• no limit

• two terms or 8 years

• three terms or 15 years

POWERS AND ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT

• power of veto

• Head of his/her political party

• Is responsible for writing the laws

• Commander and Chief of the armed forces. 

• Can declare war

Constitutional limits on the President’s Power

• Limits on military

• Limits on salary

• Limits on how many vetos he/she can do per a year

• Limits their staff

Who vetoed 635 bills while in office?

• Grover Cleveland

• Richard Nixon

• Barrack Obama

• Franklin Roosevelt

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND THE CABINET

• Conducts relations with other countries.

• Department of Treasury

• Joint Chiefs of Staff - highest military officers of the 4 armed forces

• The Department of State

• 15 of them

• Department of Defense

• IRS is a branch under this department

• The Cabinet

• President’s closest advisors

• Executive Departments

Place presidents in order of office oldest to newest

• FDR

  Franklin D Roosevelt

• JFK

  John F Kennedy

• Ronald Reagan

• Bill Clinton

• Joe Biden