Article Two-The Executive Branch

Tenure and Succession

• 25th Amendment– If VP is vacant the Pres. Can nominate a new

one>Senate approval– If Pres. Dies in office> VP takes over as Pres.– If President is disabled, VP and Cabinet can inform

Congress and VP takes over– Congress must vote to allow Pres. to return

Barack Obama-46 years old-4 years Senator-Illinois

Joe Biden-65 years old-36 years Senator-Delaware

History is made

The Executive Branch and The Constitution

The Constitution gives executive powers-to carry out laws-to a President.

His assistant is the Vice President.Also assistance comes from his Cabinet

group of advisors who help make policy He serves a 4 year term-unlimited originally.Requirements:35 years oldUS citizen 14 yearsNatural Born Citizen-at least one parent citizen

The Executive Branch and The Constitution

The Electoral College: voters cast their ballots for electors- each state is granted as many electors as it has Congress people(Senators + Representatives = Electoral Votes)- 12th Amendment: separate ballots for VP and Pres- 20th Amendment: inauguration day is Jan 20th

- 23rd Amendment: 3 electoral votes for DC

The Executive Branch and The Constitution

• 5 main jobs of the President– 1- To enforce laws passed by Congress– 2- To suggest needed laws to Congress– 3- To carry on relations with foreign countries– 4- To command the armed forces– 5- To represent the entire country, both in dealing

with other countries and at home

The Executive Branch and The Constitution

• The President earns a yearly salary:• $400,000 • $50,000 expense account• $100,000 travel account-not taxable• $19,000 entertainment account• Must give an annual speech to Congress• State of the Union Address

The Executive Branch and The Constitution

• As an elected official the president may be • Impeached-Formally charged w/a crime-by

The House• And Removed from office-2/3 vote of Senate-

acting as jury-Chief Justice acts as judge

The Most Stressful Job?

The Most Stressful Job?

The Most Stressful Job?

Only Two President’s Impeached

• Bill Clinton-1998 • Andrew Johnson-1868

Richard Nixon Only President to Resign

August 9,1974

Longest Time in OfficeFDR 1933-1945

Elected 4 Times (22nd Amendment – 1952)

The Executive Branch and The Constitution

• 25th Amendment – Presidential Succession– VP is vacant – President can nominate a new one– If President is sick and cannot do the job > Pres,

VP or Cabinet can tell Congress that VP will be acting President

– When illness or disability is done, President may inform Congress and return to job

Shortest Time in Office30 Days,12 hours,10 minutes

William Henry Harrison

Tallest PresidentAbraham Lincoln

6’4”

Shortest PresidentJames Madison5’4”100 pounds

Heaviest PresidentWilliam Howard Taft

332 pounds

Assassinated Presidents

• Abraham Lincoln April 15th 1865 by John Wilkes Booth

Assassinated Presidents

• James Garfield-shot July 2 1881 died September 19 1881 by Charles Guiteau

Assassinated Presidents

• William McKinley-September 14, 1901 by Leon Czolgosz

Assassinated PresidentsJFK-November 22,1963 Youngest Elected

43,Only CatholicBy Lee Harvey Oswald