How the gov’t works How the gov’t works Executive BranchExecutive Branch

ELECTING A PRESIDENTELECTING A PRESIDENT

4 YR TERM4 YR TERM MAX 2 TERMS OR 10 YEARSMAX 2 TERMS OR 10 YEARS Age 35Age 35 Natural Born CitizenNatural Born Citizen Resident for 14 yearsResident for 14 years Salary $400,000Salary $400,000 $50,000 expense account $50,000 expense account annual salary at retirement is base pay of executive annual salary at retirement is base pay of executive

department which was $199,700 in 2011 department which was $199,700 in 2011 Vice President salary $230,700Vice President salary $230,700 Video Video http://http://articleii.org/video_intros.htmlarticleii.org/video_intros.html

How the gov’t works Executive How the gov’t works Executive BranchBranch

President, vice president, cabinetPresident, vice president, cabinet Powers of PresidentPowers of President Proposes lawsProposes laws Can veto lawsCan veto laws Negotiate foreign treatiesNegotiate foreign treaties Commander and chief of armed forcesCommander and chief of armed forces Appoints ambassadors, federal judges and other Appoints ambassadors, federal judges and other

high officialshigh officials Can grant pardons to federal offendersCan grant pardons to federal offenders

Process of electionProcess of election Electoral CollegeElectoral College Voters vote for a slate of electors who pledge for Voters vote for a slate of electors who pledge for

a candidatea candidate Number of electors based on senators and Number of electors based on senators and

representativesrepresentatives In most states all votes go for the candidate with In most states all votes go for the candidate with

the majority of votesthe majority of votes Electors meet and vote for a presidentElectors meet and vote for a president Candidate with the majority of electoral votes Candidate with the majority of electoral votes

becomes presidentbecomes president

Process of electionProcess of election Electoral CollegeElectoral College Voters vote for a slate of electors who pledge for Voters vote for a slate of electors who pledge for

a candidatea candidate Number of electors based on senators and Number of electors based on senators and

representativesrepresentatives In most states all votes go for the candidate with In most states all votes go for the candidate with

the majority of votesthe majority of votes Electors meet and vote for a presidentElectors meet and vote for a president Candidate with the majority of electoral votes Candidate with the majority of electoral votes

becomes presidentbecomes president

Presidential order of successionPresidential order of succession The Vice President The Vice President Joseph Joseph BidenBiden Speaker of the House Speaker of the House John BoehnerJohn Boehner President pro tempore of the Senate President pro tempore of the Senate

Daniel InouyeDaniel Inouye Secretary of State Secretary of State Hillary Rodham ClintonHillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Timothy GeithnerGeithner Secretary of Defense Secretary of Defense Leon PanettaLeon Panetta Attorney General Attorney General Eric HolderEric Holder Secretary of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Ken SalazarKen Salazar Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Agriculture Tom Tom VilsackVilsack

Con’tCon’t Secretary of Commerce John BrysonSecretary of Commerce John Bryson Secretary of Labor Secretary of Labor Hilda SolisHilda Solis Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Health and Human Services

Kathleen Kathleen SebeliusSebelius Secretary of Housing and Urban Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development Development Shaun DonovanShaun Donovan Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHoodRay LaHood Secretary of Energy Secretary of Energy Steven Steven ChuChu Secretary of Education Secretary of Education Arne DuncanArne Duncan Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric ShinsekiEric Shinseki Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Secretary of Homeland Security Janet

Napolitano Napolitano

Impeachment and removalImpeachment and removal

The Constitution defines The Constitution defines impeachment at the federal level and impeachment at the federal level and limits impeachment to "The limits impeachment to "The President, Vice President, and all civil President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States" who officers of the United States" who may be impeached and removed may be impeached and removed only for "treason, bribery, or other only for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors high crimes and misdemeanors

ProcessProcess

The House of Representatives must first The House of Representatives must first pass, by a simple majority of those present pass, by a simple majority of those present and voting, articles of impeachment, and voting, articles of impeachment, which constitute the formal allegation or which constitute the formal allegation or allegations. Upon their passage, the allegations. Upon their passage, the defendant has been "impeached". Next, defendant has been "impeached". Next, the Senate tries the accused. In the case the Senate tries the accused. In the case of the impeachment of a president, the of the impeachment of a president, the Chief Justice of the United States presides Chief Justice of the United States presides over the proceedings over the proceedings

To convict the accused, a two-thirds To convict the accused, a two-thirds majority of the senators present is majority of the senators present is required. Conviction automatically required. Conviction automatically removes the defendant from office. removes the defendant from office. Following conviction, the Senate may Following conviction, the Senate may vote to further punish the individual by vote to further punish the individual by barring him from holding future federal barring him from holding future federal office, elected or appointed. Conviction office, elected or appointed. Conviction by the Senate does not bar criminal by the Senate does not bar criminal prosecution prosecution