The President The President and the and the

Executive BranchExecutive Branch

Chapter 7 NotesChapter 7 Notes

BellworkBellwork• If you were President what would you

do?

• Write a good full paragraph.

The PresidentThe PresidentQualifications Background Term of office

Election Salary and Benefits

QualificationsQualifications• 1. must be 35

years old• 2. Native born US

citizen• 3. live in the US for

14 years

BackgroundBackground• Most were White men• Most were well educated• All but 1 was protestant• Many were lawyers• Most had won election before• Most came from states with large

populations

Terms of officeTerms of office• Elected every 4

years• Can only be

elected twice• Elected by the

Electoral College

Salary and benefitsSalary and benefits• $400,000 a year• Get money for expenses and travel• Get to use Camp David• Live in the White House• Have a personal staff

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Agree/disagree

Statements Agree/ disagree

1. The President is in charge of the military

2. The president can introduce bills in Congress

3. The vice president is the leader of the party

4. The Senate approves Ambassadors

5. The President can decide not to trade with a country

Roles of the PresidentRoles of the President

Roles of the President

Roles of the PresidentRoles of the President1. Chief Executive

– carries out the nations laws– Makes executive orders- a rule that has

the force as a law– Pardon or forgive a person accused of a

crime– Issue a reprieve or delay punishment

until a higher court hears the case– Grant amnesty of pardon a group of

people

Roles of the PresidentRoles of the President2. Chief Diplomat

- makes decision on how the US acts towards other countries

3. Commander in Chief- In charge of the military

4. Legislative Leader- Talks with Congress

Roles of the PresidentRoles of the President5. Head of State

- living symbol of the United States

6. Economic Leader- deals with problems like

unemployment, rising prices, or higher taxes

- plans a federal budget

Roles of the PresidentRoles of the President7. Party leader

- leader of his political party

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Foreign PolicyForeign Policy• Foreign policy- dealing with other

countries

• National security- to keep the country safe from attack

Tools of Foreign PolicyTools of Foreign PolicyTools Explain

Tools of Foreign PolicyTools of Foreign Policy• 1. Creating Treaties and Executive

Agreements• 2. Appointing Ambassadors• 3.Foreign Aid• 4. International Trade• 5. Military Force

Creating treaties and Creating treaties and Executive agreementsExecutive agreements

• A treaty is a formal agreement between two countries

• Must be approved by the Senate• Example is NATO• Executive agreement- agreement

between leaders of another country• Does not need Senate approval

Appointing AmbassadorsAppointing Ambassadors• Ambassador- an official

representative of a country• Appoints 150 ambassadors with

Senate approval• Only sends to countries that the US

recognizes • Deals with US business in other

Countries (example passports)

Foreign AidForeign Aid

Money, food, military assistants, or supplies given to other countries

International tradeInternational trade• President can make arrangements with

other countries about what products can be traded and the rules for trading

• Trade sanctions- efforts to punish countries by imposing trade barriers

• Embargo- agreement among a group of nations not to trade with a country

• The US does not trade with Cuba

Military ForceMilitary Force• May use the military

to carry out foreign policy

Departments PosterDepartments Poster1. What does each department do?2. Tell the President that created the

department.3. Tell the year it was created.4. Who is the secretary/Leader today?

Due Today

Executive Office of the Executive Office of the PresidentPresident

• Created by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939• Has more than 2000 employees and a

$100 million budget• Most important parts are White House

Office, the Office of Management and Budget, the National Security Council, the Office of Administration, and the Council of Economic Advisers

Executive Office of the Executive Office of the PresidentPresident

Executive Office of the President

Explain

White House Office

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Office of Administration

CEA

White House OfficeWhite House Office• Presidents closest political advisers• Most powerful is the Chief of Staff• Others are the deputy chief of staff, the

assistant for domestic affairs, the presidents lawyer, appointment secretary, assistant for public relations, assistant for legislative affairs, and press secretary

• Screen information and people getting to the president.

Office of Management and Office of Management and BudgetBudget

• Prepares the federal budget and monitors spending

National Security CouncilNational Security Council• Helps the president

coordinate US military and foreign policy

• Includes vice president, secretary of state and defense, and chairmen of the joint chiefs of staff

Office of AdministrationOffice of Administration• Provides

administrative services to all executive offices to the president

Council of Economic Council of Economic AdvisersAdvisers

• Helps the president carry out the role of economic leader

• Gives president information about employment, taxes, inflation, foreign trade