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Do Now Get your clicker Complete your do now worksheet Reading Guide 6.1 due Wednesday Chapter 6 Vocabulary due Thursday
Do Now Get your clicker
Complete your do now worksheet
Reading Guide 6.1 due Wednesday Chapter 6 Vocabulary due Thursday
DO NOW! It is time to elect a new world leader, and only
your vote counts. Here are the facts about the three leading candidates.
Candidate A - Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two Mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.
Candidate B - He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.
Candidate C - He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and never cheated on his wife. Which of these candidates would be your choice?
The Executive Branch
Section 1
Objective Identify how Nixon’s actions challenged the foundations of American democracy, particularly that America is a republic of laws
Empathize with a President accused of abusing power
Predict possible repercussions of the Watergate scandal on how Americans view their government
Objective Identify what makes a candidate effective as they present their beliefs to Americans
List the rules of successionAnalyze the current political climate around our president
Frost Nixon Nixon – a Republican
Watergate hotel – headquarters of the Democratic Party Wiretapped Aides to Nixon arrange a cover-up Evidence erased?
Resigned to avoid impeachment
The PresidencyThree qualifications in the ConstitutionNative born citizenAt least 35 years oldResident of the United states at least 14 years
Length of term – ConstitutionFour years
Twenty Second Amendment
• Two term limit to the presidency
1951
• Republicans block future Franklin D. Roosevelts (D)
Amendment
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/the-presidents
What do you notice about our Presidents?
Past President Characteristics
I’M ALL MAN
BABY!
HA HA! NOW YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE
WHITE!!!
Mostly White
Most attend college
Many lawyers
Most had other state or national experience
Modern Vice President
Kennedy
Harrison
Taylor
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinely
Harding
Roosevelt
• Serves if the President dies or is incapacitated• Four year
term• Same
Constitutional requirements
Other VP ResponsibilitiesYes! I preside over
the Senate
But they say I can’t debate!
*pout*Represent us abroad
Whatever the President assigns
But they say I can vote to break a
tie! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay
yyy! LOL!
Rules of Succession Twentieth amendment
Congress can set succession
Presidential Succession Act of 1947 The Speaker of the House President pro-tempore Members of Cabinet in order of creation
Rules of SuccessionPresident
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President pro tempore
Members of the Cabinet, oldest office first
Twenty-Fifth Amendmentclarifies and establishes final succession
The Speaker of the House
President pro-tempore
Members of Cabinet in order of creation
If VP takes over: new Pres nominates a new VP, Congress approves w/majority vote
Closure Do you think someone will try to kill President
Obama during his presidency?
