Roles of the President

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Roles of the President

• Executive Branch
• Of
• Government

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• 1. Chief Executive
• Responsible for carrying out nations laws.
• Many executive depts. and agencies help.
• Enforces laws made by __________________.
• His term lasts for ______ years he can only
  serve 2 terms.
• _____________________ elects the President and
  Vice-President.
• 2. Chief Diplomat
• President does the following
• Directs foreign policy
• Appoints ambassadors
• Negotiates treaties w/other nations
• Treaties must be approved by 2/3 vote of
  ___________.

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• 3. Commander in Chief
• In charge of armed forces.
• Can use military to intervene or offer assistance
  here or anywhere in world.
• President cannot declare war____________ does.
• President can send troops to other parts of world
  for up to _______ days.
• Must notify Congress when doing so.
• Troops can remain longer if Congress gives
  approval or declares war.

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• 4. Chief of State
• Serves as representative for all Americans.
• Receives foreign ambassadors and heads of state.
• Bestows honors on Americans.
• Legislative Leader
• Proposes laws to Congress and helps to get them
  passed.
• __________________________ address.
• Presents goals for legislation.

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• Executive Branch at Work
• EOP (Executive Office of the President)
• made up of individuals and agencies that assist
  the President.
• President relies heavily on EOP for advice.
• 14 executive departmentseach responsible for
  different areas of government.
• Heads of depts. are a part of the Presidents
  CABINET (GROUP THAT HELPS PRESIDENT MAKE
  DECISIONS AND SET GOVT. POLICY).

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Legislative Branch

• Divided into 2 chambers
• ________________________________
• ________________________________
• Qualifications for Representative
• ________________________________
• ________________________________
• ________________________________
• Reps elected every ______ years.
• Based on states population.

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Legislative Branch cont.

• Each state guaranteed at least _____ rep.
• Leader of the HOR
• __________________ of the House (part of the
  majority party).
• Qualifications for a Senator
• ________________________________
• ________________________________
• ________________________________
• Each state receives ______ senators.

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Legislative Branch--Senate

• There are ______ total Senators in Senate.
• 1/3 of the Senate is elected every 2 years
  (staggered elections).
• Term for a Senator ________ years.
• The presiding officer in Senate is the
  ________________________.
• When VP is not present, the __________
• _______________ takes his place.
• Senate hears _______________ cases.
• Senate serves as the jury.
• Chief Justice serves as the judge.

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Legislative Branch

• Congress begins its session on_________.
• ___________minimum of members that must be
  present for Congress to conduct sessions.
• All business that takes place in Congress, can be
  found in the official journal called
• _________________________________.
• All tax bills (appropriation bills) must
  originate in the _____________________.
• Congress given power to tax, regulate trade, coin
  money, declare war.

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The Judicial Branch

• Article III called for the creation of a
  _________________________________ and such
  inferior courts as Congress may from time to time
  ordain and establish.
• 1789Congress passed the _________________________
  _____________.
• Added district courts to federal court system.
• 1891Congress added appeals/circuit courts to
  ease workload of Supreme Court.
• Lower Federal Courts
• Lowest level of federal courts are
  __________________________________.
• Consider criminal/civil cases that come under
  federal, rather than state, authority.

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Federal Courts

• Criminal Acts
• ______________________________.
• Federal tax evasion.
• Civil Cases
• Claims against federal govt.
• Cases involving constitutional rights, such as
  free speech.
• 91 District courts throughout nation (at least 1
  per state).
• District Courts have _____________________________
  _________________.
• Ability to hear a case for the first time.

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Federal Courts

• Appeals Courts
• Reviews district court decisions (losing side can
  ask for review of verdict).
• If appeals court disagrees w/lower courts
  decision
• Can ___________________________________ the
  verdict.
• Order a ______________________________.
• There are 14 appeals courts in the U.S.
• Appeals courts have ______________________________
  ___ jurisdiction.
• Hear only cases that have been appealed from a
  lower court.

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Supreme Court

• Supreme Court
• Top of the American legal system.
• Composed of ________ justices.
• One Chief Justice and 8 associate justices.
• Main duty of justices is to hear and rule on
  cases.
• Have 3 decision-making tasks
• Decide which cases to hear.
• Decide on the case itself.
• Determine explanation for the decision, called
  the Courts ____________________________.
• Only hear about 150 cases a year.
• Only hear cases that pose significant legal or
  ___________________________ questions or are of
  great public interest.

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Supreme Court

• Supreme Courts decision is FINAL!
• Judicial Review
• Power to examine laws/actions of all govt. to
  see if they violate the __________________________
  ________.
• Marbury v. Madison (1803)established judicial
  review for Sup. Ct.
• Since then, nearly 200 federal laws have been
  canceled.
• Can review state laws, as well.
• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954).
• Laws permitting racially segregated schools in
  four states were ruled unconstitutional.
  (cleared the way for the end of segregated
  schools in nation)