The Executive Branch

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The Executive Branch

• The Presidency

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44th President

• Barack Obama is our 44th President and serves in
  many roles.
• He is the chief of state which means he is the
  head of state.

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Chief Executive

• Barack Obama is also referred to as the chief
  executive because he is head of the executive
  branch.
• As chief administrator of the federal government
  President Obama is in charge of an administration
  that employs nearly three million civilians.

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Other positions

• President Obama is also commander and chief (in
  charge of the armed forces)
• Chief legislator.. He just helped push through
  Congress the healthcare reform bill.
• Chief of Party- The Democrats top guy
• Chief Citizen

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Fun facts/ Qualifications

• Must be a natural born citizen to be President
• Must be 35 years old
• Also have lived in the U.S. for 14 years
• John F Kennedy youngest President ever elected.
  Ronald Reagan the oldest to be elected at 69.

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Salary and other information

• President makes 400,000 a year
• If President dies, resigns or is impeached the
  Vice President becomes President
• 25th amendment made the succession of the Vice
  President a formal amendment .

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Line of Succession

• President
• VP
• Speaker of the House
• President Pro Tempore
• Secretary of State
• List is on page 359

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Assignment/Web quest

• Online you need to search for the people that are
  in line to become President. Look at the list on
  page 359. Your goal for today is to learn how the
  line of succession would work if multiple people
  in government were injured/killed or impeached.
  Your job is to give me a list of names including
  the President and Vice President followed by the
  next eight people in line to be President. I want
  their name, their current title and where they
  are on the line of succession list. Assignment is
  due Wednesday and will be graded for accuracy.
  Good luck!!