Double Bubble- Legislative Branch (Numbers)

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Double Bubble- Legislative Branch (Numbers)

• Must be at least 25 years old
• Number of representative vary by population
  (minimum of 1)
• Serve a term of 6 years
• 2 representatives per state
• Serve 2 year terms
• Referred to as Congress
• Must be at least 30 years old
• Total of 535 members
• Declare War
• Can Impeach the President
• Can try the impeachment of the President
• Ratifies treaties
• Overrides a Presidential veto with 2/3 vote
  propose amendments with 2/3 vote
• Can propose tax laws.
• Approves presidential appointments
• Propose laws
• Elect President if there is a tie in the
  Electoral College

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Executive Branch

• Made up of The President, the Vice-President and
  the Cabinet
• Article II (2)

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Executive Branch

• Consists of the President, the Vice-President and
  his Cabinet (Presidential Advisors selected by
  the President).
• Main job of the President- enforce the laws and
  help carry out the duties and responsibilities of
  the federal government.
• PEEL- President Executive Enforces Laws

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The Basics of the Executive Branch?

• Requirements of the President
• MUST be a natural-born citizen.
• Must be a resident of the U.S for 14 years.
• Must be a minimum age of 35 years old.
• Terms of Office
• The Presidents term is 4 years.
• The President can serve for 2 elected terms.
  (22nd Amendment)
• The President can serve a maximum of 10 years.

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Powers of the President

• Has the power to approve or veto (deny) laws.
• Makes treaties with foreign governments.
• Nominates judges to the Supreme Court.
• Appoints cabinet members
• Is Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. military forces.

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The Cabinet- Advisors to the President

• The Cabinet has 15 different departments.
• Each department has its own duties and
  responsibilities.

• Example Department of Homeland Security.
• President Obama's Top Priority Is The Safety
  And Security Of The American People. Since
  September 11th, President Bush restructured and
  reformed the Federal government to focus
  resources on counterterrorism and to ensure the
  security of our homeland.

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Executive Order

• The President has the authority to establish a
  rule or order that has the same force of laws.
• Since 1789, over 13,000 have been established.
• It stems from Article II (2) of the Constitution
  that says the grant of executive power, which
  combined with the Commander and Chief title
  allows for this. This method will bypass
  Congress, and the Supreme Court as upheld all but
  2 Executive Orders.

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Executive Orders
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Executive Order

• Examples
• Lincoln- Emancipation Proclamation
• Franklin Roosevelt- allowed Japanese-Americans
  internment camps during WW2
• John F. Kennedy- 1960s barred discrimination in
  federal housing, hiring, and contracting.
• Obama- allow upwards of 5 million undocumented
  immigrants to stay in the country temporarily
  without fear of deportation.