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Executive Branch Notes Entry ________ The President and Vice President Qualifications for President 35 years old At least _______ Native ________________-born American citizen Resident of the U.S. for at least _______ 14 years Electing a President Presidents are elected every ________ years. 4 Electoral College They are elected by an indirect method called the _____________________________________. The Electoral College is a “___________________-take-_________” system. winner all A candidate must get at least _________ 270 of the _________ 538 electoral votes to become president. Term of Office Presidents serve four-year terms. 2 The 22nd Amendment limits each president to ______ elected terms in office or a maximum of 10 years if he/she began during another president’s term. ______ The Vice President Electoral College Elected with the president through the ________________________________________ system same Qualification for the office are the _______________ as those for the presidency Senate tie Presides over the __________________ and votes in case of a _____________ dies ill If the president ___________, is removed from office, becomes seriously ______________, or resigns _______________________, the V.P. becomes president. Presidential Succession Presidential Succession Act of 1947 indicates the line of succession after the V.P. Speaker If both the President and the V.P. die or leave office, the ____________________of the House ______________ becomes president. 25 th Amendment says that if the president dies or leaves office, the V.P. becomes The ______ Senate president and gets to choose another V.P. (Both the ___________________ and the House _________________ of Reps. must approve.) The President’s Job Constitutional Powers The Constitution gives the president the power to Veto o _____________ bills passed in Congress special session o Call Congress into _________________________________ armed forces o Serve as Commander-in-Chief of the _____________________________ foreign o Receive leaders and other officials of _______________________ countries treaties Senate o Make __________________ with other countries (with ________________ approval) agencies judges o Appoint heads of executive ___________________, federal court ________________, ambassadors, and other top government officials (with Senate approval) crimes o Pardon or reduce the penalties against people convicted of federal ________________ The Constitution requires the president to give Congress information about the “____________ State of the ___________________.” Union o He gives a speech to discuss the most important issues facing the nation legislation o He proposes new _________________________ he would like to see Powers of the President Complete the worksheet, “The Many Hats of the President.” Making Foreign Policy Goals of American foreign policy 1. 2. 3. 4. National security _______________________________ – the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm International trade ________________________________________ Promoting _____________________ world peace democracy Promoting ___________________________ around the world – which helps protect our own national security Roles of Congress and the president in foreign policy U.S. Foreign Policy Congress President Approving ____________________ treaties Signing _______________________ treaties Approving ____________________ appointments agreements Making executive ____________________ aid Setting aside money for foreign _________ ambassadors Appointing ________________________ tariffs Passing ____________________ agreements Making trade ______________________ military Using the _______________________ Presidential Advisors and Executive Agencies The Cabinet advisors A group of presidential ______________________ that includes the heads of top-level executive departments. general attorney The head of the Department of Justice is called the ___________________ ________________. secretaries All of the other department heads are called ___________________________. related to their Cabinet members advise the president on issues ______________________________________ department ________________________________________________. necessary The cabinet meets whenever the president decides it’s _________________________________. The Federal Bureaucracy The Federal Bureaucracy independent agencies – departments of the federal government that perform specialized duties regulatory group – type of independent agency that has the power to make rules and bring violators to court bureaucracy – the departments and agencies in the executive branch of the government