General info about the U.S. President office

1. Article II
The Executive Branch

2. Recent Presidents
• 2009-Present
– Barack Obama
• 2001-2009
– George W. Bush
• 1993-2001
– Bill Clinton
• 1989-1993
– George H. W. Bush
• 1981-1989
– Ronald Reagan

3. Who can be President?

4. Who can be President?
• Minimum Age is ?
– 35
• Can he/she be a naturalized citizen?
– No. The President must be a native-born citizen of
USA
• How long does the candidate have to be a
resident of the United States?
– 14 years
• How long is the Presidential term in length?
– 4 years

5. What are the President’s Duties
• Chief Executive
– Makes sure laws are enforced
– Appoints important officials
– Grants reprieves and pardons
– Issues Executive Orders
– Oversees over 150 departments through his
Cabinet

6. What are the President’s Duties
• Commander-in-Chief
– Head of all military forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines
• Chief Diplomat
– leader, initiator, and guide of our foreign policy
– negotiates treaties or agreements with other countries
• Legislative Leader
– Recommends laws to Congress
– Signs bills into laws or vetoes
– State of the Union address
• Chief of State
– symbolic leader of our country

7. President has to work with Congress
• Senate
– Must approve all treaties by 2/3 vote
– Must approve all Cabinet and Agency head
positions by simple majority
– Must approve Supreme Court nominations

8. President has to work with Congress
• Checks and Balances
– House of Representatives may bring up
impeachment charges
– Senate may try and convict the President of
impeachment and have him removed
– Senate and House may override a Presidential
veto by 2/3 vote

9. Presidential Elections
• Electoral College
• 12th Amendment
– Required presidential electors to vote separately
for president and vice president
• 22th Amendment
– Passed in 1951, the amendment that limits
presidents to two terms of office

10. Political Cartoons