Mr. Knoche's Civics



|The Executive Branch |

|(Cornell Notes) |

|Civics and Economics text – Chapter 9, p.238 -263 |

|Article II of the U.S. |The executive branch is responsible for carrying out laws . |

|Constitution |The president heads the executive branch. |

|(p.240) | |

|Constitutional Qualifications | native born citizen |

|(p.241) |at least 35 years old |

| |resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years |

|Terms of Office |The length of a president’s term is 4 years . |

|(p.241) |A president may be elected for no more than 2 terms . |

|Amendments (p. 148) |What 1951 amendment set the limit on presidential terms? 22nd amendment |

|The Vice President |The U.S. Constitution identifies the vice president’s job is to _preside over the _Senate , but the President |

|(p.250) |actually decides what the Vice President will do. |

| |The Vice President succeeds the President if the President dies, resigns or is impeached. |

|Would you rather be the President| |

|or Vice President? Why? | |

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|Executive Branch Structure |The Executive Branch is actually an organization of government departments, agencies and offices called a bureaucracy. |

|(p. 249) |To help run things, the President appoints a team of officials as his administration. This team leads the three main |

| |parts of the Ex. Branch: |

| |Executive Office of the President |

| |Executive Departments |

| |Independent Agencies |

|Why do you think the federal | |

|bureaucracy has grown so large? | |

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|Salary |The president’s annual salary is $400,000 . |

| |He also receives an extra allowance of $50,000 without having to pay taxes for that income, plus an |

| |extra allowance for travel expenses. |

| |This salary is set by Congress ; it can’t be changed during a president’s term. |

|Benefits |1. White House - home for the president and family, also contains offices for the |

| |president and assistants. |

| |2. 24 hour protection from Secret Service for 10 years after leaving office |

| |3. Camp David - for relaxation and special meetings |

| |4. Fleet of cars , helicopters , and planes ; the special jet used only for the |

| |president is called Air Force One. |

|Rules of Succession |The word succession means the order of who follows who in office. |

| |Presidential succession is explained in the25th amendment . |

| |The order of presidential succession is |

| |Vice President |

| |Speaker of the House |

| |President Pro Tempore |

| |Cabinet members (in order the departments were created) |

|Think About It: | |

|If you could make the rules, what| |

|would you change about the | |

|president’s requirements or | |

|benefits? Why? | |

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|The Presidency |

|Civics and Economics text – Chapter 9, p.238 -263 (Cornell Notes) |

|Article II of the U.S. |The ___________________ branch is responsible for _______________ ______ ________. |

|Constitution |The ________________ heads the ________________ branch. |

|(p.240) | |

|Constitutional Qualifications |1._______________________________________ |

|(p.241) |2._______________________________________ |

| |3._______________________________________ |

|Terms of Office |The length of a president’s term is ____ ___________. |

|(p.241) |A president may be elected for no more than _____ ________. |

|Amendments (p. 148) |What 1951 amendment set the limit on presidential terms? _________________ |

|The Vice President |The U.S. Constitution identifies the vice president’s job is to ______________ over the _____________ , but the |

|(p.250) |_________________ actually decides what the Vice President will do. |

| |The Vice President succeeds the President if the President _____________, _______________ or is _____________________. |

|Would you rather be the President| |

|or Vice President? Why? | |

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|Executive Branch Structure |The Executive Branch is actually an organization of government __________________, ______________ and ___________ |

|(p. 249) |called a __________________. To help run things, the President appoints a team of officials as his |

| |_____________________. This team leads the three main parts of the Executive Branch: |

| |1. ________________________________ |

| |2. _________________________________ |

| |3. _________________________________ |

|Why do you think the federal | |

|bureaucracy has grown so large? | |

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|Salary |The president’s ______________ salary is _______________. |

| |He also receives an extra allowance of ______________ without having to pay taxes for that income, plus an extra |

| |allowance for ______________ expenses. |

| |This salary is set by _____________ ; it can’t be changed during a president’s term. |

|Benefits |1. ________ ___________ - home for the president and family, also contains |

| |_____________ for the president and __________________. |

| |2. 24 hour protection from ____________ ________________ for life |

| |3. ________ ___________ - for _________________ and special meetings |

| |4. Fleet of _______, __________________, and ____________; the special jet used |

| |only for the president is called _____ __________ ______. |

|Rules of Succession |The word __________________ means the order of who follows who in office. |

| |Presidential succession is explained in the _____ ______________________. |

| |The order of presidential succession is |

| |1.______________________________ |

| |2.______________________________ |

| |3.______________________________ |

| |4.______________________________ |

|Think About It: | |

|If you could make the rules, what would | |

|you change about the president’s | |

|requirements or benefits? Why? | |

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