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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