Topic: Executive Branch

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Question/Main Ideas
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What is the Executive
Branch?

Where do they work

What are the powers of the

President?

How do checks and

balances work in the
Executive Branch?

What are the qualifications

to become President?

Describe President Obama

Essential Question:

ARTICLE II of the Constitution sets up the

Executive Branch.
The Executive Branch job is to enforce/carry
out laws.
This includes the president, vice president,
and 15 cabinet members.

People who are a part of the executive branch work

in the White House (aka 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.)

The President can Sign legislation into law

Veto bills from congress
Negotiate and sign treaties with countries
Have existing laws clarified
Extend pardons for federal crimes
Enforces laws, treaties, and court rulings
Issue executive orders
Commander in Chief of the military
Proposes a national budget
Nominates federal officials/judges
Each branch has their own way of overruling the
other branches.
The Executive can check by:
1- Vetoing laws from the Legislative
2- Nominating Supreme Court Justices

What are the salary and job

benefits of a President?
What is the State of the
Union?

What is an Executive
Order?
What is Executive Order:
Immigration 2014?

What is a veto?

What are two recent vetoes?

How do we elect a
President?

What is the order of

succession?

The Executive can be checked by:

1- Legislative approves presidential nominations,
approves the budget, override vetoes, and can
impeach a President.
2- Judicial can declare presidential executive
orders unconstitutional.
Article II Section 1 Clause 5 in the Constitution
states to be president you must:
Must be a natural born citizen
35 years old
14 years of residency in America
Democrat
Took office in 2009 and will have been in
office for the max of 8 years in the election
of 2016
Went to Harvard and was Illinois senate and
US senate
Ended war in Iraq
Is for marriage equality, equal pay, women's
rights, affordable college, cutting taxes for
all American workers.
Obama care: Expanding Medicaid eligibility
and offering cost assistance through health
insurance marketplaces.
$400,000 per year in taxable salary income
Bodyguard protection for the rest of their
life
Expense accounts covering everything from
entertainment to travel
President is required to check in with
congress

What is the seal of the

President?

What is the inauguration

and oath of office?

Who is the Cabinet?

Who is the Vice President?

Who is the Secretary of

State?
Who is the Secretary of
Treasury?

Who is the Secretary of

Defense?

Who is the Attorney

General?

State of the Union is the address presented

by the President of the United States
Joint session of the United States Congress
Typically delivered annually
Binding orders given by the president
Dont require approval from Congress
Same legal weight as laws passed by
Congress
DACA: Deportation Deferral
Deferred deportation for children under 16
Deferred deportation for parents of children
born in the U.S.
Increase the amount of work visas
To support/ increase U.S. economy
Being reviewed by the Supreme Court
Constitutional right to reject a decision made
by congress
A law cant be made without presidential
approval
Not signing a bill passed by Congress
Can be overriden by a vote by Congress
Obama has vetoed two laws, both in his
first term.
The most vetoes have been by Franklin D.
Roosevelt, who vetoed 635 laws.
The most recent bills Obama vetoed are:
Health Bill Repeals-Jan 8, override attempt
failed in House. 8th Veto
EPA Clean Water Jurisdiction block-Jan 19.
9th Veto

Who is the Secretary of the

Interior?

Who is the Secretary of

Agriculture?

Who is the Secretary of

Commerce?

Who is the Secretary of

Labor?

Who is the Secretary of

Health and Human
Services?

Who is the Secretary of the

US Department of Housing
and Urban Development?
Who is the Secretary of
Transportation?

We vote for president and vice president

every four years in November on the first
Tuesday.
They are elected by the Electoral College
They need 270 electoral votes to win

Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General

Symbol to represent the president

Made in 1960
Symbolism
13 stripes on shield, arc of 13 clouds, and 13
stars represent the 13 original states
Olive branch and arrows stand for the
powers of peace and war
E Pluribus Unum means Out of many, one
50 stars on the outside represent the 50
states of the union
I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute
the Office of President of the United States, and
will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and
defend the Constitution of the United States. So
help me God.
The Supreme Court Justice does the Oath
The cabinet is the president's advisory

team,since he cant do the job all by himself.

Made Up of all of the Department Heads
and the Vice President
Who is the Secretary of
Energy?

Who is the Secretary of

Education?

Who is the Secretary of

Veteran Affairs?

Who is the Secretary of

Homeland Security?

Who are a few of the

influential US Presidents
and why?

Job: Senate officer

Joe Biden
Already in office for ~7 years
Voted into Senate at age 29. Worked for 36
years.
Graduated from Univ. of Delaware
Goal- Raise living standards of the Middle
Class

Job: Chief foreign affairs advisor

John Kerry
Spent 28 years in US Senate
Lieutenant Governor of MA
Work to find the truth about soldiers that
were lost in Vietnam
Already in office for ~2 years
Job: Deals with federal government
budget/finances
Jacob Lew
Already in office ~2 years
Was White House Chief of Staff
Director of Management and Budget
Job: Oversees the 3 million plus military
personnel
Ash Carter
Already in office for ~2 years
He was the deputy of this position for the
two years previous to him being sworn in
Oversees the annual budget and the over 3
million military personnel

 Job: Legal consultant for federal

government
Loretta Lynch
Peoples Lawyer
Already in office > 1 year
1st African-American woman to hold the
position!
Attended Harvard Law, English and Law
Job: Oversees the 20% of land that the U.S.
government owns
Sally Jewell
Already in office for ~2 years
Look over employees of the 20% of land
that the Nation owns
Graduate from Univ. of Washington
Avid Hiker, Skier, and Kayaker
Job: Oversees Americas agricultural sector.
USDA.
Tom Vilsack
Already in office for ~6 years
Goal- Work to build the Economy.
Work to build rural communities and new
markets.
Served 2 terms as governor of Iowa
Job: Oversees domestic and foreign
commerce
Commerce: buying and selling of goods
Penny Pritzker
Already in office ~2 years
Has 27 years of private sector experience
Helps American Businesses and
Entrepreneurs grow and Hire.

 Job: Connect work ready Americans to open

jobs
Thomas Perez
Already in office for ~2 years
Goal- To put middle class life within reach
of anyone that will work for it.
Connect work ready Americans to open
jobs.
Give people with disabilities and veterans
equal opportunities

Job: Oversees federal health programs like:

FDA, CDC, Medicaid/medicare
Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Already in office for ~1 year
Goal- To give all Americans the foundation
for a healthy life.
Was Director of the Office of Management
and Budget
Graduated from Harvard
Job: Increase homeownership and affordable
housing
Julian Castro
Already in office for ~1 year
Goal- Make affordable Housing.
Served as the Mayor of San Antonio
Graduated from Harvard Law School
Job: Maintain transportation efficiency and
safety. Roads, public transit, airlines etc
Anthony Foxx
Already in office for ~2 years
Goal- Maintain the most efficient and the
safest system.
Graduated from New York School of Law

 Job: Oversees nuclear energy, research

alternative energies
Dr. Ernest Moniz
Already in office for ~2 years
Goal- Use more efficient eco friendly
sources of energy
Was a professor at MIT in Physics and
Engineering Systems.
Job:Oversee Americas education system,
budget and programming
John King Jr.
Already in office for ~ 1 Month
Wants to improve education options for
students and improve learning.
Took over role to roll out modified
NCLB~ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act)
Taught social studies
Job: benefits, education, memorials and
welfare of U.S. veterans
Robert McDonald
Already in office for ~1 year
Was the Executive officer of the Procter &
Gambling Company.
Goal- To the improve the lives of others.
Grad from West Point & was in the top 2%
of his class.
Job: Ensure the safety of Americans from
domestic and foreign threats
Jeh Johnson
Already in office for ~2 years
He served as the General Counsel for the
Department of Defense.
Most of his background is in National

Security
Grad from Morehouse College
Abraham Lincoln: The 16th President
Bio:
Born dirt-poor in Kentucky in 1809
In US House of Representatives, Illinois
legislature, and went up for US Senate
Joined the new Republican Party in the
1850s
Put up for 1860s Republican nomination
Shot in head and killed on April 14, 1865
Presidency:
Served two terms in 1861- 1865
Chosen for his opposition to slavery
Civil War began due to his victory in
election and his desire to preserve the Union
1863 he issued a proclamation that freed
many slaves
Pursued a perfect and equal Union
Legacy was he left the US both whole and
free
Franklin D. Roosevelt: The 32nd President
Bio:
Born in New York 1882
Went to Harvard and Columbia Law School
In the New York State Senate two terms
Had polio
Governor of New York in 1928
Died in 1945 before WWII ended from
cerebral hemorrhage
Presidency:
Ran for president in the 1932 election for the

democratic party
Elected for his promise of a New Deal
President from 1933- 1945
He was involved in WWII
Pulled the US away from the brink of
disaster
He permanently altered Americas role in the
world
His New Deal marked a turning point in
the nations political, economic, social and
cultural life
Issued 3,728 Executive Orders

Summary: (Write a summary paragraph about the Executive Branch)

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