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Copy questions (5). Use pages 654-658 to answer; please have planner out and on your table

1.Which President of the United States once was a rancher?

2.Which POTUS hails from the great state of Vermont? (2)

3.Which POTUS had no Vice President serve with him? (4)

4.Which POTUS did not belong to any political party?

5.Who was the POTUS 100 years ago? 200 years ago?

Name the qualifications for being president Explain how a president is electedList the order of presidential succession

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Bell ringerQualifications for being PresidentCh. 6 test

-------- is the top Political job in country;Most important job in

The world

----- ------- was Our first president …

Constitution states only-- rules about becoming

The president …

At least ---- years old;Native-born American

citizen; Resident of the US for 14 years

1. How many electoral votes did the state of California have?

2. Which candidate won the election? 3. How many electoral votes did the

winning candidate receive?4. Which candidate won the popular

vote?5. What was the difference in the

popular vote between winning and losing?

Use chart map on page 170 to answer; Please write the questions (5); Please have planner out and on your table.

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Bell ringerEight qualifications for being POTUS8 Vocabulary terms you should knowOutline – Terms of the Office of POTUS

Constitution states only-- rules about becoming

The president …

At least ---- years old;Native-born American

citizen; Resident of the US for 14 years

All presidents have beenWhite males, Protestant

(except one), collegeEducated (most), and many were ------- …

John F. Kennedy wasThe first ------- to

Become president Opening door for ….

Geraldine Ferraro in------ was first womenTo be nominated as a

VP candidate

In 1988, ------------- ran a close

Second in the DemocraticPrimary for President

An officialRepresentative of a

Country’s government

Hiring people into Government jobs On the basis of

Their qualifications

Formal agreement Between the

Governments of Two nations

Ability to keep the Country safe from

Attack or harm

Practice of hiring Government workers on

The basis of open, Competitive, exams

And merit

The collective agenciesAnd employees

Of the executive branch

Person appointed to Vote in presidential

Elections for theMajor candidates

Agreement amongNations that

Prohibits them fromTrading with a Target nation

1.What three qualifications for the U.S. Presidency are listed in the Constitution of the United States?

2.How does the Electoral College work?

3.What is a presidential elector?4.How many years is a presidential

term?

Please write down question (8); Please skip three lines per question; Please have planner out and on your table.

5.What is the maximum number of years that a president can serve in office?

6.What happens if a president dies or leaves office?

7.What did the Presidential Succession Act do?

8.What was the purpose of the 25th Amendment?

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Bell ringer5 Steps in the Electoral CollegeGR 7-1Process for POTUS Succession

______ take place every_____ years in years

Evenly divisible by the number 4

Constitution does not provideFor ________; instead itCreated the _______

(indirect method of electing )

Each state has as many electoralVotes as ______ and _______ combined

For total of ___ Electoral votes

Winner take all system; To Become _____ a candidate has to win ___ Electoral votes

Elections take place in _____.But technically the Electoral

College meets in ______ toDeclare an _________

1. The vice president is elected with the president through the _____.

2. The qualifications for the vice president are the same as those for the ______.

3. Article I states that vice president shall preside over the ______.

4. If president _____, is removed from office, becomes seriously ill or resigns, vice president becomes president.

5. _____ vice presidents have become president due to the death or resignation of a president.

Copy the statement; read page 168 to answer; please have planners on your table for me to sign.

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Bell ringerPOTUS SuccessionEight vocabulary terms you should knowOutline Terms of Office

1841 _______, 1st president to die

In office; ______ assumesPresidency & sets precedent

In _____, Congress passes The Presidential _____ Act

Which indicates the line afterThe Vice President

25th Amendment says that ifA _____ dies or leaves office

The ______ becomes the President; New President names VP

Term of Office (167)1. Presidents serve _____ year terms2. Generally a President served no more than 2 terms in office like ________3. FDR won 4 terms but ______ Amendment now Limits a president to 2 terms (max 10 years)

Salary and Benefits (167-68)1. President receives _______ per year plus expenses (travel and security)2. Lives and works in the __________3. Staff of _______ there to take of President and his/her family

Other Benefits (168)1. President has use of ________in Maryland2. Camp David serves as a retreat and a place to Host __________3. For travel, President has use of special cars, Helicopters and even __________

Copy the statement; please skip three lines per statement. Thanks

Bell ringer 3.22

1.How can a POTUS change people’s lives?

2.When is the election for the POTUS held?

3.On what day does the elected POTUS actually become POTUS?

4.The Vice President works in the Executive Branch but is also the head of what group?

5.Who approves all Presidential appointments?

Copy the statement; please skip three lines per statement. Thanks

6. According to the Constitution, what is the POTUS’s chief duty?

7. What is a budget?8. As Commander in Chief, the POTUS is

in charge of whom?9. IF a POTUS does something illegal,

what can Congress do?10. What are the four purposes of the

Executive Branch?

Bell ringer 3.22

Identify the Constitutional powers of the presidentDiscuss the roles of the president

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Bell ringerThree Column Chart covering Roles of POTUSVideo – Executive Branch

Roles of the President

Commander in Chief

Legislative Leader(173)

Commander in chief Of Armed forces

“C” gives Cong. powerTo declare war but Only “P” can send troops Into Battle

“P” has sent troops Into action more than 150 Times since 1789

1973 War Powers Act

Most bills in CongressCome from --------

Each President has _______ program it

Wants to pass

President tries to build Support for his _____

Congress & PresidentOften ------- aboutWhat laws to pass

& when to pass them

1. The ------- is the most powerful public official in the United States.

2. The ------- is the basis of the president’s power.3. The Constitution gives the president the power to

------ bills passed in Congress.4. The Constitution gives the president the power to

------ the penalties against people convicted of a federal crime.

5. In the ------, the president comes before all members of Congress to discuss important issues facing nation.

Read page 171-72; Copy the statements and fill in the blanks; Please have planners on your table.

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Bell ringerRoles of the POTUSVideo – Executive Branch


Commander in Chief (4)

Legislative Leader (4)

Economic Leader (3)

Commander in chief Of --------- --------

“C” gives Cong. powerTo declare war but Only ------can send troops Into Battle

“P” has sent troops Into action more than 150 Times since -------

1973 War Powers Act

Most bills in CongressCome from ---------

Each President has Legislative program it

Wants to pass

President tries to build Support for his ideas

Congress & PresidentOften -------- aboutWhat laws to pass

& when to pass them

Every President triesTo help --------

Prosper

--------- expect the President to deal withUnemployment, highTaxes or rising prices

One task of presidentIs to plan the

------------

Party Leader (3)

Head of State (3)

Chief Diplomat (2)

“P” is regarded as The _______ leader

Members of partiesWork hard to help “P”

Get ______

In turn, “P” ________For fellow party

Members for Senate,“HOR”, state and

Local elections


1.Which department manages public lands?2.Which Cabinet Department is the newest

Cabinet Department?3.Which Cabinet Department underwent a

name change?4.What year saw three Cabinet Departments

created?5.Which Cabinet Department manages

Interstate 85?

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Bell ringerRoles of the POTUSEight Questions you should know for quiz on 7-1, 7-2

Party Leader (3)

Head of State (3)

Chief Diplomat (2)

“P” is regarded as The ______leader

Members of partiesWork hard to help “P”

Get _______

In turn, “P” _______For fellow party

Members for Senate,“HOR”, state and

Local elections

“P” is the living ______of the nation

“P” aids ______ byMeeting with foreign

Dignitaries (Kings, Queens, prime Ministers, etc)

“P” also carries alsoCeremonial functionsLike lighting _______

\and medals to soldiers

“P” directs the ______ ______ ofThe United States

Makes key decisionsAbout how the

_______ acts toward

Other countries in The world


Who counts the Electoral votes And declares a

Winner as the next President?

Who was ourNation’s first

Vice president?

Which amendmentAddresses

Presidential Succession?

Which vice presidentReplaced a presidentWhen that president

Resigned?

Article I of theConstitution gives the

Vice president the Authority to do

What?

If both presidentAnd vice president Both die or leave

Office, who is next In line of succession?

Which presidentWas elected for

Four terms?

Who was the First presidentTo die in office?

1. The ______ is a group of advisers that includes the heads of 14 top-level executive departments.

2. As cabinet members, the secretaries advise the president on issues related to their __________.

3. The cabinet started when ___________ began to meet regularly with the heads of the first four departments.

4. The first four executive departments were ______, ________, __________, and _________.

5. Department heads must be approved by the _________.

Copy the statement; read page 181 - 182 ( The Cabinet) to answer; please have planners on your table for me to sign.

Enumerate the goals of foreign policyDistinguish between the roles of president and Congress in making foreign policy

Ch 7-1, 7-2 test on Thursday, 4.5ARMT testing starts next week on Tuesday, 4.10

Bell ringerChief Executive Role Eight questions you should know from 7-24 Goals of Foreign PolicyHWK – Ch. 7 Vocabulary Activity

What is a rule or Command from the

POTUS that has The force of law?

Who approves POTUS

appointmentsSuch as

members of The Cabinet?

What is a pardonToward a group

Of people?

In which role is the POTUS in charge of theArmy, Navy, Air Force,

And Marines?

A declaration of Forgiveness and freedom

From punishment is what?

In which role does The POTUS greet

Visiting kings, prime Ministers and other

Foreign leaders?

New laws that The POTUS wantsCongress to pass Are called what?

Which war was notDeclared by CongressBut started when the

POTUS sent troopsInto battle?

Carry Out Laws Executive Orders Legal powers

Most important Role of the “P” is To carry out laws Passed by ---------

To help “P” has ------Cabinet departmentsAnd 3 million civilians

Who work for Government

“P” appoints headsOf cabinet posts with

----------- approval

Rule or command thatHas the force ---------

Fall under the “P”’s constitutional

Duty to “take care thatLaws are faithfully

------------

Some executive ordersHave great impact (e.g.

----------- order to Integrate armed forces

In 1947

Power to appoint --------- to Supreme

Court and other Federal courts

Try to appointPeople who share Similar views on

----------

President also can Grant --------

Reprieves and alsoAmnesty

Chief Executive, pg 172

1.What is an anachronism?2.Why does Hoar support the Electoral

College?3.Why does Delahunt oppose the system?4.How many times in the 1800’s did the

Electoral College decide the Presidential Election?

5.By how many votes did Al Gore win the popular vote against George Bush in the 2000 election?

Please read page 245. Copy the questions and answer based on what read.

Enumerate the goals of foreign policyDistinguish between the roles of president and Congress in making foreign policy

Ch 7-1, 7-2 test on Thursday, 4.5ARMT testing starts next week on Tuesday, 4.10

Bell ringer4 goals of foreign policyReview for quiz tomorrow

Basic goal of---------------------- is to keep

Country safe from Attack or harm; no

Government can functionProperly if under attack

Second goal of foreign Policy is --------------

--------; trade is vital; creates a markets for American products and jobs for

American workers

Third goal is promoting ------- ---------; when there is peace,

there is no risk of being drawn into a Foreign war

Fourth Goal is to promote democracy around the world;

promoting ------------- and basic -------- -------

encourages peace and helps protect national security

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