The executive branch.

1. From George WashingtonFrom George Washington
to Barack Obamato Barack Obama

3.  President – Executes lawsPresident – Executes laws
 Vice PresidentVice President
 Can serve two 4 yearCan serve two 4 year
terms.terms.
 Minimum age – 35Minimum age – 35
 Must be a natural bornMust be a natural born
citizen.citizen. President John F. Kennedy was the
youngest president elected to office (43)
and Ronald Reagan was the oldest (69).

4.  The commander of aThe commander of a
nation's military.nation's military.

CivilianCivilian

Outranks any militaryOutranks any military
officer.officer.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff are the highest ranking
generals of each of the five major services.
They advise the President on military affairs
daily.

5.  Supervises the Senate.Supervises the Senate.

Votes when there is a tie.Votes when there is a tie.
 Head of theHead of the National Security Council (NSC)National Security Council (NSC) --
advises the President on national security andadvises the President on national security and
foreign policies.foreign policies.
 First in the Line of Succession - (Art. I, Sec. I)First in the Line of Succession - (Art. I, Sec. I)
From John Adams to Joe BidenFrom John Adams to Joe Biden

7.  CabinetCabinet

Specialists who adviseSpecialists who advise
the President.the President.
 Executive Office of theExecutive Office of the
PresidentPresident
 1,800 full-time employees1,800 full-time employees
who support thewho support the
President.President.
The Cabinet includes the Vice President
and the heads of 15 executive
departments.

10.  It is in the Constitution, so it’s theIt is in the Constitution, so it’s the
law.law.
 It is the system that elects theIt is the system that elects the
President and Vice PresidentPresident and Vice President
every four years throughevery four years through indirectindirect
voting by thevoting by the populationpopulation andand
directdirect voting byvoting by ElectorsElectors..
It certainly can’t be a college if it
doesn’t have any professors or
students...right?

11.  Pennsylvania currently has 21 Electors.Pennsylvania currently has 21 Electors.
 19 Representatives + 2 Senators19 Representatives + 2 Senators
+
= 21 Electors= 21 Electors
Can you guess which
state has the most
electors?

13. Popular VotesPopular Votes Electoral VotesElectoral Votes
Candidate ACandidate A Candidate BCandidate B Candidate ACandidate A Candidate BCandidate B
 When the citizens of Pennsylvania vote for theWhen the citizens of Pennsylvania vote for the
President, they are voting for Electors.President, they are voting for Electors.
 The candidate who wins the most popular votes inThe candidate who wins the most popular votes in
Pennsylvania winsPennsylvania wins ALL 21ALL 21 of Pennsylvania’s Electoralof Pennsylvania’s Electoral
votes.votes.
501 499 21 0
For example, if 1,000 Pennsylvanians voted in the popular election.

14. To win an election, a candidate needs 270 of the 538 electoral votes.

17. PartyParty RepublicanRepublican DemocratDemocrat
Electoral VoteElectoral Vote 271271 266266
States CarriedStates Carried 3030 20 + D.C.20 + D.C.
Popular VotePopular Vote 50,456,00250,456,002 50,999,89750,999,897
PercentagePercentage 47.9%47.9% 48.4%48.4%

18.  Support?Support?
 Oppose?Oppose?
 Why?Why?