1. What do you believe is the most important quality for a
president to have? Why?
DO NOW

2. 1. DO NOW
2. New Seats : )/ Make Class Executive Branch
3. Presidency Notes
4. In Touch- The candidates and the issues
AGENDA

3. • Competency: Students will demonstrate an understanding
of the powers and duties of the Presidency.
• SWBAT: Identify qualifications listed in the Constitution
for president and vice president.
• SWBAT: Understand the function of the line of
succession.
• SWBAT: Discuss the significance of the 20th and 22nd
amendment.
• SWBAT: Identify current presidential leaders and there
party platforms.
Competency/ Objectives

4. • Constitution sets forth 3
qualifications:
1. Be a native-born U.S.
Citizen
2. Be at least 35 years of age
3. Have been a resident of
the United States for at
least 14 years.
• 4 year terms
• 22nd Amendment (1951) set
a two term limit to the
Presidency
The Presidency

5. • Salary= $400,000
• $ 50,000 non-taxable
allowance
• $100,000 allowance for
travel costs
• Obama is the first
African American
president.
• All presidents have
been Christian.
Presidency

6. • Serve as president if
president dies. Harry S Truman for
• 8 presidents have died in FDR.
office.
• 1 resigned.
• Serves 4 year term
• Salary= 210,000 & 10,000
taxable expense allowance.
• Presides over Senate but is
not a member.
• President decides how
involved VP will be
Lyndon B. Johnson for
Andrew Johnson for Abe
JFK.
The Vice Presidency

7. • If president succeeded by James Garfield
VP. assassinated by Charles
• New President appoints new Julius Guiteau.
VP with Congressional Lived 199 days.
approval.
• 20th amendment gives
congress power to set order
of presidential succession.
• Speaker is first in line
followed by President Pro
Succeeded by
Tempore
Chester A. Arthur
• Members of the Cabinet
Rules of Succession

8. • ACC= Who did I assign?? I can’t remember.
• CCP= George W. Bush
• Tests are graded and are in PowerSchool but I cannot
hand them back until everyone has taken it.
• 3 things you learned today.
REVIEW/ Class
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