Notes on Executive Branch-3/5/14

• executive branch includes the president, vice president, and his cabinet.
• The president is responsible for carrying out laws.

Chief of State

• acts as the ceremonial head of gov.

Chief Executive

• has power both domestically and abroad.

-To be the president you have to be a natural  born citizen, 35 years of age and have to live within the united states for 14 years.

-Presidential term-

-4 years

-use to be no limit

-George Washington set the precedent that refused presidents to seek a third term

-FDR broke this precedent

-22nd amendment keeps this from happening now

Presidential pay is decided by congress.

-cannot be increased or decreased during a presidential term.

-the president can not receive any other pay.

• extras
• White house
• air force one
• personal bodyguards
• health care

Important slides

1. The 25th amendment made it law that if the president died the vice president would take control.
2. In event of a disability the vice president assumes role of president.
3. The vice president is known as the president in waiting.The vice president can not be fired by the president.
4. The president appoints a new vice president if he dies
5. The election of 1800 was the first tie in the presidential election, both with the amount of 73 votes.
6. The election of 1800 made the 12th amendment.