US Government and Civics Unit 3 Executive Branch

University:
Eastern Kentucky University
Course:
POL 101 | Introduction to American Government
Academic year:

2022
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253

Pages:

3
Author:

Alvin Bradford

Unit 3: The Executive Branch The President: ● Current President: Donald Trump (2016-2020) ● Qualifications: ○ Must be at least 35 years old ○ Must be a natural born citizen ○ Must be a resident of the US for 14 years ● Terms: ○ 4 year terms, 2 terms ● Roles of the President: ○ Chief Executive: enforces the laws and issues executive orders ○ Chief Diplomat: deals with foreign policy and maintains good relationships with other countries ○ Chief Citizen: Represent the citizens and act in their best interests ○ Party Leader: Leader of his/her political party ○ Commander in Chief: commander of the nations armed forces ○ Legislative Leader: Propose new laws/bills, and give the State of the Union Address ○ Judicial Leader: Grants pardons and reprieves ○ Chief of State: Serves as the symbolic leader of the country ○ Chief Administrator(manager of economy): Plan the federal government budget ● Vocab ○ Executive Order: A policy established by the president without approval from Congress for 60 days. ○ State of the Union Address: An annual speech given by the president, in which solutions to the nations problems are discussed. ○ Pardon: To forgive someone for an offense ○ Reprieve: To cancel or delay the punishment of someone ● The President's Cabinet: ○ Cabinet: A group of people chosen by the president to run executive departments The Executive Departments: ● Vice President: First in the line of succession (will become in charge if the president becomes unfit to perform his duties) ● Department of State ● Department of Defense ● Department of Treasury ● Department of Justice ● Department of Agriculture ● Department of Interior ● Department of Health and Human Services ● Department of Labor ● Department of Commerce ● Department of Housing and Urban Development ● Department of Energy ● Department of Transportation ● Department of Education ● Department of Veteran Affairs ● Department of Homeland Security The Impeachment Process ● Possible Reasons For Impeaching The President: ○ Treason ○ Bribery ○ High crimes ○ Misdemeanors ● The Steps Of Impeachment 1) The House of Representatives hears the allegations a) Simple majority to impeach b) If there is majority vote, the president will stand trial in the Senate 2) The Senate acts as a jury and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court acts as a judge a) ⅔ majority vote to convict 3) The president is removed from office ● Line of Succession ○ The 25th amendment provides the line of succession in case of the removal of a president. The order is as follows: 1) Vice President 2) Speaker of the House 3) President Pro Tempore of the Senate 4) Secretary of State ***There are a total of 18 individuals included in the line of succession, but most classes only cover these 4.