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INAUGURATION 2013
Michelle turns 50 with Oprah
$294.9 million
THE PRESIDENCY
CHIEF OF STATE
1787 Constitutional Convention
Constitutional monarchy proposed.
CHIEF OF STATE
Ceremonial head of the U.S. governmentHail to the Chief
CHIEF OF STATE
President both reigns and rules
ExamplePresident meets with foreign leaders
CHIEF OF STATE
Signs all commissions for the government.
CHIEF LEGISLATOR
Source of PowerArticle II Section 3
“He shall from time to time give the Congress information of the state of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and proper.”
Sets the overall shape of the congressional agenda
CHIEF LEGISLATOR Purpose of the State of the Union
Economic Policies Domestic Policies Foreign Policies Current Issues
Presidential SuccessionOffice Name
Vice President Joseph Biden
Speaker of the House John Boehner
President pro tempore of Senate Patrick Leahy
Secretary of State John Berry
Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
Attorney General Eric Holder
Secretary of Interior Sally Jewel
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker
Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez
Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro
Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson
CHIEF LEGISLATORBudget
CHIEF LEGISLATOR Influence on Congress
Initiates, suggests, requests, supports, insists, and demands that Congress enacts much of the legislation that it does
CHIEF LEGISLATOR Actions of the President
Sign the Bill Veto the Bill
Bargaining Item Types
Pocket Veto
Line Item
Chief DiplomatInitiating Foreign Policy
Personal philosophy on American foreign relations.
Doctrines
James MonroeThe Monroe Doctrine
1823
Theodore RooseveltThe Roosevelt Corollary
1904
Harry TrumanTruman Doctrine
1947
CHIEF DIPLOMAT
Recognizes New Foreign Governments
Diplomatic Recognition Economic Support Military Support
Chief Diplomat
Making Treaties Negotiations Senate Approval
2/3 of the Senate
Executive Order 12333
Chief Politician Persuading Congress
Personal Contact Pet Bills Withhold Spending Good of the Party Direct Appeal to the Public
Chief Politician
Coattail Effect
Chief Jurist
Judicial Appointments Confirmation from the Senate 2 Tests to meet
Support of the party Competence of law
White House Staffers prepare lists of qualified candidates
Chief Jurist
Pardon 3 Types
Full Pardon
Commute
Reprieve
Jurisdiction Federal Criminal Cases Impeachment and conviction
COMMANDER IN CHIEF
The Constitution makes the President the Commander in Chief of the nation’s armed forces.
Lessons of historyTruman-MacArthurObama-McCrystal
Commander in Chief
Final military authority Role of Congress
Declaration of War War Powers Resolution
Nuclear Football
Chief Executive
Administration The Cabinet
1789 State War Treasury
Selection Senate Approval Withdraw
Who Are They?
Obama’s First Cabinet Meeting
CHIEF CITIZEN
Expected to be the “representative of all people”
The one to work for and represent public interest against private interest
Place of “moral leadership”
Obama Limo
An Inside Look
The End
CHIEF OF PARTY
Acknowledged leader of his/her party
This role is vital because of the power and influence of political parties
Must play all of these roles simultaneously
The manner in which one role is played can influence the way the others are played
Examples:Lyndon B. JohnsonRichard Nixon
