Executive Learning Target 1 Lecture for Nilsen's Government class

1. Executive Branch Nilsen: Gov

2. What does the Constitution say about the executive branch?

3. Chief executive = President

4. Service Requirements: Natural Born Citizen 35 Years Old Resident for 14 Years

5. Succeeded by Vice President upon death

6. Presidential Powers:

7. Chief Executive

8. Commander in Chief

9. Power of Pardon

10. Make treaties

11. Appoint Judges (with Senate approval)

12. Appoint Cabinet Members (with Senate approval)

13. Deliver State of the Union Address

14. Get together in a small group. Find this stuff in the Constitution.

15. How do we prevent Presidential abuse of power?

16. Impeachment

17. For “high crimes and misdemeanors”

18. House does impeachment

19. Senate does trial

20. How do we pick a President?

21. Election!

22. How do you get to run for President?

23. State Primary

24. State Caucus

25. Party Convention

26. Superdelegates

27. How do you win the Presidential election?

28. Electoral College

29. 538 votes – need a majority

30. How do you get a vote in the electoral college?

31. Win a state’s election: get all that state’s votes.

32. Get together in a small group. Find this stuff in the Constitution.

33. What are different leadership styles?

34. Authoritarian

35. Democratic

36. Laissez Faire