THE PRESIDENCY Popular vote each state Electoral vote

THE PRESIDENCY

� Popular vote: each state � Electoral vote: each state � 538 electoral votes 535+3 � 270 are needed for the Presidency � Electoral college: distrust of the people, yet minority representation was better

� Natural born citizen: to avoid divided loyalties � 35 years old, must have lived in country for 14 years before taking office � Youngest President: Theodore Roosevelt (42) � Oldest President: Ronald Reagan (69) � Elected for 2 (4 year terms) only

� Chief executive: head of the executive branch � Chief legislator: bills must be signed by him to become law, can recommend legislation � State of the Union address � Chief diplomat: treaty making power, appointing ambassadors � Chief of state � Chief of his political party

� Of all armed forces and state militias � Yet, War Powers Act � Executive Agreements: treaties without Senate � Executive Order: Laws without Congress � Executive Privilege: Witholding information from Congress

� George Washington: two terms, Mr. President, � Thomas Jefferson: Treaty making power � Andrew Jackson: spoils system, outsider � Abraham Lincoln: constitutional dictatorsip � Woodrow Wilson: War dictatorship � Franklin Roosevelt: War on Depression

� The great communicator-Ronald Reagan � The use of the media: FDR: fireside chat, � JFK: television, � Excellent negotiation skills: Bill Clinton � The use of newspapers, photographs, early films. Theodore Roosevelt—the first media president � Max Weber: Charismatic personality

� Active: several achievements � Passive: more withdrawn, less achievements � Positive: Likes the job � Negative: Does not like the job

� Active-Positive: FDR, JFK � Active-Negative: Abraham Lincoln � Passive Positive: Ronald Reagan � Passive-Negative: Calvin Coolidge