5.

2 Notes
The Powers of the Presidency
1) What are the expressed powers of the Presidency (Hippocampus Video on the
Expressed Roles of the President)
2) The implied powers of the Presidency have changed over time and change
each time a new President is elected. Research the Limits of Presidential (also
pay attention to the part in the video above where the President has to share
power) Power and write a response with bullet points which state your
opinions on how limited a Presidents power should be.
3) The President uses his cabinet members to enforce the laws Congress sends
him. Fill in the Chart Below. Use this link: The Cabinet | White House
Cabinet
Position

Name

Secretary of
State

John Kerry

Secretary of
Treasury

Jack Lew

Picture

Very Short
Job
Description
Presidents
Chief Foreign
Affairs

Concerned
with Financial
and monetary
matters

Secretary of
Defense

Ashton
Carter

Military
adviser and
gives
commands to
president

Attorney
General

Loretta
Lunch

Deals with
legal affairs
and is the
chief law
enforcement
officer

Secretary of
Interior

Sally Jewell

Manage ment
and
conservation
of most
federal land
and natural
resources.

Secretary of
Agriculture

Thomas J.
Vilsack

Oversees the
American
farming
Industry

Secretary of
Commerce

Penny
Pritzker

Works with
businesses,
universityies,
communities,
and the
Nations
workers to
promote job
creation

Secretary of
Labor

Thomas E.
Perez

Suggests laws
involving
unions

Secretary
Health and
Human
Services

Sylvia
Mathews
Burwell

In charge of
protecting
health of all
Americans

Secretary of
Housing and
Urban
Development

Julim
Castro

Responsible
for programs
concerned
with the
Nations
housing
needs, fair
housing
opportunites.

Secretary of
Transportation

Anthony
Foxx

Serves as
principal
adviser to the
president in
all matters
relating to
federal
transportation
programs

Secretary of
Energy

Ernest
Moniz

Charged with
advancing the
national,
economic,
and energy
security of
the U.S

Secretary of
Education

John King

Overall
direction,
supervision,
and
coordination
of all
activities of
the
Department

Secretary of
Veteran Affairs

Robert
McDonald

Providing vital
services to
Americas
veterans

Secretary of
Homeland
Security

Jeh Johnson

Responsible
for ensuring
the safteu
and security
of the US
from terrorist
attacks and
other
disasters

Presidential Requirements- 35 y/o, Citizen for 14 years and has to

be a Native Born Citizen
Line of Succession- Vice President, Speaker of the House, President
pro temp of the Senate
The Impeachment Process: A charge of the offense must be filed
then brought to congress. House of Rep must vote and then ruling
is taken to court to see if the president is innocent or guilty. To
have the president safe or not, 2/3 of the Senators must vote for
conviction.