Street Smarts: The Office of President

today's episode of Street Smart Civics Edition is on the office of President of the United States visit prageru kids.com to download this sweet worksheet and play along this is Street smarts a game show on the streets where contestants are rewarded for their knowledge [Applause] [Music] welcome back to another episode of Street Smart Civics Edition I'm your host Selena Lewis with Uncle Sam and we are here in Long Beach California to see what kids know about the Office of the President oh I'm so excited let's go find out let's go here are the rules there are a total of eight questions each correct answer is worth five dollars but the final question is worth twenty dollars if someone is stuck on a question they can pay Uncle Sam two dollars for a clue or they can pay him five dollars to ask for help from a friend or a parent now once someone answers incorrectly that is it they are eliminated however the good news is they get to keep all the cash that they earn up to that point here we have the one the only Mateo Leonardo Joshua Ian Violet Violet hello what's your favorite color uh purple well it's about to be green am I right question one where have American presidents lived beginning with John Adams in the 1800s um yeah here is your clue this place is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC the White House the White House the White House they have lived in Washington DC specifically in the White House okay [Music] it's correct correct the white house uh the White House these presidents are gonna live in your hands [Music] how are you feeling I'm feeling confident and I'm feeling good off to a good start question two true or false the founding fathers established the office of President partly because Americans didn't like the Tyranny during King George III's Reign true the truth before he even gave him the mic true true I'm gonna say true correctly on to question number three a president can issue blank which are intended to clarify or further explain laws and regulations passed by Congress a executive orders B Constitutional Amendments or C newspaper articles a executive orders this is correct I'm gonna say um Constitutional Amendment no that is not correct executive order all right good job Mateo High Five clue yes you can here is your clue remember which branch of the government the president belongs to hey executive orders and that was a two for five deal there you go sir hey executive orders great a minute hot with question number four here four halfway halfway halfway question four one of the ways the president enforces laws passed by Congress is through a appointing officials to carry Outlaws B serving as a police officer or C executing anyone who breaks laws appointing officials to carry Outlaws B serving as a police officer unfortunately that is incorrect no appointing officials yeah yeah officially a five dollars richer a appointing out officials there we go [Applause] all right question number five over time the president's role has shifted from mainly executing the law to also blank legislation a spell checking B proposing or C ignoring proposing proposing another 5B proposing you would be correct in another five for you good sir proposing he's correct [Music] question six the Constitution gives the president the title of blank because of his role in defending the nation from threats and carrying out military policy to buy a hint uh yes I will take two dollars part of this title is given to the head of a tribe [Music] you want to ask a parent yeah all right commander-in-chief okay commander-in-chief nice job that is correct commander-in-chief oh he commanded that answer I'm gonna say a leader you're gonna say leader leader lock it in all right good guess fortunately it is not that right chief commander and chief commander-in-chief question number seven which foreign policy power does the Constitution give to the president a choosing leaders of other countries B negotiating treaties or C declaring war negotiating cities negotiating treaties is negotiated that five pretty well be negotiating treaties didn't even need to think about adding another five for you are hurting my pockets Joshua negotiating treaties [Music] what time is it Uncle Sam time for the final quest [Applause] question requirement the president gives a speech every year about the current condition of the country what is this speech called the inaugural speech so close constitutional speech unfortunately is not constitutional speech that was a good guess though [Music] constitutional speech good guess but unfortunately that is not it 35 richer give it up for Joshua well done unfortunately none of our contestants were able to answer the final question oh sad day so I'm here to ask Uncle Sam the final question to fulfill a constitutional requirement the president gives a speech every year about the current condition of the country what is the speech called my that is the State of the Union Address that is correct unfortunately Uncle Sam doesn't get any money because I have it all exactly in today's episode we learned about the office of President of the United States which states all the way back to the founding of the country American colonists were actually content to live under a king for many years but Britain's tyrannical policies left many Americans with a bad taste in their mouths toward the entire British system especially the idea of having a king as a ruler the founders understood this when they created the Office of the presidency during the 1787 Constitutional Convention many of the convention delegates primarily fear that the office of the presidency would become too powerful so they created a position that had significant but limited powers it was also widely understood that George Washington would be the first to fill the role alleviating the delegate sphere he had always demonstrated very little interest in acquiring power making him the ideal first president of the United States being president comes with many responsibilities under the Constitution he is the head of the executive branch and has the power to execute the laws passed by Congress he chooses members of his cabinet as well as other officials to lead government departments to ensure they are run in accordance with the law as time went on the president's role shifted premierly executing the law to also proposing legislation whereas early presidents generally didn't present new laws modern Pres residents run for office promising to put new laws into place the President also plays a vital role in the law making process and decides to sign or veto bills he receives from Congress he is the commander-in-chief of the U.S military which includes defending the nation from threats and developing military strategy he also has a major role in foreign policy where he is responsible for negotiating treaties with other nations to fulfill a constitutional requirement the president gives the State of the Union Address every year to Congress which gives information about the current condition of the country fun fact 31 of 46 presidents to date have served in the military including Andrew Jackson Ulysses S Grant and Teddy Roosevelt presidents represent the nation and play a vital role in protecting its interests as well as the freedom of the people thank you to all our contestants for participating in today's episode of Street Smart Civics Edition I'm your host Selena Lewis with Uncle slam for Frederick you kids and we will see you next time [Music] You Want to Stay With Me hey thanks for watching this episode we hope you learned a lot you know we have more right prageru kids is devoted to teaching what most schools aren't our American values history and blessings watch more at prageru kids.com and parents don't forget to subscribe