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EXECUTIVE BRANCH
JOB
Approves/vetoes laws Enforces the laws
LEADER
President Barack Obama
TERM
4 years
Can only serve 2 terms (22nd Amendment ratified 1951)
QUALIFICATIONS
Must be at least 35 years old
Must be a natural born U.S. citizen
Lived at least 14 years in U.S.
DUTIES of President
Serves as head-of-state• Meets with leaders of other countries
Chief of Government• The boss of every federal gov’t worker
Commander in Chief - official head of U.S. military
Approves/vetoes laws• Pres. can not write a bill, only propose
one
SECOND IN COMMAND
Vice President Joseph Biden
DUTIES of V.P.
Presiding officer of the Senate• Breaks a tie vote
Attends cabinet meetings Sits on committees Succeeds the president in case of
death or incapacitation25th amendment – Presidential
succession
Executive Agencies
Federal Bureau of Investigation (1908)
Central Intelligence Agency• Modern CIA formed in 1942
Drug Enforcement Agency (1973) Federal Emergency Management
Administration (1803)
CABINET
Advisors to the president – Why?• Because the
president can’t do the job alone!
1. Secretary of State2. John Kerry–
represents the president in foreign affairs
Cabinet continued
2. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (as of July 1, 2011)• Advises the
president on military matters
Cabinet continued
3.“RESIGNED” ---1 WEEK AGO….???Attorney General Eric Holder
• Created by Judiciary Act of 1789
• Advises the president on legal matters
Cabinet continued
4. Director of Homeland Security
Jeh Johnson-advises
on border security, counter terrorism, disaster response, immigration, & cyber security
Cabinet continued
5. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner• In charge of
revenue collection, extending credit, money production, & economic policy
Cabinet continued
6. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan• Advises and
promotes education initiatives
Secretary of Defense
Chuck Hagel-power of the United States Military, 2nd to President
Electoral College
Formal election of the president Candidate needs 270 electoral votes
to win If there is a tie, the House votes for
the president
*to calculate the number of electoral votes you add the # of members of the House to the # of the Senate
Electoral College Map
2008 Presidential Election
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