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Executive Branch
- President
- Head of Executive Branch
- Head of state and government
- Commander in cheif of the armed forces
- can veto, sign, or do nothing for 10 days and the bill becomes a law
- Vice President
- elected by the electoral collage
- Has to be ready at any given moment if the president can't perform his duties.
- has an office in the west wing of the white house
- Executive office of the
President
- created in 1939 by Franklin D. Roosevelt
- The EOP has the responibility to communicate the President's words to the American people
- The most visible parts are the White House and communications office
- The Cabinet
- Made up of the 15 executive departments
- Appointed by the President and confirmed by the senate
- People that are apart of the cabinet sit in the order the departments were created
- Departments
- Department of
Agriculture
- Develops and executes policy on farming
- It includes the needs of farmers
- Department of Commerce
- Improves living standards
- supports U.S bussinesses
- Department of Defense
- Provides military forces
- Department is located at the Pentagon
- Department of Education
- Promotes student achievement
- collect data to improve education quality
- Department of
Energy
- improve the national, economic, and energy security
- Insures America's nuclear sercurity
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Protects health of all Americans
- administring medicaid and medicare
- Department of Homeland Security
- Protect the American people
- To prevent terrorist attacks against Americans
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Addresses America's housing needs
- Improves the nations community
- Department of the Interior
- Protects Americas natural resources
- Protects endangered species
- Department of Justice
- Enforces the law
- comprised of 40 component orginizations
- Department of Labor
- Ensures strong American workforce
- address work training and safe work conditions
- Department of State
- Implements the President's foreign policy
- diplomatic relations with 180 countries
- Department of Transportation
- To ensure convenient transportation
- Department of the Treasury
- Ensures the security of the U.S. financial system
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responsible for benefit programs for veterans and their families