Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Executive Branch
- President has power over this branch.
- The President
- 44th President: Barack Obama
- Has To Meet Several Qualifications
to become President.
- Must be a U.S. Resident and must have
resided in the United States for at least
fourteen years
- Housed In The White House
- Can be Impeached/Removed from office
- Delivers State of Union Address
- President also Has several Powers and Responsibilities
- Able To Veto/Sign into law Bills
- Congress can override the President's veto
- Able to sign Treaties
- Able to issue pardons and executive orders
- Electoral College elects both the President and Vice President
- The Vice President
- If Something were to happen to the president,
They will take over as President
- Joseph R. Biden, 47th
Vice President
- Has it's own set of duties set aside by
the Constitution, Just like the President
- Also has it's own office within the White
House, on the West Wing
- Has it's own dedicated place of residence, just like the President
- Various Departments Within this Branch
- Every Department here has it's own dedicated purpose/use
- Department of Defense
- Department of Energy
- Department of Health and
Human Services
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Housing and Urban
Development
- Department of Justice
- Department of Labor
- Department of State
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Education
- Department of Commerce
- Executive Office of the President
- Created in 1939 by Franklin
D. Roosevelt
- Overseen by White House Chief of Staff
- Members work in the West Wing
of The White House
- Consists of Multiple Offices
- The Cabinet
- At least 25 Cabinet Members
- Divided into different departments,
There is at least 15 Executive departments