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The Executive Branch
Mind map: The executive branch
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The Executive Branch
The President
- 2 terms for 4 years
- Must be 35 years of age
- Must be a resident of the united states for at least 14 years
- Our current president is Obama
- Head of the executive branch
- Appoints who he wants in the Cabinet
The Cabinet
- The President chooses who's in his cabinet
- body made up of heads from the 15 departments
- This cabinet meets almost every 2 months to discuss things for an hour to an hour and a half and they discuss important things taking place at the given time
Departments
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Justice
- Department of Labor
- Department of State
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Treasury
- Department of Veterans Affairs
The Vice President
- Helps the President of the United States
- Is next in line if something happens to the President
- He must be prepared for if something happens to him, this is his primary duty
- He serves as the President of the U.S. Senate
- He is voted by the Electoral College, along with the President