Executive Branch

Executive Branch

The President
1. Head of state
  1. Head of Government
    1. Commander-in-chief of the armed forces
      1. Responsible for enforcing laws
        Has the power to veto bills
        Sign legislation into law
The Cabinets
1. Made of 15 executive departments
  1. They are also the presidents closest confidants
    1. The cabinets also play a role in the line of sucession
  2. 25 cabinet members
Line of Sucession
1. President
  1. Vice President
    1. Speaker of the house
      1. Senate president
        Secretary of state
Vice President
1. Elected by the electoral college along with the president
2. President of the Senate
3. If the president is not able to preform his duties then the vice takes over
  1. The vice president can decide the vote in case of a tie in the senate
Department of Homeland Securty
1. Missions is to prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks
  1. The third largest Cabinet
    1. Established September 11th, 2002. It was founded as a response of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001
      1. Employs 216,000 people in its mission to patrol boarders

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