study guide executive branch

president formal qualifications

-natural born citizen -be at least 35 yrs old -resident for 14 years

president informal qualifications

prior political experience,

line of succesiion

vice president,speaker of the house,President Pro Tempore of the Senate,Secretary of State,Secretary of the Treasury(go in order)

roles

cheif executtive,commander in cheif,cheif legislor,chief diplomat,cheif of state,party leader

cheif executive

enfores and carries out teh constitiution and federal laws

commander in cheif

civiillan head of miltiary forces

cheif legislor

influences and acts on legislation

chief diplomat,

foreign policy leader

cheif of statere

represents the country in ceremonies

party leader

guides and helps their political party 

executive order

a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.

how is the president able to make an executive order

Article II of the Constitution gives the president the power to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed". Executive orders are a tool for the president to manage the executive branch to fulfill this obligation.

what is the electoral collage

The Electoral College is the process through which the President and Vice President of the United States are indirectly electedhhow

how many votes in the electoral collage 

270

what is determine the number of votes per state

number of senators + number of representations 

how many do you need to win electoral college?

majority of 270

what is the cabinet

A cabinet in governing is a group of people with the constitutional or legal task to rule a country or state, or advise a head of state, usually from the executive branch.

the purpose 

Cabinet members, who are heads of executive departments or other officials, act as advisors to the president or prime minister.