The Executive Branch

Topic 3, Lesson 3

Article II

Establishes the Executive Branch

Cabinet

Advisory council for the president consisting of the heads of the executive departments, the vice president, and a few other officials selected by the president.

Critiques of the Executive Branch

1. Overreach - president can exceed constitutional authority with executive orders.

2. No accountability - Congress does not hold the president accountable for helping to make policy (laws).

3. Imperial - with such expansive domestic and foreign powers, the president can evade the idea of limited government.

Qualifications of the President

35 years old, natural born citizen, resided in the U.S. for 14 consecutive years

Six Roles of the President

1. Chief Diplomat

2. Commander in Chief

3. Chief Executive

4. Agenda Setter

5. Keeper of the Economy

6. Party Chief.

The Electoral College

a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.

Presidential Election Day

The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, every 4 years

Vice President

- If the President can no longer serve, the VP becomes the President

- Advisor to the President

- Diplomatic (foreign) Representative

- Public Representative

- Administrative Liaison (go between)

Number of Cabinet Positions

15

Chief Executive

The role of the president as head of the executive branch of the government.

Agenda Setter

The role the president has that gives him/her the ability to determine what is important and should be focused on by Congress, the press, ...

Keeper of the Economy

Party Chief

The President is the head of their political party.

Commander in Chief

The role of the president as supreme commander of the military forces of the United States and of the state National Guard units when they are called into federal service

Chief Diplomat

The role of the president in recognizing foreign governments, making treaties, and effecting executive agreements.