Who makes up the executive branch? -Vice President -Cabinet -Federal Bureaucracy Requirements for president -Must be 35 years old -Natural born citizen -Lived in US for at least 14 years -Serves a term for 4 years NOTE: The 22nd Amendment limits the president from serving more than 2 terms in office Powers of Executive Carry out laws of land Preparing annual budget Appoint cabinet officers ,ambassadors and federal judges Oversee the federal bureaucracy (underneath the iceberg) Influencing Public Policy -Delivering annual speech to congress called SOTUA(State of the union address) -Proposing Legislation -Approve/Veto legislation -Appoint officials who help carry out the laws -Issue executive orders and acts -Appeal directly on media or communications to citizens Roles of the President Chief Executive- Head of the executive branch of government Chief of State- Ceremonial(symbolic)head of government Chief Legislator-Proposer of legislative agenda Chief Diplomat-America foreign policy leader Chief Party- leader that controls the executive branch (political parties) Commander in Chief-Head of nation’s armed forces Chief Citizen-Representative that helps all people