The Executive Branch Chief Executive Commander in Chief

The Executive Branch Chief Executive Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces

I. President of the United States 1. Qualifications a. Natural born citizen b. 35 years old c. U. S. Resident for 14 years 2. Facts about the President / Executive a. 4 year term b. Maximum 2 terms c. Main Job: -enforce laws d. Current: P: Barack Obama VP: Joe Biden

II. 5 Major Presidential Duties 1. Foreign Affairsa. Relations with other countries 2. Domestic Administrationa. Problems in U. S. A. 3. Legislationa. Call congress to session b. Sign Bills into Laws 4. Appointmenta. Supreme court Justices b. Cabinet members 5. Judicial Functionsa. Grant Pardons

III. Succession to Presidency 1. Vice President 2. Speaker of the House 3. President Pro-Tempore 4. Secretary of State 5. Cabinet members Vice President Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as President aboard Air Force One, following the assassination of John F. Kennedy During the period between the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 and the inauguration of Hubert Humphrey as Vice President on January 20, 1965, there was no Vice President. Succession at that time was dictated by the Public Law 80 -199, the Presidential Succession Act of July 18, 1947, and under the Act, the next in line for the Presidency after the Vice President was the Speaker of the House, then the President pro tempore of the Senate, followed by the Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury and so on through the Cabinet, in order of rank.

IV. The Cabinet: Help president carry out his Duties 1. Secretary of State a. Issues with other countries 2. Attorney General a. Enforce Laws 3. Secretary of Defense a. Run Armed Forces 4. Secretary of Interior a. National resources / parks 5. Secretary of Agriculture a. Farm programs / aid 6. Secretary of Labor a. Help American workers 7. Secretary of Commerce a. Trade and business

IV. The Cabinet: continued… 8. Secretary of Treasury a. manage and coin money 9. Health and Human Services a. Public health b. Food and drug laws c. Social Security 10. Secretary of Education a. Fed. education programs 11. Housing and Urban Development a. Problems in Cities 12. Secretary of Transportation a. Roads, railways, airways 13. Secretary of Energy a. Nuclear power issues 14. Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs a. Help Veterans 15. Homeland Security a. Terrorist threats