Title: Executive Branch – System
Headings: Executive Branch
Executive Branch
Inside Executive Branch

Content: Executive Branch – System
Executive Branch
The executive branch of the United States Government consists of the President, Vice President and fifteen Cabinet-level executive departments. The power of the Executive Branch is vested in the President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The Vice President is also part of the Executive Branch, who assumes the office of the President should the need arise. The Cabinet and independent federal agencies are responsible for the day-to-day enforcement and administration of federal laws. The Executive Branch employs more than 4 million Americans. The President is both the head of state and head of government of the United States of America, and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The President is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress. The President appoints the heads of the federal agencies, including the Cabinet. The President also appoints the heads of more than 50 independent federal commissions, such as the Federal Reserve Board or the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as federal judges, ambassadors, and other federal offices. The Executive Branch conducts diplomacy with other nations, and the President has the power to negotiate and sign treaties.