Title: What Are the Three Branches of US Government?
Headings: The Three Branches of US Government
The Three Branches of US Government
The Executive Branch
The President
The Vice President
The Cabinet
The Legislative Branch
The Judicial Branch
Checks and Balances
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Content: He or she also acts as the head of state, and as Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces. The president is responsible for formulating the nation’s foreign and domestic policy and for developing the annual federal operating budget with the approval of Congress. The president is freely elected by the people through the Electoral College system. The president serves a four-year term in office and can be elected no more than twice. The Vice President
The vice president assists and advises the president, and must be ready at all times to assume the presidency in the event of the president’s death, resignation, or temporary incapacitation. The Vice President also serves as the President of the United States Senate, where he or she casts the deciding vote in the case of a tie. The vice president is elected along with the president as a “running mate” and can be elected and serve an unlimited number of four-year under multiple presidents. The Cabinet
The President’s Cabinet serves as advisors to the president. They include the vice president, the heads of the 15 executive departments, and other high-ranking government officials. Each Cabinet member also holds a spot in the presidential line of succession.