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Key Positions in the Executive Branch
Key Positions in the Executive Branch
President
Presidential powers
Unofficial duties
Election and removal
Vice president
Constitutional roles
History of the vice presidency
Growth of vice presidential power
Cabinet and department heads
Secretary of agriculture
An Appointed President: Gerald Ford
Secretary of commerce
Secretary of defense
Secretary of education
Secretary of energy
Secretary of health & human services
Secretary of homeland security
Secretary of housing & urban development
Secretary of the interior
Attorney general: the Justice Department
Secretary of labor
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of state
Who's in Charge?
Secretary of transportation
Secretary of the treasury
Secretary of veterans affairs
Other cabinet officers
Executive Office of the President
Chief of staff
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Director of the National Economic Council
National security advisor
Bureau and agency heads
Regulatory commissioners
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Key Positions in the Executive Branch
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Key Positions in the Executive Branch
The federal government has three main branches. Congress is the legislative branch, the one that makes the laws. The president is the head of the executive branch, which enforces the laws. The Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch, which decides cases brought under the laws. After the president, the key positions in the executive branch are the vice president, the cabinet, key officers in the Executive Office of the President, the heads of the executive agencies, and commissioners of the regulatory commissions. President
The Constitution is the blueprint for American government. In Article II, Section 1, it says, "The executive power shall be vested in a president of the United States of America." This makes the president the head of the executive branch of the federal government. To become president, a person must be at least thirty-five years old, a natural born American citizen, and a resident of the United States for at least fourteen years. Presidential powers
The Constitution gives the president the power to enforce the nation's laws, command the army and navy, and send and receive foreign ambassadors.