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Headings: United States Government/The Executive Branch
United States Government/The Executive Branch
Contents
The President
Powers and Duties
Article One: Legislative Powers.
Article Two: Executive Powers.
Succession
The Vice President
Elections
Executive departments
Executive agencies
The Cabinet

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Colonial America - Articles of Confederation - The Constitutional Convention - Ratification - The Three Branches - The Federal System - General Provisions - The Bill of Rights - The Later Amendments - Legislative Branch - Executive Branch - Judicial Branch
The Executive Branch, which executes and enforces the laws, is headed by the President and the Vice President. In addition, it includes the executive departments, which deal with general topics, and the heads of departments, who are known as Secretaries (Attorney-General in the Department of Justice). Each Department, in turn, is divided into a number of bodies, which are known as agencies, services, commissions, councils, bureaus, authorities, offices, administrations, and boards. Contents
1 The President
1.1 Powers and Duties
1.2 Succession
2 The Vice President
3 Elections
4 Executive departments
5 Executive agencies
6 The Cabinet
The President
The President is the elected head of state and head of government of the United States. The President leads the Executive Branch and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. Article Two of US Constitution vest the executive power in the President. The power includes execution of federal law, alongside the responsibility of appointing federal executive, diplomatic, regulatory and judicial officers and making treaties with foreign nations, however all treaties made by the President must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the Senate. The president is further empowered to grant federal pardons and reprieves, and to convene and adjourn either or both houses of Congress under extraordinary circumstances. The President is also largely responsible for dictating the legislative agenda of the party to which he is enrolled. The President of the United States is often considered one of the most powerful people in the world.