Title: Executive Branch: President, Vice President, and The Cabinet - Student Center | Britannica.com
Headings: Executive Branch: President, Vice President, and The Cabinet
Executive Branch: President, Vice President, and The Cabinet
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The Presidency
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Electing the President
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Cabinet
The president’s chief duty is to make sure that the laws are faithfully executed, and this duty is performed through an elaborate system of executive agencies that includes cabinet-level departments. Presidents appoint all cabinet heads and most other high-ranking officials of the executive branch of the federal government with the consent of the Senate. The existence of the cabinet and its operations are matters of custom rather than of law, and the cabinet as a collective body has no legal existence or power. Important non-cabinet-level presidential aides include those serving in the Office of Management and Budget, the Council of Economic Advisers, the National Security Council, and the office of the White House Chief of Staff.​
Independent Regulatory Agencies
The first independent regulatory agency, the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) was established by Congress in 1887, to regulate the railroads. The assertion of governmental control in other industries led to the creation of many other regulatory agencies modeled upon the ICC.

Content: Though pledged to vote for the winner in their state’s election, electors are not constitutionally obliged to do so. The candidate receiving the largest number of electoral votes is elected president. It is possible to win the national popular vote but lose the election. Read more
political convention
Political conventions were introduced in the 1830s to eliminate the abuses of caucuses, at which parties’ congressional delegations had voted for their party’s policies and elected their party's candidates. Through their open and public conduct of business, conventions were thought to be more democratic and less amenable to control by party bosses and machines, though historically activity on the floor of the convention was often merely a reflection of behind-the-scenes decisions and compromises. Read more
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Presidential elections
Presidential elections can be razor-close nail-biters that spawn controversy, decisive landslides that produce mandates, and everything in between.