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The Federal Government

The Federal Government. The Executive Branch: President : George W. Bush. Vice President – Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney. Succeeds president in event of death President of the Senate Casts tie breaking vote Not allowed to participate in discussions.

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The Federal Government

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  1. The Federal Government • The Executive Branch: • President : • George W. Bush

  2. Vice President –Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney • Succeeds president in event of death • President of the Senate • Casts tie breaking vote • Not allowed to participate in discussions

  3. Legislative BranchUSHouse of Representative

  4. Federal Voting DistrictsBlue – Democratic Red- Republican

  5. The 9th District – Adam Smith

  6. The 7th District – Jim McDermott

  7. The US Senate • Maria Cantwell • 2nd term Senator • Until 2013 First of her family to graduate from college

  8. Senior Senator • Patty Murray • WA Senator since 1993 • Years of service gives seniority on Senate committees

  9. Judicial BranchSupreme Court Justices Chief Justice of the US: John G. Roberts, Jr., September 29, 2005 President George W. Bush John Paul Stevens, December 19, 1975 President Ford Antonin Scalia, September 26, 1986. President Reagan Anthony M. Kennedy February 18, 1988 President Reagan David Hackett Souter October 9, 1990. President Bush Clarence Thomas October 23, 1991 President Bush Ruth Bader Ginsburg, August 10, 1993. President Clinton Stephen G. Breyer, August 3, 1994. President Clinton Samuel Anthony Alito January 31, 2006 President George W. Bush

  10. 1) Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns 2) Department of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez 3) Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings 4) Department of Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman 5) Dept of Health & Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt 6) Dept of Housing & Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson 7) Department of the Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne 8) Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao 9) Department of Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters 10) Department ofVeteran Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson The President’s Cabinet

  11. The Big Four Department of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates Department of Justice Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Department of State Secretary Condoleezza Rice Department of the Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr The New Rising Star Department ofHomeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff The Big Four & a Rising Star

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