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EXECUTIVE BRANCH. JOB. Approves/vetoes laws Enforces the laws. LEADER. President Barack Obama. TERM. 4 years Can only serve 2 terms (22 nd Amendment ratified 1951). QUALIFICATIONS. Must be at least 35 years old Must be a natural born U.S. citizen Lived at least 14 years in U.S.
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JOB • Approves/vetoes laws • Enforces the laws
LEADER • President BarackObama
TERM • 4 years • Can only serve 2 terms (22nd Amendment ratified 1951)
QUALIFICATIONS • Must be at least 35 years old • Must be a natural born U.S. citizen • Lived at least 14 years in U.S.
DUTIES of President • Serves as head-of-state • Meets with leaders of other countries • Chief of Government • The boss of every federal gov’t worker • Commander in Chief - official head of U.S. military • Approves/vetoes laws • Pres. can not write a bill, only propose one
SECOND IN COMMAND • Vice President Joseph Biden
DUTIES of V.P. • Presiding officer of the Senate • Breaks a tie vote • Attends cabinet meetings • Sits on committees • Succeeds the president in case of death or incapacitation • 25th amendment – Presidential succession
Executive Agencies • Federal Bureau of Investigation (1908) • Central Intelligence Agency • Modern CIA formed in 1942 • Drug Enforcement Agency (1973) • Federal Emergency Management Administration (1803)
CABINET • Advisors to the president – Why? • Because the president can’t do the job alone! • Secretary of State Hillary Clinton – represents the president in foreign affairs
Cabinet continued 2. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (also the secretary under George W. Bush) • Advises the president on military matters
Cabinet continued 3. Attorney General Eric Holder • Created by Judiciary Act of 1789 • Advises the president on legal matters
Cabinet continued 4. Director of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano • Advises on border security and acts of homeland terrorism
Cabinet continued 5. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner • In charge of revenue collection, extending credit, money production, & economic policy
Cabinet continued 6. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan • Advises and promotes education initiatives
Electoral College Formal election of the president Candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win If there is a tie, the House votes for the president *to calculate the number of electoral votes you add the # of members of the House to the # of the Senate