EXECUTIVE BRANCH

JOB

Approves/vetoes laws Enforces the laws

LEADER

President Barack Obama

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 incapacitation25th 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!

1. Secretary of State2. John Kerry–

represents the president in foreign affairs

Cabinet continued

2. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (as of July 1, 2011)• Advises the

president on military matters

Cabinet continued

3.“RESIGNED” ---1 WEEK AGO….???Attorney General Eric Holder

• Created by Judiciary Act of 1789

• Advises the president on legal matters

Cabinet continued

4. Director of Homeland Security

Jeh Johnson-advises

on border security, counter terrorism, disaster response, immigration, & cyber security

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

Secretary of Defense

Chuck Hagel-power of the United States Military, 2nd to President

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

Electoral College Map

2008 Presidential Election