ARTICLE II: THE EXECUTIVE

BRANCH

Qualifications

Salary and Benefits

Election and Terms

The Roles of the

President

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

1. CARRIES OUT THE NATION’S LAWS

2. ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDERS

3. APPOINTS CABINET MEMBERS AND OTHER OFFICIALS (AMBASSADORS, HEADS OF AGENCIES, JUDGES)

CHIEF DIPLOMAT

1. APPOINTING AMBASSADORS

2. MAKING TREATIES AND EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES

COMMANDER IN CHIEF

FINAL AUTHORITY OVER MILITARY MATTERS

WAR POWERS ACT - 1973

PEACETIME ROLE

LEGISLATIVE LEADER

1. PROPOSES LEGISLATION

2. PREPARES FEDERAL BUDGET

3. APPROVES OR VETOES LEGISLATION

PARTY LEADER

1. SUPPORTS PARTY LEADERS IN ELECTION CAMPAIGNS

2. HELPS TO UNIFY PARTY AND GIVE IT DIRECTION

JUDICIAL LEADER

APPOINTS JUDGES TO THE SUPREME COURT AND OTHER FEDERAL COURTS

CAN ISSUE PARDONS, REPRIEVES, AND AMNESTIES

CHIEF OF STATE

REPRESENTS THE WHOLE NATION

The Executive Branch is composed of:

President

Vice-President

EOP-Advisers to the president

Cabinet-Carry out much of the work

of the executive branch

Hillary Clinton - State

                   

Timothy Geithner- Treasury

Leon Panetta - Defense

Eric Holder - Attorney General (Justice)

Kenneth Salazar - Interior

Thomas Vilsack -Agriculture

Gary Locke -Commerce

Hilda Solis - Labor

Kathleen Sibelius – Health and Human Resources

Shaun Donovan – Housing and Urban Development

                         

Ray LaHood -Transportation

Steven Chu - Energy

Arne Duncan-Education

Eric Shinseki – Veterans Affairs

                         

Janet Napolitano– Homeland Security

Regulatory commission-Protects public by controlling

certain businessesAnd industries

FCC FTC

SEC

EEOC

Executive Agencies-Deals with certain specialized

areas of government

CIANASA

EPA

Government Corporations-Government

owned and operatedcorporation

US Postal System

Bureaucracy – government workers

3 million in the executive Branch

Red tape

Employment in the Executive Branch

Spoils System – Andrew Jackson - 1829

Merit System – Pendleton Act – 1883

Began the Civil Service Commission

Hatch Act – 1939 – no civil servant can get involved in party politics