Executive Branch Flashcards
flashcards
Article #2
The second part of constitution
President
The leader of the executive office, has to be 35, resident for 14 years, have to be born in the US
Vice president
First to take over for the president, president and vice president are a team
Candidate
Somebody who is running for office
Term age
President: 35 yrs, resident for 14 yrs, and have to be born in the us
Commander in chief
The leader of the military
Chief executive
Makes sure his staff are doing the right things(their job), head of the departments
Chief of state
In charge of meeting/hosting with other countries and also making treaties (state=country)
Chief legislator
The head of laws
Chief of party
The head of their party
Electors
Based on how many people and reps and senators you have in the state Ex- Maine = 4
Electoral college
When the new government was first made they didn’t think people would know what was going on/didn’t know how it worked. It’s based on electors its a system to pick the president, have the people vote. They have it based on 2 senators and reps are based on the state Ex- Maine =4
Popular vote vs Electoral vote
The popular vote doesn’t really matter, electoral vote matters THE MOST
Cabinet
The president chooses people for each position and has to be approved by the Senate 15 departments with 15 leaders/secretaries ALSO NOT IN CONSTITUTION
Secretary
Meaning leader in charge of departments- help president run the country- like a employ
how many departments are there?
15 departments
Dept of state
Other countries
Dept of justice
Crimes
Dept of defense
Military
Dept of labor
Jobs
Dept of education
School
Dept of veteran affairs
veterans
Dept of health and human services
Helping people
Dept of homeland security
Inside U.S
