The Executive Branch

Head of Party

President helps members of his party get elected/appointed

Department of Commerce

Provided oversight of businesses engaged in interstate commerce, issues patents and trademarks, conducts the national census, and maintains official weighs and measures

Department of Agriculture

Responsible for developing and executing U.S federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food such as dairy and meat inspection and handling, controls insect vectors of disease, Extension or rural health and sanitation.

Air Force One

The Air Force applies this name to any of its aircraft the president of the United States may be using

Chief Executive

The President enforces U.S. laws, creates policies, hires and fires officials within the executive branch.

Head of State

The role of the president as ceremonial head of the government.

Commander in Chief

The role of the president as supreme commander of the military forces of the United States and of the state National Guard units when they are called into federal service

Department of the Interior

They are a cabinet-level agency that manages America's resources and uses science to manage the U.S's land, water, wildlife, energy, relationships with tribal nations, and islands

Department of the Treasury

[1789] collects federal revenues; pays federal bills; mints coins and prints paper money; enforces alcohol, tobacco, and firearm laws.

Department of Transportation

created in 1966, promotes and regulates highways, mass transit, railroads, waterways, air travel, and oil and gas pipelines

Department of Education

established in 1979 to coordinate federal education programs; has the task of improving the nation's schools; administers federal scholarships, loans, grants, and direct aid to state departments

Inauguration

formal ceremony marking the beginning of a leader's term.

Department of Labor

promotes the well-being of workers by improving working conditions, providing better job opportunities, and administering protective legislation; includes the Employment Standards Administration, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Chief Economist

submits a budget to Congress; appoints the Federal Reserve Board; can exercise other informal powers; budgetary powers are not in the Constitution

Presidential Succession

1. Vice President 2. Speaker of the House 3. President Pro-Tempore of the Senate 4. Secretary of State 5. Secretary of Treasury

Department of Energy

1977 - Carter added it to the Cabinet to acknowledge the importance of energy conservation. Regulates Nuclear energy, disposing of radioactive waste.

cabinet

Advisory council for the president consisting of the heads of the executive departments, the vice president, and a few other officials selected by the president.

Impeachment

An action by the House of Representatives to accuse the president, vice president, or other civil officers of the United States of committing "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."

Department of Health and Human Services

Cabinet-level administrative unit of the federal government with four major service divisions and many different sections. Includes the Public Health Services, CDC, NIH, FDA, Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services, and Health Resources Administration.

Camp David

Camp David is the country retreat of the President of the United States. It is located in wooded hills about 62 miles north-northwest of Washington, D.C

Department of State

Chief executive branch department responsible for formulation and implementation of U.S foreign policy

Chief Legislator

Constitution gives the president power to influence Congress in its lawmaking. Presidents may urge Congress to pass new laws or veto bills that they do not favor.

White House Chief of Staff

Highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President. This is a very powerful position, sometimes dubbed "The Second-Most Powerful Man in Washington"

Department of Defense

A department of the federal executive branch entrusted with formulating military policies and maintaining American military forces. Its top official is the civilian secretary of defense. It is headquartered in the Pentagon.

Department of Justice

A department of the federal executive branch, headed by the attorney general, which administers the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), prosecutes violations of federal law, and is responsible for enforcing all civil rights legislation.

Department of Homeland Security

A proposal by President Bush in 2002 which would consolidate 22 federal agencies and nearly 170,000 federal employees, US federal agency created in 2002 to coordinate national efforts against terrorism

Executive Agencies

Federal agencies that are part of the executive branch but outside the structure of cabinet departments. Their heads typically serve at the pleasure of the president and can be removed at the president's discretion.

Chief Diplomat

The president as the main architect of American foreign policy and the nation's chief spokesperson to other countries

Department of Veteran's Affairs

a government entity that oversees such issues and loans, health care and education for those who have been in the military

Department of Housing and Urban Development

added to the Cabinet in 1965 to help the cities, provides mortgage insurance that helps families buy their own homes, and it oversees rent subsidies for low-income families; when natural disasters strike, this department moves in to furnish financial help in the form of grants and low-interest loans; includes the Federal Housing Administration