Executive
Executive Branch
Vice President and Line Of Succession
- What are the major responsibilities of the VP?
- How has his influence and prominence changed over time?
vice president
speaker of the house
president pro tempore of the senate
secretary of state
secretary of the treasury
secretary of defense
attorney general
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Homeland SecurityCabinet
Members of the President's Cabinet?
- What leaders make up the President's Cabinet?
What is the purpose and duty of the Cabinet?
What is the purpose of the National Security Council and who is in it?
What does the Office of Management and Budget Do?
What is the Federal Bureaucracy?:
Give examples of Agencies within the Cabinet Departments and summarize what they do:
- Give examples of Independent Agencies and summarize what they do
- Give examples of Regulatory Commissions and summarize what they do :
FCC, Maritime service, NRC. TEN Organizations created to be independent from presidential and political party involvement. Keep politics out of their operations. Commissioners appointed by President. confirmed by the Senate Serve about 14 year
- What are the duties of the chief of staff, Press Secretary, and white house staff members?
The Chief of Staff oversees the Executive Office of the President(EOP) of the United States. senior White House official whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesman for the United States government administration, especially with regard to the president, senior executives, and policies. Assistant to the President of the United States.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet
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The Departments
Members of the President's Cabinet
15 Executive Departments
1. department of agriculture
2.department of commerce
3.department of defense
4.department of education
5.department of energy
6.department of health and human services
7.department of homeland security
8.department of housing and urban development
9.department of the interior
10.department of justice
11.department of labor
12.department of state
13.department of transportation
14.department of treasury
15.department of veterans affairs
The Chief of Staff oversees the Executive Office of the President(EOP) of the United States. senior White House official whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesman for the United States government administration, especially with regard to the president, senior executives, and policies. Assistant to the President of the United States.