The Three Branches of Government
By: Madelyn Manley
The Three Branches of Government
Well, hurry up. You need to find out more, don't you? Oh, don't tell me that you think this is it... Go ahead, scroll down!
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DISCLAIMER
The Legislative Branch
The Judicial Branch
The Executive Branch
The Legislative Branch
The Legislative Branch
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Congress
The House of Representatives
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Senate
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The Executive Branch
The Executive Branch
No, not what you're thinking. It not the cabinet you have in your kitchen!
I, by PRESIDENTIAL DECREE-
Presidential Qualifications, Term Limit, and Salary
• Must be a natural born citizen of the United States of America
• Must meet the age requirement of 35 years
• Must have been a resident of the United States for at least 14 years
The President may not go the election limit of two. Each term is 4 years, therefore the President may not go over 8 years in office.
The President's annual salary is $400,000.
Wait, We're Missing Someone... Ah! The Vice President!
• To assume the Presidential responsibilities if the President is unable to do so
• To be the President of Senate
The Vice Presidential annual salary is $230,700. The maximum length of term is indefinite, but the most anyone has ever served in two terms, or eight years.
Cabinet
Vice President of the United States
Joseph R. Biden
Department of State
Secretary John Kerry
http://www.state.gov
Department of the Treasury
Secretary Jack Lew
http://www.treasury.gov
Department of Defense
Secretary Chuck Hagel
http://www.defense.gov
Department of Justice
Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.
http://www.usdoj.gov
Department of the Interior
Secretary Sally Jewell
http://www.doi.gov
Department of Agriculture
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack
http://www.usda.gov
Department of Commerce
Secretary Penny Pritzker
http://www.commerce.gov
Department of Labor
Secretary Thomas E. Perez
http://www.dol.gov
Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
http://www.hhs.gov
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Shaun L.S. Donovan
http://www.hud.gov
Department of Transportation
Secretary Anthony Foxx
http://www.dot.gov
Department of Energy
Secretary Ernest Moniz
http://www.energy.gov
Department of Education
Secretary Arne Duncan
http://www.ed.gov
Department of Veterans Affairs
Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
http://www.va.gov
Department of Homeland Security
Secretary Jeh Johnson
http://www.dhs.gov
The following positions have the status of Cabinet-rank:
White House Chief of Staff
Denis McDonough
Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator Gina McCarthy
http://www.epa.gov
Office of Management & Budget
Director Sylvia Burwell
whitehouse.gov/omb
United States Trade Representative
Ambassador Michael Froman
www.ustr.gov
United States Mission to the United Nations
Ambassador Samantha Power
usun.state.gov/
Council of Economic Advisers
Chairman Jason Furman
www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/
Small Business Administration
Acting Administrator Marianne O'Brien Markowitz
www.sba.gov/
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Presidential Line of Succession
Judicial Branch
The Supreme Court
The current Justices includes:
Roberts John G. Jr.
Samuel Alito Jr.
Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan
Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas
Ruth Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer