V.P. and His Cabinet
By: Chyna Hoppins and Josie Peters
Line of Presidential Succession (Need to Know first 6)
Responsibilities of the main VP
Leader over the Senate
Helps decide Presidential Disability
“President in Waiting” (only if the president dies)
Changes Over Time
Balances a Presidential Ticket
More used in modern politics and diplomacy
"Does as the president tells him" (wasn't always this way)
Compromises with CongressPresident's Cabinet
Vice President
Secretary of Agriculture
White House Chief of Staff
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Homeland Security
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of State
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Attorney GeneralPurpose And Duty Of The Cabinet
What _________ does:
White House Chief of Staff : Chief of all Advisors, Sets Presidents agenda, Enacts all decisions, Personally decides many policies with the President.
Secretaries: advise issues of a personal or department responsibility
National Security Council And Their Purpose
- Secretary of State
- Secretary of Defense
- Secretary of the Treasury
- Vice President
- Head of the CIA
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- President’s Chief of Staff
The purpose of the national security:
This is what puts Obama on tv to state his national concerns and what he is gonna do to fix it. They also investigate and protect American and our government.
Office Of Management And Budget
Help the president make a federal budget
- Help supervise with executive branch agencies
The Duties Of The Chief Of Staff, Press Secretary, And White House Staff Members
Chief of Staff: -- Supervises Executive office of the president.
Press Secretary: -- Like a spokesperson for the government administration.
White House Staff Members: -- Help out the president
Federal Bureaucracy
Examples Of The Agencies Within The Cabinet Departments
Dept. of Agriculture (USDA): Supervises farms and food
Dept. of Commerce: Promotes national economy
Dept. of Defense: Military
Dept. of Education: Makes sure education can be for everyone
Dept. of Energy (DOE): Advancement in energy over nation
Dept. of Health and Human Services: Run FDA and CDC
Dept. of Homeland Security: Formed in '02 by Bush to stop terrorism
- Dept. of Transportation (DOT): Safe transportation across nation
Examples Of Independent Agencies
CIA: Controls intelligence activities of government departments and agencies
EPA: Works with state and local governments on environmental safety
Federal Communications Commission: Controls TV and radio
Federal Trade Commission: Guards trade
Interstate Commerce Commission: Tracks rates of prices
The Peace Corps: Trains volunteers to go assist other countries with their agriculture and economies
Examples Of Regulatory Commissions
FTC
Nuclear Regulations Commission
Federal Reserve System
FCC