Structure of the Executive Branch
By: Jackson Bridgeman and Tristin Alderman
President Line of Succession
1. Vice President of the United States
2. Speaker of the House
3. President pro tempore of the Senate
4. Secretary of State
5. Secretary of the Treasury
6. Secretary of Defense
7. Attorney General
8. Secretary of the Interior
9. Secretary of Agriculture
10. Secretary of Labor
11. Secretary of Health and Human Services
12. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
13. Secretary of Transportation
14. Secretary of Energy
15. Secretary of Education
16. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
17. Secretary of Homeland Security
The Major Responsibilities of the Vice President
He is to be ready at a moment's notice to assume the Presidency if the President is unable to perform his duties. Due the President's death, resignation, or temporary incapacitation, or if the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet judge that the President is no longer able to discharge the duties of the presidency.
Influence and Prominence Changed Over Time
- He is president of the senate
- He helps decide Presidential Disability
Leaders That Make up the President's Cabinet
Purpose and Duty of the Cabinet
Purpose of the National Security Council
Advises the President on foreign policy, intelligence, and national security.
What the Office of Management and Budget
Duties of the Chief of Staff, Press Secretary, and White House Staff Members
-The man closest to the President
-Chief of all Advisors, Sets Pres. agenda
-Decides many policies with the PresidentFederal Bureaucracy
Agencies Within the Cabinet Departments
- FBI
- DEA
- US Marshall's
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- National Park Services
- Forest Service
- Coast Guard
- Marines
Independent Agencies
- FDIC
- FEMA
- USA Freedom Corps
- USPS
- Peace Corps
- USGS
Regulatory Commissions
They are created by Congress and considered to be part of the executive branch. They are meant to impose and enforce regulations free of political influence. Examples...
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Federal Communications Commission
-United States Maritime Service
- Department of Energy