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The Executive Branch Of Government

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The Executive Branch and the Presidents The Executive Branch is the branch of government that enacts and enforces the law. The head of the Executive Branch is the President of the United States. The President of the United States has seven roles that he must fill as President. These roles are the Chief of State, Chief Executive, Commander-in-Chief, Legislative leader, Chief of Party, Guardian of economy and Chief Diplomat. In these roles, the President awards metals to college scholarship winners, makes a patriotic speech on the Fourth of July and enforces the law. Furthermore, the President chooses officials, writes the speeches for Ambassadors who are traveling to foreign countries, creates foreign policies, controls the Armed Forces, Finally, the President influences Congress in …show more content…

The members of the Cabinet include the Vice President, Attorney General and the Secretaries of the fifteen Executive departments. These departments are the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Interior, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of Treasury, and Department of Veterans Affairs. The Executive Branch, like the Legislative and Judicial branches, has many checks and balances to ensure the balance of power within the branches of government. The Executive Branch can declare Executive orders, proclamations that are treated like laws; however, the judicial branch can declare these proclamations unconstitutional. Furthermore, the President can veto laws that he does not feel are necessary in the United States’ government. Meanwhile, a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives can override this Presidential

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