POS221-Lesson 3 Short Answer
1. Arizona has a "plural executive." Identify each of the constitutional officers included in Arizona’s plural executive in order of succession, as well as the two positions not included in succession. Finally, choose one position and explain at least two of the position’s duties and how the position could affect your daily life.
A plural executive branch means that no single person has all the power and all officials are elected to their position. Most states have this process which differs from the country as a whole who only one has elected official, the president, and then appointed officials to support him/her. There elected members of the Arizona executive branch in order of succession are the
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In order for an individual to become an elected official on the executive branch there are some specific requirements that must be met. The individual must be 25 years of age or older, are a 10 year citizen of the United State and a 5 year resident of Arizona. There are two offices that require further requirements, they are the attorney general and the state mine inspector. The attorney general is required to meet all the minimum requires as well as two additional requirements. One of the additional requirements is that the attorney general has to be qualified and admitted to the practice of law before the Arizona Supreme Court. This means that the individual elected to this office must have pasted the state boards for legal qualifications. Another additional requirement for the attorney general is that they cannot be in private practice during the term they are serving. These are two very important additional qualifications that the attorney general has to have. The citizens of the state would not want just anyone to be able to act as the attorney general. What if someone with no law qualifications was elected to office? They would not understand the duties of the job and what is legal, ethical and just. It is also important that the attorney general not be in private practice during the term they are serving because that could pose a
The executive branch consists of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Land Commissioner, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, the three-member Texas Railroad Commission, the State Board of Education, and the Secretary of State. Texas has a plural executive branch system, which limits the power of the Governor. Except for the Secretary of State, all executive officers are elected independently, making them directly answerable to the public but not the Governor. The executive branch also includes several boards and commissions that are made up of a mixture of elections and gubernatorial appointments confirmed by the Senate. In addition, there are many independent boards, commissions, and agencies that operate independently of the governor. Power is decentralized among many officials. Although the governor appoints over 3,000 individuals to 285-plus state boards and commissions, he has very limited removal authority and thus, has little control over the executive branch. Even with the Governor appointing several members of boards and commissions, the overall effect is a large network of administrative groups that neither the
The Executive Branch is run by the President who is commander and chief of the Military. It "carries out federal laws." (World Book 140). It will create regulations that back up the laws that Congress passes. The branch acts as the enforcer of the Government. The executive branch is separated into fourteen departments, each handling a specific Executive business. The head of each department is appointed by the President and approved by the senate. The collection of these departments makes up the Presidential Cabinet. The purpose of the cabinet and its members is as stated,
The executive branch of the Unites States government consists of the President, Vice President, Executive Office of the President (EOP), and the Cabinet (Citation). The President is the highest official of the Executive branch. The powers of the President are wide-ranging and highly substantial but were also drafted in the constitution to be limited by the other two branches of government. The remaining branches of government are the Legislative branch and the Judicial branch. There functions of all the branches are interrelated and the restraints on the amount of power each reserves are also coordinated. This correlation involves the system of checks and balances which was implemented by the framers of the Constitution. The President, as
The president, who is the head of the executive branch, is elected by the entire nation and serves four years. According to article II of the Constitution the president has the power of execution and enforcement of laws passed by the congress, choose cabinet members and officials, he is the head of state and the commander and chief of the armed forces. The vice president is also a part of the executive branch and is a position to take presidency in case something happened to the president. In contrast, the judicial branch officials are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. In article three of the constitution the judicial branch is established and to let the congress to determine the judicial structure, the jurisdiction of the federal courts and the number of Supreme Court Justices.
The Executive Branch’s main job is to enforce the laws. The head of the Executive Branch is the President, also known as Donald Trump. The second in command is the Vice-President, also known as Mike Pence. In order to be the president, you must be at least 35 years old, live 14 years stateside, and be a natural born citizen. There are five categories that the powers of a president can be placed into. The president can be the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, the Chief Executive, the Chief of State, the Chief Legislator, and the Chief of Party. As the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, the president can make the military decisions and call the National Guard. As the Chief Executive, he makes sure his cabinet and staff are doing their jobs correctly. As the Chief of State, he represents the U.S. abroad, acts as hosts to all foreign dignitaries, and makes treaties subject to a ⅔ approval by the Senate. As the Chief Legislator, he can approve or veto laws and suggest certain laws be made through his supporters in the House/Senate. As the Chief of Party, he is the chief of his political party and can make decisions regarding the makeup of his party.
The Executive Branch is the second portion of the power sharing system and is headed by the president. It consists of his Executive Office, the vice president, and his Cabinet. The duties of the Executive Branch are covered in the second article of the constitution and establish the president as the leader of the armed forces, outlines his ability to make treaties, and develop a State of the Union address. The ability for the Executive Branch to enforce the regulations and laws imposed by Congress lies with the many departments that are delegated the authority to enforce them, for example the Department of Agriculture handles the many different areas of farming and the processing of the food Americans eat. There are many different organizations and the head of each one joins together to form the president's Cabinet in order to inform him on the important issues that may need government attention.
The power of the executive branch is vested by the President of the United States. This branch is the largest branch that operates with assistance from the Vice President, agencies and members to successfully lead the government. The executive branch mainly operates based on the responsibilities and duties of the President implementing and forcing laws written by Congress (Whitehouse.gov). However, the interactions that the executive branch has with the other branches productively endorse power. The interactions that the executive branch has with the legislative branch are carrying out and enforce the laws that
In the executive branch of Texas, the top official is the Governor. Texas has what is called a plural executive, where the power is distributed among several elected officials as well as various boards and commissions. The plural executive consists of the Governor; lieutenant governor; secretary of state, who is appointed by the governor; attorney general; comptroller of public accounts; commissioner of the general land office; commissioner of agriculture and railroad commissioners, which include three
The executive government is the main organ that exercises authority in and holds the responsibility for the governance of a state. The main objective of executive is to execute and enforce law. According to the principle of speration of powers, authority is distributed among several branches and those are; legislative, executive and judiciary. There are different subdivision of executive branch as well. It consists of Governer, Lieutenant Governer, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Land Commissioner, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, the three-member Texas Railroad Commission, the State Board of Education, and the Secretary of State. Texas has a plural executive branch system which limits the power of the Governor.
The candidate should also be able to build and delegate a team. If the selection committee hires somebody who is over-dependent on others, like a mentor of some sort, success would be out of the question. The candidate should also be able to circumvent from too much power as he will be prone to abusing it. He should convert his power to influence others but not to exploit them.
Governors, are popularly elected and serve as the so called chief executive officers, of the fifty states and five commonwealths and territories. As state managers, Governors unlike the United States President, share management powers over the states with other elected officials within state government (Magelby, 2014). Although, many of the State Constitutions state that the Governor has supreme executive powers, to assure laws are enacted and followed within the specific states. The different State’s Constitutions, have also set the powers that a Governor has for the specific state. The powers differ from state to state, and sets the level of powers that is allowed to a Governor (NGA, 2015). Additionally, there are many common powers that a Governor has from state to state. Many states allow for moderate to strong formal powers for the Governors, while there are still nineteen states that set a weak formal power process for their Governor. Either way, the Governors in all the states have specific powers to govern whether these powers be formal or informal. We will discuss some of the differences and specifics in the document.
I think that the point that would be most accessible and beneficial to the people and the average citizen would be either the Lieutenant Governor, Legislative Institutions, Senate Standing Committees point, or the Speaker of the House, Legislative Institutions, House Standing Committees point. Since these two points select most of the members and all of the chairs, this could allow average citizens to elect the officials instead and make sure that the appointed ones have good intentions in the government and refrain from becoming corrupt. “Administrators would therefore be sensitive to the wishes of the voters and would administer the law in the interest of the general public.” Every elected official usually operates in any way that interests
Due to the concept that I choose, I gained a better understanding on how much influence the executive branch has over the people. The reason why secondary position exerts a strong influence over the people, is due to how close they are to their constituents. Using the state of California as an example, the executive branch is entrusted with implementing the laws that are passed from the national to federal level, and if it was not for the governor of California being in sync with the people. Any proposed law that was passed from the national level would’ve not exercised its effectiveness, however, if the governor of California does not facilitate its power appropriately, its people have the ability to call in an early recall: the voter and
Secondly, the executive branch was established in Article II. This branch is known for the president. The executive branch has several other people involved. There are top leader roles within the branch. Those leader roles consist of the Vice President, Executive Office of the President, and members of the Cabinet. The executive branch has the
There is always a danger of differing opinions, which could lead to dissensions. Also, the power is limited in the case of plural executive because some powers are shared from the president to the leaders. Unlike the plural executive’s dissention, dissension of opinion in the numerous legislature (House of Representatives), would bring up new ideas that would represent the people and state interest better (Senate). The executive power would be held by one