The+Executive+Branch

__**The Executive Branch **__ flat

=__**WHO **__=

The Executive Branch of the U.S. Government consists of the President of the United States, the vice president and 15 Cabinet departments. There have been 44 presidents since George Washington's inauguration in 1789. There are three qualifications stated in the Constitution that need to be met in order to become President. They are:
 * 1) **Must be at least 35 years old**
 * 2) **Must be a natural born citizen**
 * 3) **Must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years**

The modern-day Cabinet consists of fifteen heads of departments and many important officials. The 15 departments and department heads are: media type="custom" key="10454730" align="left"

=__**WHAT **__=

Presidential duties include: >
 * Being The Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces
 * Signing to law or vetoing legislation passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives
 * Implementing the laws created by Congress
 * Appointing Cabinet officials, Supreme Court Justices and other officials as long as the Senate confirms the appointments
 * Issuing Executive orders
 * Negotiate and sign treaties (must be ratified by the Senate)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #9b3b3b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 21px;">Extend pardons and clemencies for federal crimes

<span style="color: #9b3b3b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">Vice Presidential duties include: >
 * <span style="color: #9b3b3b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">President of the Senate
 * <span style="color: #9b3b3b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">Tiebreaker in the Senate
 * <span style="color: #9b3b3b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">Readiness to assume Presidency if the President is unable to perform his or her duties. This includes death, resignation or temporary incapacitation.

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<span style="color: #9b3b3b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">﻿The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C. The President and his family live at the White House. The President's office is named The Oval Office. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #9b3b3b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 21px;">media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1600+Pennsylvania+Avenue+Northwest,+Washington+D.C.,+DC&aq=2&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=55.060677,86.132812&vpsrc=6&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1600+Pennsylvania+Ave+NW,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia,+20500&ll=38.897678,-77.036517&spn=0.006688,0.010514&z=14&output=embed" width="425" height="350"

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= = <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #9b3b3b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 21px;">The President is elected every four years. Presidential elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The earliest possible date is November 2nd and the latest possible date is November 8th. Inauguration Day used to be March 4th from 1793 - 1933, but it was changed to January 20th. The Inauguration date for 2013 will be Monday January 5, 2013. In instances of death, vice presidents have been inaugurated immediately despite date or location.

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<span style="color: #9b3b3b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates created the Executive Branch of government. This was very different from any form of government in Europe because this branch consisted of a term limit. The delegates were afraid that too much power possessed by one person could lead to corruption. Therefore, the Constitution set up the government to include a system of checks and balances. This meant that although the President would have certain powers, the other two branches had certain powers as well. This meant total control for an individual and unjust laws and rulings were much more unlikely to happen. The President's role in the United States government was therefor adopted to manage the Executive Branch.

<span style="color: #9b3b3b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">Everyday, the President is faced with decisions regarding America's future. The Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This office was created to provide the President with the support he or she needs to govern effectively. These include communicating the President's message to the American people to promoting American interests abroad.

**<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">HOMEWORK: Respond on Moodle to the following questions: **
 * 1) **<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">Who makes up the Executive Branch? **
 * 2) **<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">Out of all the duties the President has, which one do you think is most important and why? **
 * 3) **<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">Explain a time in your life when you've experienced a situation where checks and balances are used? (An example is before my family orders a pizza, each voice our opinions about what toppings we each want. We discuss the matter until we all agree on a pizza we all want to eat.) **

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