The Executive Branch
The power of the Executive Branch of the government is given to a President. The Constitution grants this power in Article II, Section 1, Clause 1, which states "The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America." The Constitution also outlines qualifications to hold the office. These include: the person must be a "natural-born citizen", must be 35 years of age, and have lived in the United States for fourteen years. Also included in Article II are specifications for term and pay. It was originally set that a President may only serve for four years but is eligible for reelection. However, in 1951 Congress passed an amendment that limits the number of terms to two. The President's salary is outlined in Article II, Section 1, Clause 7 as saying that the pay shall be set by Congress and cannot be increased or decreased during a term.The President has many roles he must fill as leader of the free world. His roles include Chief of State, Chi!ef Executive, Chief Administrator, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, Chief Legislator, Party Chief, and Chief Citizen. However, none of these powers can be performed in isolation. The way the President performs these roles effects the ways he performs
that Congress meets all year, this power is basically useless. The President's judicial power includes appointing justices and providing executive pardons or reprieves. In some cases, I believe pardons are good but only in certain situations and only when they have gone through the proper channels. I thought that Bill Clinton's eleventh hour pardons went over the line.The role of executive agencies and Cabinet is to assist the President with his duties. The Cabinet was first formed by George Washington and consisted of the Department of State, the Treasury Department, and the War Department. This part of the Executive Branch is not written into the Constitution. It is more of a tradition and in most instances, the Presidency would not survive without them. The Offices of the White House is often called the "nerve center" of the Executive Branch. Most of the offices are in the crowded West Wing, which the public seldom sees.Federal bureaucracy is the organization of th! is the largest, employee-wise, in the United States Government. It is also one of the more vague branches described by the Constitution. The Executive Branch is one of the more well known branches, but is the least understood. s: the Constitution, and from an act of Congress. The executive orders are published in "The Federal Register", which comes out five times a week. The Constitution also provides the power to appoint. Many appointments, however, are only for White House positions and Cabinet spots. With every appointment, the Senate must approve of the person with a majority vote of the Senators present. The President also has the power to remove a person from office. The Constitution, however, does not clearly define a process of removal from office, except by impeachment. Dismissal does not require the approval of Congress. The President's diplomatic and military powers go almost hand in hand. The most famous diplomatic power is that of making treaties. This process is usually worked through the Secretary of State with leaders or representatives of another country. When a treaty is reached, it is sent to the Senate for a two-thirds approval of the members present. The oth
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