The Executive Branch

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  1. 3. the group that casts the “official” votes for the President.
  2. 4. mandated that each elector cast a separate vote for President and Vice President
  3. 7. the Secretary of State
  4. 11. adopted February of 1967. covered what to do if the office of the President becomes vacant or if the President is temporarily unable to perform the duties of the office.
  5. 12. held every four years and votes are cast on the first tuesday after the first monday
  6. 15. the secretary of war
  7. 16. serves the same four year term as the President, but must also meet the same qualifications as the President
  8. 19. a meeting of the political party, in which the members have a discussion and decide who will be the strongest candidate for the upcoming election.
  9. 24. if the president is temporarily unable to perform duties of the office
  10. 25. made up of all the agencies, departments, and bureaus of federal government
  11. 27. set the precedent of the President having a Cabinet
  12. 28. consists of the president, the Vice President, and the federal bureaucracy
  13. 29. elections that decide who will serve as the representative of the party in the upcoming election.
  14. 30. 2nd to fulfil the line of succession
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  1. 1. “the Vice President of the United States shall be President of the senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided.”
  2. 2. the secretary of the Treasury
  3. 5. public knows you are running, and papers are filed with the federal election commission
  4. 6. created a new breed of Vice President, when he gave Vice President Al Gore more responsibility and included him in the decision making process.
  5. 8. head of each departments
  6. 9. organized method of resolving the issue of who is head of the executive branch of government
  7. 10. serves as a pep rally for the upcoming election
  8. 13. head of the Department of Justice
  9. 14. natural born u.s. Citizen, at least 35 years old, reside in the u.s. For 14 years
  10. 17. when selected candidates participate in speeches, news interviews, meet and greets with the public, and debates with their opponents.
  11. 18. commander in chief
  12. 20. “together with the Vice President, chosen for the same term .”
  13. 21. decides the responsibilities of a new department and approves the budget for each executive department
  14. 22. a group of advisors.
  15. 23. next in line after the Vice President
  16. 26. the official ceremony in which the President is sworn in, takes the oath of office, and begins his or her term.