Section 1:The Presidency

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CHAPTER 6
The Executive Branch
Section 1 The Presidency Section 2 Powers and
Roles of the President Section 3 Executive
Departments and the Cabinet Section
4 Independent Agencies and Regulatory Commissions
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SECTION 1
The Presidency
Question What are the term of office and the
duties of the vice president?
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SECTION 1
The Presidency
?? ?preside over the Senate ? ??remain prepared
to assume presidency ?? ?help presidential
candidate get elected
?? ?four years
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SECTION 2
Powers and Roles of the President
Question What are the duties of the president as
foreign-policy leader and chief of state?
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SECTION 2
Powers and Roles of the President
??? secure friendly relations with foreign
governments
?? ?preserve the security of the United States
??? appoint officials to represent the United
States in foreign countries
?? ?meet with leaders of foreign countries
??? travel abroad to meet with foreign leaders
??? assume responsibility for treaties with
foreign countries
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SECTION 3
Executive Departments and the Cabinet
Question What are the fourteen department
secretaries included in the presidents cabinet?
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SECTION 3
Executive Departments and the Cabinet
Secretary of State Secretary of Treasury Attorney
General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of
Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of
Labor
Secretary of Defense Secretary of Health and
Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary
of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of
Veterans Affairs
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SECTION 4
Independent Agencies and Regulatory Commissions
Question What are some of the independent
agencies and regulatory commissions of the
federal government?
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SECTION 4
Independent Agencies and Regulatory Commissions
Commission on Civil Rights Farm Credit
Administration
Federal Election Commission Consumer Product
Safety Commission Securities and Exchange
Commission National Labor Relations Board
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Smal
l Business Administration Office of Personnel
Management General Services Administration
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CHAPTER 6
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What is the vice presidents role in the
government? 2. What limitation did the
Twenty-second Amendment place on the terms of the
presidency? 3. What is the purpose of the State
of the Union Address? 4. How does the president
participate in the legislative process? 5. How
does the Executive Office of the President serve
the president? 6. What other position do the
executive department heads hold? 7. Why are the
independent agencies separate from the executive
departments?