Flashcards › American Government: Executive Branch

Who heads the Executive Branch? the President What article of the U.S. Constitution is the Executive Branch described in? Article 2 When is the President inagurated? January 20 every year Who is our current President? George Bush What is presidential succession? the order of people that replace the President if he dies, resigns, and etc. Who is the 2nd person in the presidential succession? Vice President Who is the current Vice President? Dick Cheney Who is the current Secretary of State? Condoleezza Rice Who is the 3rd person in the presidential succession? Speaker of the House Who is the 4th person in the presidential succession? President Pro-Tempore What does the President Pro-Tempore do? He presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President Who is the 5th person in Presidential succesion? The Members of the Cabinet in order of which they were created What does the Executive Branch do? carry out the laws As Foreign Policy Leader what does the President do? he decides what relationship the U.S. will have with other countries and he appoints ambassadors to foreign countries