Executive+Branch+of+U.S.+Government


 * PURPOSE**

This executive branch of government enforces the laws made by the [|legislative branch].


 * LEADERS**

The power of the executive branch is vested in the [|President], who also serves as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The President appoints the Cabinet and oversees the various agencies and departments of the federal government. The current President of the United States is [|George W. Bush] The executive branch has more officers than the legislative and judicial branches.


 * QUALIFICATIONS**

In order for a person to become President, he or she must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, be at least 35 years of age, and have resided in the United States for at least 14 years. Election day usually occurs on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Once elected, the President serves a term of four years and may be re-elected only once. However it is possible to serve a near ten year period, if a previous president dies halfway through their term the Vice President would take over. If they were relected they could then serve two four year periods, and one two year period.


 * EXECUTIVE CHECKS**

__Executive Checks on the Legislative Branch:__ 1. Veto 2. Messages to the Congress 3. Head of the party 4. Appointments 5. Speaker of the people

__Executive Checks on the Judicial Branch:__ 1. Appointment of judges

To see the rest of the checks and balances in the U.S. governmet, click here.


 * LINKS**

[|Department of Agriculture] (USDA), [|Department of Commerce] (DOC), [|Department of Defense] (DOD), [|Department of Education] (ED), [|Department of Energy] (DOE), [|Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS), [|Department of Homeland Security] (DHS), [|Department of Homeland Security] (HUD), [|Department of Justice] (DOJ), [|Department of Labor] (DOL), [|Department of State] (DOS), [|Department of the Interior] (DOI), [|Department of the Treasury], [|Department of Transportation] (DOT), [|Department of Veterans Affairs] (VA)

For more information on these departments, check out our Cabinet and Executive Departments page. To see former US Presidents go to the page.