Vice President of the United States

The Vice President is the second-highest executive official of the government. As first in the presidential line of succession, the Vice President becomes President upon the death, resignation, or removal of the President, which has happened nine times. His only other constitutional duty is to serve as Senate President and break any tie votes in that chamber. The office has evolved into a senior advisor to the President.

All executive power in the federal government is vested in the President of the United States, although power is often delegated to his\her Cabinet members and other officials. The President and Vice President are elected as ‘running mates’ for four-year terms by the Electoral College, for which each state, as well as the District of Columbia, is allocated a number of seats based on its representation (or ostensible representation, in the case of D.C.) in both houses of Congress.

Cabinet, executive departments, and agencies

The day-to-day enforcement and administration of federal laws is in the hands of the various federal executive departments, created by Congress to deal with specific areas of national and international affairs. The heads of the 15 departments, chosen by the President and approved with the ‘advice and consent’ of the US Senate, form a council of advisors generally known as the President’s ‘Cabinet’. In addition to departments, there are a number of staff organizations grouped into the Executive Office of the President. These include the White House staff, the National Security Council, the Office of Management and Budget, the Council of Economic Advisors, the Office of the US Trade Representative, the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

There are also independent agencies such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Environmental Protection Agency. In addition, there are government-owned corporations such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and the United States Postal Service.

The Main Roles and Powers

The executive branch of US government is composed of the President, his advisors and all federal agencies and their heads. The executive was created by article II of the Constitution.

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