The Executive Branch
The Executive branch of the Unites States government is responsible for enforcing laws enacted by Congress. The President is head of the Executive branch and is both the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Independent Federal agencies are in charge of enforcing the law.
Commander in Chief
Requirements to Become the President
There are only three requirements for one to become a United States President. One must be at least 35 years of age, a resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years, and be a natural born citizen.
Presidential Succession
According to the 25th Amendment, in the event of the disability or death of a president while the Vice President is eligible to become the next President, the order of succession is as listed:
- Vice President
- Speaker of the House
- President Pro Tempore of the Senate
- Secretary of State
- Secretary of Treasury
- Secretary of Defense
- Attorney General
- Secretary of Interior
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Secretary of Commerce
- Secretary of Labor
- 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
- Secretary of Homeland Security
Presidential Duties
There are many duties the held by the President of the United States. The President is Commander in Chief which puts him in supreme command of the nation's armed forces. The President also appoints Cabinet members and Federal Court Judges in both the Executive and Judicial branches respectively. He is the head of foreign policy. The President has these powers to make the United States a more peaceful and secure nation and to ensure that all laws are "Faithfully Executed".