Transcript President and Executive Officesx

The Executive Branch:
The Chief Executive
Unit 6: The Executive Branch and Bureaucracy
The Chief Executive
Actions: Enforces Laws, Direct Agencies, Issue Executive
Orders, Appoints Officials, Creates and Directs Commissions.
Running the Government: The Chief
Executive
Constitutional Charge
“take care that the laws are faithfully executed”
Scope of the Job
The Federal Bureaucracy Spends $2.5 trillion dollars
(2,500,000,000,000) a year and employs more than 4 million
people
The President directly appoints 500 high level officials and 2,500
other positions
Organization of the Executive Branch
Basically just “waits” for things to do
Power has grown over time, as recent presidents have given their
VPs important jobs
The Cabinet
Presidential advisors, not in Constituton
Made up of 14 cabinet secretaries and one Attorney General, confirmed by the
Senate
Created to advise the President and operate a specific policy area of
governmental activity
Organization of the Executive Branch
Executive Office of the President
Closest
Made up of policymaking and advisory bodies
Three principle groups: NSC, CEA, OMB
Organization of the Executive Branch
White House Office
Personal and political staff members who help with the day-to-day management of
the executive branch; includes the chief of staff, counsel to the President, press
secretary
National Security Council
Established by the National Security Act of 1947
Advises the President on matters of domestic and foreign national security
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Performs both managerial and budgetary functions, including legislative review and
budgetary assessments of proposals
Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Established under Bush, named changed under Obama
Encourages and expands private efforts to del with social problems
Organization of the Executive Branch
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Advisory and planning agency to combat the nation’s drug problems
Office of Policy Development
Gives the President advise on DOMESTIC policy
Council of Economic Advisors
Informs the President about economic developments and problems
Office of US Trade Representative (Foreign Trade and Treaty Negotiation)
Office of Administration (Administrative Services to All Executive Office Groups)
Council on Environmental Quality (Coordinates Environmental Efforts and Analyzes policy)
Office of Science and Technology (Advises on effects of tech, coordinates implementation)
Office of the Vice President (VP’s staff)
Organization of the Executive Branch
Independent Executive Agencies
Similar to Departments but without Cabinet status
NASA, Small Business Administration, etc
Independent Regulatory Agencies
Independent from Executive (although members appointed)
Created to regulate and police
Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Reserve Board
Government Corporations
Created by Congress to carry out business-like activities (Charge for service)
AMTRAK, US Postal Service