The President is chief executive of the Executive Branch of the US government.
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The governor heads the executive branch of state government. The governor of Virginia is Bob McDonnell. He was elected in 2010 and will serve one term until January 2014. Virginia governors may not hold consecutive terms.
No. Congress (the Legislative Branch) holds the power of the purse, meaning they create the budget and decide what to fund and what not to fund.
The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Offi ce during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:
The Executive Branch contains the president and his cabinetry. It's sole purpose is to carry out the laws created by the legislative system. However, in recent years, the powers of the executive branch have been growing. While it hasn't necessarily over thrown our system of checks and balances, it has lead to an unfair gain in the executive branch.
One power that the legislative branch holds over the executive branch is that for certain things to be done, the president needs to have a certain amount of votes in congress, and if they do not get that, some things are not able to get done.