How is the executive branch organized?

Answer 1

The head of the executive branch is 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. To become President one must: 35+ years old be a natural-born citizen of the U.S been living in the United states for at least 14 years Once elected a President serves a four year term and may be re-elected once. The history of the Cabinet starts at the beginnings of the Presidency itself. One of the principal purposes of the Cabinet (drawn from Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution) is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of their respective offices. The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments-the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, and the Attorney General. Under President George W. Bush, Cabinet-level rank also has been accorded to the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Director, Office of Management and Budget; the Director, National Drug Control Policy; and the U.S. Trade Representative. I got most of this info from http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/