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According to Discovery Ed the Executive Branch is explained in Article ll or the United States constitution

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The Executive branch members report to work in the White House. The White House is located in Washington DC.

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The Executive branch gives their power to their president  

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The Executive branch gives their power to their president  

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From the President, to the Vice President, to the Cabinet, learn more about the Executive Branch of the government of the United States.

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The 12th amendment superseded this clause, after the election of 1800

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The 12th amendment superseded this clause, after the election of 1800

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National Constitution Center - The 2nd Article of the U.S. Constitution

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Section 1

He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:

Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.

The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then from the five highest on the List the said House shall in like Manner chuse the President. But in chusing the President, the Votes shall be taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; A quorum for this Purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from two thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President.

The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.

No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by Law provide for the Case of Removal, Death, Resignation or Inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act accordingly, until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.

The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.

Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:--"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Section 2

The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

Section 3

He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.

Section 4

The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

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The 2nd Article of the U.S. Constitution

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SECTION. 1. The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.

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The branch of government charged with the execution and enforcement of laws and policies and the administration of public affairs, the executive.

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The branch of government charged with the execution and enforcement of laws and policies and the administration of public affairs, the executive.

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noun

the branch of government charged with the execution and enforcement of laws and policies and the administration of public affairs; the executive.

The branch of federal and state government that is broadly responsible for implementing, supporting, and enforcing the laws made by the legislative branch and interpreted by the judicial branch. At the state level, the executive includes governors and their staffs. At the federal level, the executive includes the president, the vice president, staffs of appointed advisers (including the cabinet), and a variety of departments and agencies, such as the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Postal Service ( see postmaster general). The executive branch also proposes a great deal of legislation to Congress and appoints federal judges, including justices of the Supreme Court. Although the executive branch guides the nation's domestic and foreign policies, the system of checks and balances works to limit its power.

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Constitution affords the president full control of the whole executive branch, with no free-floating agencies beyond his direct reach.

Third, the court is giving the administration wins largely on issues of presidential control of the executive branch.

"The Insurrection Act is very broadly worded, but there is a history of even the executive branch interpreting it narrowly," said John C. Dehn, an associate professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

"The American people provided him a mandate to run the executive branch, including the U.S. attorney's office and I look forward to serving at the pleasure of the president," he said during a news conference.

Vought is a proponent of the "unitary executive" theory, the argument that the president should have unfettered control over every tentacle of the executive branch, including independent agencies such as the Federal Reserve.

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Executive branch definition: the branch of government charged with the execution and enforcement of laws and policies and the administration of public affairs; the executive.. See examples of EXECUTIVE BRANCH used in a sentence.

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The members working in the executive branch is about 3.02 million federal employees. Adding on 600,000 postal workers are included into the count of 3.02 million. However, 1.3 million active-duty military uniformed service members are not included.

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The members working in the executive branch is about 3.02 million federal employees. Adding on 600,000 postal workers are included into the count of 3.02 million. However, 1.3 million active-duty military uniformed service members are not included.

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Social media post inflates federal workforce growth under Joe Biden

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After cuts in Trump’s first term, Biden increased the federal workforce by about 5%, the highest increase in any single term since the 1980s.

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The President is the leader of the Executive branch. But the Vice President can become President if the President cannot do its job anymore.

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The President is the leader of the Executive branch. But the Vice President can become President if the President cannot do its job anymore.

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The executive branch of our Government is in charge of making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed. The President of the United States is the head of the executive branch. The President gets help from the Vice President, department heads (called Cabinet members), and heads of independent agencies. Here are some of the things those people do:

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Cabinet of leaders who are chosen by the president and must be approved by the Senate, the president and vice president are elected.

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Cabinet of leaders who are chosen by the president and must be approved by the Senate, the president and vice president are elected.

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How are members of the executive branch selected? – MassInitiative

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The executive branch includes the president and the vice president plus a Cabinet of leaders who are chosen by the president and must be approved by the Senate. The 15 Cabinet members oversee 15 departments that are in charge of different things, like the military, schools, and banks.

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The skills required for the executive branch are effectively implement, enforce laws, and manage federal bureaucracy, you have to be 35 years old or older to work in the executive branch.

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The skills required for the executive branch are effectively implement, enforce laws, and manage federal bureaucracy, you have to be 35 years old or older to work in the executive branch.

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The power of the Executive Branch is vested in the President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed

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The names of the members that work in the executive branch are Joe Biden and JD Vance

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The names of the members that work in the executive branch are Joe Biden and JD Vance

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The power of the Executive Branch is vested in the President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed