Basics about the Executive Branch
The executive branch is composed of the President, the Cabinet, and the Vice President. The Executive branch is responsible for the day to day operations of the state. They have many different agencies, used to enforce the laws. The Executive branch also employs the military that defends the nation
Being the President
In order to become the President, one must be 35 years old, a natural born citizen of the United states and has lived in America for 14 years. The president is elected to a 4 year term. A person may be elected president for a maximum of 2 terms. The terms can be non-consecutive.
The president is paid a yearly salary of $400,000 with an additional $169,000 "leisure" budget. The roles of the president include being the Chief of State (A symbol for the people. Performed by appearing in public. Examples include: pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey, and throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game), Chief Executive (performed by doing such things as making appointments to heads of agencies, and discussing government affairs with advisers), Chief Diplomat (done by shaping foreign policy with ambassadors and other diplomats), Commander-in-Chief (carried out by organizing the military and how they are used), Chief Legislator (Signing bills into law, vetoing bills, and meeting with Congress to discuss bills)
The president is paid a yearly salary of $400,000 with an additional $169,000 "leisure" budget. The roles of the president include being the Chief of State (A symbol for the people. Performed by appearing in public. Examples include: pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey, and throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game), Chief Executive (performed by doing such things as making appointments to heads of agencies, and discussing government affairs with advisers), Chief Diplomat (done by shaping foreign policy with ambassadors and other diplomats), Commander-in-Chief (carried out by organizing the military and how they are used), Chief Legislator (Signing bills into law, vetoing bills, and meeting with Congress to discuss bills)
The Vice President
The Vice President is the second highest office in the U.S. Government. The Vice President is often joked about as having 2 jobs, "being President of the Senate, and making sure the President is still alive". This is because the Vice President is the first person in the line of succession should the president be incapable of carrying out his duties. After the Vice President in the line of succession comes the Speaker of the House, and after him, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate (The oldest senator) followed by various department heads. The Vice President is also the President of the Senate. This role comes with the job of casting the tie breaking vote if the senate is in a 50-50 split. Other than those duties, the VP has no other formal roles.
The electoral college
The President and Vice President are not directly elected by the people. Instead, the popular vote for each state depicts how each states electors vote. The electors of the Electoral College are in charge of having the official role of electing the President and Vice President. The amount of electors that each state gets is determined by the number of people that each state has in congress.