The Roles of the leader of the executive branch
The President meets with leaders from other countries to negotiate agreements
What is Chief Diplomat?
This person helps the president with military decisions.
Who is the Secretary of Defense?
This department helps people find jobs and makes sure they are treated fairly.
What is the Department of Labor?
The main group of advisors to the President is called this?
What is the Cabinet?
The President or the Governor can sign these to make a new law official.
What are bills?
The Governor writes his biennial budget as part of this role.
What is Guardian of the Economy?
This person handles foreign policy and negotiations for the President.
Who is the Secretary of State?
This department helps farmers and ranchers as well as making sure we have safe food.
What is the Department of Agriculture?
This person is second in command and takes on the role of President if they are unable to do their job.
Who is the Vice President?
If the president doesn't agree with a law, they can do this.
The Governor can veto a bill from the General Assembly as this role.
What is Chief Legislator?
This person helps manage the country's money and oversees the IRS.
Who is the Secretary of Treasury?
This department makes sure that there is financial aid available for students who want to go to college.
What is the Department of Education?
The President's top advisor on keeping the environment clean and protecting natural resources.
Who is the Secretary of the Interior?
The President and Governor can issue these to help run the government without the legislative branch passing a law.
What is an executive order?
The President is the boss of all the federal workers as part of this role
What is the Chief Executive?
This person is the top law enforcer in the country and represents the President in court.
Who is the Attorney General?
This department is in charge of keeping air travel safe.
What is the Department of Transportation?
The President's top advisor on public health issues like pandemics or outbreaks.
Who is the Secretary of Health and Human Services?
The President and Governor can both give this to someone guilty of a crime who wants forgiveness.
What is a pardon?
The President is this when awarding the Congressional Medal of Honor
What is the Head of State?
This person oversees a wide variety of departments to do their job from the Secret Service to the Coast Guard.
What is the Secretary of Homeland Security?
This department oversees college funding for people who have served in the military.
What is the Department of Veteran Affairs?
The President's top advisor on helping business grow and trade with other countries.
Who is the Secretary of Commerce?
The President is required to give a speech every year to tell Congress and the American people about their plans.
What is the State of the Union?