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Qualifications and Duties of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government

This overview provides essential information regarding the qualifications for holding office in the Executive Branch of the U.S. government, including the President's age requirement, citizenship, and residency specifications. It outlines the length of the presidential term, impeachment procedures, and key responsibilities such as law enforcement and the ability to veto legislation. The cabinet's role, succession to the presidency, and salaries of various officials, including the Vice President and Cabinet members, are also detailed for a comprehensive understanding of U.S. governance.

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Qualifications and Duties of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government

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  1. Executive Branch

  2. Qualifications for office: • Age • 35 yrs old (life expectancy in 1790: (34.5yrs) • Birth • Must be born in the U.S. • Must have lived in the U.S. for 14 yrs

  3. Length of term • 4yrs (8yrs) Impeachment • To bring charges against the President (to accuse) • (Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton) • Senate tries the case (is the jury)

  4. Duty • Carry out laws/can veto legislation from the Congress • Can issue executive orders • Can also issue pardons

  5. What is the cabinet? • Heads of departments/serve as advisors • President’s salary? • $400,000 • In retirement $199,700 and secret service protection for life if President prior to 1997 Succession to the Presidency • A strict order has been made starting with the Vice President • (see next slide for a full list)

  6. 1. Vice President of the United States (Joe Biden (D-DE))2. Speaker of the House of Representatives (John Boehner (R-OH)) 3. President pro Tempore of the Senate (Patrick Leahy (D-VT))(longest serving senator of the president’s party) The secretaries of the president's Cabinet now fill out the balance of the order of presidential succession:4. Secretary of State5. Secretary of the Treasury6. Secretary of Defense7. Attorney General8. Secretary of the Interior9. Secretary of Agriculture10. Secretary of Commerce11. Secretary of Labor12. Secretary of Health & Human Services13. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development14. Secretary of Transportation15. Secretary of Energy16. Secretary of Education17. Secretary of Veterans' Affairs18. Secretary of Homeland Security

  7. Vice-President – Joe Biden Salary - $231,900

  8. Speaker of the House – John Boehner Salary - $223,500

  9. President Pro-Tem of the Senate – Patrick Leahy Salary - $174,000

  10. Secretary of State – Hillary Clinton Salary - $186,600

  11. Secretary of the Treasury –Tim Geithner Salary - $191,3000

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