relationships with other branches

• who does the cabinet include?

  the Vice presidents and heads of the 15 executive departments
• what type of people might make up the cabinet?


  former politicians

  academics

  experts

  lobbyists
• what kind of cabinet did Obama have?

  an academic one - 2/3 came from Ivy Leagues
• what kind of cabinet did Trump have?

  Fortune raisers - the. net worth of his first cabinet was 2.3bn
• what kind of cabinet did Biden have?

  the most diverse - appointed the first African American défense secretary
• who held the most meetings with their cabinet?

  Reagan
• who created the Executive office of the president?

  FDR
• why did FDR create the Executive office of the president?

  the national gov grew rapidly during 1939 and his few assistants felt overwhelmed
• what are the important offices included in the EXOP?

  1. the White House Office
  2. the National Security office
  3. Office of management and budget
• what is the White House chief of staff?

  Top aide who always has the president’s best interests rather than their own
• whicy president had many chiefs of staff?

  Trump
• what is the federal Bureaucracy?

  the unelected, administrative part of the executive branch of the federal government. made up of departments, agencies and commission that carry out policy on a day to day basis
• who are executive agencies appointed by?

  the president
• which party wants to reduce the size of the federal bureaucracy?

  republicans - Trump attempted to abolish 22 gov agencies but was blocked by congress
• when can the VP role be appointed instead of elected?

  when the role becomes vacant - it must be confirmed by a simple majority vote in congress
• what are the powers of the VP?

  • presiding officer of the senate
  • power to break the tie in senate
  • counting then announcing the result of the electoral college votes
  • becomes president upon the death, resignation or removal of president