What does the executive branch do?
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the executive branch spouts little executive twigs that produce executive leaves....\n\nSeriously, according to the syntax of the Constitution, it is supposed to EXECUTE the legislation passed by Congress, win any wars that come up, and RECOMMEND federal judges to Congress.\n\nBut the main job is supposed to be executing the will of Congress through administration of the federal government.
930852
Article two of the US Constitution establishes the power of the executive branch (mainly the President).\n\nIs that short enough?
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Answer to subquestion 1. Yes\nAnswer to subquestion 2. No.  The executive branch cannot assume powers that are not vested in it except by Congressional authority and cannot assume powers that Congress does not have within the Constitution.  Anything that the president does is subject to review by the Judicial Branch and can be found to be unconstitutional.  Presidents can only use powers granted by Congress.\n\nMy answer to your overall question:  Vote out the current career politicians and replace them with regular Americans like you and me.  That's what the Constitution was set up for.  Representation by the people in the House, and representation of the states in the Senate.  There should be no federal government except to the extent necessary to provide for basic needs of the people and protection from our enemies.  States should actually be in control of the direction of the "ship" and held in check by the appointed representatives of the people.  Don't vote for a Democrat or a Republican.  Vote for a candidate that represents what you believe is in the best interest of the country, not the best interest of a social group, an economic group, or any other wannabe majority.  Hell, vote for me!  I'm a Libertarian.
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The legislative branch of the government was given several powers under the Constitution. The may lay and collect taxes,regulate commerce with other nations and among the states,declare war,raise an army and navy,coin money. They may also impeach the president and members of the federal judiciary. Another big power of the legislative branch is to make laws that are necessary and proper to carry out it's enumerated powers(the ones listed above). This power is found in the necessary and proper clause.
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It is called Checks and Balances. This means that the Executive, Legislated and the Judicial Branches all check each other to ensure that one branch is not stronger than the other. Think about it if we only had one branch in government that branch would most likely abuse power.
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The elected offices of the executive branch are president and vice president. They both must be a natural born citizen, be 35 years old, and have been a resident of the country for the past 14 years. A president can be elected to two terms of 4 years each, while the vice president serves 4 years and has no term limit. If the vice president succeeds to the office of president due to the president's death, resignation, or impeachment, and serves in that capacity for less than two years, he/she can then be elected to two terms as president, meaning that 10 years is the maximum possible.\n\nAside from those two positions, there are the several cabinet members and heads of various departments, all of which are appointed. There are thus no qualifications per se, as each administration decides what they should be.
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Both the executive and legislative branches can make laws; but its the legislative branch's primary function. The judiciary branch is supposed to apply the law..... but they seem to be creating it these days. :(\n\nEver heard of the Executive Order? The president's legislative ability is limited, but he has it nonetheless.
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Not described within the US Constitution... they are theoretically whatever the President of the United States would chose them to be... However, Congress has codified their names and duties in US Code, TITLE 5 > PART I > CHAPTER 1 > § 101:\n\nThe Executive departments are: \nThe Department of State. \nThe Department of the Treasury. \nThe Department of Defense. \nThe Department of Justice. \nThe Department of the Interior. \nThe Department of Agriculture. \nThe Department of Commerce. \nThe Department of Labor. \nThe Department of Housing and Urban Development. \nThe Department of Transportation. \nThe Department of Energy. \nThe Department of Education. \nThe Department of Veterans Affairs.\n\nSo the President MAY chose to rely on others... but the Departments are self sustaining... or feeding bueracracies..
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You can start with the U.S. Constitution. It will tell you what powers each branch has, how each branch is selected, and who qualifies for each branch.
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The Judicial Branch. They are able to legislate from the bench by fiat and it is all but impossible to overrule their decisions. Recently they virtually eliminated the concept of private property and have decided in the past that the First Amendment can be severely restricted, just to name a few. The Constitution includes a procedure for amending the Constitution, but the U.S. Supreme Court has managed to bypass these controls time and again.\n\nThe Executive Branch and The Legislative Branch remain a good check and balance over each other, but the Judicial Branch has become a loose cannon.
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Yes indeed. "Legislative" means the ones who actually pass the laws ("legis" -- from the Latin for law), while "Executive" means the ones who execute (enforce) them, and "judicial" means the ones who judge them.  So Congress (the House of Representatives) and the Senate are both part of the legislative branch.
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Judicial legislative and executive. the judicial makes law. the executive enforce laws and the legislative is checks and balances.
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This is the branch that writes and passes the written laws.
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His job is to be incharge of the executive branch and to make constitutional decisions while acknowleging and abiding by the general will of the population.
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The judicial branch has the power of judicial review.\nThe president can veto bills.
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This executive branch is focused on governing the world. I don't think they are in touch with the people in this country at all. It is the shame of america that we give them a second term.
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The President is the head of the Executive branch of our government.  He overseas the Military, and all of the various departments that make up our inept government.  By setting policies for how and under what circumstances our laws will be enforced, he has a great deal of power over the government's actions.\n\nAlso, he has the ability to use the military for whatever ill-conceived purpose for up to 90 days without approval from congress.\n\nHe also has the authority to introduce bills to congress and veto bills that they pass.\n\nThe president also appoints judges, ambassadors, department heads and hundreds of other high level government positions.\n\nBy using these powers as he sees fit, the president has the power to shape the actions of the American government for many years, or even decades.\n\nIn the case of George W. Bush, the president also has the power to alienate our allies, start illegal wars, subvert the American constitution, ignore the suffering of the poor and gradually undo 230 years of proud American history to the embarassment of the people of this country who are not brain-dead or evil.