Реферат: The United States Government Essay Research Paper

Calvin Coolidge 1924 1925-1929 Republican Massachusetts

Herbert Hoover 1928 1929-1933 Republican California

Franklin D. Roosevelt 1932 1933-1937 Democrat New York

Franklin D. Roosevelt 1936 1937-1941 Democrat New York

Franklin D. Roosevelt 1940 1941-1945 Democrat New York

Franklin D. Roosevelt 1944 1945 Democrat New York

Harry S. Truman 1945-1949 Democrat Missouri

Harry S. Truman 1948 1949-1953 Democrat Missouri

Dwight D. Eisenhower 1952 1953-1957 Republican Pennsylvania

Dwight D. Eisenhower 1956 1957-1961 Republican Pennsylvania

John F. Kennedy 1960 1961-1963 Democrat Massachusetts

Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1965 Democrat Texas

Lyndon B. Johnson 1964 1965-1969 Democrat Texas

Richard M. Nixon 1968 1969-1973 Republican California

Richard M. Nixon 1972 1973-1974 Republican California

Gerald R. Ford 1974-1977 Republican Michigan

Jimmy Carter 1976 1977-1981 Democrat Georgia

Ronald Reagan 1980 1981-1985 Republican California

Ronald Reagan 1984 1985-1989 Republican California

George Bush 1988 1989-1993 Republican Texas

Bill Clinton 1992 1993- Democrat Arkansas

The Executive Branch

The executive branch of the government is led by the president, currently Bill Clinton. His main duties are to:

A) Enforce laws. It is the in the oath of office of the president to ?uphold the laws and constitution of the United States.?

B) Act as Commander in chief of the armed forces. The president has this title because he is the ?head honcho? in the military. The buck stops there. The president can ask congress for the right to go to war as did Franklin Delano Roosevelt after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Congress voted yes and the United States entered WWII.

C) Appoint key officials in the government. Among the many that the president appoints are Supreme Court Justices, the surgeon general, and the attorney general.

D) Recommend laws to congress. The president can introduce a bill to congress. The Senate and the House will vote on the bill. If both approve it, it goes back to the president for him to sign. Once he has signed it, it is a law. Either part of Congress may introduce a bill as well. If it passes through both the House and the Senate, it goes to the president for him to sign. If he disagrees with the bill, he may choose to veto it. Veto is a combination of the words vote no. When the president vetoes a bill, it goes back to Congress for them to review it. In order to check the president?s power and pass the bill into law, there must be a two-thirds majority when the ballots are cast.

The president also has the power to grant a reprieve or pardon to any convicted criminal or even someone who has not been charged yet. This is illustrated by Gerald Ford?s pardon of Richard Nixon before he was to be charged for any involvement of his in the Watergate scandal. The pardon was granted to keep the United States from being embarrassed at having one of their presidents on trial. On the upside, Nixon was respected globally for his efforts to open and establish relations with China.

The president of the United states has a four year term. He may serve up to two terms in his lifetime. The salary for the president is $200,000 per year. The president must also be a natural born citizen and must have lived in the United States for 14 years before running.