The Importance Of The Executive Branch

After the Legislative branch comes the Executive branch and is made up of the President and Vice President as well as their advisors and government agencies. In the second article of the Constitution, the Executive branch is assigned its own powers and roles in helping run the country’s government and people. Although the main function of the Executive branch is to execute the law, the Executive branch is divided into five different roles or “chiefs.” As Chief Executive, the president is in charge of making sure that all abide by the laws passed by Congress, send forth executive orders to the public, nominate judges and even those in the Supreme Court with the Senate’s consent, choose government officials depending on Senate approval, and acting …show more content…
When looking at the military and the many armed soldiers of the country, the president acts as Commander-in-chief of Armed Forces and is significant in its role as the commander of all branches of the United States’ military and its ability to command the use of the military for up to 60 days without Congress’ consent or declaration of war. Lastly, the president’s role as Chief of State is important to the overall makeup of the Executive Branch and is the ceremonial head of the country’s government. However, the Executive branch does have other responsibilities that coincide with the Judiciary branch. For example, the president can grant pardons and amnesties if he or she feels that an individual or group of people affiliated with a crime should be forgiven and released from their charges, can make treaties as well as appoint ambassadors, judges, and high officials with the Senate, and can approve legislation with …show more content…
However, the president is not the only influential being in the Executive branch. The vice president also plays an important role in carrying out responsibilities in the Executive branch such as being able to fill the President’s position if needed and by being the president of the United States’ Senate (Wilson 392). In addition to the president and the vice president, the Executive branch would not be complete without the Cabinet which includes 15 executive departments such as the Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General (Wilson 374). With the help of the president’s cabinet and staff officials, he or she is able to run either a divided government, where one party controls the White House and the other is the head of both houses in Congress, or a unified government, where the same party is in control of the White house and both houses of Congress (Wilson 361). However, it is important to realize that the president’s power is limited as a means of keeping America from being influenced by one “imperial”