President as an Establishment

Executive Branch Largest Branch of the Government. President White House Staff Cabinet Lower Level Bureaucracy

Vice President Constitutional Anomaly According to the Constitution what are the two responsibilities of the Vice President? Take over if the President dies or is impeached Cast a tie breaking vote in the Senate

White House Staff Chief Advisors to the president As well as anyone else in the White House Closest Friends and Advisors to the President are on the White House Staff Don’t have to be approved Some of Obama’s Rahm Emmanuel (Chief of Staff)”Rahmbo” Sent a dead fish in a box to a pollster Stood up at a celebratory dinner and named the president's enemies while stabbing a knife into a table saying “Dead, Dead,Dead” Screamed “Don’t F This Up” to Tony Blair

Cabinet Traditional, but informal designation for the heads of all the major federal government departments. Not Constitutional. Must be approved Used merely for a Party Building tool not an advisement tool Lincoln went with Geographic Organization Clinton diverse organization Leads to two observations you need to know Cabinet members do not listen directly to the President . They use their own judgment and expertise GOING NATIVE They are not the number one advising group to the president

2 Positions you MUST KNOW Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. Leader of the Department of Justice Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. America’s Lawyer

Executive Office of the President Created by FDR in 1939 Permanent Agencies that perform defined management tasks for the president, OMB- Office of Management and Budget CEA- Council of Economic Advisors NSC- National Security Council

OMB The Most important and largest EOP agency is….. Office of Management and Budget Its Role is preparing the National Budget Report The OMB sets the terms of discourse (of the budget) for agencies as well as congress The Director of the OMB is now one of the most powerful officials in Washington

Budget Process President Proposes OMB writes the Budget Interest Groups and Agencies lobby for money to the OMB CBO examines the budget and suggests revisions to the House House introduces it and then it takes the normal steps of how a Bill becomes a law