What is the Executive Branch?



The President, the Vice President the Members of the Cabinet



The President



- President Joe Biden was sworn in

on January 20, 2021.


- He is the 46th President of the

United States of America.


- He was elected on November 3, 2020.


- He was confirmed by the Senate on

January 7, 2021.


- He is a member of the Democratic Party.


- He is from Scranton, Delaware.


- He was President Obama's Vice-President from 2009 to 2017.


- Both the President and Vice-President were actually elected by the Electoral College not directly by popular vote.


-To watch the 2023 President's State of the Union Speech and Republican Response

(PBS News Hour), click here.





The Vice-President



- Vice-President Kamala Harris was sworn in on January 20, 2021.


- She was elected on November 3, 2020.


- She was confirmed by the Senate on

January 7, 2021.


- She is a member of the Democratic Party.


- She is from Oakland, California.


- She was one of two Senator representing California in the Senate from

January 3, 2017 to January 18, 2021.


- As Vice-President, she is the tie breaker and ceremonial president of the Senate.



The Cabinet
(in order of succession)





The Department of State



- To visit the

Department of State's

official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the Department of State (Wikipedia), click here.



The Department of Treasury



- To visit the

Department of Treasury's official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the

Department of Treasury

(Wikipedia), click here.



The Department of Defense



- To visit the

Department of Defense'

official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the

Department of Defense

(Wikipedia), click here.




The Department of Justice



- To visit the

Department of Justice's

Official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the Department of Justice

(Wikipedia), click here.



The Department of Interior



- To visit the

Department of Interior's

official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the

Department of the Interior

(Wikipedia), click here



The Department of Agriculture (USDA)



- To visit the

Department of Agriculture's

official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the

Department of Agriculture

(Wikipedia), click here.



The Department of Commerce



- To visit the

Department of Commerce's

official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the

Department of Commerce

(Wikipedia), click here.



The Department of Labor



- To visit the

Department of Labor's

official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the

Department of Labor

(Wikipedia), click here.




The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)



- To visit the

Department of Health and Human Services'

Official website, click here.


- To learn more about the Department of Health and Human Services

(Wikipedia), click here.



The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)



- To visit the

Department of Housing and Urban Development's

official website,

click here.

- To learn more about the

Department of Housing and Urban Development

(Wikipedia), click here.



The Department of Transportation (DOT)



- To visit the

Department of Transportation's

official website,

click here.

- To learn more about the Department of Transportation

(Wikipedia), click here.



The Department of Energy



- To visit the

Department of Energy's

official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the Department of Energy

(Wikipedia), click here.



The Department of Education



- To visit the

Department of Education's

official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the Department of Education

(Wikipedia), click here.



The Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA)



- To visit the

Department of Veterans Affairs

official website,

click here

-To learn more about the Department of Veterans Affairs, (Wikipedia)

click here.



The Department of Homeland Security



- To visit the Department of Homeland Security's

official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the Department of Homeland Security (Wikipedia),

click here.



Other Agencies that may be asked to participate in cabinet meetings





Office of the Director of National Intelligence



- To visit the office of the Director of National Intelligence's

official website,

click here.

-To learn more about the office of the Director of National Intelligence (Wikipedia),

click here.



Office of Management and Budget (OMB)



- To visit the

Office of Management and Budget's

official website,

click here.

-To learn more about the Office of Management and Budget

(Wikipedia), click here.



The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)



- To visit the Environmental Protection Agency's official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the Environmental Protection Agency

(Wikipedia), click here.



Office of the United States Trade Representative



- To visit the Office of the United States Trade Reprenstative's

official website,

click here.

- To learn more about the Office of the United States Trade Representative (Wikipedia), click here.



Small Business Administration



- To visit the Small Business Administration's

official website,

click here.


-To learn more about the Small Business Administration (Wikipedia), click here.



The Council of Economic Advisers



- To visit the

Council of Economic Adviser's

official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the Council of Economic Advisers

(Wikipedia), click here.



The United States Ambassador to the
United Nations



- To visit the

United States Mission to the United Nations's

official website,

click here.


-To learn more about the United States Mission to the United Nations

(Wikipedia), click here.



The US Office of Science and Technology Policy
(OSTP)



,- To contact the OSTP (usa.gov)

click here.


- To learn more about the US Office of Science and Technology Policy

(Wikipedia), click here.



Special Presidential Envoy for Climate



-To learn more about the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (Wikipedia),

click here.


-To learn more about John Kerry,

(Wikipedia), click here.



Chief of Staff



- To learn more about the White House's Chief of Staff

(Wikipedia), click here.


- To learn more about Chief of Staff Ron Klain (Wikipedia)

click here.



California's Executive Branch





California's equivalent to the President, at the federal level is:



The Governor



Gavin Newsom is the Governor of the State of California. He has been Governor since January 7, 2019


- To visit the Governor's official website,

click here


- To learn more about

California's Governors

(Wikipedia), click here.


- To see an organizational chart of California's Executive branch, click here.




California's equivalent to the Vice-President, at the federal level is:



The Lieutenant Governor



Eleni Kounalakis is the Lieutenant Governor of the State of California. She has been Lieutenant Governor since

January 7. 2019


- To visit the Lieutenant Governor's

official website, click here.


- To learn more about

California's Lieutenant Governors (Wikipedia), click here.



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David Gengoux, Ukiah Adult School, Citizenship / Diploma / GED Teacher (707) 463-5217 ext. 8061