executive branch of the United States

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The executive branch of the United States is the federal government branch responsible for enforcing laws and administering national affairs, headed by the President and supported by the Vice President, Cabinet, and various agencies.


Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
component of the federal government of the United States
canBeLimitedBy congressional oversight
judicial review
legislation
checkedBy Supreme Court of the United States
United States Congress
constitutionalBasis Article II of the United States Constitution
contains Central Intelligence Agency
Council of Economic Advisers
United States Department of Agriculture
surface form: Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Commerce
surface form: Department of Commerce

Department of Defense
United States Department of Education
surface form: Department of Education

U.S. Department of Energy
surface form: Department of Energy

United States Department of Health and Human Services
surface form: Department of Health and Human Services

United States Department of Homeland Security
surface form: Department of Homeland Security

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
surface form: Department of Housing and Urban Development

United States Department of Justice
surface form: Department of Justice

United States Department of Labor
surface form: Department of Labor

United States Department of State
surface form: Department of State

United States Department of Transportation
surface form: Department of Transportation

United States Department of Veterans Affairs
surface form: Department of Veterans Affairs

United States Department of the Interior
surface form: Department of the Interior

United States Department of the Treasury
surface form: Department of the Treasury

United States Environmental Protection Agency
surface form: Environmental Protection Agency

NASA
surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Security Council of the United States
surface form: National Security Council (United States)

Office of Management and Budget
country United States of America
surface form: United States
deputyHead Vice President of the United States
hasDeputyLeaderTitle Vice President
hasLeaderTitle President
headedBy President of the United States
headedByOfficeCreatedBy United States Constitution
includes Cabinet of the United States
Executive Office of the President of the United States
Cabinet of the United States
surface form: United States federal executive departments

independent agencies of the United States government
location Washington, D.C.
overseenBy President of the United States
power executive power
responsibility administration of federal bureaucracy
command of the United States Armed Forces through the President
conduct of foreign policy
implementation of public policy
role administers national affairs
enforces federal laws
separationOfPowersWith federal judiciary of the United States
surface form: judicial branch of the United States

legislative branch of the United States
supervisedBy President of the United States

Referenced by (96)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NEA administeredBy executive branch of the United States
subject surface form: National Emergencies Act
this entity surface form: Executive branch of the United States government
Office of General Counsel affiliation executive branch of the United States
subject surface form: Office of General Counsel (OJP)
this entity surface form: United States federal executive branch
Office of the Chief Economist affiliation executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. federal executive branch
Big Stick diplomacy appliedBy executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. executive branch
Office of Legal Counsel appliesToJurisdiction executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: United States federal executive branch
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution associatedWith executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive Branch of the United States
Second Gentleman of the United States associatedWith executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive Branch of the United States government
National Medal of Arts awardingBody executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive Branch of the United States government
Biden administration branch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive Branch of the United States government
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 branch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: executive branch of the United States government
Office of the Solicitor General branch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: executive branch of the United States government
this entity surface form: Executive Branch of the United States Government
Cheney v. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia branchImpacted executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: executive branch of the United States government
Council on Environmental Quality coordinatesWith executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: United States executive branch
Seal of the Vice President of the United States emblemOf executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: United States executive branch
United States–Native American treaties enforcedBy executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: United States executive branch
1950 State of the Union Address governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
ATF governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: executive branch of the United States government
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
Employment Litigation Section governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive Branch of the United States government
Executive Order 10193 governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive Branch of the United States
Executive Order 10431 governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive Branch of the United States
Executive Order 8757 governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive branch of the United States government
Executive Order 8873 governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive Branch of the United States
Fair Deal governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
Federal Security Agency governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive branch of the United States government
Josh Bolten (as White House Chief of Staff) governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
subject surface form: Josh Bolten
this entity surface form: Executive Branch of the United States
Land Acquisition Section governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
Marine Two governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive branch of the United States
Mr. Secretary governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: executive branch of the United States government
NEA governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
NSC-68 governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive branch of the United States
Office of Cabinet Affairs governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: executive branch of the United States government
Office of European Union and Regional Affairs governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive branch of the United States
Office of General Counsel of GSA governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: executive branch of the United States government
Office of Iraqi Affairs governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive branch of the United States
Office of Policy and Regional Affairs governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
PMA governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
Post Office Department governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive Branch of the United States
Public Law 81-110 governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
SecAg governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
Under Secretary of Commerce of the United States governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive branch of the United States government
VPOTUS governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
Vice President of the United States governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
West Wing of the White House governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: executive branch of the United States government
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 governmentBranchAffected executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive Branch of the United States
Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1953 governmentBranchAffected executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: executive branch of the United States government
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 implementedBy executive branch of the United States
this entity surface form: Executive Branch of the United States
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973 implementedBy executive branch of the United States