USA Law

Tag: U.S. Federal – Executive Branch

  • Administrative Agencies

    Administrative Agencies in the United States Administrative Law and Democracy Administrative agencies make individual decisions affecting citizens’ lives and they set general policies affecting an entire economy, but they are usually headed by officials who are neither elected nor otherwise […]

  • Administrative Agencies

    Administrative Agencies in the United States Administrative Law and Democracy Administrative agencies make individual decisions affecting citizens’ lives and they set general policies affecting an entire economy, but they are usually headed by officials who are neither elected nor otherwise […]

  • Executive Privilege

    Executive Privilege in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGEExecutive privilege refers to a right of the chief executive to refuse to produce documents within his control in […]

  • Executive Privilege

    Executive Privilege in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGEExecutive privilege refers to a right of the chief executive to refuse to produce documents within his control in […]

  • Executive Power

    Executive Power in the United States In the United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, Article II of the Constitution vests the executive power of the United States in the President, whereas Article I vests in Congress those legislative powers […]

  • Executive Power

    Executive Power in the United States In the United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, Article II of the Constitution vests the executive power of the United States in the President, whereas Article I vests in Congress those legislative powers […]

  • Vice President

    Vice President in the United States Vice President of the United States Qualifications and Candidacy The Vice President is elected along with the President by the Electoral College — each elector casts one vote for President and another for Vice President. Before the ratification of the […]

  • Department of State Purpose

    Department of State Purpose in the United States Definition and Purpose The Department of State advises the President and leads the United States in foreign policy issues to advance freedom and democracy for the American people and the international community. To this end, the Department […]

  • Presidential Power

    Presidential Power in the United States Constraints on Presidential Power Franklin Delano RooseveltBecause of the vast array of presidential roles and responsibilities, coupled with a conspicuous presence on the national and international scene, political analysts have tended to place great […]

  • Independent Agencies

    Independent Agencies in the United States Subject to Congressional oversight, Independent Agencies of the US Government fall within the Executive Branch of government but operate more autonomously than Federal Agencies headed by Cabinet members such as the Department of State which must […]

  • Department of Housing and Urban Development

    Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the United States Introduction to Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Housing and Urban Development, executive department of the United States government, responsible for programs concerned with housing needs and […]

  • Department of Justice Functions

    Department of Justice Functions (DOJ) in the United States Introduction to Department of Justice Functions The functions of the department include providing means for the enforcement of federal laws and investigating violations thereof; supervising the federal penal institutions; furnishing […]

  • Presidential Memoranda

    Presidential Memoranda in the United States Restrictions In the case of many memorandums, nothing in the Presidential Memoranda will be construed to impair or otherwise affect: the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, entity, office, or the head thereof; or […]

  • Presidential Memoranda

    Presidential Memoranda in the United States Restrictions In the case of many memorandums, nothing in the Presidential Memoranda will be construed to impair or otherwise affect: the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, entity, office, or the head thereof; or […]

  • Department of Labor Organization

    Department of Labor (DOL) Organization in the United States U.S. Department of Labor in the International Business Landscape Definition of U.S. Department of Labor (dol) in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: Federal agency whose purpose is to foster, […]