PSCI 1034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Human Services, Bureaucracy
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Psci 1034: the president of the united states. The difference between a head of state and a head of government. Presidents are not responsible to the legislature and serve for fixed terms (4 year terms as elected) Monarch asks the leaders of the majority to form a government. Prime minister is the first among equals and works to guide the cabinet to consensus. There is a huge gap between what citizens expect and what the role actually requires. Article 2 of the us constitution lays out the roles and responsibilities of the. Article 2 is one of the shortest documents within the us constitutions. Established in article ii, section 2 of the constitution. Most cabinet members are simultaneously heads of bureaucratic agencies. Agriculture, commerce, defense, education, energy, health and human services, homeland security, housing and urban development, interior, labor, state, transportation, treasury, and veterans affairs, vp, and attorney general.
