The US President

The US President is the head of the executive branch and the country. The executive branch of the U.S. government administers the laws, that is decides how the laws should be carried out. In addition to the President, the executive branch consists of the Vice-President, departments and agencies.

The US President is elected for four years of service. He must be a natural-born (коренной) citizen, at least 35 years old, and for at least 14 years a resident of the United States. According to the Constitution the President can be elected only for two terms.

The President administers national government through instructions to heads of departments and agencies appointed by him. He conducts foreign affairs, signs treaties in the name of the USA, appoints diplomats, Cabinet members, federal judges with the consent and advice of the Senate. The President also represents the United States on official occasions. He receives ambassadors from other countries, gives parties for important visitors from abroad.

The President outlines the course of his administration through his messages to Congress: the annual State of the Union message (послание президента Конгрессу о ситуации в стране), the annual budget message and the economic report. As a Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces the President has considerable authority over military policy.

The US President is assisted in Administration by a Cabinet of 12 members-heads of the major executive departments. They are called secretaries. As heads of departments, secretaries are directly and fully responsible to the President. He can remove any Cabinet member for refusing to carry out his duty.

Упр. 5. Ответьте на вопросы к тексту

1. What is the executive branch of government responsible for?

2. What are the presidential candidate's qualifications?

3. How does the President administer the national government?

4. What are the President's duties?

5. What organ assists the President?

6. How many Secretaries does the Cabinet consist of?

7. Whom are Secretaries responsible to?

Упр. 6. Обращая внимание на суффиксы, переведите на русский язык следующие производные слова

to administer-administration-administrative-administrator;

to add-addition-additional;

to assist-assistant-assistance;