head of state

Examples of head of state in the following topics:

• Head of State

  • The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States.
  • The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States.
  • Heads of state in most countries are natural persons holding an office, however in some countries the head of state position is held by a body of persons .
  • Presidential governments make no distinction between the positions of head of state and head of government, both of which are held by the president.
  • As head of state, it is the job of each of these leaders to represent their countries.

• Chief Executive

  • Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet.
  • In presidential republics or absolute monarchies, the head of government may be the same person as the head of state, who is often also called a president or a monarch.
  • In a parliamentary system, the head of state is normally a different person from the head of government.
  • This is in contrast to a presidential system in a democracy, where the head of state often is also the head of government, and most importantly: the executive branch does not derive its democratic legitimacy from the legislature.
  • President Barack Obama acts as the chief executive of the federal government of the United States.

• Separation of Powers

  • This philosophy heavily influenced the writing of the United States Constitution, according to which the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the United States government are kept distinct in order to prevent abuse of power.
  • This United States form of separation of powers is associated with a system of checks and balances.
  • If a court's judges do not have such attributes, the court may not exercise the judicial power of the United States.
  • In a parliamentary system, the head of state is normally a different person from the head of government.
  • This is in contrast to a presidential system in a democracy, where the head of state often is also the head of government, and most importantly: the executive branch does not derive its democratic legitimacy from the legislature.

• The Cabinet

  • The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, which is concerned with foreign affairs.
  • The specific duties of the Secretary of State include:
  • Organizes and supervises the entire United States Department of State and the United States Foreign Service.
  • As the head of the United States Foreign Service, the Secretary of State is responsible for managing the diplomatic service of the United States.
  • The Secretary of Defense is the head and chief executive officer of the Department of Defense, which is an Executive Department of the Government of the United States of America .

• The Executive Branch

  • The head of the Executive Branch is the President of the United States.
  • The President is both the head of state and government, as well as the military commander-in-chief and chief diplomat.
  • Most states in the U.S. also have age requirements for the offices of Governor, State Senator, and State Representative.
  • By virtue of this role, he or she is the head of the Senate.
  • The Cabinet of the United States is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States, who are generally the heads of the federal executive departments.

• Emergency Powers

  • The president of the United States, as head of the executive branch, has the authority to declare a federal state of emergency.
  • A state governor or local mayor may declare a state of emergency within his or her jurisdiction.
  • The president of the United States, as head of the executive branch, has the authority to declare a federal state of emergency.
  • At least two constitutional rights are subject to revocation during a state of emergency:
  • Explain how states of emergency apply to the Executive Branch of the U.S. government

• The Powers of State Government

  • The legislative branch of the states consists of state legislatures.
  • An elected Governor heads the executive branch of every state.
  • A supreme court that hears appeals from lower state courts heads the judicial branch in most states.
  • Map of the United States.
  • Each of the state has its own government.

• The Executive Departments

  • The State Department (formally known as the Department of State) is the highest ranking executive department and is headed by the Secretary of State.
  • The Secretary of State is responsible for overseeing international diplomacy.
  • The current Secretary of State, appointed by President Barack Obama, is Hillary Clinton.
  • The three oldest executive departments are the Department of State, Department of War, and the Treasury, all of which were established in 1789.
  • After the vice president, speaker of the house, and the president pro tempore of the Senate, the heads of the executive departments are ranked as follows:

• History of the Welfare State

  • A welfare state is a "concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens.
  • Roosevelt's New Deal welfare state policies of the 1930s.
  • In 1968, a woman receiving welfare assistance headed 4.1% of families; by 1980, the percentage increased to 10%.
  • In 2008, 28.7 percent of the households headed by single women were considered poor.
  • Discuss the historical origins and principles of the welfare state as a concept of government and identify its features in the United States

• The Bureaucracy

  • The United States Department of State (DoS), often referred to as the State Department, is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for the international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries.
  • The Department is led by the Secretary of State, who is nominated by the President, confirmed by the Senate, and is a member of the Cabinet.
  • As stated by the Department of State, its purpose includes:
  • The Department – headed by the Secretary of Defense – has three subordinate military departments: the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.
  • The Military Departments are each headed by their own Secretary, appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.