line of succession

Examples of line of succession in the following topics:

• Cabinet Departments

  • The Cabinet of the United States consists of the highest-ranking appointed officers in the executive branch of the federal government: the secretaries of each of the 15 executive departments.
  • The first president of the United States, George Washington, established the tradition of having a cabinet of advisors.
  • George Washington thus began the practice of having a formal cabinet of advisors when he appointed Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph.
  • The secretaries are formally in the line of presidential succession, after the vice president, speaker of the house, and president pro tempore of the Senate.
  • The order of the departments, and the roles of the secretaries of each department, is as follows:

• The Cabinet

  • The Secretary is a member of the cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence.
  • The specific duties of the Secretary of State include:
  • Most of the domestic functions of the Department of State have been transferred to other agencies.
  • The Secretary of State is fourth in line to succeed the Presidency, coming after the Vice President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
  • 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 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 three oldest executive departments are the Department of State, Department of War, and the Treasury, all of which were established in 1789.
  • The Department of War has since been subsumed by the Department of Defense, and many other executive departments have been formed.
  • The secretaries of executive departments are in the line of presidential succession, meaning that if the president is forced to leave office during a term, they are eligible to fill the vacant office.
  • 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:

• A Typical Department Structure

  • Executive departments are organs of the executive branch of the federal government that carry out foreign and domestic administrative duties and are headed by members of the Cabinet.
  • The number of employees at each department varies widely, from about 4,500 in the Department of Education to about 3,000,000 at the Department of Defense.
  • At the top of each department is the secretary (in the Department of Justice, the highest office is called the "attorney general," but the role is the same as that of the secretary of state, defense, etc.).
  • The secretaries are formally in the line of presidential succession, after the vice president, speaker of the house, and president pro tempore of the Senate.
  • The Department of Justice is typical of all executive departments in its hierarchical organization.

• The Vice Presidency

  • The vice president is the first person in the presidential line of succession, and would ascend to the presidency upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president.
  • While the vice president's only constitutionally prescribed functions, aside from presidential succession, relate to his role as President of the Senate, the office is commonly viewed as a component of the executive branch of the federal government.
  • The creation of the Office of Vice President was a direct consequence of the Electoral College.
  • The President of the Senate also presides over counting and presentation of the votes of the Electoral College.
  • Official portrait of Vice President of the United States Joe Biden.

• The Executive Branch

  • As first in the line of presidential succession in the U.S., the Vice President becomes President upon the death, resignation, or removal of the President.
  • By virtue of this role, he or she is the head of the Senate.
  • While the Vice President's only constitutionally prescribed functions, aside from presidential succession, relate to his or her role as President of the Senate, the office is now commonly viewed as a member of the executive branch of the federal government.
  • 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.
  • Barack Obama's presidential campaigns were successful partly as a result of youth participation.

• Models of Bureaucracy

  • What Weber depicted was not only the secularization of Western culture, but also the development of modern societies from the viewpoint of rationalization.
  • The acquisition model of bureaucracy, meanwhile, can incite succession of roles and power between different bureaucratic departments.
  • His critical study of the bureaucratisation of society became one of the most enduring parts of his work.
  • It was Weber who began the studies of bureaucracy and whose works led to the popularisation of this term.
  • Weber's ideal bureaucracy is characterised by hierarchical organisation, by delineated lines of authority in a fixed area of activity, by action taken (and recorded) on the basis of written rules, by bureaucratic officials needing expert training, by rules being implemented neutrally and by career advancement depending on technical qualifications judged by organisations, not by individuals

• From Political Values to Ideology

  • Core American political values general fall in line with one of three political ideologies: liberalism, conservatism, or moderate.
  • American exceptionalism is the view that America's successful development as a nation has contributed to its special place in the world.
  • The American creed also encompasses the public's high degree of respect for the American system of government and the structure of its political institutions .
  • Underlying these capitalist values is the belief that, through hard work and perseverance, anyone can be financially successful.
  • The inscription on the front of the United States Supreme Court building reads, "equal justice under law. " This phrase emphasizes the centrality of the rule of law in American political values.

• Diplomacy

  • Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states.
  • To some extent, all other tools of international relations can be considered the failure of diplomacy.
  • Keeping in mind, the use of other tools are part of the communication and negotiation inherent within diplomacy.
  • There is no clear dividing line between the two forms of power.
  • If negotiation by national diplomats is successful, the national leaders (as depicted here) sign the treaties.

• Leadership

  • Interest groups often rely on leaders to organize their fundraising and make their advocacy efforts successful.
  • Successful lobbyists achieve insider status in legislative bodies, meaning they can talk directly to lawmakers.
  • In issue-based campaigns, successful political strategists create public awareness and support for an issue, which can then pressure legislators to act in favor of the interest group.
  • Interest groups with a de facto leader may be more successful at sustained political advocacy than those with no clear hierarchy, because a clearly defined leader allows for more efficient organization of fundraising efforts, demonstrations, and campaigns.
  • That being said, social scientists often disagree when defining social movements and the most effective forms of advocacy, finding that leadership plays an ambiguous role in terms of the overall success of many interest groups.