We often refer to the president as the "chief executive", but it is easy to forget that one of the president's most important roles is presiding over the administration of government.
One of the president's resources for controlling the vast bureaucracy that is now our federal government is the power to appoint top-level administrators. The vastness of the executive branch, the complexity of public policy, and the desire to accomplish their policy goals have led presidents in recent years to pay even closer attention to appointing officials who will be responsive to the president's politics. The buttons to the right display the positions in the executive branch most under the President's control, and lead to information about what each position entails. |
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