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The Cabinet has 15 members, of which the secretary of state is highest and fourth in line (after the Senate president pro tem); the other Cabinet secretaries follow in the order of when their departments (or the department of which their department is the successor) were created.
Learn about the presidential line of succesion. See the order of government officials to take over if the president cannot carry out the duties of the office.
23 wrz 2024 · Federal government structure. The federal government is a large and complex organization. To help better understand its structure and key leadership positions, please start with the following resources: United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (“The Plum Book”)
29 wrz 2017 · The chain of command of the United States government should really be called the chains of command. As students are taught from elementary school on, the U.S. government is broken into three branches: executive (the White House and cabinet departments), legislative (Congress) and judicial (the courts).
The Act states that the operational chain of command runs from the President to the Secretary of Defense to the Unified Combatant Commanders. The Act permits the President to direct that communications pass through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from the Secretary of Defense and the Unified Combatant Commanders.
1 kwi 2019 · The Act outlines both the order of succession and the requirement for one to qualify to be either the president or acting president of the US. To be eligible, one must be a natural-born citizen of the US, 35 years or older, and must have lived within the US for the last 14 years.
Figure 3.1 Organizational Chart for the United States Federal Government. Source: United States Government Manual, 2002. The chart has been updated to reflect Homeland Security.
