What is the Executive Branch and what does it do?
The power of the Executive Branch is vested in the President of the United States. The President is the head of the Executive Branch and is responsible for putting decision into effect and enforcing the laws written by Congress. The Executive Branch also includes the Cabinet and the Vice President. The Cabinet and the Vice President are responsible for the day-to-day enforcement and administration of federal laws. These departments and agencies have missions and responsibilities as widely different to those of the Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency, the Social Security Administration, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.