Social Sciences and History / Unit 8 SSH 0712 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Transition, Confirmation, Agenda
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The idea
A new president must grasp both the office's powers and their limits: transition smoothly, fill cabinet and court vacancies needing Senate confirmation, set an agenda, and react to events. Time is short; act while the political wind helps.
In practice
The cabinet: heads of the fifteen executive departments.
Where people slip
The Executive Office holds the OMB, which writes the budget.
Your place on the trail
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