| A | B |
|---|
| Electoral College | process used to select President and Vice President |
| Executive Br. National Level | Executes the law of the land |
| Executive Br. State Level | Executes the laws of Virginia |
| Executive Br. Local Level | Elected or appointed by the Board of Supervisors |
| Executive Br. National Level | Prepares annual budget for congressional action |
| Executive Br. State Level | prepares biennial budget for the General Assembly |
| Executive Br. National Level | Appoints cabinet officers, ambassadors and federal judges |
| Executive Br. State Level | administers state bureaucracy |
| Executive Br. National Level | administers federal bureaucracy |
| Executive over Legislative Branch | vetoes acts of Congress/calls special session |
| Executive over Judicial Branch | Appoints federal judges |
| Powers of Executive Branch | defined in Constitution and in Virginia's Constitution |
| Executive Branch influences policymaking | proposes legislation in State of Union Address |
