Road to the White House
By Nicole Russo
Last Updated:2:17 AM EST 11/5/08 Section: Fisher Votes '08
So you did your patriotic duty and stood in line at the polls to vote, stayed up late to watch CNN call the election and either rejoiced or drowned your sorrows over Barack Obama leading the country for the next four years. Show's over, right?
Wrong.
Between now and the inauguration of the new president-elect, many events will take place as the country transitions from one administration to the next.
November
Between Election Day and the inauguration, Obama will select his Cabinet.
The Cabinet is made up of a representative from each of the 15 major departments of the U.S. government and usually meets with the president once a week to discuss policy.
Cabinet members also succeed to the office of the president in the event the president, vice president, speaker of the House, and president pro tempore of the Senate resign or are killed.
Because of this, the members of the Cabinet rarely all attend ceremonial events such as the State of the Union; one person, known as the designated survivor, remains in an undisclosed location in case of disaster.
Candidates are nominated by the president-elect and must be accepted with a simple majority from the Senate. There is no strict timeline for when candidates are named; it's been speculated that Obama could choose his officers as early as Friday, Nov. 7.
November 15
President George W. Bush plans to meet with the leaders of the "Group of 20," countries with the world's most powerful and developed economies. The meeting will address the global financial crisis and how it can be solved.
Bush will host the meeting and announced prior to the election that the president-elect will be welcome to attend.
In September, Obama had called for "a globally coordinated effort with our partners in the G-20 to stabilize the credit markets."
December 15
On Dec. 15, each state's representatives to the Electoral College meet in the state capital to cast their official votes for president and vice president.
Wrong.
Between now and the inauguration of the new president-elect, many events will take place as the country transitions from one administration to the next.
November
Between Election Day and the inauguration, Obama will select his Cabinet.
The Cabinet is made up of a representative from each of the 15 major departments of the U.S. government and usually meets with the president once a week to discuss policy.
Cabinet members also succeed to the office of the president in the event the president, vice president, speaker of the House, and president pro tempore of the Senate resign or are killed.
Because of this, the members of the Cabinet rarely all attend ceremonial events such as the State of the Union; one person, known as the designated survivor, remains in an undisclosed location in case of disaster.
Candidates are nominated by the president-elect and must be accepted with a simple majority from the Senate. There is no strict timeline for when candidates are named; it's been speculated that Obama could choose his officers as early as Friday, Nov. 7.
November 15
President George W. Bush plans to meet with the leaders of the "Group of 20," countries with the world's most powerful and developed economies. The meeting will address the global financial crisis and how it can be solved.
Bush will host the meeting and announced prior to the election that the president-elect will be welcome to attend.
In September, Obama had called for "a globally coordinated effort with our partners in the G-20 to stabilize the credit markets."
December 15
On Dec. 15, each state's representatives to the Electoral College meet in the state capital to cast their official votes for president and vice president.
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