[3] Like a student council, their leadership model is loosely based on either the parliamentary system or the executive branch of the United States.
[6] Typically, class officers are automatically members of the student government group at their school, but that is not their primary responsibility.
Institutions of secondary education typically require an adult advisor who is a faculty member.
Their function is to act as a liaison between the class and the administration, ensuring that the group's actions and activities conform to the policies of the institution.
The advisor will work with the president when setting class meetings agendas to include all required items in a timely manner.