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Chapter 14&15 (p.390-441)

The Presidency in Action & Government at Work

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Chapter 14 The Presidency in Action

14.1 The Growth of Presidential Power

  • Article II of the Constitution created the office of the President, and its powers.
  • Since the nation’s founding, the power of the President has grown significantly.

14.2 The President’s Executive Powers

  • Under Article II, the President has the power and responsibility to “execute the laws.”
  • Among the President’s key powers are those to appoint and remove federal officials.

14.3 Diplomatic & Military Powers

  • The President is Commander in Chief of the armed forces and possesses almost unlimited military power.

14.4 Legislative & Judicial Powers

  • The President’s key legislative powers are to submit legislation for Congress to consider and to reject legislation that he opposes.
  • The President also has the power of clemency—pardoning power.

Vocab

  1. Forms of communication, including radio, television, and the Internet is called ______.
  1. A formal agreement between two or more nations that requires the approval of two thirds of the Senate is called ______.
  1. The President’s power to grant reprieves and pardons in cases involving federal offenses is called ______.
  1. A directive, rule, or regulation from the President that has the effect of law is called ______.
  1. The President’s Constitutional power to issue executive orders is called ______.
  1. Critics’ term for the strong use of presidential power in ways that enable the President to evade the will of Congress is called ______.
  1. The ______had been sought by many Presidents, but it was struck down by the Supreme Court as Unconstitutional.
  1. Unlike a treaty, a ______does not need congressional approval.
  1. The part of the Constitution that establishes the presidency is called the ______.
  1. To show displeasure with another country, the President can declare its diplomatic representatives to be ______.
  1. A ______is the legal forgiveness of a crime, whereas ______is a general pardon of a group of lawbreakers.
  1. ______can be used as a weapon in foreign relations.

Questions

14.1

  1. What differing ways did the Framers view the office of the presidency?
  1. What areas have caused the office of the presidency to grow in power?
  1. What are the two typical views Presidents’ have regarding their roles?

14.2

  1. How does the responsibility for executing the law give the President great power?
  1. Why is it important for the President to have the power to appoint officials?

14.3

  1. What types of agreements can the President make with foreign countries?
  1. Describe the President’s role in military affairs.
  1. What are the powers that the President carries as Commander in Chief?

14.4

  1. What are the President’s primary legislative powers?
  1. What is the line-item veto? Should the President have this power? Explain.
  1. What is the President’s primary Judicial power?
Chapter 15 Government at Work

15.1 The Federal Bureaucracy

  • The highly organized agencies that carry out the work of the Federal Government.

15.2 The Executive Office of the President

  • The Whitehouse is the “nerve center” of the Executive office.
  • The Executive Office has other units that run domestic and foreign policy.

15.3 The Executive Departments

  • The President has 14 Executive departments that make up his cabinet.
  • State
  • Treasury
  • Defense
  • Justice
  • Interior
  • Agriculture
  • Commerce
  • Labor
  • Health & Human Services
  • Housing & Urban Development
  • Transportation
  • Energy
  • Education
  • Veterans Affairs
  • The President chooses his Cabinet, but the Senate must approve his appointments.

15.4 Independent Agencies

  • Independent agencies are not a part of the executive departments.
  • The three types of independent agencies are independent executive agencies, independent regulatory commissions, and government corporations.

15.5 The Civil Service

  • These are the people who work in the federal bureaucracy.
  • Today, the majority of civil servants are hired and promoted on the basis of merit.

Vocab

Directions: Find the term that matches the definition.

  1. A large organization with job specialization and complex rules. ______
  1. A detailed estimate of the federal income and spending for a 12-month period. ______
  1. The director of the Department of Justice. ______
  1. Describes a group with the power to judge cases outside the court system. ______
  1. One of ten federal agencies created to watch over important aspects of the nation’s economy. ______

Questions

15.1

  1. In what ways is a bureaucracy undemocratic?

15.2

  1. What agencies work most directly with the President?
  1. What are the duties of the National Security Council?
  1. What are the duties of the Office of National Drug Control Policy?

15.3

  1. How was the Cabinet born?

15.4

  1. Explain why independent agencies are important to the American system of government.
  1. List and describe the three types of federal agencies.

15.5

  1. What is the Spoils System? How did it lead to reform of the Civil Service System?