Notes Ch 8, 9 & 10 the Executive Branch Grable

Notes ch 8, 9 & 10 The Executive Branch Grable

and the Federal Bureaucracy

I. Duties of the President

A. “Faithfully execute the laws of the U. S.”

C. Appointments

E. Pardon or reduce jail sentences

II. President’s Term and Salary

A. Term

22nd Amendment

B. Salary and Benefits

III. Presidential Qualifications

A. Constitutional Requirements

B. Unwritten Requirements

IV. Presidential Succession

A.Succession Act of 1947

B. 25th Amendment – 1967

1. VP vacancy

2. Presidential Disability

V. Vice President’s Role

A. According to the Constitution

2. 25th amendment – helps to decide if the Pres is disabled

B. Modern Responsibilities

VI. Electing the President

A. The Original System

1. State Electors

2. Number of Electors

3. Election

4. Counting Electoral Votes

B. Impact of Political Parties

1804 - 12th Amendment

1820 – States began placing presidential candidate’s names on the ballot. Since then political parties

have chosen electors by popular vote.

C. Electoral College Today

1. Primaries

2. Conventions

3. Elections

a. When do voters vote?

b. Electors

c. Winner- take-all

d. Electoral College

e. On Jan. 6th both houses of Congress meet to open and count the ballots.

f. Exceptions

1. Maine and NE

2. Most states do not legally require electors to vote for the candidate who wins the popular

vote, but electors usually do.

4. Criticism of the winner-take-all electoral system

VII. Inauguration

VIII. The Cabinet

A. Definition:

1. Individuals

2. As a group

B. Selection & Confirmation

C. Role of the Cabinet

IX. Executive Office

A. Executive Office of the President / Agencies

1. Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

2. National Security Council

3. National Homeland Security Council

4. Council of Economic Advisers

B. The White House Office

1. Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff

2. White House Counsel

3. Press Secretary

X. Roles of the President

A. Head of State

B. Chief Executive

1. Executive Orders

2. Reprieves and Pardons

3. Amnesty

C. Chief Legislator

1. Legislative Program

2. Tools of Presidential Lawmaking

D. Economic Planner

Employment Act of 1946

E. Party Leader

F. Chief Diplomat

1. Treaties

2. Executive Agreements

3. Recognition of Foreign Governments

G. Commander In Chief

1. Power to Make War

2. Military Operations and Strategy

XI. Use of Executive Privilege

Power Point on Federal Bureaucracy

Create one or more power point slides to teach the class about the Cabinet Department or Federal Agency or Commission of your choosing.

The slide should include:

title - the name of the department or agency
information which will enable the class to complete the chart
a picture which represents the department or agency (seal, building, picture of what it does, etc.)

Worth 50 points

Email the slide to by Wed., Oct. 16th at 9:00.

Be prepared to present the information to the class on Thursday or Friday.

XII. Cabinet Departments

Department of: / Purpose / When & Why formed / Name of
Current Secretary / Important Agencies within the Department / Other
Important
Info
1 / State
2 / Defense
3 / Treasury
4 / Interior
5 / Agriculture
6 / Justice / Attorney General
Department / Purpose / When / Secretary / Important Agencies / Other
7 / Commerce
8 / Labor
9 / Housing
and
Urban Development
(HUD)
10 / Transpor-tation
11 / Energy
12 / Health
and
Human Services
13 / Education
14 / Veterans
Affairs
15 / Homeland Security

XIII. Independent Agencies

Agency / Date
Created / Purpose
Central
Intelligence
Agency
CIA
NASA - National
Aeronautics
and Space
Administration
National Transportation Safety
Board - NTSB
Small
Business Administration
SBA
Social
Security Administration
SS
United
States
Postal
Service USPS

CIANASANTSBSBA SSA USPS CPSC EPA EEOC

FAA FDIC FTC FRS FDA NRC OSHA SEC

XIV. Regulatory Commissions

Commission / Date
Created / Purpose
CPSC - Consumer
Product
Safety
Commission
Environmental
Protection
Agency
EPA
EEOC - Equal
Employment
Opportunity
Commission
FAA - Federal
Aviation Administration
FDIC - Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal
Reserve
System
FTC - Federal
Trade
Commission
FDA - Food
and
Drug
Administration
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration OSHA
SEC - Securities
and
Exchange
Commission

1st Period Sign up

State & CIA______

Defense & NASA______

Treasury & Federal Reserve______

Interior & US Postal Service______

Agriculture & Security and Exchange Commission ______

Justice EEOC______

Commerce & SBA ______

Labor & OSHA______

Housing and Urban Development & FDIC______

Transportation & NTSB ______

Energy & EPA______

Health and Human Services______

Education & Consumer Product Safety Commission______

Veterans Affairs & Nuclear Regulatory Commission ______

Homeland Security & FAA______

Federal Trade Commission & FDA______

Cabinet Departments: 2nd Period Sign up

State______

Defense______

Treasury______

Interior______

Agriculture______

Justice______

Commerce______

Labor______

Housing and Urban Development______

Transportation______

Energy______

Health and Human Services______

Education______

Veterans Affairs______

Homeland Security ______

Independent & Regulatory Agencies

Central Intelligence Agency______

NASA______
National Transportation Safety Board______

Small Business Administration______

United States Postal Service______

Consumer Product Safety Commission______

Environmental Protection Agency ______

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission______

Federal Aviation Administration______

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation______

Federal Reserve______

Federal Trade Commission ______

Food and Drug Administration______

Nuclear Regulatory Commission ______

Occupational Safety and Health Administration______

Securities and Exchange Commission ______