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Executive Branch & Bureaucracy

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Learning Objectives

  1. Identify and explain the organization of the Executive
  2. Identify and provide an example of the powers of the Executive, both formal and informal.
  3. Identify and explain how Executive shares powers with the Congress, Judiciary, and bureaucracy.
  4. Discuss the implications of Executive sharing powers with each of the following: Congress, Judiciary, and bureaucracy.
  5. Discuss the functions that Executive performs.
  6. Identify how the power of the Executive has/may evolve gradually.
  7. Identify how the power of the Executive has/may changes dramatically as a result of crisis.
  8. Identify and discuss the ties between the Executive and political parties.
  9. Identify and discuss the ties between the Executive and interest groups.
  10. Identify and discuss the ties between the Executive and media.
  11. Identify and discuss the ties between the Executive and state and local governments.

Vocabulary

Legislative veto
Line-item veto
Impeachment
Impoundment
Bureaucracy
Regulatory Commissions
Executive orders
Executive agreements
Executive privilege
Take Care Clause
Merit system
Standard operating procedures
White House Staff
Cabinet
Iron Triangle
iron triangles
patronage
civil service
merit principle
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
GS (General Scheduling) rating
Issue Network
Revolving door
Executive Office of the President
Independent Agencies
Government Corporations
Senior Executive Service (SES)
independent regulatory commission
government corporations
independent executive agency
policy implementation
administrative discretion
discretionary authority

Executive Branch in the News

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​Text Reading Guides

​Reading Guide Pages 360-365
Reading Guide Pages 366-370

Reading Guide Pages 371-380
Reading Guide Pages 381-390
Reading Guide Pages 394-401 
Reading Guide Pages 402-407 
Reading Guide Pages 407-412 
Reading Guide Pages 413-418

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Assignments & Handouts

Should it be abolished? Should it be changed? article
Article II & Electoral College Discussion
​SOTU CSPAN 5 Topics Reflection front side doc
SOTU Reflection back side doc
Electoral College Webquest




​Socratic Discussion Cheat Sheet
Inner/Outer Circle handout

Roles & Powers of POTUS doc
Expanding Powers of POTUS docs

Organization of the Bureaucracy doc
Bureaucratic Pizza doc
Bureaucratic Pathologies doc

Iron Triangles doc
Iron Triangles Webques
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State Dinner Extension

POTUS Review
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Iron Triangles Webquest Google Doc
Students:
  • One student from the pair make a copy of the document.
  • Add the other student to the document- make sure the share setting is set to Can Edit!
  • The owner of the document is to go to Share again- select can comment- get the can comment share link- paste the link into THEIR class Iron Triangles form on the Unit 5 page on the class website below. This is the same way that we have turned in work before. 
  • Work on the document together- both contributing equally.


Blue 5 Submission
Form

Blue 6 Submission Form
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