Executive Branch & Bureaucracy
Learning Objectives
- Identify and explain the organization of the Executive
- Identify and provide an example of the powers of the Executive, both formal and informal.
- Identify and explain how Executive shares powers with the Congress, Judiciary, and bureaucracy.
- Discuss the implications of Executive sharing powers with each of the following: Congress, Judiciary, and bureaucracy.
- Discuss the functions that Executive performs.
- Identify how the power of the Executive has/may evolve gradually.
- Identify how the power of the Executive has/may changes dramatically as a result of crisis.
- Identify and discuss the ties between the Executive and political parties.
- Identify and discuss the ties between the Executive and interest groups.
- Identify and discuss the ties between the Executive and media.
- Identify and discuss the ties between the Executive and state and local governments.
Vocabulary
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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
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
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 Webquest doc
State Dinner Extension
POTUS Review
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Iron Triangles Webquest Google Doc
Students:
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.