US Government
Merion Mercy Academy
Mr. Clementi
The Executive Branch
Study Guide
Chapters 9, 8 and 10
Section 9.2: Roles of the President
Names and Terms to Know:
1. head of state
2. chief executive
3. executive order
4. impoundment
5. reprieves
6. pardons
7. amnesty
8. chief legislator
9. economic planner
10. party leader
11. patronage
12. chief diplomat
13. treaty
14. executive agreement
15. commander and chief
Key Questions
16. Which role, as head of state, chief diplomat, and commander in chief, is the most important for a
president's success as the leader of foreign policy?
17. What is the president’s role in the growth and stability of the American economy?
Section 9.1: Presidential Powers
Names and Terms to Know:
18. mandate
19. forum
Key Questions
20. What are the sources of and limits to the powers of the president?
21. Within the scope of constitutional limitations and powers, why does each president define the office
differently?
Section 9.3: Styles of Leadership
Key Questions
22. What leadership quality do you think is most important to the success of a president? Explain why.
Section 8.1: The President and Vice President
1.
Names and Terms to Know:
23. Twenty-Second Amendment
24. Twenty- Fifth Amendment
Section 8.2: Electing the President
Names and Terms to Know:
25. electoral vote
26. Electoral College
Section 8.3: The Cabinet
1.
Names and Terms to Know:
27. Cabinet
Key Questions:
23. How have factors that limit the role of the cabinet as an advisory body affected the relationship between
cabinet officers and the presidents they serve?
Section 8.4: The Executive Office
2.
Names and Terms to Know:
24. Executive Office of the President (EOP)
25. Office of management and Budget (OMB)
26. National Security Council (NSC)
27. National Security Advisor
28. National Homeland Security Council
29. Council of Economic Advisers
30. Press Secretary
Key Questions:
31. In what ways are the members of the White House Executive Office similar to and different from the
president’s cabinet?
32. Why has Executive Office of the President become necessary and perhaps more important that the
Cabinet?
Section 10.1: Bureaucratic Organization
1.
Names and Terms to Know:
33. bureau
34. bureaucracy
35. Department of State
36. Department of the Treasury
37. Department of the Interior
38. Department of Justice
39. Department of Defense
40. Department of Energy
41. Department of Health and Human Services
42. Department of Education
43. Department of Homeland Security
44. independent agencies
a. NASA
b. CIA
c. FDIC
45. Regulatory agencies
Section 10.3: Bureaucracy at Work
1.
Names and Terms to Know:
46. client groups
47. iron triangle
Key Questions:
48. What are the advantages and disadvantages of our bureaucratic system of government?
49. Why do you think people sometimes get frustrated with government bureaucracy?