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Number of Articles in Constitution
Article Number of Legislative Branch
A proposed Law
Smaller Portion of Article
Smaller Part of Section
Permanent Committee dealing with
certain topic
Smaller part of a committee
Committee that fixes similar bills that
have passed both houses
A committee that meets on special
issues like natural disasters
Required Age of Senator
Required Age of Representative
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Clause
Section
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Standing
Bill
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Conference
Select
Subcommittee
Warm Up
Complete the Decoding the
Constitution Worksheet
The Executive Branch
Our Nations Leader & A Man of
Many Hats
“The Leader of the Free World”
• The President is our
first and foremost
representative to our
country and to the
world
• The President
decides our
country’s policies
both foreign and
domestic
The President
• The Chief Executive of our Government
• Some of the Roles the President has:
• Chief Executive
• Chief Legislator
• Chief Diplomat
• Chief of State
• Commander in Chief
• Policy Maker
• Leader of his Party
Hey Bill,
Chief Executive
wanna hang
out later?
• Appoints several
thousand officials
• Oversees executive
department
• Executes the laws
YOU KNOW IT!
As soon as I am
done jamming out!
Lets go knock over
some mailboxes!
Chief Legislator
• Has ability to
propose and
introduce legislation
• What is the
Presidents role in
checks and
balances?
The President as our
Representative Abroad
• Mostly as Chief
Diplomat
• Sets up trade
agreements
• Peace treaties
Chief of State
• Represents the whole nation
particularly when the President
attends meetings and conferences
that involve other countries and
governments.
Military Leader
• Head of all military
branches of
government
• “Commander in
Chief”
Policy Maker
• The President
determines how our
country work on a
variety of issues
• Ex. Social Security,
Trade, Workers
rights
Leader of Party
• In more recent
times, the President
is the Leader of his
political party
• Represents all of the
goals and
aspirations of his
party
A Man of Many Hats
• Design 2 Hats that illustrate a different
constitutional role/power of the
President
• Make it colorful, and informative
• Use page 225 in book to help.
Warm Up
• Grab one of each of the three
worksheets on front
• Read over
How does the President get
Elected?
• The Electoral College