UNIT 5 STUDY GUIDE
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CE.6c The Lawmaking Process
What is a bill? ______a written idea or proposal for a law_________________________________________________
What is a law? ______a bill or act passed by a legislative body___________________________________________
Put the following steps of the Lawmaking Process in the correct order.
1.__B___
2.__E___
3.__A___
4.__D___
5.__C___
A. The bill is debated
B. The bill is introduced
C. The bill is sent to the President
D. The bill is voted on
E. The bill is worked on in committees
Define the following:

Public policy – course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem
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Public opinion – ideas and attitudes that most people hold about elected officials, candidates,
government, and political issues

Legislation - the making of laws
Directions: The process of making a bill into a law: Put the articles in the correct order.
___4____Congress votes to pass healthcare bill
___5____President Obama expected to sign major piece of legislation
___2____New bill to be shaped in Congress committee this week
___3____Healthcare bill faces challenges as Congress begins its floor debate
___1____Congressman Introduces Bill
CE.6d Executive Powers and Presidential Roles
The President influences public policy in the following 4 ways. Using the word bank, match the
influences to the examples.
Word Bank:
A. Proposing Legislation
B. Appointing Officials
C. Appealing to the people
D. Approve or Veto Laws
1. _D_The President rejected the new Tax Bill.
2. _A_The President asked for Congress to make a new Jobs Bill.
3. _C_The President is going town to town to convince Americans to support his Jobs Bill.
4. _B_The President chose a new Secretary of Defense when Robert Gates retired.
NAME AND DESCRIBE of the seven roles (hats) of the President.
1. Chief of State: Ceremonial head of the government
2. Chief Executive: Head of the executive branch of government
3. Chief Legislator: Proposer of the legislative agenda
4. Commander-in-Chief: Head of the nation’s armed forces
5. Chief Diplomat: Architect of American Foreign Policy
6. Chief of Party: Leader of the political party that controls the executive branch
7. Chief Citizen: Representative of all the people
What is the federal bureaucracy?
The collective agencies and employees of the executive branch
What three groups assist the president in carrying out his responsibilities?
1.
The Cabinet
2. Regulatory Groups
3. Government Agencies
CE.9A Media Influence on Public Policy
NAME AND GIVE EXAMPLES of the three ways that the media influences public policy.
1.
Focusing public attention on selected issues
The shooting in Arizona
2.
Offering a forum in which opposing views are
communicated
Individual citizens can watch different channels to get
different points of view on an issue or candidates
3.
Holding government officials accountable to the
public
A senator is arrested for accepting bribes
CE.9B Individuals and Interest Groups Influence on Public Policy
Define lobbying – Seeking to influence legislators to introduce or vote against a bill
NAME AND GIVE EXAMPLES of the three ways that individuals influence public policy.
1.
Participating in politics
Voting, campaigning, seeking office
2.
Expressing opinions
Lobbying officials, demonstrating, writing letters
3.
Joining interest groups
Someone joining the ASPCA because they are really in
to animals.
NAME AND EXAMPLES of the three ways in which interest groups influence public policy.
1. Identifying issues that they support
A commercial for the ASPCA to support abused
animals
2. Making political contributions
Giving $500 to the Republican candidate for
Governor thru a PAC
3. Lobbying government officials
A lobbyist for the NRA met with Congressmen from
Kentucky