Chapter 7- Executive Branch
Vocabulary
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Electoral College
Electors
Executive Order
Pardon
Reprieve
Amnesty
Foreign policy
National security
Treaty
Executive agreement
Ambassador
Trade sanctions
embargo
14. Cabinet
15. federal bureaucracy
16. Independent Agency
17. Government Corporation
18. Political Appointee
19. Civil service worker
20. Civil service system
21. Spoils system
22. Merit system
Article II- Executive Branch- Carry out Laws (enforce
Laws)
President
Vice President
1. 35 yrs old.
2. Native Born US citizen
3. US resident for 14 yrs.
*Elected with the President
* Must meet same
requirements as the President
President
Elected to a 4
year term.
22nd Amendment
says that
President can
serve 2 terms or
a maximum of
10 years
Franklin D. Roosevelt
served 12 years
before 22nd
Amendment was
enacted.
Presidential Succession
The 25th Amendment
established
Presidential
Succession- the
order in which we
replace the
President
Electoral College
The President and Vice President are
elected every 4 years by a group called
the Electoral College- made up of people
called electors.
Match the Description with the Role
of the President
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Meets with Leaders of other countries
Gives out medals
Comes up with ideas for new laws
Makes sure that laws are carried out
Helps members of his/her party get
elected.
6. Deals with issues like unemployment.
7. Leads the military.
Should we allow this to happen?
Foreign Policy
How a country deals with other countries
Goals of Foreign Policy
1. National Security- Most important- keep
us safe from foreign attack.
2. International trade
3. Promote World Peace
4. Spread Democracy around the world.
Tools of Foreign Policy
1. Treaties and Executive Agreements
NATO- North Atlantic Treaty
Organization- mutual defense agreement
2. Appointing Ambassadors- we send a
representative to every country that we
recognize their government
3. Foreign Aid- money, food, military support
4. International Trade
trade sanctions- efforts to punish a
country by restricting trade
embargo- completely cutting off trade
with a foreign country
Why do we
give to others?
5. Military Force- last resort
War Powers Resolution
Gives the President the ability to send
troops into combat without Congress
declaring war- President must notify
Congress within 48 hours when troops
sent into battle and must be brought
home within 60 days unless Congress
gives permission.
Vice President
Constitution says 2 things
about VP
1. In charge of Senatebreaks ties
2. If something happens
to President then VP
becomes President.
First Lady
Is the President’s Wife- given no power by
Constitution
What would we call Bill if Hillary
became President?
Nice Hair Dude!!
Presidential Helpers
The Executive Office- EOP
Led by Chief of Staff- acts like a filter for
the President- determines who and what
gets to President
Office of Management and Budget- (OMB)
Prepares and monitors the federal budget.
National Security Council- (NSC)
Helps with military and foreign policy
The Cabinet
Heads of 13 federal agencies- heads are called
Secretaries- (example- Secretary of State)
except the Justice Dept- Attorney General
Created by President George Washington- not in
Constitution
Newest agency is Office of Homeland Securityestablished after 9/11
Appointed by the
PresidentApproved by the
Senate
Federal Bureaucracy
1. Turn laws into action by figuring out rules and
procedures.
2. Run day to day operations of the government.
3. Regulate various activities.
Example- Congress passes a law requiring all
Americans to have health insurance.
Executive branch has to figure out how to
make this happen.
Independent Agencies
Executive Agencies- deal with specialized
areas- NASA
Government Corporations- run like private
businesses- US Postal Service
Regulatory Boards and Commissionsenforce rules and regulations- FCC, FAA,
SEC
How do government workers get
their job?
Spoils system- President gives out jobs to
supporters
President Garfield killed
when he would not give job
to a supporter.
The Pendleton Act
(Civil Service Reform
Act) created the Civil
Service System and
limited number of
jobs president could
hand out.
The civil service
system requires
people to pass a test
and meet standardsit is a merit system.
Name that President