Legislative
Executive
“To
“To________”
legislate”
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Article II, Section 1 – “The
executive Power shall be vested in a
President of the United States of
America”
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EXECUTIVE BRANCH
• The power of the executive branch is
______________ because ___________
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What are the expressed powers of the
Executive Branch?
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
• 5.
• 6.
• 7.
• 8.
• 9.
• 10.
What are some powers of the Executive Branch that might
be ‘implied’/ informal
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What are the expressed powers of the
Executive Branch?
1. “Command in Chief of the Army and Navy…”
2. “…May acquire the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the
Executive Departments…”
3. “Power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United
States, except in…”
4. “With consent of the Senate…to make treaties”
5. “Shall nominate… with consent of Senate…”
6. “to fill up all vacancies during recess of the Senate”
7. “time to time give Congress…the State of the Union”
8. “on extraordinary occasions convene both houses”
9. “receive ambassadors”
10. “take care that laws be faithfully executed”
11. “commission officers”
List some powers of the Executive Branch that might be
‘implied’/ informal
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“The Executive Branch is the federal government’s
LARGEST functioning bureaucracy”
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IF YOU WERE A FOUNDING
FATHER, WOULD YOU BE JOHN
ADAMS OR THOMAS JEFFERSON?
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Does the American government give TOO
MUCH power to the Executive Branch?
What was the reason behind each use of executive power
and why was it questioned by society?
• 1862 – ABRAHAM LINCOLN
– Suspended Habeas Corpus
• 1941 – FDR
– Japanese Internment Camps
• 1965 – Lyndon Johnson / Richard Nixon
– FBI Wiretapping on citizens and members of Congress during
Vietnam
• 2001 – GEORGE W. BUSH
– Government surveillance of citizens’ phone/electronic records /
Guantanamo Bay Prison (Habeus Corpus)
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EXECUTIVE POWER
3 types of expanded presidential power not
expressed in the Constitution; therefore are _______
AMENDMENTS
1.Executive Order – Using the military to enforce law
within your country OR creating law by enforcing the law
2.EXECUTIVE ACTION – President’s power to authorize
military action without declaration of war (War Powers Act –
Vietnam)
 Every military conflict since ______________
3.Executive Agreement – President’s power to make
diplomacy (treaties) without _______ approval
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NON – EXECUTIVE POWERS OF
THE PRESIDENT
Legislative Powers
1.
2.
Judicial Powers
1.
2.
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“OBAMA BODY” pg. 354
1. Use your textbook to identify and define the eight roles of
the President.
2. TRACE AN OUTLINE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA’S BODY
AND CUT IT OUT.
3. Label each of the 8 presidential roles on the body. At least 3
should have evidence from the Constitution.
4. The body parts should act as symbols for each of the
president’s roles.
5. All guidelines above MUST be completed in order to be
considered for Awards.
• AWARDS – Most Creative, Most Informative, Most
Attractive
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THE PRESIDENTIAL ROLES…
1. Chief Executive
2. Chief of State
3. Commander in Chief
4. Chief Administrator
5. Chief Diplomat
6. Chief Legislator
7. Chief Citizen
8. Chief of Party
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PRESIDENTIAL ROLES
• Highlight/Underline the roles of the
president that are supported by the
Constitution
• Signify the difference between the
following roles:
• Chief of State and Chief Citizen
• Chief Administrator and Chief Executive
• Which presidential role do you feel is most
important? What trait or quality is most vital in a
president to perform that role effectively? Write a
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minimum 5 line explanation.
HOMEWORK…
• Read the first 2 pages of Federalist Paper
No. 70 by Alexander Hamilton
• Highlight or underline 3 parts of the
reading that resonated with you (learned,
opinion, question, etc.)
• Write a 5 line response at the bottom of
page 2 about what Hamilton is saying
about ‘unity’ and ‘plurality’ in the Executive
Branch.
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