Name: _______________________
Executive Branch WebQuest:
Use complete sentences to respond to the following questions. Information will be linked on the class website. FordCivicsEconomics.weebly.com
1.) List all of the Cabinet Departments.
What is the purpose of each department?
Who is the head of each one? (HINT: Secretary or Attorney General)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet
2.) What is a bureaucracy and what does it do?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8EQAnKntLs
3.) What are the 3 roles of bureaucrats?
What are some of the methods used to keep bureaucracies under control?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8EQAnKntLs
4.) What does EOP stand for?
When was it established, and what is it?
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop
5.) What is the OMB?
What is the head of the OMBs job (The Management Side of OMB)?
https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/organization_mission/
6.) What are the purposes of the 20th and 25th Amendments?
What role do they play in the Executive Branch?
http://www.ushistory.org/documents/amendments.htm
7.) What is the Presidential Succession Law of 1947?
List the first 5 Offices in order that establish the Presidential List of Succession.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0101032.html
8.) What roles does the Executive Branch play in the checks-and-balances system?
Describe 2 checks on each branch.
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_cnb.html
9.) What role does Congress play in the Executive Branch (Click “Learn More” and read the 6 sections)?
http://www.congressforkids.net/Executivebranch_presidentsjob_1.htm
10.) What is an Executive Order?
Describe one controversial Executive Order issued by a President in the 20 th Century.
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-an-executive-order.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUDSeb2zHQ0