You and a partner will be exploring government offices whose leaders are members of the President’s Cabinet. These departments make up the bureaucracy.
Follow the following link to the President’s cabinet and answer the questions below: http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet
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What are the 15 main Departments?
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What are the 7 positions that have status of cabinet rank?
Choose 6 of the main Departments that you and your partner have some interest in.
For each of these departments, answer the following questions:
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Name the Department.
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Who is the current Secretary/ head of this department?
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What is the purpose/ mission/ or charge of this department?
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Read through current events listed on the website. Pick one and summarize it in at least five sentences.
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After reading through the cabinet website, what do you think the priority of this department is?
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What was one additional fact/ surprise you learned about this department from the website?
Word process your responses and turn in one paper per group. Now go on to
Executive Command (Below).

: You are going to get a chance to play the role of a President. Upon completing this game you will have a better understanding as to the various “hats” that a President must wear during the course of a four-year term in office. You will receive points for correct decisions and choices as the game progresses. Good luck and enjoy learning about the top position in the Executive Branch.
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Grab a computer.
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Find the game titled, “Executive Command.”
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https://www.icivics.org/games/executive-command a.
Click on “Play Now.”
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Once the program has loaded click on the “Instructions” tab and get familiar with what you will be required to do and how you do it.
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Proceed through the simulation. You will acquire points as you progress through the game. It should take you 20-30 minutes to complete the simulation.
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Keep track of your total electoral votes at the conclusion of the game.
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Complete the Journal Entry.
Journal Entry #- Please respond to the following questions once you have completed the Executive Command Game:
 What was your total electoral vote count upon completion of the game?
 Identify the party you chose at the beginning of the simulation. Why did you choose that party?
 Please list and explain 3 things you learned from this simulation.
 How closely do you think this game is representative of what a “real”
President does during the course of a 4 year term? Explain. o Give at least two examples of things that our current President must do that are not covered in this simulation.