1.7.15
AP Government
BELLWORK
To Do Today
1. RCQ 12.3
2. President notes/lecture/discussion
con’t
Homework
Objective 5 & 6 Pages 422-434
RCQ Objective 3
1. What are the Constitutional duties of the Vice-President? (2)
2. What were our three first Cabinet positions under George
Washington? (3)
3. What is our newest cabinet position? (1)
4. Name and explain the duties of the three major policy making
bodies in the Executive Office. (6)
5. What is the main duty of the Council of Economic Advisors? (1)
a. Advise the president on banking regulations
b. Advise the president and Congress on trade
c. Advise the president on economic policy
d. Advise the president on intelligence
6. What makes the White House staff different from the other agencies
and/or people who support the President? (1)
RCQ Objective 3
1. What are the Constitutional duty(s) of the Vice-President (2)
preside over Senate; break ties take over if pres. becomes unable
2. What were our three first Cabinet positions under George
Washington? (3) state, treasury, war
3. What is our newest cabinet position? (1) Homeland Security
4. Name and explain the duties of the three major policy making
bodies in the Executive Office. (6) NSC- foreign policy, national
security CEA- economic policy OMB- prepare budget
5. What is the main duty of the Council of Economic Advisors? (1)
a. Advise the president on banking regulations
b. Advise the president and Congress on trade
c. Advise the president on economic policy
d. Advise the president on intelligence
6. What makes the White House staff different from the other agencies
and/or people who support the President? (1) various answers
Running the Government:
The Chief Executive
THE PEOPLE WHO HELP THE
PRESIDENT GET THINGS DONE
Before we get started….
• We must understand this word:
– Bureaucracy- a hierarchical authority structure that uses
task specialization to carry out the tasks of our
government
• Example: If the gardener that keeps up the lawn for
the state capitol building has a problem, they do not
see the President, they see the person who is in charge
of the capital lawns.
• EVERYONE who works for the bureaucracy has a
specialized task and reports to the person directly
above them… PRESIDENT IS AT THE TOP!
How does the President control the
Bureaucracy?
• Appoint top-level administrators that support
the President’s vision
– New presidents have 500 high-level positions
available for appointment
Running the Office
The People Who Support the President!
1. The First Lady
2. The Vice President
– Their role has increased
overtime
3. The Cabinet
–
Informal advisory body
4. The Executive Offices
– Work behind the scene
to get the job done
• National Security Council
• The Council of Economic
Advisors
• The Office of
Management and Budget
5. The White House Staff
The Vice President
• 3 Duties
– Preside over the Senate
– Cast the deciding vote in a
tie in the Senate
– Wait for the President to Die
**Often acts as a recon operative
(taking positions early on behalf of
president) or attack dog (saying
things that may be controversial)
The Cabinet
• Informal advisory body
• Not mentioned in the
Constitution
• President
appoints/Confirmed by
the Senate
– Of the more than 600
presidential appointments
made since 1789, only 14
have been turned down or
rejected by the Senate
• 2 Major Jobs of the
Cabinet
– Administrative head of the
executive departments
– Advise the President
TABLE 12.4: Cabinet Departments
Three Departments you need to know:
• State (makes Foreign Policy, treaty
negotiations, one of the two oldest
departments--1789)
• Treasury (Serves as the Government’s
Banker—The other oldest department--1789)
• Homeland Security—(Protects against
terrorism and responds to natural disasters—
newest department—2002)
• The Ability to create a new CabinetLevel Department is one of the
examples of how Presidential power
has increased over time, and
therefore, the scope of government.
Executive Office
The Executive Office—3 SUB OFFICES
(These are specifically policy-making bodies)
 National Security Council (NSC)
 Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
 Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
The Executive Office—3 SUB OFFICES
(These are specifically policy-making bodies)
National Security Council
(NSC) –1947
– Purpose is to coordinate
the President’s foreign
and military policy
advisors
– Formal members
include:
•
•
•
•
President
Vice President
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
FIGURE 12.1: Executive Office of the
President
The Executive Office
• Established in Congress
in 1939
• National Security
Advisory NSC –1947
– Coordinate the
President’s foreign and
military policy advisors
• Vice President
• Secretary of State
• Secretary of Defense
The Executive Office
• Council of Economic
Advisors
– 3 member body appoint
by the president to
advise him/her on
economic policy
– http://www.whitehouse.
gov/administration/eop/
cea
The Executive Office
• The Office of Management and Budget
– Created in 1921
– Helps the president prepare his yearly budget and review the cost
analysis of any proposed piece of legislation
– http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
White House Staff
 President’s personal support team
 Chief of staff
 Press secretary
 Anonymous and loyal
 President sets style and tone
The White House Staff
• Include key aides the
president sees daily
– 600 People
• The Chief of Staff
• http://www.washington
post.com/wpsrv/politics/interactives
/westwing/index.html
Dennis
McDonough