Executive Branch Study Guide
Define:
Electorate
Treaty
State of the Union
Bureaucracy
Independent agency
Know the different types and examples of them
Department (Include Examples)
Hierarchical authority
Job specialization
Executive ORders
Know
8 roles of the president
Duties, examples, responsibilities
Formal qualifications of the President
Salary of the President
Salary and benefits
Presidential Terms
Number allowed and amendment that established this
What caused this?
How long can a president be in office?
Presidential Succession
Amendment number
First 5 people in order of succession
War Powers Resolution
Purpose
3 provisions
Examples of Undeclared Wars
Foreign Policy
Goals of Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy throughout history
Treaties and Trade/Peacekeeping Groups USA is involved in
What are their purposes?
NATO
NAFTA/USMCA
UN
Job of the Vice President
Formal Qualifications
Cabinet departments
What are they? (15)
Who must approve cabinet appointments?
Purpose of EO
Executive Branch Study Guide Key
Define:
Electorate
people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
Treaty
International agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations
Signed by president but approved by Senate
State of the Union
Speech by the president given to both chambers of Congress
Gives a summary of the country
Bureaucracy
Large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization
Independent Agency
Additional agency outside of cabinet departments, with specialized functions
NASA, SSA, epa
Try to be bipartisan and out of politics,
Independent regulatory commission,
Has an economic focus
FCC, FRB, SEC
government corporation
USPS, amtrak
Department
Agencies of cabinet level rank
All of the cabinet departments
Hierarchical Authority
Organization that is structured like a pyramid, with a chain of command running from the top down to its base
Job Specialization
Each person has certain duties and responsibilities
Division of labor
Executive order
rule or order issued by the president to the executive branch of the government and having the force of law.
Law without the legislative branch
Know
8 roles of the president
Duties, examples, responsibilities
Chief Citizen
Representative of people of the USA
Visit locations of natural disasters
Chief of State
Acts as the ceremonial face of the nation
Has power in domestic and foreign affairs
Hands out medals
Chief Executive
Boss of the federal government departments/organization
Holding cabinet meetings
Commander in Chief
In charge of armed forces
Visits military bases
Economic Chief
Expected to help economy run smoothly
Meet with economic advisors
Meet with business leaders
Chief Legislator
Main architect of nation’s public policy
Signs or vetoes laws
Chief Diplomat
Conducts foreign policy
Meets with government officials
Chief of Party
Help to get members of party elected
Leader of the party
Speaking at rally for senate nominee
Formal qualifications of the President
35 years old
Natural Born Citizen
Live in US for 14 years
Salary of the President
$400,000
May not be changed during term
$50,000 expense allowance
Presidential Terms
Number allowed and amendment that established this
2 terms
22nd Amendment
What caused this?
FDR had been elected to 4 terms
Presidential Succession
Amendment number
25
Presidential disability
VP and Cabinet decide on president ability
First 5 people in order of succession
VP
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
War Powers Resolution
Purpose
To limit the president’s war making powers after Vietnam
Check the powers of the president
3 provisions
Must report scope of action to Congress within 48 hours
Must commit to ending in 60 days
Congress can withdraw troops at anytime
Examples of Undeclared Wars
Vietnam
Korea
Iraq
Foreign Policy
Goals: National security, promote peace, spread democracy, promote trade, provide aid
Treaties and Groups
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Peaceful relations in atlantic nations post WW2
Military alliance
USMCA
United States Mexico Canada Agreement
Promote free trade in North America
UN
United Nations
Keep future nations out of war
Maintain peace and security
Job of the Vice President
Formal responsibilities
Be the President of the Senate
Take over/decide the case of Presidential Disability
Cabinet departments
What are they? Executive departments, top advisors to the president
** Review what they deal with and what they do
Who must approve cabinet appointments?
Senate
Features of a Bureaucracy
Hierarchical authority
Structured like a pyramid
Chain of command running from few at the top to many at the bottom
Job specialization
Everyone in the hierarchy has certain duties and responsibilities
Formalized rules
Work gets done according to a number of established procedures
Checks and Balances of Executive branch
Purpose of Executive Orders
To push through agenda and policies without waiting for Congress
Must relate to how the executive branch operates or be a power of the president
Helps the president address a wide range of issues