Day 32 - The Executive and the Bureaucracy - Recap

Learning Targets:

• Explain how the bureaucracy carries out the responsibilities of the federal government.
• Explain how the federal bureaucracy uses delegated discretionary authority for rule making and implementation.
• Explain how presidents have interpreted and justified their use of formal and informal powers.
• Explain how the president can implement a policy agenda.

Opener:  From your collective analysis from the last several weeks, describe the powers of the executive branch, or specifically the president, cabinet, and the bureaucracy in 2-3 sentences that anyone could easily understand?

*Remember to consider the formal powers and roles of the president, the expansion of presidential authority, and the daily operations of the bureaucracy.

Activity #1: Kahoot

Executive Branch Review Kahoot

Bureaucracy Review Kahoot

Activity #2:  Executive and Bureaucratic 1 pagers

Close:  For review:

Executive

• Roles of the president
• Order of Succession
• Executive Orders
• Executive Agreements
• Executive Privilege
• Veto
• War Powers Act
• Amendments 20, 22, 24
• Pardon
• Lame Duck

Bureaucracy

• Merit System
• Civil Service Exam
• Patronage
• Discretion
• Rule-Making
• Iron Triangle
• Congressional Oversight