The presidency has been enhanced beyond its expressed constitutional powers.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Explain how the president can implement a policy agenda.
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE:
Presidents use powers and perform functions of the office to accomplish a policy agenda.
Formal and informal powers of the president include:
Vetoes and pocket vetoes—formal powers that enable the president to check Congress
Foreign policy—both formal (commander in-chief and treaties) and informal (executive agreements) powers that influence relations with foreign nations
Bargaining and persuasion—informal power that enables the president to secure congressional action
Executive orders—implied from the president’s vested “executive power,” or from power delegated by Congress, executive orders allow the president to manage the federal government
Signing statements—informal power that informs Congress and the public of the president’s interpretation of laws passed by Congress and signed by the president
Activity # 1: Day 2 Finishing (In your notebook) Many Hats of the Executive
Grading the President (w/ table mates):
According the roles / powers of the Executive Branch, your group needs to identify an event or policy that happened during your assigned presidents tenure.
Describe the event / policy, explain how it demonstrates that power or role, assign a letter grade on how effective the policy was in resulting the crisis / event.
Activity # 2: (In your notebook)
From your collective analysis above, how would you describe the executive branch, or specifically, the presidency, in a 2-3 sentence that anyone could easily understand.
Activity #3 : Executive Branch Webquest
In your notebooks, answer the following questions 1-14 from the Executive Branch Webquest. Please make sure to answer the questions in complete thoughts! These will be used on your test which is open notes and will also be graded in your third notebook check. In order for these notes to be helpful, complete thoughts will be necessary.
Homework: Due Oct. 27th by 11:59 pm. Log into Khan Academy, complete the 2 videos assigned.
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