ELP Lane 2003

Executive Branch Test Review Sheet (Chapters 10-11)

**Complete Parts I, II, IV, & V for up to 5 points on the Test**

Part I: Terms

Roles of the President (all 7)	25^th Amendment (3 parts)	Executive agreement	Presidential Succession Act	22^nd Amendment
Passport	Treaty	War Powers Act	Amnesty	Chief of Staff
Hatch Act	Domestic Policy	Merit System	Spoils System	Foreign policy
Visa	Cabinet	Reprieve	Consulate	Civil Servant
Embassy	Red tape	Pardon	Executive order	Pendleton Act

Part II: Review Questions

1. What is the main difference between executive agencies and the executive departments?
2. The Secretary of State serves as the head of his/her department. What other role does he/she fulfill? Which of these two roles provides the Secretary with more power/influence?
3. What is the purpose of the cabinet? How often does the President consult with the cabinet?
4. How many total years may someone serve as President?
5. Why did Congress create Independent Agencies?
6. Who serves on the Joint Chiefs of Staff? What is the purpose of this council?
7. Write Y if the appointee must be approved by the Senate and N if the appointee does not need Senate approval.

_____ Secretary of State

_____ Chief of Staff

_____ Ambassador to Australia

_____ Press Secretary

_____ Supreme Court Judge

_____ National Security Advisor

_____ Director of the CIA

8. What event finally led to reform of the Spoils System?
9. Why is the President a civilian?
10. What are the 3 constitutional requirements to be President?
11. What happens if the President is temporarily injured and cannot perform his/her job?
12. Why do board members of Regulatory Commissions serve for a fixed amount of time?
13. How were most government employees originally chosen? How are most of them chosen now?
14. Who holds most positions of power within the Dept. of Defense (soldiers or civilians)? Why?

Part III: Concepts ~ These will be included in the Short Answer/Essay Section for those in Honors.

Role of secret service: then & now

Job of Chief of Staff

War Powers Act: fully explain

Reasons for the order of Presidential Succession

Independence of Regulatory Commissions (short essay)

Development of Civil Service (long essay)

Part IV: 3 Main Parts of the Executive Branch

Executive Office of the President (EOP) - consists of a network of offices whose sole purpose is to _____ __________________________ - Offices within the EOP include: 1. _______________________ helps the President write his yearly budget 2. _______________________ advises the President on matters of national safety 3. _______________________ includes officials such as the Chief of Staff, Press Secretary, and other assistants

Executive Departments - Departments were not mentioned in the original Constitution, but GW asks Congress to create 3: 1. Dept. of _____________ 2. Dept. of _____________ 3. Dept. of _____________ - GW met with heads of these departments, plus the Attorney General on a regular basis. That marked the beginning of the _____________________. - over time, Congress has created more departments to meet the growing size & demands of our government - the head of each department is called __________________ - each secretary is appointed by the __________________ & approved by the ____________ - each secretary serves “at the pleasure of the President,” which means ______________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________

Independent Agencies - in addition to Departments, Congress has also created Independent Agencies to help carry out our laws - they are considered to be independent b/c ____________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ - Congress made these agencies independent b/c ____________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ - there are 3 types of Independent Agencies: 1. ______________________ Example: _____________ 2. ______________________ Example: _____________ 3. ______________________ Example: _____________

Part V: Matching ~ Write the name of the department, agency, or commission in the blank.

1. The government decides to redesign the 1 dollar bill.
2. Inspects meats and dairy products.
3. Would help purchase 250 new computers for a school system.
4. Chicago needs help revitalizing its downtown area.
5. Investigate claims of false advertising.
6. Enforce new rules regarding airline safety.
7. Investigate charges of tax fraud.
8. Protects the President and catches counterfeiters.
9. The US government wants to encourage international travelers to come to the US.
10. Approve a new cancer-fighting drug.
11. Counts the population every ten years.
12. Gathers information on other nations and groups.
13. Sets safety standards for products, such as children toys.
14. Company run by the government that delivers mail.

**others to know: EPA, OMB, INS, Dept. of Energy, Bureau of the Census

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