The Federal Bureaucracy and The Executive Office of The President

1. What is the federal bureaucracy? What does it do (functions) and what are the problems of the federal bureaucracy? Worksheet and Mind Map (30 mins)

2. The Executive Office of the President: Internet Flash Cards Activity(30 mins)

3. The Executive Office of the President Mind Mapping Activity/Summary (20 mins)

4. Exam Paper Discussion (10 mins)5. Timed Essay: Critically discuss the role of

the EXOP -30 mins 6. Homework: Exam Papers and The Cabinet

Worksheet

The Federal Bureaucracy (30 mins)

Complete the Worksheet ‘The Federal Bureaucracy’

The Executive Office of the President (30 mins)

1. Read through the questions on the flashcards online at:

2. Flashcards on the Cabinet and Executive Office of the Presidency (The presidency)

3. Use your text book to help (Pgs 260-268)

4. Answer the questions5. Cabinet Rivalries: Why is there

Rivalry between the Cabinet and the EXOP ? (pgs 266-268)

The EXOP: Mind Map Summary (20 mins)

Create a visual mind map to summarise the role, functions and problems with the EXOP

The Exam Paper (F855) You will get a choice of 8 questions, choose only 2. Each question is worth 50 marks. So they are

looking for approx 50 points (arguments and examples) per essay

Read through all the questions first. Answer the question you feel you are strongest with

first. Just a mark the numbers clearly in margin Spend approx 10 minutes planning, spend 50

minutes writing the essay. Allow 5 minutes for editing at the end, reading back over.

Don’t be a victim of panic! If you get a memory blank, leave a sufficient space and an asterix in the margin ands go back to it.

Don’t cross out essay plans, they may be counted towards your final mark by the examiner

Make sure you allow 5 minutes extra at the end of each essay for editing at the end

Don’t revise the night before or on the morning of the exam. Relax, rest , breakfast. Early night before!

Timed Essay: EXOP

Plan your essay (spend 5 minutes)

Discuss the Presidents Relationship with the EXOP (30

marks, 30 mins)

Homework Design Revision Flash Cards on the

Cabinet (functions, problems) Create a mind map outlining how the

president works with congress (presidential persuasion and foreign policy)

Complete the previous exam paper (F855/june 2012) in timed conditions without notes or books