Warm Up 4/1What are the 7 roles of the president?
1.Head of State2.Chief Executive3.Foreign Policy Leader4.Legislative Leader5.Commander in Chief6.Political Party Leader7.Economic Leader
Objectives: IWBAT
Identify and describe the role of the cabinet and the process of becoming a cabinet member
Define bureaucracy
Warm Up Quiz: March
Limiting Presidential
PowerChecks and Balances in Action
Limitations by Congress
Congress has checks on Executive:
Veto override
Power to confirm or reject treaties and appointments
Approve the budget
Power to impeach
Limitation by Courts
Judicial review (est. in Marbury v. Madison)Supreme Court has the
power to determine if presidential actions are or are not constitutional
Limitation by Bureaucracy
Federal bureaucracy = all the people who carry out the daily operations of the executive branch; red tape
Limits the president’s power by the way they do their job Failing to give information. Misinterpreting instructions. Not completing tasks properly or efficiently
Limitation: Public Opinion
Without high ratings from the Without high ratings from the public, the president:public, the president:
Cannot carry out programsCannot carry out programsCannot be re-electedCannot be re-elected
http://www.gallup.com/poll/124922/Presidential-Approval-Center.aspx
Summary
Have we allowed the President to have too much power? Why or why not?
How does the
president cover all of
his roles without going
crazy?With a lot of help
Cabinet Advisors
Bureaucracy The many agencies & departments that make up the executive branch
Federal Bureaucracy
POTUSPOTUSCabineCabinett
Executive Executive Departments & Departments &
AgenciesAgencies
Bureaucracy
How do you decide which
players to choose for your
team?
Imagine you are creating a fantasy football team.
What type of people might the president want in cabinet
positions?Experience
In a field related to the department they will be heading
In managementEach department has thousands of
employees & has a budget of millions of $
Diversity
People representing different parts of the country, genders & ethnic groups
Dept. of Housing & Urban Development
Secretary Shaun L.S. Donovan M.A. in Public Administration M.A. in Architecture Work experience
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing at HUD
Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Former Secretary of Defense
Leon PanettaWhat kind of background does one need for this job?
Leon Panetta
In fantasy football, can you get any player you want?
Appointment Appointment ProcessProcess
Robert Gates new Sec. of Defense
Testifies in Senate Confirmation
Hearing
Appointed by the President
Entire Senate Votes to Confirm
Cabinet positions!Complete the matching worksheet using your text book page 426 for help!
Cabinet Review
Which Department Would Handle This?
Approve the policy of clearing dead trees from Yellowstone National Park to prevent forest fires
Which Department Would Handle This?
The U.S. embassy in Iran was invaded in 1979 and American citizens were held as hostages for 444 days.
Which Department Would Handle This?
In Carroll County Maryland, school lunch workers discovered counterfeit $20 bills were used in the lunch line to pay for meals.
Which Department Would Handle This?
A plane flies over restricted airspace above Camp David in Maryland. Jet fighters are scrambled to escort the plane out of the airspace.
Which Department Would Handle This?
In 2005, NYC Transit employees went on strike to protest what they believed were unfair job assignments and bad wages.
Which Department Would Handle This?
Gas prices skyrocketed this summer. The US needs to find alternative fuel.
Summary
What do Presidents look for in a cabinet member?
Characteristics of Bureaucracy
Procedures
Hierarchy
Division of responsibility
Job specialization
From Dr. Seuss goes to war, 1942
What is What is happeninhappening in the g in the picture?picture?
What is What is red tape?red tape?
Red Tape
Paperwork and procedures required to gain bureaucratic approvalRigid conformity to rules that
hinder decision-making
School Hierarchy
Division of Responsibility & Specialization
Ponder
What do you think people mean when they say that they had to cut through layers of bureaucracy?
SummaryWhat are some benefits & drawbacks to the federal bureaucracy?