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Chapter 9: The Executive Branch Section 2: The Organization of the Executive Branch
Key Vocabulary: 1) Define each key word. a) Bureaucracy- b) Administration- c) Cabinet- Focus: 2) What is the largest branch of government today?
3) What are the three main parts of the executive branch?
The Executive Office of the President:
4) What is the main job of the executive office?
5) Who is included in the White House Staff and do they need approval from the Senate to be appointed by the President? The Vice President: 6) Who decides exactly what role the Vice President will play in the government?
7) How many times has the vice president risen to the highest office in the land because of the death of the President? Special Advisory Groups: 1) What are the three most important advisory groups?
2) What do the following special advisory groups do?
a) Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
b) National Security Council
c) Office of Homeland Security
The Executive Departments:
3) What do the following executive departments do?
a) Department of State
b) Department of Defense
Executive Department Leadership:
4) What must happen for a head of an executive department to come to office?
5) Who is the head of the Department of Justice?
6) Who forms the core of the cabinet, the advisory group to the President?
Executive Agencies:
7) Who directly controls the executive agencies and what are some examples of these agencies?
Regulatory Commissions:
8) What do regulatory commissions do, how many are there, and what are some examples of these commissions?
Government Corporations:
9) What do government corporation do and what are some examples of these corporations?
The Executive Branch in Action:
10) Who are civil servants?
11) How do civil servants get their jobs?
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