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?