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1 Unit 4 Essential Question The Executive Branch What makes a good President? 13 Does the current electoral process result in the best candidates for President? 14 How much power should the President have? 15 Is the bureaucracy essential to good government? 16 How should the federal budget reflect Americans priorities? 17 How should the United States interact with other countries? 102 Mag_EQJ_Unit4.indd /11/08 2:28:27 PM
2 Unit 4 Name: The Executive Branch Warmup What makes a good President? The President of the United States leads the world s richest, mightiest country. For that reason, the person who holds the presidency must be able to handle both vast power and massive pressure. In Unit 4, you will explore the scope of this remarkable job and consider the possible answers to the above. President Lyndon Johnson ( ) A. What qualities must a President have? Review the list of leadership qualities. Then check the top five most important. thoughtful cooperative brave outgoing modest decent charming kind well-informed trustworthy consistent independent decisive inspiring diplomatic intelligent experienced farsighted tough honest other open minded politically astute B. Choose a past or current President. What five categories from the list above best describe this President? Explain your choice. _ 103 Mag_EQJ_Unit4.indd /11/08 2:28:28 PM
3 Name: chapter 14 The Presidency in Action Warmup How much power should the President have? A. What does the word power mean to you? Fill in the concept web below to clarify your thinking. Then circle any of the powers you listed that you think a U.S. President should have. B. Where would you place an ideal U.S. President on a scale of power? Explain your answer. No Real Absolute 112
4 Name: Exploration I. Article II, Growth of Presidential A. Read Article II of the Constitution. Then make a list of the most important powers that the Constitution gives to the President B. The power of the President has greatly increased since the Constitution was written. Find two examples of increases in the power of the President in your print or online textbook or other sources. Then, based on your reading of the Constitution and your own observations, add two more examples. Example Example Example Example C. Review the reasons for the growth of presidential power and list them below. Then circle the most important reason and explain your choice. 113
5 Name: D. Has the power of the President grown too much? Choose an example from the news or from history where people disagree about whether the President overstepped his or her authority. Briefly explain how the President used his or her power. Then comment on whether the amount of power that the President had was appropriate for the circumstances. (Hint: Issues of presidential authority often arise in times of war or other national crisis.) II. Executive s A. Review the President s executive powers. Then define them and give an example of each. Ordinance Definition Example Appointment Definition Example Removal Definition Example B. Which of the powers listed above is the most important? Explain. 114
6 Name: C. Review the case of U.S. v. Nixon and the Supreme Court s decision in the case. Under what conditions should a President be allowed to claim executive privilege? Explain. _ III. Executive, Diplomatic, Military, and Legislative s A. Review the roles of the President and his or her powers. Then fill in the chart below. Roles of the President Chief Executive Presidential s power to execute and enforce federal laws Chief Diplomat Commander in Chief Chief Legislator B. Of the powers listed above, which is the most essential? Why? 115
7 Name: C. The Framers placed checks on the President s power. Other limits have developed over time. Using your online or print textbook and your knowledge of government, briefly describe each limit and its effect. Public Opinion Limits International Opinion Term Limits Party System Legislative Checks Judicial Checks Bureaucracy Effects an unpopular President lacks influence; the public can vote the President out of office D. Return to the scale of power that you filled in at the beginning of the lesson. With the additional information you have gathered, would you change your rating of where you would place an ideal President on the scale? Explain. No Real Absolute 116
8 Name: Apply What You ve Learned Activity What do people in your community think about the power of the President? Use this worksheet to answer the Apply What You ve Learned questions in your print or online textbook. Interview at least 10 voters (Independent, Republican, and Democratic) in your community. Use the table below to summarize the responses you receive. Over the past decade, do you think the President overstepped his authority? If so, when? Over the past decade, do you think the President needed more authority? If so, when? Over your lifetime, has the power of the President changed? How? A. With which opinions do you most agree or disagree? Explain. B. Did your opinions change as a result of the interviews you conducted? Explain. C. Give two examples of events or situations that could change your opinion
9 Name: Essay How much power should the President have? In 1789, the new United States government began an experiment in constitutional democracy with a President at its helm. They looked to the future full of hope and fear. As you read the quotations about the presidency below, consider the concerns of the Framers and the reasons for their fear. The first man at the helm will be a good one. Nobody knows what sort may come afterwards... the executive will be increasing here, as elsewhere, till it ends in monarchy. Benjamin Franklin Make him too weak the legislature will usurp his power. Make him too strong he will usurp the legislature. Gouveneur Morris What is your opinion? Write a response to the, How much power should the President have? Consider your thoughts on the quotations above, the Guiding Questions in your textbook, and the activities you have done in your Journal. See page 219 for a rubric on writing an essay. Don t Forget Your answer to this question will help you think about the Unit 4 : What makes a good President? 118
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