Unit 3 - The Executive BRanch

Unit 3 Introduces you to the Executive Branch (Presidency). 

The Executive Branch (Textbook Topic 5) 

The President, the Vice President, and the First Lady (5.1 and 5.2)

The President's Executive Powers (5.3 and 5.4)

The Federal Bureaucracy (6.1-6.3)

The Federal Budget (12.3 and 12.4)

Readings

Macgruder's American Government Textbook, Topic 4, 5, and 6

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The Constitution of the United States (Specifically Article I and II)

Emancipation Proclamation

Federalist 51

Federalist 70

Big Questions STUDY GUIDE

Answer all two components of the question below. Make sure to address what is specifically being asked:

(a) How do the ideas expressed in the Emancipation Proclamation relate to the ideas expressed in both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution? Is the proclamation an extension of these documents, a rebuttal to them, or something else? 

(b) Did the constitution grant Lincoln the authority to issue the proclamation? 

Support your claim with 3 pieces of specific and relevant evidence for (a) and 1 piece for (b). Explain why your evidence supports your claim or thesis.

Answer all three components of the question below. Make sure to address what is specifically being asked:

1. Identify three of the biggest expenditures of the federal government. 

2. Identify two specific ways that the Federal Government can acquire revenue.

3. Explain three specific policies or government actions that would need to be implemented to help balance the budget by 2047.