Unit 2 Presidency & Bureaucracy

Key points:

• formal powers of president

• executive orders, executive agreements, signing statements

• appointments

• Changing role of the president

key points:

• facts & figures of Presidential nomination rejections by the Senate

key points:

• bully pulpit

• State of the Union

• Modern Media use

key points:

• types of bureaucratic agencies

• patronage and civil service exams

key points:

• powers of agencies & departments

• congressional oversight