Gov Unit 4: The Executive Branch

Enduring Understandings:

• The president is responsible for executing, or enforcing the law
• Executive departments oversee the enforcement of law in 15 different broad policy areas
• The president has 6 roles: chief of state, chief executive, chief legislator, head of party, commander in chief of the Armed Forces, and chief diplomat
• The president is elected through a popular vote and an Electoral College vote

Executive Branch Textbook Q's

President Profile Project

Bureaucratic Agency Website Worksheet link: http://government.mrdonn.org/federalagencies.html

Growth of the Presidency Readings and Annotation Guide

Trump Presidency Article Jigsaw

President Profile Project Rubric

Study Guide & Alternatives to the Electoral College