Roles and Powers of the executive Branch (national) Ce.6d

Questions What are the roles and powers of the executive branch of the national government? What are the roles and powers of the president?

Presidential Powers The executive branch plays a key role in the policymaking process. Presidential power is broad in both domestic and foreign affairs, but there are limits on what the president can and cannot do.

Ways the executive branch influences policymaking   Proposing legislation in an annual speech to Congress (State of the Union Address) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB9OUcPENL0&fe ature=relmfu Appealing directly to the people

Ways the executive branch influences policymaking Approving or vetoing legislation Appointing officials who carry out the laws   Cabinet departments, agencies, and regulatory groups interpret and execute the laws.

Presidential Exercise of Power The president exercises power as chief of state: Ceremonial head of the government http://www.c-span.org/Events/Presidential-Medal-of- Freedom-Award-Ceremony/10737431012-1/ chief executive: Head of the executive branch of government chief legislator: Proposer of the legislative agenda

Presidential Exercise of Power commander-in-chief: Head of the nation’s armed forces chief diplomat: Architect of American foreign policy

Presidential Exercise of Power chief of party: Leader of the political party that controls the executive branch chief citizen: Representative of all of the people.   Presidential power has grown in the years since the Constitution was ratified.

Review Describing the roles and powers of the executive branch.

Vocabulary 1. cabinet a group of political advisers 2. department  a major division of a government or business 3. agency  part of a government that manages projects in an area 4. regulatory  to direct by rules 5. approving  accepting 6. domestic  home 7. officials  person who holds an office 8. ceremonial  a formal act 9. diplomat  a person who works to keep relationships between governments of countries 10. vetoing  turn down 11. address  speak to 12. Interpret  determine the meaning of 13. Execute  carry out 14. Proposing  suggesting 15. Appealing  asking for something 16. Appointing  picking, selecting 17. Foreign  other countries 18. Agenda  a list of items of business at a meeting 19. Union  something formed by joining members or parts 20. Affairs  business tasks 21. Broad  wide, not limited 22. state  of or relating to government