1. Unit 5 Essay

2. What does the job of the executive branch entail at the local, state, and national levels and how does it impact the functioning of American government?
Levels of Executive Branch
Important Jobs of that Level

3. Important Jobs of the National Executive Branch
Formal/Informal Roles (pick two for example)
Executive Departments (pick two for example)
Levels of Executive Branch
Important Jobs of that Level
President, Vice President, Cabinet
_________________, ___________________,
Executive Department

4. Important Jobs for the State Level
Chief of State
Chief diplomat
Chief Executive
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
Political Party Leader
Crisis Manager
Moral Persuader
Which roles apply to the Governor?
What other jobs does the state executive branch have?

5. Remember to include one as an example for State Executive Department
Aging
Agriculture
Budget and Management
Business and Economic Development
Disabilities
Education
Environment
General Services
Health and Mental Hygiene
Housing and Community Development
Human Resources
Information Technology
Juvenile Services
Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
Natural Resources
Planning
Public Safety and Correctional Services
State Police
Transportation
Veterans Affairs

6. President, Vice President, Cabinet
Levels of Executive Branch
Important Jobs of that Level
President, Vice President, Cabinet
_________________, ___________________,
Executive Departments
Governor, Lt. Governor,
Cabinet
________________, _________________, Executive Departments

7. Important jobs for the local level
Chief of State
Chief diplomat
Chief Executive
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
Political Party Leader
Crisis Manager
Moral Persuader
Which apply to the county executive?
What other jobs does he/she have?

8. Remember to include one as an example for local executive department
Libraries
Hospitals
Sheriff
Gangs
Transportation
Health
Housing
Parks and Planning
Family Services
Waste Management
Schools

9. President, Vice President, Cabinet
Levels of Executive Branch
Important Jobs of that Level
President, Vice President, Cabinet
_________________, ___________________,
Executive Department
Governor, Lt. Governor,
Cabinet
Executive Departments
County Executive
_____________________, _____________________, Executive Department

10. Constructing the Final Essay Outline
Intro Paragraph
National Executive Body Paragraph
State Executive Body Paragraph
Local Executive Body Paragraph
Concluding Paragraph

11. What goes into the Intro Paragraph?
Starts with a Hook
Explain what the American executive branch is and does.
End on a Thesis Statement that answers overarching question:
Thesis:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. What goes into each of the Body Paragraphs
Topic sentence – explaining the executive branch at that level (identify)
Explaining job #1
Using an example, explain how impact American government
Explaining job #2
Explaining job #3
Transition sentence to next paragraph

13. What goes into concluding paragraph
Begins with reworded thesis statement
Summarizes paper
Ends on general concluding statement