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Roles and Powers of the executive Branch (national)

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.

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Roles and Powers of the executive Branch (national)

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

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

  3. 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.

  4. 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&feature=relmfu • Appealing directly to the people

  5. 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.

  6. 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

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

  8. 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.

  9. Review • Describing the roles and powers of the executive branch.

  10. Vocabulary

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