Chief Executives and Bureaucracies - TCI

From Government Alive! Power, Politics, and YouNotebook Guide 13Section 13.31. Briefly explain how one of the presidents describedin this section defined or exercised the powers ofthe presidency.2. In what ways do you think presidents today are morepowerful today than they were in the past?Section 13.41. Describe the roles of the modern president by completinga spoke diagram like the one below. For eachrole, identify at least three powers or responsibilitiesand create a simple symbol.Section 13.6Create an analogy that evaluates the role and impact ofgovernment bureaucracies on the lives of Americans bycompleting this statement: Government bureaucraciesare like . . .Use one of these options to complete your analogy,or create your own:• an overbearing parent who controls your life• an overloaded computer hard drive that keepscrashing• a well-oiled engine that keeps a car running• an emergency room doctor who saves livesIllustrate your analogy with a simple drawing. Thenwrite at least two statements beginning with the wordbecause to explain your analogy.2. What checks does the president have on the legislativeand judicial branches?Section 13.5Fill in a table like the one below by summarizing themain function of each group in the executive branch.Include at least two examples of individuals, departments,or agencies within each group.WhiteHouseStaffExecutiveOffice of thePresidentRoles ofthe ModernPresidentThe PresidentExecutiveDepartmentsIndependentAgenciesP R O C E S S I N GCreate and conduct an opinion survey to evaluate thecurrent president’s job performance.• Your survey will have nine questions. The first eightquestions will focus on the eight presidential roles.For each of these questions, provide a brief descriptionof that role and then ask, Do you approve ordisapprove of the way the president is performingin this role? Add a final question that assesses thepresident’s overall job performance.• Conduct the survey by polling at least 10 individualsoutside your class.• Compile your survey results for each of the ninequestions. Then write a paragraph summarizingyour results.206 Chapter 13 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute 2, Inc.(c) Teachers' Curriculum Institute www.teachtci.com info@teachtci.com