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- Identify and explain the organization of the Executive
The organization is comprised of the President as the head of the branch, with the agencies and departments and the chiefs of each. There is also the President, Vice President, cabinet secretaries, and agency heads. - Identify and provide an example of the powers of the Executive, both formal and informal
The President acts as the Legislator, Head of Party, diplomat, Commander in Chief, Chief of State, Executive, Jurist, and Economist. Formal: appointing, commander in chief, foreign affairs, executive clemency, emergency powers, veto.
Informal: policy making, diplomat, agenda setting, economic policy - Identify and explain how Executive shares powers with the Congress, Judiciary, and bureaucracy.
The executive shares many powers with Congress and Judiciary. For example, the executive works with Congress to take care of the military and manage it, build foreign relations, and work in policy making. Also, it works with the judiciary in order to negotiate and enforce laws. - Discuss the implications of Executive sharing powers with each of the following: Congress, Judiciary, and bureaucracy.
Sometimes there is repetition of certain powers and clashing and such. This will especially happen if the executive's party differs from the majority party in Congress. Thus, each party will try to stop each other from getting things done. For Judiciary, the judge, although appointed by the President, may not always act in the way that the President had intended or planned or hope. - Identify how the power of the Executive has/may evolve gradually.
As time progresses, certain agencies may need to be created to keep up with the revolution of the advancing world. For example, more agencies are created such as the Department of Homeland Security had to be made after 9/11. They must be rearranged to accommodate the times. Also in times of crisis the Legislature may give the Executive Branch more power. - Identify how the power of the Executive has/may changes dramatically as a result of crisis.
In a crisis, Legislation may authorize the executive more power than normal for swifter action without negotiation in order to make sure he handles all the emergencies on time. For example, he can declare war in time of crisis first but the Congress must approve of it shortly after. Also, just like during the Great Depression, the president made many new policies himself. - Identify and discuss the ties between the Executive and political parties.
Since whoever is in office is associated with political parties, he will try to appoint people of the same party so it's easier for him to work with. Sometimes the opposing party is the leading /majority and it makes it difficult for the President to enact certain policies or pass bills because they care but are not on the same page. - Identify and discuss the ties between the Executive and interest groups.
Certain interest groups want certain policies and will endorse whatever candidate they believe is on their side. Also, that person may owe the interest group and may his behavior and actions influenced by interest groups. - Identify and discuss the ties between the Executive and media.
Media influences many of the policies that the government must know is important to the people. Also, media controls the image that people have of the President. How the media portrays the President easily influences how the public sees him. Also, it helps to connect the two different bodies of the country. Media exposure also plays a huge role in elections. - Identify and discuss the ties between the Executive and state and local governments.
The executive branch oversees the state and local governments and how they run. Also, state and local governments have their own executive branch, headed by the governor, attorney general, secretary, etc.