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Unit 7-The Executive

SS-HS-1.2.1 & 1.2.2

Students will examine the executive branch of government. Through the Constitution and tradition, the branch has defined its role and at times increased its powers. Students will learn about presidential elections and requirements for office, powers and roles of the presidency, the president's roles in foreign policy, and also about the federal bureaucracy.

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Vocabulary

• Electoral College
• Elector
• Executive Order
• Pardon
• Reprieve
• Amnesty
• Foreign Policy
• National Security
• Treaty
• Executive Agreement
• Ambassador
• Trade Sanction
• Embargo
• Cabinet
• Federal Bureaucracy
• Independent Agency
• Government Corporation
• Political Appointee
• Civil Service System
• Spoils System
• Merit System

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U7 CH 7-1 Vocabulary
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U7 CH7-1 Reading Notes WS
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U7 CH 7-2 Vocabulary
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U7 CH7-3 Blank Notes
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U7 CH7-3 PPT Notes
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U7 CH7-3 Study Guide WS
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U7 CH7-4 Reading Notes WS
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U7 CH7-4 Notes for WS
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Cabinet Positions Activity
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1800 Electoral Map Activity WS
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Unit 7 Test Review PPT
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Big Ideas

• Identify the qualifications for becoming president.
• Explain how a president is elected.
• Define the order of presidential succession.
• Explain the constitutional powers of the president.
• Discuss both the foreign and domestic roles of the president.
• Enumerate the goals of foreign policy.
• Compare and contrast the roles of the president and of Congress in making foreign and domestic policies.
• Describe how the Executive Office of the President helps the president.
• Examine the duties of the federal bureaucracy. 

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