Subject: American Government Title: Executive Office and Branch Time: 78 minutes

Goals and Objectives: TSWBAT

1. Define a bureaucracy. 2. Explain how groups within the federal bureaucracy are named. 3. Describe the Executive Office of the President. 4. Explain the duties of the White House Office and the National Security Council. 5. Identify additional agencies in the Executive Office of the President that assist the President. 6. Describe the origin and development of the executive departments. 7. Explain how Cabinet members are chosen. 8. Identify the role of the Cabinet in the Presidents decisions.

Standards:
Identify constitutional provisions of the executive branch of the government of the United States.

Times 5 minutes

Action/Strategi es Question of the day

Materials Textbooks

Comments

30 minutes

Lecture/Discuss ion on Executive Office of the President. Guided Practice on Executive Branch and the Cabinet.

Copies of notes, ppt., computer

20 minutes

Copies of handouts

20 minutes

Review for test.

Copies of Handouts, Textbooks, Portfolios

Modifications: Copies of Notes for those who really need them. Extra time to complete any assignments.

Assessments/Evaluations: Student responses Answers on the portfolio exercises.