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Executive and Judicial Branches Test Review

Date: February 17, 2009

What it covers:

      The Presidency

      The Bureaucracy

      The Judiciary

Chapters in the book:

      Chapter 8 The Presidency

      Chapter 9 Presidential Leadership

      Chapter 10 The Federal Bureaucracy

      Chapter 11 The Federal Court System

What to study:

      The Presidency

          o Chapter 8, Sections 1 and 2

          o Chapter 9, Section 1

          o PowerPoint – The Presidency

          o Quiz – The Presidency

          o Class Notes

      The Bureaucracy

          o Chapter 8, Sections 3 and 4

          o Chapter 10

          o Worksheet – The Federal Bureaucracy

          o Handout – The Executive Office of the President, The Iron Triangle

          o Class Notes

      The Judiciary

          o Chapter 11, Sections 1 and 2

          o Movie – 12 Angry Men

          o Movie – Gideon’s Trumpet

          o Assignment – Adversary System v. Inquisitorial System

          o Handout – The Court System

          o Class Notes

Format:

      Multiple Choice - 40 Questions

      Short Answer/Essay - 8 Questions (You will have a choice)

Areas of Focus:

      Formal and Informal Qualifications for Being President

      The Electoral College

      Realigning Elections

      Iron Triangles

      Differences Between the Executive Office of the President, the Cabinet, and Regulatory Agencies

      Pros and Cons of the Adversary System and the Jury System

          o 12 Angry Men, Gideon’s Trumpet

      Effects of Supreme Court Rulings on American Life and Law in the 20th Century

      Powers of the President, the Bureaucracy, and the Judiciary

             

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