The us executive Branch

STARTING UP: DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
1) Who is the leader of the Executive branch of the government?
The Speaker of the House
The Majority Leader of the Senate
The Secretary of State
The President
The Chief Justice
2) Which of the following is not a part of the Executive Branch?
The Cabinet
The Supreme Court
The President
The Secretary of State
The Vice President
3) What is the main job of the Vice President?
To drive the president around in his limousine.
The vice president acts as Commander and Chief of the U.S. armed forces.
To take over as president if the president dies or can no longer do the job of president.
To lead the cabinet meetings and take notes for the president.
To take part in parades and funerals.
4) What are some of the functions of the Executive Office of the President?
Advise the president on national security issues.
Brief the press on the president`s activities.
Assist the president in running the many responsibilities of the Executive Branch.
All of the above.
None of the above.
5) True or False: Each cabinet member must be approved by the U.S. Congress.
TRUE
FALSE

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6) How many different Cabinet departments are there?
4
10
100
27
15
7) Which of the following is not a requirement to become President of the United States?
You must be a natural born US Citizen
You must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years.
You must have the U.S. Constitution memorized by heart.
You must be at least 35 years old.
8) Which part of the Executive Branch votes to break a tie in the Senate?
Vice President
Secretary of State
The President
White House Head of Staff
The Cabinet
9) What is the maximum number of times one person can be elected president?
1 time
2 times
3 times
4 times
No limit, as long as they are elected by the people.
10) Which of the following is not a power of the president?
The power to veto legislation from congress.
The power to break a tie vote in the Senate.
The power to sign treaties with foreign nations.
The power to pardon criminals.
None of the above.

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VOCABULARY
an employee
служащий, работающий по найму
a tribe
племя, клан
a staff
личный состав, кадры, штат
responsible
ответственный
advisory
консультационный
an opportunity
шанс, возможность
a speechwriter
спичрайтер
to promote
продвигать, повышать, содействовать
a researcher
исследователь, ученный
equal
равный, одинаковый
a day to day
изо дня в день
an access
доступ, подход
an issue
дело, проблема, тема
an attorney
доверенное лицо, адвокат
a budget
бюджет, финансовая смета
Homeland
Отечество, Отчизна, Родина
to submit
указывать, утверждать
board
совет, департамент
military
военный
to supervise
смотреть, наблюдать (за чем-либо)
a department
управление, министерство, ведомство
to include
включать в себя
to protect
защищать, охранять
a trip
путешествие, экскурсия
natural resources
природные богатства
to estimate
оценивать, давать оценку,
устанавливать стоимость
to oversee
следить, смотреть (за чем-либо)
the interior
внутренняя политика (государства)

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TASK 1. MAKE 5 QUESTIONS USING THE NEW
VOCABULARY IN DIRECT SPEECH THEN
TRANSFORM THEM INTO INDIRECT ONE.
EXAMPLE:
• THE TEACHER SAID: “DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH?”
• THE TEACHER ASKED IF WE KNOW ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH.

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TASK 2. WATCH THE VIDEO AND FILL IN THE GAPS
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TODAY WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE (1)___________. DURING THE TIME OF OUR FIRST PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON, THERE WERE ONLY
(2)____________WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, BECAUSE OUR COUNTRY WAS STILL QUITE SMALL BOTH IN LAND SIZE AND POPULATION. AS
OUR COUNTRY HAS GROWN, SO IS (3)_____________, NOW THE PRESIDENT NEEDS MORE HELP, WE NOW CALL (4)___________OF BUREAUCRACY.
THE BUREAUCRACY IS (5)_____________, OFFICES, AND DEPARTMENTS, THE BUREAUCRACY THAT MAKES UP THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH HAS OVER
(6)_________. TO SUPERVISE THESE THREE MILLION EMPLOYEES THE BUREAUCRACY (7)____________OF ABOUT TWO THOUSAND GOVERNMENT
LEADERS. THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH'S BUREAUCRACY IS DIVIDED INTO (8)____________: ONE THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND
TWO THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. FIRST, WE WILL DISCUSS (9)____________. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT INCLUDES
(10)___________, (11)___________, AND (12)___________LIKE THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, AND (13)___________. THE ONLY
(14)___________IN THE CONSTITUTION ARE (15)_____________AND (16)____________, HOWEVER, SOME PRESIDENTS MAY ASK THE VICE PRESIDENT
TO DO OTHER TASKS; LIKE MAKE TRIPS TO OTHER COUNTRIES, AND (17)______________. THE WHITE HOUSE STAFF INCLUDES (18)_____________,
(19)____________, (20)____________, (21)____________, (22)____________, (23)____________, AND (24)___________. THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH THE
PRESIDENT ON (25)____________, HELPING HIM WITH (26)_____________. WITHIN THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE THERE ARE SEVERAL
(27)____________THAT HELP THE PRESIDENT (28)___________. ONE SPECIAL ADVISORY GROUP IS CALLED (29)___________OR THE OMB, THEY HELP
THE PRESIDENT PREPARE THE OFFICIAL YEARLY BUDGET (30)___________, TO CREATE THIS BUDGET THEY MUST ESTIMATE HOW MUCH THE
PRESIDENT'S POLICIES WILL COST. ANOTHER SPECIAL ADVISORY GROUP IS (31)____________OR NSC. NSC IS MADE UP OF (32)__________AND
(33)_____________, FROM THE SECURITY RELATED DEPARTMENTS OF THE BUREAUCRACY, THEY HELP THE PRESIDENT WITH (34)____________.
NOW WE WILL DISCUSS THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. THE CONSTITUTION DID NOT SET (35)___________WITHIN THE BUREAUCRACY.
DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED OVER TIME AS THEY WERE NEEDED, WE CURRENTLY HAVE (36)_____________, THESE 15 DEPARTMENTS MAKE
UP (37)_____________. LET'S LOOK AT TWO EXAMPLES OF DEPARTMENTS: THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WAS CREATED IN 1849 AND THIS
DEPARTMENT (38)___________, (39)_________, (40)__________, AND (41)__________THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, THEY
(42)____________. YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THIS IS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1979, THOUGH EACH STATE IS IN CHARGE OF THEIR OWN (43)___________, THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION IS (44)_____________, STARTING WITH (45)__________, ALL THE WAY UP TO (46)___________. THEY CONDUCT RESEARCH AND
PROVIDE STATISTICS ON EDUCATION AS WELL AS (47)____________. EACH DEPARTMENT HAS A DEPARTMENT HEAD SELECTED BY THE PRESIDENT
AND APPROVED BY (48)____________, EACH DEPARTMENT HEAD IS CALLED THE SECRETARY OF THEIR DEPARTMENT, FOR EXAMPLE THE HEAD OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS CALLED (49)___________AND THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR IS CALLED THE
(50)_____________, HOWEVER, THERE ARE TWO EXCEPTIONS; THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS CALLED (51)______________, AND THE
HEAD OF HOMELAND SECURITY IS CALLED (52)___________. TOGETHER THESE 15 DEPARTMENT HEADS MAKE UP THE CABINET, (53)_____________.

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TASK 3. AGREE OR DISAGREE THE STATEMENTS
1.
TODAY WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
2.
DURING THE TIME OF OUR SECOND PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON, THERE WERE ONLY A FEW
HUNDRED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
3.
TO SUPERVISE THESE THREE MILLION EMPLOYEES THE BUREAUCRACY IS HEADED BY AN ADMINISTRATION OF
ABOUT TWO THOUSAND GOVERNMENT LEADERS.
4.
WITHIN THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE THERE ARE SEVERAL SPECIAL ADVISORY GROUPS THAT HELP THE
PRESIDENT MAKE BUDGET.
5.
THE CONSTITUTION SET A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE BUREAUCRACY.
6.
YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THIS IS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR.
7.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DIDN’T CONDUCT RESEARCH AND PROVIDE STATISTICS ON EDUCATION AS
WELL AS HISTORICALLY PROMOTING EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
8.
THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS CALLED THE JURY GENERAL.

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TASK 4. WRITE A SHORT ESSAY ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
(8-10 SENTENCES)

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HOME TASK
• TELL THE GROUP WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNT ABOUT
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.

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