Section 1
What President once said, "A president's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right."
president lydon johnson
George Washington established the first executive departments in what year?
1789
organized and run like businesses but are owned by whole in or part by the federal government.
Diplomacy
the work of keeping up relations between the governments of different countries
What class are we in?
E-104
What are the duties assigned to presidents?
chief executive, chief administrator, commander in chief, foreign policy leader, chief agenda setter
First three executive departments established by Congress
department of state
department of the treasury
department of war
"regulates some aspect of the economy"
independent regulatory commissions
Chief Executive?
the president of a republic
What is Ms. Faiths last name?
Abais
What are the qualifications to be a president?
-must be 35 years old
-lived in the country 14 yrs.
-natural born u.s. citizen
What year was the Department of Labor established?
1913
"to oversee & manage a specific aspect of the federal government."
independent executive agencies
"government agencies that operate separately from the executive departments."
independent agencies
Mr.Jones
When did Franklin Roosevelt die?
April 12, 1945
How many independent agencies are included in the federal bureaucracy? *between 100-200*
140
Income Tax
tax on an individual's or a corporation's income
"a tax that is applied at the same rate against all income"
proportional tax
Who was the president from 1897-1901?
Who was the oldest person to become president?
donald trump
What law allows citizens access to written records kept by federal agencies?
Freedom of Information Act
"the total amount of $$ the federal borrows and hasn't repaid"
federal debt
"to include members from both major political parties"
bipartisan
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?
abraham lincoln