1. Presidential Advisors and Agencies

2. The Name Game
The term department is reserved for agencies of cabinet rank
The term agency is used to refer to any governmental body or, more particularly, to a major unit headed by a single administrator of near-cabinet status. The term administration is used in a similar way

3. The Name Game
The term commission is given to agencies charged with the regulation of business activities. Commissions are headed by varying numbers of top-ranking officers, or commissioners.
The terms corporation and authority are used for agencies that have a board and a manager and that conduct business-like activities.
These terms are not used consistently

4. Presidential Advisors and Agencies
The Vice President
Basically just “waits” for things to do
Recent presidents have given their VPs important jobs
The Cabinet
Presidential advisors, not in Constitution
Made up of the top executives of the Federal Departments, confirmed by the Senate

5. Have students finish filling in their cabinet charts.

6. The Executive Office of the President
Made up of several policymaking and advisory bodies
Have students answer essential question three from this chart.
Figure 13.1

7. EOP EOP has about 2,000 employees & a budget of more than $100 million
These are the people who work the closest to the president.
They help him accomplish his many duties

8. EOP -The most important parts of the EOP are: -White House Office
-Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
-National Security Council (NSC)
-Office of Administration
-Council of Economic Advisors (CEA)

9. White House Office
close political advisors, lawyer, press secretary, etc screen the flow of information & people trying to reach the president.

10. Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
prepares the federal budget and monitors spending of federal agencies

11. National Security Council (NSC)
helps president coordinate the military & foreign policy

12. Office of Administration
provides administration services to all of the executive offices.

13. Council of Economic Advisors (CEA)
helps president carryout his role as economic leader.

14. The First Lady
No official government position, but many get involved politically
Recent ones focus on a single issue

15. The Postal Service is a government corporation
The Postal Service is a government corporation. This is the answer to the 2nd EQ.

16. Source: http://www.cagle.com/
Artist: Mike Keefe, The Denver Post
Date: 11/19/08
Describe the context of the political cartoon (Who? What? When? Where?) 
Identify and discuss the cartoonist message. What bias(ses) can you detect?
Do you agree or disagree with the cartoonist's message? Explain your answer.
Explain how the cartoon relates to the process and politics of presidential appointments.
This cartoon was published when Hillary Clinton was going through confirmation hearings to be Secretary of State.
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