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NAME CLASS DATE Section 1: Guided Reading and Review The Growth of Presidential Power CHAPTER 14 © Pearson Education, Inc. A. As You Read As you read Section 1, complete the sentences below. Article II 1. Article II is known as the _________________________________ Executive Article because it establishes the presidency. 2. Article II establishes the following presidential powers: a. command _____________________________________________________ the armed forces b. make _____________________________________________________ treaties c. approve _____________________________________________________ or veto acts of Congress d. send _____________________________________________________ and receive diplomatic representatives e. grant _____________________________________________________ pardons and reprieves f. see _____________________________________________________ that the laws are faithfully executed 3. Beginning at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787, there has been a struggle between those who want a ________________________ strong presidency and those who want a __________________________. weak presidency (in either order) Why Presidential Power Has Grown 4. Throughout American history, those who want a _______________________________ strong presidency have usually prevailed. 5. One reason for the growth of presidential power has been the nation’s increasingly complex ____________________________________________________. social and economic life 6. The frequent need for ___________________________________________________ decisive action in times of national emergency has also strengthened presidential power. 7. Even ___________________ Congress has strengthened the presidency by passing laws that added to the activities of the executive branch. The Presidential View 8. Some strong, effective Presidents have stated the _______________________ stewardship theory, which takes a broad view of their powers. 9. Critics of strong presidential power compare the President to an emperor, calling a strong presidency a(n) _____________________________________. imperial presidency B. Reviewing Key Terms Define the following key term on the lines provided. 10. mass media ____________________________________________________________________ means of communicating with people, such as the press, radio, television, and the Internet ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Guided Reading and Review Chapter 14 67
NAME CLASS DATE CHAPTER 14 Section 2: Guided Reading and Review The President’s Executive Powers A. As You Read As you read Section 2, use the chart below to indicate whether the power is implied or expressed and to describe each executive power shown. The Executive Powers of the President Function Implied or Gives the President Power to… Expressed? Executing the Law 1. expressed 2. uphold and carry out all federal laws, with some discretion in interpreting and enforcing them The Ordinance Power 3. implied 4. The Appointment 5. expressed 6. Power The Removal Power 7. implied 8. direct the administration of the executive branch; issue orders and delegate responsibility within the bureaucracy appoint some officials on his own authority and appoint other officials with the Senate’s approval remove any person he or she has appointed, except for federal judges; Congress may set limits on his or her power to remove the heads of independent agencies that are not purely executive agencies B. Reviewing Key Terms Use each key term below in a sentence that shows the meaning of the term. Possible answers below 9. oath of office _____________________________________________________________________ Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution stipulates that the President must take the oath of ________________________________________________________________________________ office on the day he takes office. 10. executive order ___________________________________________________________________ A President’s executive order does not need Senate approval, but has the force of law. © Pearson Education, Inc. ________________________________________________________________________________ 68 Chapter 14 Guided Reading and Review
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