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RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT -- THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH |
Eighth Grade Civics
Key Middle School
February 2005 |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PATHFINDER
I. QUESTIONS:
What is the Cabinet? When did it form? Who nominates the
Cabinet members?
[ About.com
]
[ Congress
for Kids ]
Does the U.S. Senate play a role in the appointment of Cabinet
officials?
[ U.S.
Senate Web Site -- Presidential Nominations ]
[ U.S.
Senate Web Site -- Glossary; look at the top for "Advice and Consent"
]
How many Cabinet-level departments are there in the Executive
Branch? Why are these departments necessary? How do they
report to the President?
[ The
White House Cabinet Page ]
[ Department
of Homeland Security ]
[ U.S.
Government Manual ]
Additional information on offices and agencies of the Executive Office of the
President (EOP).
[ The
White House EOP Page ]
[ U.S.
Government Manual ]
For information on individual departments, agencies, and EOP offices:
When was it formed?
[ U.S.
Government Manual ]
What type of duties does it carry out? What type of issues
does it deal with?
[ U.S.
Government Manual ]
[ Individual Department Web Sites ]
Give one example of an event or issue that the department or EOP
office has
dealt with.
Who did President Bush appoint to this department or office?
[ The
White House Cabinet Page ]
[ The
Washington Post Listing and Profiles ]
II. CITING YOUR WORK AND LISTING YOUR REFERENCES
[ Bibliography
Format ]
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