GC.17 Identify major departments of the executive branch, including: • Defense • State • Education • Treasury • Justice P

What am I learning today?

The major departments of the Executive Branch and how they execute their powers

Why am I learning this?

To understand how these various departments operate and their scope of responsibilitity

How will I know I learned this?

When you know the powers and responsibilities these major departments of the executive branch.

DEFENSE.GOV

STATE.GOV

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ED.GOV

TREASURY.GOV

JUSTICE.GOV

The President’s Cabinet

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US Government – Lesson 5 – GC05

Graphic Organizer for This Lesson: GC.05 Describe the purposes and functions of government as outlined in the Preamble of the Constitution. P What am I learning today? Our Constitution’s Preamble

US Government – Lesson 15 – GC15

GC.15 Describe the powers of U.S. Congress, including: • Appropriations • Declaration of war • Commerce • Implied powers • Confirmations • Necessary and proper clause H What am I

US Government – Lesson 4 – GC04

Our graphic organizer for our lesson: GC.04 Discuss the Constitutional Convention of 1787, including the Great Compromise and the ensuing debate over ratification between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. H, P