(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Foreign Policy Leader
Executive Office - White House staff, National Security Council, Office of Management and Budget, Council of Economic Advisors, & National Economic Council.
White House Staff - over 450, no Senate confirmations, Press Secretary, Chief of Staff, early presidents paid for out of own pockets
Media - many modern presidents use the media to directly influence the people they represent (ex. FDR fireside chats, G.W. Bush – response to terrorism, etc.)
Department of Veteran's Affairs – administers benefit programs for veterans by making sure that military personnel are taken care of once they return home / complete service to our country.
Commander in Chief – official head of U.S. military forces, constant contact with key advisors (Pentagon), can engage U.S. forces temporarily (War Powers Act) without consent of Congress.
Department of Labor
First Lady
Department of Agriculture - plays an important role in overseeing farming, ensure food is safe and properly grown and prepared. They also make sure that our land is protected and that farmers can successfully grow food to feed the nation.
Department of Education -promotes national education and works to keep America competitive, and ensure that education is available to all; works closely with states to provide financial aid and assistance where needed the most.
Electoral College - plurality, 270 electoral votes needed to win presidency, based on 538 total (100 Senate, 438 House, + 3 for D.C.), controversial elections in 2000 and 2016.
Department of the Treasury
Chief of State – ceremonial duties: awarding the Medal of Honor, first pitch at Nationals Game, Easter Egg Roll, pardoning of turkey etc.
White House Staff
Department of Commerce - promotes the nation's economy through technological innovation, supporting business and industry, telecommunications and technical policies, international trade agreements, and issuing patents and trademarks.
Electoral College
Department of Health and Human Services - helps to keep Americans healthy, and is also responsible for administering Medicare and Medicaid. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report to this department.
Department of Energy - works to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States. It helps to find new sources of clean, reliable energy through helping with scientific research and innovation.
Department of Veteran's Affairs
Bureaucracy – government agencies that carry out the work of government and enforce policies/laws; employees are bureaucrats.
Department of Housing and Urban Development - Works on national housing needs, and helps poorer families to buy homes
Commander in Chief
Chief Executive
Executive Office
Bureaucracy
Party Leader
Department of Agriculture
Executive Orders - detailed instructions, regulations, and rules about how laws should be carried out and enforced (ex. Trump’s travel ban).
Judicial Powers
Qualifications - natural-born U.S. citizen, 35 years old, resident of U.S. for 14 years.
Chief of State
Department of the Treasury – manages the money for U.S. financial systems. Overseas printing money, collecting taxes, and ensuring that the government has money to keep operating.
Executive Orders
Department of Defense
Department of the Interior - handles the conservation of our land, manages national parks and works to protect our lands, wildlife, and natural resources.
Department of Transportation - works to ensure fast and safe transportation around the United States,
Department of Homeland Security - formed in 2002 by President George W. Bush after the 9/11 in order to prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks within the United States.
Cabinet – 15 departments of the executive, headed by secretaries and one attorney general, advise on policy areas, rarely all meet today.
First Lady - promote social causes, hosts events, Michelle Obama – healthy lunches/ veteran’s affairs
Department of Homeland Security
Appointing Officials
Judicial Powers - can appoint federal and Supreme Court justices, grant reprieves (postpone the carrying out of one’s sentence for new evidence), grant pardons (frees person from serving his or her sentence), and grant commutation (lessens a sent
Qualifications
Chief Agenda Setter
Appointing Officials - under the Constitution, the president has the power to appoint high ranking officials
Department of Justice
Vice President
Department of Energy
Benefits - live in White House, salary of $400,000 per year, $50,000 expense account, $100,000 travel expenses, pension = to cabinet members, support staff, AF1
Representative of the Nation – represents the interests of all 319 million Americans, shows national support by visiting sites of national disasters, and officially recognizes other governments
Department of Health and Human Services
Legislative Powers - president may recommend legislation to Congress through the State of the Union address / annual budget, veto legislation, and through lobbying
Benefits
Executive Privilege
Executive Branch & Bureaucracy Concepts
Chief Agenda Setter – lobbies w/Congress, gives State of Union Address, annual budget, approve/veto legislation.
Foreign Policy Leader – helps to advance America’s economic & diplomatic (allies) with foreign leaders
Chief Executive – official head of the executive branch, carries out and executes nation’s laws through the 15 major Cabinet departments
which is important for our economy and quality of life. This department manages federal highways (ex. I-81), and the FAA which ensures safe air travel.
Department of the Interior
Department of Education
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Commerce
Representative of the Nation
Vice President – tiebreaker, preside over Senate, focus on specific areas of policy, attend events on president’s behalf.
Department of Transportation
Executive Privilege - president’s right to refuse to hand over or testify information from the executive branch that he feels is confidential business.
Department of State - handles U.S. relations with foreign countries (includes diplomatic relationships with over 180 countries), and is headed by the Secretary of State, the top foreign advisor to the president.
Department of Justice - enforces the law and to protect public safety. It makes sure that criminals are prosecuted and that all Americans get fair justice. Some organizations included are FBI and US Marshals.
Department of Labor – responsible for making sure America has a strong workforce by assisting with job training, safe working conditions, minimum wage, preventing discrimination in the workplace, and unemployment insurance.
Department of State
Party Leader - official head of his party Democrat/ Republican, fundraising, endorsements, etc.
Cabinet
Department of Defense -provides the military that defends our country and includes the Army, Navy, and Air Force. It is headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and is the government's largest agency.
