(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 – helps to advance America’s economic & diplomatic (allies) with foreign leaders
Appointing Officials
Appointing Officials - under the Constitution, the president has the power to appoint high ranking officials
Chief Agenda Setter
Executive Privilege - president’s right to refuse to hand over or testify information from the executive branch that he feels is confidential business.
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.)
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.
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
Chief Executive – official head of the executive branch, carries out and executes nation’s laws through the 15 major Cabinet departments
Cabinet
Chief Executive
Chief of State
Department of Transportation - works to ensure fast and safe transportation around the United States, 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
Electoral College
Executive Orders - detailed instructions, regulations, and rules about how laws should be carried out and enforced (ex. Trump’s travel ban).
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 Veteran's Affairs
Department of Agriculture
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.
Party Leader
Media
Executive Office
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.
Department of Defense
Commander in Chief
Department of Homeland Security
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.
White House Staff - over 450, no Senate confirmations, Press Secretary, Chief of Staff, early presidents paid for out of own pockets
Chief of State – ceremonial duties: awarding the Medal of Honor, first pitch at Nationals Game, Easter Egg Roll, pardoning of turkey etc.
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
White House Staff
Department of Transportation
Qualifications
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.
Vice President
Qualifications - natural-born U.S. citizen, 35 years old, resident of U.S. for 14 years.
First Lady - promote social causes, hosts events, Michelle Obama – healthy lunches/ veteran’s affairs
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.
Legislative Powers
Foreign Policy Leader
Executive Privilege
Judicial Powers
Bureaucracy – government agencies that carry out the work of government and enforce policies/laws; employees are bureaucrats.
Executive Orders
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 Commerce
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 Energy
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Executive Office - White House staff, National Security Council, Office of Management and Budget, Council of Economic Advisors, & National Economic Council.
Legislative Powers - president may recommend legislation to Congress through the State of the Union address / annual budget, veto legislation, and through lobbying
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of the Interior
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 – 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.
Representative of the Nation
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 Justice
Department of the Treasury
Vice President – tiebreaker, preside over Senate, focus on specific areas of policy, attend events on president’s behalf.
Party Leader - official head of his party Democrat/ Republican, fundraising, endorsements, etc.
Chief Agenda Setter – lobbies w/Congress, gives State of Union Address, annual budget, approve/veto legislation.
Department of Labor
Department of Housing and Urban Development - Works on national housing needs, and helps poorer families to buy homes
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.
Benefits
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.
Department of Education
Cabinet – 15 departments of the executive, headed by secretaries and one attorney general, advise on policy areas, rarely all meet today.
Bureaucracy
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 sen
Department 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.
