Why?: I chose this particular literacy because I thought it fit perfectly with the lesson objective. As citizens it is important that we are well informed of each of our branches of government and how they work, but also the role of each public official. It is important that students become aware of this so that they may be more informed when voting in the future.
LEARNER EVALUATIVE OBJECTIVE
I can identify current public officials by Writing a postcard to the official of my choosing.
YOUR KNOWLEDGE BASE
A public official is a person holding a position to which they have been legally elected or appointed and who performs governmental functions. A mayor, justice of the peace, and chief of police are types of public officials.
A mayor is the elected leader of a community. Roles of the mayor include: the city’s chief executive, directs city departments, positive role model, and community leader. Each city elects its own mayor.
A governor is the elected leader of a state. Roles of the governor include: being the state’s chief executive, responsible for the well being of the state, leader of the state militia, recommends legislation, appoints, and/or removes certain state officials.
The president is the elected leader of our nation. Roles of the president include, but are not limited to, the following: the country’s chief executive, commander in chief of the armed forces, appoints and/or removes important government officials, can veto laws, and/or recommends legislation.
The President of the United States is often considered the most powerful elected official in the world. The President leads a nation of great wealth and military strength. Presidents have often provided decisive leadership in times of crisis, and they have shaped many important events in history. The President has many roles and performs many duties. As chief executive, the President makes sure that federal laws are enforced. As commander in chief of the nation's armed forces, the President is responsible for national defense. As foreign policy director, the President determines United States relation with other nations. As legislative leader, the President recommends new laws and works to win their passage. As
The President of the United States is the head of the executive branch. The executive branch of the government has the capability in making sure that the laws of the United States written by Congress are obeyed and enforced. The Vice President, Cabinet members and heads of independent agencies are who help the President, since the executive branch of the government is a sizable branch. The President of the United States also acts as head of state and Commander in Chief of the armed forces.
Introduction: President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. The United States of America has encountered many famous presidents of all times throughout history. George Washington was the first President of the United States.
The president’s role as chief of state means that he is the ceremonial head of the government.
The American President serves as the Chief Executive and is, therefore, in charge of one of the three arms of government. The President is also the Chief Diplomate, Head of State, and Commander-in-Chief.
The governor of Texas’s role in the Texas Government is rather limited and weak when it comes to duties and responsibilities. When compared to that of other branches, the governor's role is strongest in the legislative branch of government. This is mostly because of the role played in the legislative process. The legislative process is how a bill becomes a law in the government system.
The Nevada governor is the executive head of the entire state. Nevada has its own laws and constitution and the Governor is the individual who oversees after internal governance of the state. The Governor also carries the power to finalize the budget of the state and to also appoint judges in the court system. The Governor is elected directly by the citizens of the state and serves a four-year term. The governor is also responsible for making sure that the state is prepared for emergencies and disasters, as most emergencies and disasters are overseen at the local level. The Governor also utilizes executive orders, for example: addressing administrative and management issues such as regulatory reform, discrimination,
A Public official is defined as anyone in a position of official authority that is conferred by a state. Some individuals in office who resemble my race and service my community are State Senator Vincent Gregory, State representative Sherry Gay Dagongo, U.S. Representative John Conyers and the
The role of a governor is often complex and requires the ability to have vision, high energy, and leadership, in order to be successful. (Harrington 2008) Governors’ responsibilities are quite diverse. Often the most visible politician on the state, many governors have gone to be some of the most influential leaders in American history. Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, and Franklin Roosevelt, were all governors, prior to becoming President of the United States of America. Governors provide leadership in their states in the forms of Chief of State, setting agenda’s, leader of public opinion, crisis manager, party chief, state military chief, judge, and administrator.
Governors, are popularly elected and serve as the so called chief executive officers, of the fifty states and five commonwealths and territories. As state managers, Governors unlike the United States President, share management powers over the states with other elected officials within state government (Magelby, 2014). Although, many of the State Constitutions state that the Governor has supreme executive powers, to assure laws are enacted and followed within the specific states. The different State’s Constitutions, have also set the powers that a Governor has for the specific state. The powers differ from state to state, and sets the level of powers that is allowed to a Governor (NGA, 2015). Additionally, there are many common powers that a Governor has from state to state. Many states allow for moderate to strong formal powers for the Governors, while there are still nineteen states that set a weak formal power process for their Governor. Either way, the Governors in all the states have specific powers to govern whether these powers be formal or informal. We will discuss some of the differences and specifics in the document.
The common definition of a president is an officer who is elected or appointed to preside over an organized body of persons as the Chief Executive of the United States. When given this title , Americans expect vast achievements from that individual. Which is judged by their success in the present and the future during their 4 year term. Understandably, some of these expectations include; upholding the Constitution and protecting the natural rights and liberties of the American people . Along with taking speedy actions on problems facing the nation, while having a compelling vision for this country.
A governor’s responsibility is implementing state laws and overseeing the operation of the state executive branch. They also develop and reviewed policies and programs using a range of tools, they also deal with executive orders, executive budgets, and legislative proposals and vetoes. Governors carry out their management and leadership responsibilities with the assistance of department and agency heads, they are allowed to assign many of them. Governors have two broad roles in the state legislatures. First, they are authorized to call special legislative sessions. Second, and better known, governors coordinate and work with state legislatures. They handle things like approval of state budgets and appropriations; enactment of state legislation;
In several countries, there is someone referred to as a “president’. A president is the elected head of a republic state who is responsible for leading the country. In the United States, a president is elected every four years in
The role of the President as Chief Executive is a complex matter because it covers a wide area of responsibility and involves many government agencies and offices, that the President is responsible for overseeing. The history of Chief Executive starts in the constitution with Article II section I “Executive Power shall be vested in the President of the United States of America” this did not create the role although it was a front runner to it. Executive Power is understood to mean “seeing that laws are executed” this would be a hard task for one person to accomplish in a newly formed government let alone in today’s political world (Kalllenbach) . To briefly explain this requires and understanding of what it is, what it does and how it
Eventhough there might be distortion in achieving government policy, which is sometime is cause by unavoidable external cause, the citizen are expecting Public Administration would be handle it in a way that would bring less impact to the society. In order to satisfy citizen’s almost idealistic expectations, Public Administration must have the sense of highest integrity. Government are entrusted with public funds and resources, and must adhere to the highest ethical standards. Honesty, integrity, propriety, and objectivity, These goals can only be achieved through a combination of individual proffesionalism, personal standards and rigorous control framework (Deloitte). These years, people are began to question government officials integrity and government are trying to promotes the importance of integrity to their officials as well as to the citizens. For example in Malaysia, the government had establish Malaysian Integrity Instituition and Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission, that would receive reports from citizens regarding the misbehaviour of government officials.