Understanding Government Functions and Roles

Mr. Burns introduces the executive branch and its vocabulary, providing instructions for homework. He explains key terms like administer, appoint, and bureaucracy, and discusses roles such as clerk, commissioner, and diplomat. The video covers executive actions like orders, pardons, and vetoes, and concludes with an overview of local government roles like sheriff and treasurer.

What is the primary function of the executive branch?

• To create laws

• To enforce laws

• To amend laws

• To interpret laws

What does it mean when the President appoints someone?

• To pass a new law

• To veto a law

• To select someone for a position

• To remove someone from office

Which of the following best describes bureaucracy?

• A system that only the President controls

• A simple system with few layers

• A complex system with many layers

• A system with no rules

Who are the cabinet members?

• Judges in the Supreme Court

• Advisors to the President and Governor

• Members of the legislative branch

• Local government officials

What is the role of a clerk in the circuit court?

• To advise the President

• To enforce laws

• To record information and manage administrative duties

• To create new laws

What does it mean to commute a sentence?

• To pardon a criminal

• To transfer a case to another court

• To reduce or shorten a prison sentence

• To extend a prison sentence

What is the role of a diplomat?

• To enforce domestic laws

• To manage local government

• To represent a country's interests abroad

• To create new laws

What is an executive order?

• A law passed by Congress

• A directive issued by the President

• A bill proposed by the Senate

• A decision made by the Supreme Court

What does it mean to pardon someone?

• To convict someone of a crime

• To forgive someone for a crime

• To sentence someone to prison

• To transfer someone to another jurisdiction

What is a veto?

• Approval of a bill

• Rejection of a bill by the executive

• A decision made by the judicial branch

• A new law passed by the legislature