5.3+Departments+and+Regulatory+Agencies

__**Standard:**__
====1.1.A.3.a. Describe how executive departments and agencies enforce governmental policies that address public issues, such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)==== ====1.2.C.3. The student will evaluate the impact of governmental decisions and actions that have affected the rights of individuals and groups in American society and/or have affected maintaining order and/or safety====

**__Classwork:__**
====Complete handout by using these notes  (also check Warm-Up answers) and this graphic organizer of Executive Departments. For each Department write down Secretary's name and a one-two word description of that department (ex. Homeland Security: Janet Napolitano - Prevents Terrorism).====

====Next, create an emblem for one of the Executive Departments you just identified on the Executive Branch Breakdown sheet by following these instructions:. Be creative!====

====If you refer back to your completed Executive Branch Breakdown sheet, you see that not only does the Vice President and the Executive Departments headed by Cabinet members assist the President, but Regulatory Agencies are also a major part of the Executive Branch. Read these short descriptions of just a few agencies here:. Then summarize each agency here: and determine which agency would react to each real world scenario.====