Executive Office of the President

Written by Jonathan Milner

Definition

The group of offices that directly helps the president run the executive branch. It was created in 1939 under Franklin Roosevelt and includes the White House Office, the Office of Management and Budget, and the National Security Council.

Example

The Council of Economic Advisers, part of the Executive Office of the President, gives the president advice on the economy.

 

Questions

  1. Define the Executive Office of the President and identify when it was created.

  2. Identify three offices within the Executive Office of the President.

  3. Explain why the Executive Office of the President has grown over time.

  4. Describe how the Executive Office of the President differs from the cabinet.

  5. Explain how the Executive Office of the President helps a president control the bureaucracy.

  6. Explain one concern about the growth of presidential staff.

  7. Describe how the EOP connects to the growth of presidential power in the 20th century.

  8. Is a large presidential staff necessary in the modern era? Explain.

  9. What emoji would do a good job of expressing the concept Executive Office of the President?

  10. Translate Executive Office of the President into plain English.

Remember!

Now, let’s commit this term to our long-term memory. On a scrap piece of paper, take 10 or 20 seconds to draw the Executive Office of the President! Draw with symbols or stick figures if you wish. Nothing fancy. Don’t expect a masterpiece. No one else will see this but you. Look at your drawing. That’s all - now it’s downloaded into your memory. Destroy the piece of paper in a most delightful way.

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