Focus: Study of the structure and day to day operations of the executive branch.
Unit Length: Approx. two weeks
Grade Level: Juniors
Student Outcomes:
1. be able to identify and apply the characteristics of a perfect president.
2. be able to describe the job functions of the President and the make up of the executive department.
3. be able to analyze individual presidents and evaluate them for effectiveness.
Lectures:
Comparison of the U.S. President and other democracies, the framers creation of the executive, and divided powers.
Characteristics of the perfect president.
Jobs of the president.
Keeping presidents accountable and controversy between the president and Congress.
Handouts:
Presidential memory
Research paper requirement
Presidential Advisers
Study Guide
Assessment:
Work Days
Research Paper
Test
Unit Length: Approx. two weeks
Grade Level: Juniors
Student Outcomes:
1. be able to identify and apply the characteristics of a perfect president.
2. be able to describe the job functions of the President and the make up of the executive department.
3. be able to analyze individual presidents and evaluate them for effectiveness.
Lectures:
Comparison of the U.S. President and other democracies, the framers creation of the executive, and divided powers.
Characteristics of the perfect president.
Jobs of the president.
Keeping presidents accountable and controversy between the president and Congress.
Handouts:
Presidential memory
Research paper requirement
Presidential Advisers
Study Guide
Assessment:
Work Days
Research Paper
Test