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Controlling Question “How much power should the President have?”

Essential Question “Does the President currently have too much economic power? Or not enough?”

Objectives Students will:
 * Identify the role of the American President in the economy
 * Define President’s current economic powers
 * List what powers the President does //not// possess in the economy
 * Apply one power the President does have to a current issue (example: court case, bill legislation, news stories)
 * Identify and describe an economic situation in which the President //overstepped// his powers or a time in which the President did //not// have enough power to take action
 * Discuss issues and use critical analysis to draw a conclusion as to whether or not the President has too little or too much power in the economy

Procedures
 * 1) Commence class by having students perform a “quick-write” answering the question written on the board “What is the role of the President in the economy?” (Students should write down any thought that comes to their head when they think about what the President does)
 * 2) Identify the role of the American President in the economy by using the handout to match the correct powers to the President (handout lists several powers, student will be able to correctly identify which powers pertain to the President)
 * 3) Discuss with class the powers on the handout that are not held by the President and match those powers with which governmental position holds those powers
 * 4) Investigate current and historical events to in small groups to find examples that deal with Presidential Powers
 * 5) Compare and contrast chosen past events with events involving the current President
 * 6) Write a critical reflection within each group taking a position on if the President has too much or too little power
 * 7) Discuss/debate positions with the entire class
 * 8) Propose optimum Presidential powers based on the discussion/debate

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