How+much+Power+doe+the+President+need?

Home Helpful Tools Bloom's Verbs TOPICS for 13 Arguments

THIRTEEN AMERICAN ARGUMENTS Enduring Debates That Define and Inspire Our Country Howard Fineman ** HOW MUCH POWER DOES THE PRESIDENT NEED? **
 * [[image:obama-king1.jpg]] || Lesson Plan Creators **Chris Brown**

**Dave Fields**
|| Controlling Question Overview of Lesson Objectives (skills and content) Lesson Activities & Materials: Match the Objectives to the Learning Activities
 * Should there be limits on the president’s power?
 * Could the president pass healthcare by himself?
 * Could the president pass the jobs bill by himself?
 * Should the president have been allowed to act alone to eliminate him?
 * 1) Hook: Class discussion on whichever question grabs their attention and they have the most background knowledge about
 * 2) Move into content presentation: depending on what grabs them, choose one of the follow for content from constitution:
 * 3) International
 * 4) Domestic Economic
 * 5) Domestic Social
 * 6) Begin with provocative question: Should there be limits on the president’s power
 * 7) Break into small groups and power-paragraph a response after a brief class wide discussion
 * 8) After power-paragraphing they share their responses with their group
 * 9) During activity, move around the class to make sure they are working and responding to the question.
 * 10) Make them show evidence
 * 11) Bring the discussion back to the class as a whole
 * List a current event where presidential power was an issue
 * Describe pros and cons of a strong executive branch
 * Outline some limits on presidential power
 * Compare different viewpoints of more or less presidential power
 * Power paragraph
 * Power points with descriptions of powers
 * Handout on powers
 * Ojectives:Begin with the VERB || Describe the Learning Activities: ||
 * List || Current Events ||
 * Describe || Pros and Cons of Strong Executive Branch ||
 * Outline || Limits on Presidential Power ||
 * Compare || Different Viewpoints ||