Lesson Plan : President/Executive Branch
Teacher Name: | Kistler |
Grade: | Grade 9-10 |
Subject: | Social Studies |
Topic: | Civics and Economics; President/Executive Branch of Govt |
Content: | Executive branch; Electoral College; elector; executive order; pardon; reprieve; amnesty; foreign policy; national security; treaty; executive agreement; ambassador; trade sanction; embargo; cabinet; federa; bureaucracy; independent agency; government corporation; political appointee; civil service worker; civil service system; spoiles system; merit system |
Goals: | To have an undestanding of what the President and Executive branch og government does. To be able to distinguish a duty of the president from duties of the other branches. A student will be able to identify different roles that the president fills. |
Objectives: | TLW: 1. Explain the constitutional provision for the presidency. 2. Examine the duties of the president. 3. Describe the relationship between the presidency and foreign policy. 4. Describe the federal bureaucracy. |
Materials: | Computer with projector for PPt, textbook, Constitution. |
Introduction: | Brief classroom discussion: "What do YOU think the President does? Define his job" Utilize the board to write down student's suggestions about what they think the president's job consists of. |
Development: | Note-taking using a PPt demonstration to cover the material about the roles and duties of the pres. Also, cover the checks and balances pertaining to the executive branch. Note: take a look at how the Constitution sets up the executive branch. |
Practice: | Look at Bill Clinton's run for the Presidency in 1996 and how he upset George H.W. Bush. |
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Checking For Understanding: | Quiz students on the roles of the president. |
Closure: | If students were able to address qualities that they have in relation to the roles of a president, they should be able to grasp the lesson. In closure, we will review each specific role and what it means. |
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