Day 23...HAIL TO THE Commander in CHIEF!!!

Learning Targets:

• Explain how presidents have interpreted and justified their use of formal and informal powers.
• Explain how the president can implement a policy agenda. 

Opener:  

• What character traits do you believe an ideal president should have?  What additional requirements should there be for a president, beyond those listed in Article II of the Constitution?

Activity #1 - Roles of the President Mini-Lecture

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Rjl15SItEXXNkKQggX2VvOn9u6gQhQb2V5cJEN0wulQ/edit?usp=sharing

Activity #2 - Grading Presidents:

In your group...

1. Quickly share what you already may know about the president that you have chosen with your partner/group.
2. Identify the two events that they are most famous for having been involved in and how they responded
3. Determine which roles or powers that your president exercised while involved in these events.
4. Grade their performance during these events (A,B,C,D,F) and explain why you gave them that grade.

Presidents for consideration:
Richard Nixon
Andrew Jackson
Woodrow Wilson
James Madison
Herbert Hoover
Jimmy Carter
Ulysses Grant

Activity #3:  Roles of the President Scenarios - Handout

Close:  Homework Turn-in