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In your Interactive Notebook: Unit.Day 2B – Day 1 The Presidency. ON YOUR DESK: 1) 2) Interactive NB 3) Completed Study guide. Today’s OBJECTIVE(S) -- WRITE THESE DOWN: I can describe the job of the President. WARM UP
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In your Interactive Notebook: Unit.Day 2B – Day 1The Presidency ON YOUR DESK: 1) 2) Interactive NB 3) Completed Study guide Today’s OBJECTIVE(S) -- WRITE THESE DOWN: • I can describe the job of the President • WARM UP • Do you think that the President or Congress has more power right now? Think of the government shut down as an example.
Updates & Deadlines • RE: Progress Reports: tutoring mandatory if you are below an 80% • KEY DATES: • ACECES paragraphs for this Unit (see study guide) • Due Wednesday 10/16: How are powers over domestic & foreign policy shared between the legislative & executive branches? • Due Monday 10/21: How do the courts protect and interpret the constitution? • In the News Project: • Final copy due 10/17 • Unit Exam: Wednesday, 10/23
1ST Quarter In The News Paper • 10% of your 1st Quarter Grade: (if you have a 78 and blow this off you will drop to a 68). • Draft Due October 10th (THIS THURSDAY) • Final due October 17th (Next Thursday) Checklist • Did you pick your topic? Do you understand the rubric? • Have you researched your topic (minimum 3 resources/articles required) • Have you recorded your research using either the google form OR the paper template (provided in class today!) • Have you written an ACES body paragraph answering each assigned question? • Have you written an introduction and conclusion? • Have you made changes based on the comments and suggestions you get from Mr. G-G?
Current Events Discussion: Each Week Remember, your weekly presentation and participation in class discussions on Current Events counts as 5% of your final grade. The papers you will eventually write on controversial issues will count as 10%. We will begin thinking about these papers next week.
The President • Read the handout & do the matching activity on the back
Electoral College • Every state gets some electoral votes • Same as the total number of reps & senators from that state • NC has 15 • CA 55
Qualifications for President • 35 years old • Born citizen • Live in the U.S. for 14 years
7 Jobs of the President • Chief Executive • Diplomat • Commander in Chief • Legislative Leader • Head of State • Economic Leader • Party Leader
State of the Union Speech • Every January the President speaks to Congress & the nation about his goals & how things are going
In your Interactive Notebook: Unit.Day 2B – Day 1The Presidency ON YOUR DESK: 1) 2) Interactive NB 3) Completed Study guide Today’s OBJECTIVE(S) -- WRITE THESE DOWN: • I can describe the job of the President • WARM UP • How are household responsibilities shared among people in your family?
Updates & Deadlines • RE: Progress Reports: tutoring mandatory if you are below an 80% • KEY DATES: • ACECES paragraphs for this Unit (see study guide) • Due Friday 10/11: How are powers over domestic & foreign policy shared between the legislative & executive branches? • Due Wednesday 10/16: How do the courts protect and interpret the constitution? • In the News Project: • Research & 1st Draft Due Thurs 10/10. Final due 10/17 • Unit Exam: Friday, 10/18
1ST Quarter In The News Paper • 10% of your 1st Quarter Grade: (if you have a 78 and blow this off you will drop to a 68). • Draft Due October 10th (THIS THURSDAY) • Final due October 17th (Next Thursday) Checklist • Did you pick your topic? Do you understand the rubric? • Have you researched your topic (minimum 3 resources/articles required) • Have you recorded your research using either the google form OR the paper template (provided in class today!) • Have you written an ACES body paragraph answering each assigned question? • Have you written an introduction and conclusion? • Have you made changes based on the comments and suggestions you get from Mr. G-G?
Job # 1 Chief Executive • Head of the Executive Branch • 15 Cabinet Departments • Over 3 million government employees
Chief Executive • Can pass Executive Orders • Rule or command made by the President that has the force of law • Does not have to go through Congress
Chief Executive • Can grant pardons, reprieves, amnesties • Pardon Declaration of forgiveness from punishment • Amnesty Pardon to a group of people • Reprieve Delaying someone’s punishment
Job # 2 Chief Diplomat • Directs foreign (international) policy • Represents the U.S. around the world
Job # 3 Commander in Chief • Head of the military
Job # 4 Legislative Leader • Suggests laws to Congress • Persuades members of Congress to support or oppose certain bills
Job # 5 Head of State • Represents the U.S. in formal ceremonies and official business • Serves as a symbol
Job # 6 Economic Leader • Suggests a budget for the country to Congress • Manages the Federal budget
Job # 7 Party Leader • Serves as the head of the Party that he belongs to • Helps raise support and money for other party members
Extension Activity • YOUR CHOICE: • Write an I am poem about what it might be like to be president • OR: Create a job description / recruitment poster that lays out what a president does
In your Interactive Notebook: Unit.Day 2A.6Separation of Powers 101 Today’s OBJECTIVE(S) -- WRITE THESE DOWN: • I can describe the job of the president • END OF CLASS QUIZ: • What are the qualifications for being President? • What is the purpose of the Electoral College? • What is the difference between an executive order and a law?
Identify The Role • What is the president doing in this video clip? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzrJwzYBUkU
Identify the Role • Yep, that was Commander in Chief. • Bush’s famous “mission accomplished” speech in Iraq in 2003 • we still have troops there • How about this one? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7wCoo2v_ig&feature=related
Identify the Role • Yep, that was “economic chief”. • Obama signed the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act in 2009. • How about this one? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE9qdt9MZ64
Identify the Role • Yep, that was “Head of State”. • Obama visited the Queen of England • How about this one? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtYdjbpBk6A
Identify the Role • That’s Ronald Reagan giving a Foreign policy Speech in Berlin • Chief Diplomat • How about this one? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruMFVSzoHuo
Identify the Role • Yep, that’s Bill Clinton as “party leader” • His 1996 acceptance speech for the Democratic Nomination for the Presidency • OK, last one: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE1pCeUAnEY
Identify the Role • Yep, that’s Obama as “chief legislator” • This is a recent speech on a jobs bill he is pushing • OK, last one: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_W9cHBkt3I&feature=fvsr
And that one was… • Chief Executive • An executive order to allow federal agencies to conduct stem cell research