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Executive DBQ. Doc A. Author: Framers of the Constitution Place and Time: Article 2, US, 1787 Prior Knowledge: The Constitution, established guidelines for the government, separation of powers, checks and balances Audience: American people. Doc A.
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Doc A • Author: Framers of the Constitution • Place and Time: Article 2, US, 1787 • Prior Knowledge: The Constitution, established guidelines for the government, separation of powers, checks and balances • Audience: American people
Doc A • Reason: States the responsibilities, duties, and role of the President • Main Idea: Maintains order, limits the powers • Significance: Guidelines, creates the Executive Branch (there wasn’t one in the Articles of Confederation), shows the formal roles and allows us to compare to today
Doc B • Author: Unknown (critical view) • Place and Time: US 1834 • Prior Knowledge: Andrew Jackson was one of the first Presidents to expand his role and exercise more power, citizens were concerned about having another king, • Audience: people
Doc B • Reason: people were fearful of what Jackson was doing, too much power???, just exercised the veto power • Main Idea: President was trying to influence Congress, by exercising power people accused Jackson of being like a king (tyrant) • Significance: Compared Jackson to a king, cautioned future Presidents about exercising power
Doc C • Author: JFK • Place and Time: US, 1962 • Prior Knowledge: Involved nuclear threat, US and Soviet Union, the Cold War, geographic proximity (90 miles), closest to nuclear war in history • Audience: Soviet Premier Kruschev
Doc C • Reason: provide information on foreign policy, ultimatum to Soviet Union • Main Idea: President’s role as leader of foreign policy, commander and chief, trying to prevent war • Significance: Close to war, shows the power of the President
Doc D • Author: Congress • Place and Time: US, 1973 • Prior Knowledge: Vietnam War, continual escalation of troops, no formal declaration of war (Congress), very unpopular war, (JFK-Nixon) • Audience: anyone
Doc D • Reason: Presidents kept sending troops to fight in Vietnam, president taking too much power???, Congress wanted the power back • Main Idea: Unpopular war, Presidents gaining too much power • Significance: Check on the power of the President
Doc E • Author: Unknown • Place and Time: US, 1984 Election • Prior Knowledge: popular vote vs. electoral vote, need 270 to win, understand what a “mandate” is • Audience: people
Doc E • Reason: Shows a landslide victory, people liked Reagan • Main Idea: Show how Reagan dominated the election, 4 more years of his policies • Significance: He had so much support that he felt he had a mandate by the people to do what he wanted
Doc F • Author: President Reagan • Place and Time: US, 1988 • Prior Knowledge: Drugs were a problem, affecting the nation • Audience: American people
Doc F • Reason: Drugs were disrupting the economy, affecting the workplace, America in general • Main Idea: The government needed to step in and educate the public • Significance: Created the “War on Drugs”