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Learning Activity 1.1-Executive Command
Learning Activity 1.1-Executive Command
Ever wanted to be president for a day? In Executive Command, you can be president for four years! Try to accomplish what you set as your agenda while facing the challenges and responsibilities that crop up along the way. Being commander-in-chief and chief executive is no easy job. See how you do!
Step #1: Review the iCivics: Executive Command PowerPoint to learn about the most important position in the land.
Step #2: Print the PowerPoint notes for your notebook (optional).
Step #3: Read the rest of the instructions before you start the game!
Step #4: Click to play (you DO NOT have to register on the website):
- iCivics: Executive Command
Step #5: Print the certificate to a pdf file OR take a screen shot at the end of the game and save it to your computer.
Learning Activity 1.2
Learning Activity 1.2
Using information and resources from the lesson and the Reading below, complete the Worksheet. Go through the reading first on what the Executive branch is and how big it is. Then you will fill out the worksheet to better help you understand the cabinet of the Executive Branch. When you are done, you will turn it into SLATE.
A Very Big Branch Reading-This will redirect you so click the new access site.
A Very Big Branch Worksheet
VeryBigBranchWorksheet.docxLearning Activity 1.3
Learning Activity 1.3
This is a big learning activity for this section, so make sure you take the time to do quality work. You are going to explore the growth of presidential power from Washington to today. The Founding Fathers did not intend to have such a powerful executive as we do today. They were pulling us away from a system run by a strong monarch (executive) and the last thing they wanted to do was to create a new one. However, certain presidents have extended the power of the presidency. Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, T. Roosevelt, F. Roosevelt, Nixon, and G.W. Bush are good examples, just to name a few. You can find more info on these and other presidents at the Miller Center as referenced in the lesson.
Your challenge is to write a two-page essay regarding a specific president, and the actions they took to extend the power of the presidency.
- Your essay should clearly establish how the presidency was different when they left office from when they took office.
- Detail the specific actions or events that caused this president to increase their power (and the power of the position).
- Your essay should be edited and written using proper spelling and grammar.
- If you need help getting started, consult with your teacher.
Turn this into SLATE when you are finished.
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