Roles of the President Culminating Activity with Chapter

Roles of the President Culminating Activity with Chapter 14

Roles of the President • Join a group of 5. • Share a role of the President you researched. Each member should do a different role! • Complete the study sheet to help with Monday’s test. • Discuss as a class.

What did you learn? • Explain the most interesting fact you learned from this project. Do one for each: A. Your research b. GROUP research • Evaluate the merit of this project to the overall understanding of the roles, powers and duties of the President. • Evaluate yourself on how your research compares to that of your group members. • Turn this sheet in to the teacher.

Stresses of the Presidency • Discuss Obama’s agenda from blog. • What do you make of a typical day? • http: //www. whitehouse. gov/schedule/complete • Show clip of how Presidents age: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=L-479 M 7 al. GU • Why few friends? Why weight gain? Why so much stress? • Is the job worth the stress?

Perks of the President • Discuss inset, p. 380 • Go to websites to show perks • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=5 Z 38 Kps. BI 7 A • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Gumf 5 gg. G_z. A • Podcast if you want more: http: //castroller. com/podcasts/Stuff. You. Missed/1082814 -Presidential%20 Perks

Keeping the House in Order • How does a person win re-election to the Presidency? • What factors hinder re-election? • Discuss assassinations & impact. – Vice President – Disability – Act of Succession – 25 th Amendment

Impeachment • Review the process. • Who can be impeached? • Why impeach a President? – The case of Andrew Johnson http: //education-portal. com/academy/lesson/theimpeachment-of-andrew-johnson-conflictbetween-president-and-congress. html – The case of Bill Clinton http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=4 Gg. Po 2 c. HFq 0