Tuesday 10/29 & Wednesday 10/30: 2.6 Expansion of Presidential Power

ENDURING UNDERSTANDING:

The presidency has been enhanced beyond its expressed constitutional powers.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

Explain how presidents have interpreted and justified their use of formal and informal powers.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE:

Justifications for a single executive are set forth in Federalist No. 70.

Term-of-office and constitutional-power restrictions, including the passage of the Twenty-Second Amendment, demonstrate changing presidential roles

Different perspectives on the presidential role, ranging from a limited to a more expansive interpretation and use of power, continue to be debated in the context of contemporary events

Activity # 1: 

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Activity # 2:

1.  The President will assign each student a cabinet or advisor position.  These will be projected on the screen.  You have 10 minutes to assign your staff!

• Each cabinet member (excluding those listed below) will be assessed based on the written proposal (how their department will aid in solving the crisis at hand) submitted to their President

• Presidents and Chief of Staff will receive an average of their cabinets' scores as their score.

• Press Secretaries will submit a copy of the public address/statement given to the US populace explaining what the government is doing during this crisis.

• Simulation One:
• Agriculture* 
• Defense* 
• Homeland Security* 
• Transportation 
• Health & Human Services* 
• Justice* 
• State* 
• Director of National Intelligence 
• EPA Administrator* 
• White House Chief Of Staff* 
• National Security Adviser 
• U.N. Ambassador* 
• FEMA Administrator* 
• White House Press Secretary* 
• White House Senior Advisor
• Simulation Two:
• Energy*
• Homeland Security*
• Interior
• Transportation*
• Health & Human Services*
• Housing & Urban Development • Justice
• State
• EPA Administrator*
• White House Senior Adviser
• White House Chief Of Staff*
• U.N. Ambassador
• FEMA Administrator*
• White House Press Secretary

Activity #3: 

But first we have to research our roles: Role Sources

Then, answer the following questions in your notebook...

1. What is the name of your department?
2. When was your department founded?
3. Who is the current secretary, or leader, of your department?
4. What agencies or organizations operate under this department?
5. What is the annual budget for your department?
6. What is one failure and one success that your department has experienced in its history?