In your Interactive Notebook: Unit.Day 2B – Day 1 The Presidency ON YOUR DESK: 1) 2) Interactive NB 3) Completed Study guide WARM UP Do you think that the President or Congress has more power right now? Think of the government shut down as an example. Today’s OBJECTIVE(S) -- WRITE THESE DOWN: I can describe the job of the President

Updates & Deadlines KEY DATES: In the News Project: 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 Monday Group Tuesday Group Wednesday Group Thursday Group Da’Michael Ricky Katherin Kiya Kameron Dedi Star Chantelle Latashya Chris Richonda Tamashio Vicky Kiara Jayvon Daren D’Aundrey Nautica Dayvontay Raekwon Javone Fran Brandon Natasha Kimberly Khazar Kyle Marshawn 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

Electing The President

Electoral College Every state gets some electoral votes Same as the total number of reps & senators from that state NC has 15 CA 55

Who can be President?

Qualifications for President 35 years old Born citizen Live in the U.S. for 14 years

What does the President do?

7 Jobs of the President Chief Executive Diplomat Commander in Chief Legislative Leader Head of State Economic Leader Party Leader

That’s a lot of jobs!

How do we know what the President is doing?

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 1 The Presidency ON YOUR DESK: 1) 2) Interactive NB 3) Completed Study guide WARM UP How are household responsibilities shared among people in your family? Today’s OBJECTIVE(S) -- WRITE THESE DOWN: I can describe the job of the President

Updates & Deadlines KEY DATES: In the News Project: 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

Executive Order

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.6 Separation 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”. How about this one? 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”. How about this one? 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