Lesson 8: Executive Branch Powers and Equality Goal: take organized notes on President Jackson and Indian Removal Act of 1830

Brain Burner Entry#8 What makes a good leader? What qualities should a president have? Five Sentences

Today’s Topic: Trail of Tears Youtube Video from the Smithsonian Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SosZ 2ZRJymU

Assignment: Chapter 7 Sect. 3 Notes NOTES DUE TODAY—DON’T GET TO TAKE TEXTBOOK HOME Note taking best practices Organize by topic—Blue and red headings Leave space between topics Use bullet points Abbreviate common words—President Jackson could be P. Jack. Don’t write in full sentences Underline key words (bold vocab words) And for crying out loud don’t take too many notes!

GOAL: Students should be able to explain the role each branch of the federal government played in the trail of tears. Lesson 8: Expanding Our Understanding of the 3 Branches of Government and Indian Removal

TRUE TRUE Brain Burner Entry #8a FALSE Vocab: Bill—Proposed law Veto—Action by president preventing a bill from becoming a law 1) T/F-–The Supreme Court doesn’t have power to overrule a law passed by Congress and signed by the president. 2) T/F—The president of the United States can veto a bill, preventing it from becoming law. 3) T/F-–The Executive Branch is in charge of enforcing laws passed by Congress. FALSE TRUE TRUE

KEY CONCEPT: Checks and Balances

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Indian Removal Action Assignment: Retell the sequence of events leading up the Trail of Tears. Must Demonstrate the Checks and Balances of the Federal Government by including: Cherokee Nation Worcester v. Georgia President Jackson Chief Justice Marshall Congress

Indian Removal Act of 1830 Assignment: Comic Strip Written Summary Use colored pencils and blank paper to include: Cherokee Nation Worcester v. Georgia President Jackson Chief Justice Marshall Congress Author a clearly written paragraph that includes: Cherokee Nation Worcester v. Georgia President Jackson Chief Justice Marshall Congress

Brain Burner Entry#8b If you were alive in 1836, what would you say to President Andrew Jackson who is about to implement Indian Removal efforts against the Cherokee people? Five Sentences

Treaty of New Echota Notes What is the Treaty of New Echota? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr591xdT27E

What did John Ross say to Congress? Read John Ross’s Letter to Congress Mark the Text Complete the Assignment