1. Executive Branch Do Nows
Government 12B

2. DN24: Executive 2/28/17
In the DO NOW section of your folder answer the following questions in complete sentences and embed the question in your answer.
What jobs do you think the president has to do? List as many of his responsibilities as you can think of.
What branch of government is the president in charge of?
What is the name of our current president and vice president?

3. DN25: Free Write 3/6/17 In the DO NOW section of your folder
Today you can choose your topic. Write about whatever you like, use five lines in your notebook to do this free write, and do not write this prompt. Keep it school appropriate, and remember that I am a mandatory reporter.

4. DN26: Con Game 3/7/17
In the DO NOW section of your folder answer the following questions in complete sentences and embed the question in your answer.
What is a con game?
How is advertising a con game?
How is politics a con game?

5. DN27: Claim from Text 3/8/17
In the DO NOW section of your folder answer the following question in a complete sentence.
What are the claims Joe McGinniss makes in “The Selling of the President 1968”? Highlight them in your text and write them in the do now section of your folder.

6. The Selling of the President 1968
In modern elections, image has become more important than policies and issues. Defend this claim with at least three pieces of evidence from the text. Make sure you use reasoning to describe why each piece of evidence supports this claim.

7. DN28: TV 3/9/17
In the DO NOW section of your folder answer the following question in at least three complete sentences.
How did television contribute to the image of presidential candidates becoming more important than their policies?

8. DN29: Term Limits 3/13/17
In the DO NOW section of your folder answer the following questions in complete sentences and embed the question in your answer.
How many years does the president serve in one term?
How many terms can the president serve?