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The Office of the Executive Lesson PlanThe Office of the Executive Lesson Plan
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Heritage Foundation
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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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The Office of the Executive

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An executive is not just a leader of a company; you can also use the term to describe the president of the United States. The ninth part of a 20-part unit teaches high schoolers about the importance of the executive branch and the clauses in the US Constitution that created its powers. Scholars analyze each clause in-depth to grasp everything from the presidential election itself to the standards for impeachment.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the executive branch, presidency, presidential roles and powers, the vice president of the united states, the electoral college, impeachment, the united states constitution

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Break the class into small groups during active reading activities for a collaborative learning experience
  • Develop writing skills by asking pupils to write essays that answer some of the discussion questions

Classroom Considerations

  • Assumes learners have the knowledge covered in the other lessons in the series

Pros

  • Before, during, and after reading activities assist in  scaffolding learning
  • Comprehension questions and corresponding answer keys make testing for understanding simple
  • Real-life-connection sections make the lesson relevant to today

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.8 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.8 RH.11-12.9

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