Week of May 11

Chapter 13/14 Guiding Question

1. What qualities make a good president? (Evaluation)
2. Which two roles of the Presidency, do you believe are the most important? (Evaluation)
3. How is the vice president chosen in terms of balancing the ticket? (Analysis)
4. How much power should the president have? Defend or Argue about two powers that president should or should not have. (Evaluation)

Class Meetings

We will be having class meetings on Tuesday (at 1pm for 1st hour and 2pm for 2nd hour). The purpose of this meeting is to review the assignments for the week and answer any questions that you may have. I will post the links for the BigBlueButton on Tuesday morning.

Monday: Vocabulary

Define the Chapter 13/14 vocabulary terms found on iLearn.

Tuesday: What Makes a Good President?

1. Watch the video lecture by Ms. Memminger and follow along using the Google Slides (both are available on iLearn by following the link above).
2. Write a 2 paragraph response answering Guiding Questions #1 and #3. (What qualities make a good president? and How is the vice president chosen in terms of balancing the ticket?)

Wednesday: All in a Day’s Work

Complete the worksheet, “All in a Day’s Work”. You can find the worksheet on iLearn by clicking the link above.

Thursday/Friday: Article of the Week

1. Read the article, “Can Trump Override the Governors”? (Link is on iLearn).
2. Write a reflection that includes all of the components on iLearn.