Unit 4: The Executive Branch
Home Syllabus Resources Unit 1: Unit 2: Unit 3: Unit 4: Unit 5: Unit 6: Unit 7: Unit 8:		Section 1 Indicator and Supporting Content Students will identify and analyze the steps in the process of electing a president in order to evaluate the strategies that drive a presidential campaign. identify the constitutional and implied qualifications for the presidency and vice presidency describe the characteristics expected of presidential candidates describe presidential nominating processes evaluate the electoral process and its impact on campaign strategies evaluate the role of the media in campaigns and election Key Vocabulary bandwagon                          implied qualifications                 platform boss                                   labeling                                     plurality card stacking                      liberal                                      propaganda caucus                                media                                        Protestant closed primary                    moderate                                   run-off conservative                       nominating convention                 primary constitutional                     open primary                             testimonial qualifications direct primary                   petition                                     ticket Electoral College                plain folks                                 transfer glittering generalities         planks                                       values     Section 2 Indicator and Supporting Content Students will investigate presidential decision-making processes in order to draw conclusions about the changing role of the presidency. describe presidential powers and roles describe the roles of the cabinet in the executive branch of government analyze a presidential decision through the application of a decision-making model Key Vocabulary ambassador                              diplomat                                       mandate amnesty                                   executive agreement                      negotiate annex                                       executive order                           pardon blockade                                  financial embargo                         patronage cabinet                                    forum                                          reprieve cabinet department                  impoundment                                 treaty cease fire                           inference                                      United Nations   Sections 3 & 4   Indicator and Supporting Content Students will analyze presidential decisions in order to evaluate their impact on the rights of individuals and groups. analyze presidential actions related to civil rights analyze presidential use of power to maintain order and safety Key Vocabulary civil rights internment camp   Indicator and Supporting Content Students will examine the executive branch of state and local governments in order to compare and contrast the roles of the executive at each level. identify and compare the roles of the governor with those of the president describe the organization of the state executive branch describe how executive functions are carried out at the local levels of government Key Vocabulary administer                               county executive                            militia appropriations                         enforce                                         ordinances Attorney General                     executive                                      State Treasurer cabinet                                    Governor                                      zoning Comptroller                             Lieutenant Governor Helpful Sites Campaign Commercial Assignment Links: Sunspot Gubernatorial Campaign Ads Kathleen Kennedy-Townsend Website Robert Ehrlich Website The White House  White House Kids Official US Executive Branch Web Sites Center for the Study of the Presidency POTUS (President of the United States) How To Find Presidential Proclamations And Executive Orders   C-SPAN: Daily White House Briefings The Electoral College: NARA National Geographic: Inside the White House American President's Life Portraits KidsClick: President Governor of Maryland - Parris N. Glendening Maryland Executive Branch Maryland Electronic Capital - Executive Branch MARYLAND LAW & GOVERNMENT Baltimore County Executive Branch Levels of Government Evacuation and Internment of San Francisco Japanese Children of the Camps (Japanese Internment)
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