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Starter: In what year in their term do presidents have the most success in Congress?
1.How accurate was your prediction?
2.What is the big story this chart tells?
3.Why do you think that is?
4.What is one consequence of this?
5.If you were advising Donald Trump, based on this chart, what advice would you give him?
6.If you were advising the leaders of the Democratic party, what advice would you give them?
7.Explain which party currently has a majority in Congress and how that might affect Donald Trump's success.
8.What questions do you have about this?
9.In this chart, which of the presidents was the most successful?
10.In this chart, which of the presidents was the least successful?
11.What is the connection between divided government and a president's success in getting legislation passed?
12.Was there any president who offers a counter example to the overall trend in the chart?
13.Do you believe that Donald Trump will have more or less influence in Congress as a result of the 2018 midterm elections?
Caption Contest!
FINALISTS!
Austin: Trying to look confident while taking a test you know you are going to fail.
Brooke: “We’ll let him learn his lesson.”
Ryan: “Are you sure you want the wall to look like that?”
George: Sideviewers cringe as normal sized paper is too large for Trump’s baby hands.
Alex: Being the smart kid in a group project.
Who Controls the White House
We are going to examine the different positions that work with or for POTUS. Find what they do, who the important people are, and create an analogy of the key players that we all would understand. For example, the president is Luke Skywalker and his senior adviser is Obi-Wan Kenobi (or, if you're feeling pessimistic, Darth Vader and Palpatine).
Word of the Day
Concession
- Define it.
- Come up with an example.
- What might cause the president to make a concession to Congress over the funding of a border wall?
- What might cause Congress to concede to the president over the funding of a border wall?
Trump's Legislative Proposals
Shortly after his election in November 2016, President-Elect Donald J. Trump released a plan outlining the priorities for his administration, many of which were repeated at most of his campaign rallies and events. He can accomplish some of his promises entirely on his own, but others require Congress or pose other significant obstacles.
For your given campaign promise, complete the following:
For your given campaign promise, complete the following:
- Does he need Congress to do it?
- Has he attempted it?
- Has it passed?
Closer: Explain the difference between an executive order and a law. Which is POTUS more likely to use to advance his or her policy agenda?
- Make a claim here!
- Support your claim with TWO pieces of accurate and relevant information.
- Use reasoning to explain why your evidence supports your claim.
- Respond to an opposing or alternative perspective.