While the president is perhaps the most famous politician, why did the Founding Fathers create the office? While it has evolved over time, the presidency has its roots in the American Revolution. A video resource—created for Constitution Day—outlines the history and roles of the executive branch.

Concepts

the executive branch, constitution day, the electoral college, james madison, presidential roles and powers, the united states constitution, the articles of confederation, george washington, the white house

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the video and discussion questions to evaluate the presidency, Electoral College, and presidential legacies
• Ask scholars to extend the lesson by researching the achievements and challenges of their favorite president

Classroom Considerations

• Information is repetitive of other videos from the series

Pros

• Includes links to extension lessons
  
• Discussion questions make the video resource easy to use in class

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.10 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.10