No School Monday -- Simchat Torah! -- Mr. Barry is practicing rolling the Torah today...
In Class: Please watch the Video Podcast below about Article II: Executive Branch and answer these Q's in your notes:
- What are the qualifications to be the President of the United States?
- What are the powers of the president?
- Who votes for the president?
- How many votes are in the Electoral College?
- How many votes do you need to win the Electoral College?
- Is it possible to win the popular vote but not win the Electoral College?
Article II Video Podcast
After the video podcast, please watch the following video below and add to your notes the answer to the following question: What is an executive order? Once you have finished this assignment, you may begin your homework assignment which is on impeachment.
HW: For HW, read the following article about presidential impeachment and watch the short video included here. Impeachment Article, video, and response... Due by Day 2!
Impeachment Video
Day 2
In Class: Article II summary -- Executive Branch -- Introduce Article III -- Judicial Branch -- Supreme Court and the powers of the Supreme Court -- BrainPOP: Checks and Balances!
History Channel: Supreme Court
Day 3
In Class: Finish the Articles -- Article IV: Relations Among the States, Article V: How to Pass an Amendment, Article VI: Supremacy Clause -- Articles Complete!
HW: None!