(Optional) Compare Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents

(Optional) Presidential Morph -- very cool

(Optional) Visit the White House

Unit 6 / Part 1 (The Presidency) ppt

Unit 6 / Part 2 (The Bureaucracy) ppt

New Review    New class review here.

02/07

Post mortem Unit V (bring text to class)

Classroom Simulation -- Hand-out in class w/ explanation (class

    presentations due 02/11)

Download -- Federalist 70 and questions (due 02/08)

02/08

Discussion of Federalist 70

Lecture -- Presidents and presidential power

Watch The American President

Read Chapters 13, 15, and 20 (619 - 623)

Download                           (personal review, does not need to be completed    

    -- keep for cumulative final)

02/09

Watch the West Wing debate on issues

02/10

Lecture -- The Presidency:  Security and the press

Update Update Update

02/13

Participate -- Cabinet Simulation

Read A. Schlesinger, "The Imperial Presidency" and type your answers

    to the questions [(Lanahan) due 02/14)

02/14

Participate -- Cabinet Simulation (if needed)

Lecture -- The Presidency is all right

Discussion -- "The Imperial Presidency"

02/15

Watch Independence Day clip

Lecture -- Bureaucrats and their organization

Read P. Woll, "Constitutional Democracy and Bureaucratic Power"

    and answer questions (due 02/16)

02/16

Discussion of “Constitutional Democracy and Bureaucratic Power"

Lecture -- Bureaucracy wrap-up

Review -- Exam Unit VI

02/17

Review -- Exam Unit VI

02/22

Unit VI Exam -- 53 multiple choice (40 minutes) and one pick'em

    free response (25 minutes)

Read Federalist 78 [Lanahan} and answer  Questions (due 02/27)

Read / (Download) Marbury vs. Madison and answer questions (due 02/28)

Read Chapters 16, and 4 in that order