Students analyze the importance of political compromise and synthesize their perspectives in a position paper. This lesson examines the politics and circumstances surrounding their rises to power. A flexible lesson on the powers of the presidency, this exercise helps students to understand the intersections of the Constitution and presidential history. A creative activity where students develop news shows based on four presidents' foreign policy initiatives. Students analyze the importance of foreign policy in the creation of presidential legacies.
Students simulate a contemporary election while playing the roles of four presidents.
Presidential Succession and the Constitution Students use the Constitution and historical examples to examine the concept of presidential succession. In this analytical exercise, students explore the historical successes and failures of military presidents. Family Ties A role playing discussion between John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Harrison, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Kennedy, presidents whose family ties helped them attain the Presidency, and George W. Bush, Republican presidential hopeful and son of our 41 st president. Happenstance A role playing lesson plan among John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester Arthur, and Harry Truman presidents who all took office as a result of a predecessor's tragic death. Included in the activity is Vice President Al Gore, next in line for the presidency under Clinton and currently running for the presidency.