Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Agenda for 10/8



1. Comparing the AoC and the Constitution

2. Constitutional Compromise - sample essay

3. Washington’s Farewell Address and “Precedents of the first president.”

As the First President of the newly created United States of America, much of what George Washington did, would set the stage for future presidents. Here are some of the precedents set by George Washington during his time in office

  • Established the Cabinet within the Executive Branch by appointing Thomas Jefferson Secretary of State and Alexander Hamilton Secretary of Treasury, a body that was not outlined within the Constitution.
  • Supported innovative fiscal concepts such as the Bank of America and a national debt, which would be later adopted.
  • Introduced a policy of neutrality pertaining to foreign wars that was followed up until WWI
  • Set the precedent for a two term limit of Presidents that was followed until Franklin Delano Roosevelt and then turned into the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution
  • Established relations with Great Britain with Jay’s Treaty. To this day England remains one of our closest and strongest allies
  • Established the tradition of a Presidential farewell address , An excerpt from his in 1796 can be found below

4. First Political Parties


6. Parisan Politics Group Assignment - Hamilton's Financial Plan
  • Ham's Plan is to BEFAT
  • In pairs:
o   Describe the event/issue
o   One student describe POV of Hamilton/Feds – “loose/elastic”
o   One student describe Jefferson/D-Rs – “strict-stiff”
·      Group 1 – Bank of US
·      Group 2 – Excise Tax
·      Group 3 – Funding at Par
·      Group 4 – Assumption of State Debt
·      Group 5 - Tariff
·      Group 6 – Alien/Sedition Acts
·      Group 7 – VA and KY resolves

 HW - PREPARE FOR TEST - REVIEW SHEET
  • Multiple choice (standard and stimulus based)
  • Short answer (1-3 sentences)
  • Essay (you may prepare notes/outline to use on the test - 40 mins to write)
    • thesis
    • topics sentences of body paragraphs
    • specific facts/evidence
 

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