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  1. 1. Read and Discuss the Executive Orders 101 (website document). 2. View the Consolidated list of Executive Orders per President (website document). 3. Students break into groups (3-4 per group). Hand students 3-5 primary documents containing executive orders from at least three different presidents. (Weblinks to these documents are provided)

  2. Lesson Plan. In this Media Moment Mini-lesson, students discover how presidents use executive orders to wield power and how the legislative and judicial branches support and challenge these measures. Additionally, students will take a look at what fair and balanced reporting on an executive order might look like and will practice evaluating ...

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  4. The Executive Branch. Students will learn about the executive branch, including the unique role and powers of the president and the function of executive departments and agencies. They will explore key facets of foreign policy and the president’s role in it. View our Constitution Explained video series for short-form videos to share with ...

  5. What is an executive order and how can this power be “checked” by the other branches? How have presidents used executive orders to impact public policy in the past? How do individuals differ over the use of executive orders to shape current public policy? (note: this lesson uses the current controversy over DACA.

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  6. Executive Order 9981 Desegregating the Armed Forces of the United States Harry S Truman, The White House, 1948 Three years after the end of WWII, President Truman issued this executive order integrating the country’s military. With pressure from African American civil rights leaders and with recognition of the contribution that African American

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