The American Presidency

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 12.03.10

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction:
  2. Rationale:
  3. Importance of a Government:
  4. Learning Objectives:
  5. Demographics:
  6. Chronological Culture:
  7. Kit Carson –Destroy and Conquer Campaign
  8. Treaty of 1968:
  9. Western Influence on the Dine:
  10. Navajo Tribal Code vs. Navajo Constitution
  11. Navajo Tribal Code vs. Constitution:
  12. Limits to Dine Government Power:
  13. Executive Branch of Dine Nation:
  14. Rules Before the Constitution:
  15. The Founders and the United States Constitution:
  16. A Call for a Convention:
  17. Success of the Convention:
  18. Commander in Chief:
  19. Collaborative Learning Activities:
  20. Essential Questions:
  21. Endnotes
  22. Works Cited

Naataanii'

Lucille Mitchell-Gagnon

Published September 2012

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Introduction:

Barboncito stated, "My kinsman we lost everything, and now we promised peace. Tell that to your children. See that they do not fight. See that they work." 1 To the Dine people this was after the time in which the Treaty of 1868 was signed with the U.S. government, a day that changed the lives of all Dine people.

This unit will examine who has the power in government and how that power is acquired. Attention will be given to the development of the executive branch of the United States and the top leader of the Dine Nation. The history of both governments will be explained to show a parallel structure. The curriculum goal is to, encourage Dine youth to respect political authorities and to understand their role as a citizen of both governments. The executive branches will be compared and contrast for similarities and difference.

The idea behind the question relates to the history and politics of the American Presidency. Arguments during the Constitutional Convention in defining the executive duties were debated among early leaders, the Founding Fathers.

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