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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Essential Questions:

1. Why do you think the term democracy is an appropriate name for our system of government?

2. Describe example of times you have paid taxes on things you have bought. What do you think the government does with all of the tax money it collects? What do you think it should do with the money?

3. What do you believe the characteristics of a good president should be?

4. Political cartoons show the cartoonists' opinions about political issues or events. Draw a cartoon that shows your opinion about something.

5. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence officially declared the American colonies free and independent. It has become one of the most famous documents in the world. It declares that all men are created equal. In your own words, what does this statement mean to you?

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