Semester 2 Week 7

 Cabinet Meeting Simulation 

Advising the President: A Simulated Cabinet Meeting. Grade 12 Lesson. Schools of California Online Resources for Education (SCORE): Connecting California's Classrooms to the World.

https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED457069&fbclid=IwY2xjawL1-oNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFCRjV4V2xxZ2NvWnBxemZIAR6sWDId3pL8Y3FGdKsG0dTw_WbsQcX2yOi1skRwp7bLqF5PeoO72jkfwBZlFw_aem_BXGpelrs7DOK6YTfzIjcSA

O'Connor, Bob

In this lesson plan, students role play members of the Cabinet of the President of the United States. Cabinet members must define and defend their highest priority programs for the coming fiscal year. Students must identify a pressing current issue before their particular Cabinet department and prepare an action plan, with possible alternative courses, that can meet budget constraints. Students are provided with background information, detailed instructions, online resources, and reflection questions. The teacher's notes describe the unit's purpose and suggest teaching strategies. (BT)

Descriptors: Federal Government, Grade 12, High Schools, Interdisciplinary Approach, Political Science, Presidents of the United States, Role Playing, Simulation, Social Studies, United States Government (Course)

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED457069.pdf

Credit: Kami Harris

Article 5

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; (This made it so no amendment could be made that would outlaw the slave trade before 1808.) and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage(representation) in the Senate.

Article 6.

All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.

(This provision gave all creditors of the United States the right to full payment of debts and the fulfillment of all obligations contracted by the government before the new Constitution was adopted.)

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the (state) Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.

(This provision gives the American people the right to enjoy all of the privileges and immunities guaranteed by the supreme law of the land, regardless of what any state might try to do to circumvent it.)  

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; (This provision gave all Americans the right to have only those legislators and administrators in charge of their affairs who have made a solemn commitment, under oath, to support the constitutional principles of the United States.) but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.  (This allows any American citizen the right to serve in any office or position o f trust in the United States without reference to his or her religious beliefs or affiliation.)