Want to learn more about Presidents and the Constitution?

The resources contained on the ArticleII.org website are just the beginning! The Bill of Rights Institute curriculum, Presidents and the Constitution, explores how various presidents understood and exercised their constitutional powers. By exploring constitutional crises in American history, these interactive, hands-on lessons encourage students to analyze the actions of Presidents in light of the Constitution. Volume 1 and Volume 2 of Presidents and the Constitution are available now at the Bill of Rights Institute Online Store!

Students will engage with:

▪ 15 ready-to-use, interactive lesson plans
▪ Strong focus on primary source activities
▪ Solid content including historical narrative in each lesson
▪ Scholarly thematic essays that introduce each unit
▪ Contemporary application highlighted with an “Issues Endure” portal in each unit

Volume 1 Table of Contents:

Commander in Chief: War and the Constitution
▪ John Adams
▪ Abraham Lincoln
▪ Franklin D. Roosevelt

Powers Herein Granted: The President and Federal Power
▪ Lyndon B. Johnson
▪ James Madison
▪ Ronald Reagan
▪ Theodore Roosevelt

All Other Persons: Slavery, the Constitution, and the Presidency
▪ James Buchanan
▪ Andrew Johnson
▪ Abraham Lincoln

Advice and Consent: The President as Chief Diplomat
▪ Jimmy Carter
▪ George Washington
▪ Woodrow Wilson

The Electors Shall Meet: Electing the President
▪ John Quincy Adams
▪ Rutherford B. Hayes
▪ Bush v. Gore (2000)

 

Volume 2 Table of Contents:

Powers Herein Granted: The President and Federal Power
▪ Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase
▪ Grover Cleveland and the Texas Seed Bill Veto
▪ Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Great Depression

Commander in Chief: War and the Constitution
▪ War in the Early Republic
▪ Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the War Powers Resolution
▪ George W. Bush and the War on Terror

Faithfully Execute: The President as Enforcer of Law
▪ George Washington and the Whiskey Rebellion
▪ Andrew Jackson and Indian Removal
▪ Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Little Rock Crisis

High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Impeachment and the Constitution
▪ The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
▪ Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal
▪ The Impeachment of Bill Clinton

Together with the Vice President: Presidents and the Transfer of Power
▪ The Election of 1800
▪ The Election of 1860
▪ The Resignation of Richard Nixon

Theodore Roosevelt 1

Theodore Roosevelt had asthma and was sickly as a child. He wanted to overcome his physical limits and took on boxing, rowing, and many other challenging activities.

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