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 of Presidents and the Constitution is available now, and Volume 2 will be coming out in March of 2010.

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)

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