How is American constitutional government limited in its powers and why did the Founding Fathers establish this system of government? Explain your response, including examples of limited powers, in a complete paragraph.
America = USA, USA, USA!
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What am I doing after school today?
How many branches of government do we have and what system is in place to limit their powers?
Make America Great Again?
Why does Trump want to build a border wall?
Why did the Founding Fathers establish this system of limiting powers?
Founding Fathers?
What's my Dad doing?
I wonder what he's making for dinner tonight
I really want some tacos
Never mind, I prefer Chick Fil A
Like, George Washington?
Why does he look so angry?
Did he hate anything?
I hate broccoli. I wonder if he hated broccoli...
A complete paragraph is 5-7 sentences
Why do I have to write so many?
This is history class, not English class
Oh, I have a project due for English tomorrow
What else do I have to do for that...?
What's my grade in English?
I'm just going to check my grades instead of writing this.
What grade would I have if I didn't do the project?
What else is Trump doing as President?
I'm going to check the news first and learn about current events. That relates to history, right?
How do the branches of government check each other's powers? Come up with three examples.
What does it mean examples?
Examples of government?
What other kinds of governments are there?
Communism
Democracy
What other countries have democracies?
Monarchy
England is a famous monarchy, right?
I want to go to London
What's the deal with that clock?
Is Russia still communist?
Why are they in the news so much recently?
Did they really influence the election? #
Do you think he would like Trump? #
I'll work on that instead...
Do I have any homework? #
I have soccer tryouts later
I wonder if Bobby is going to tryout this year
He's really good, I hope we're on the same team
Barcelona has a really good soccer team
I wonder what class he's in right now
Is he going to Nate's birthday party this weekend?
What should I give Nate for his birthday?
What's my favorite kind of taco?
This is like a tree
My cat climbed a tree yesterday
There are 3 branches of government (legislative, executive and judicial) who limit each others powers through checks and balances. #
Did he like anything? I wonder what his favorite food was
The Founding Fathers established this system of checks and balances to make sure that not one branch got too much power. #
What had just happened in our history that caused them to fear one branch of power?
The reason they wanted to limit the powers of the branches is because they had just fought the Revolutionary War to be free from England which was ruled by someone with too much power. #
Some examples of this system of checks and balances to limit the powers of the branches are...
The legislative branch can check the executive branch by approving presidential appointments to positions in government. #
The executive branch can check the legislative branch by vetoing laws passed by Congress. #
The judicial branch can check the legislative branch by declaring laws unconstitutional. #
There are 3 branches of government (legislative, executive and judicial) who limit each others powers through checks and balances. The Founding Fathers established this system of checks and balances to make sure that not one branch got too much power. The reason they wanted to limit the powers of the branches is because they had just fought the Revolutionary War to be free from England which was ruled by someone with too much power. One example of how checks and balances limits the power of the branches is that the legislative branch can check the executive branch by approving presidential appointments to positions in government. Another example of checks and balances is how the executive branch can check the legislative branch by vetoing laws passed by Congress. A final example of this balance of power is that the judicial branch can check the legislative branch by declaring laws unconstitutional.
Teach/review concepts before teaching details (Scaffold learning and inquiries)
Connect to their learning style (example of visual learners)
Foley-Nicpon, M., Willard-Holt, C., Weber, J., Morrison, K. L., & Horgan, J. (2013). Twice-exceptional .earners’ perspectives on effective learning strategies. Gifted Child Quarterly, 57, 247-262. doi:10.1177/0016986213501076
"Teach in a way that ties past learning to new content"
Winebrenner, S. (2003). Teaching strategies for twice-exceptional students. Intervention in School and Clinic, 38, 131-37.
Winebrenner, S. (2003). Teaching strategies for twice-exceptional students. Intervention in School and Clinic, 38, 131-37.
Before writing, plan your response and outline the topics to cover.
Introduce structure of government, explain why we have that structure, explain checks and balances, provide details on checks and balances
Use metacognitive strategies to help students use their thought process to their advantage
Hannah, C. L., & Shore, B. M. (2008). Twice-exceptional
students’ use of metacognitive skills on a comprehension
monitoring task. Gifted Child Quarterly, 52, 3-18. doi:10.1177/0016986207311156
Provide multiple modalities of learning
Foley-Nicpon, M., Willard-Holt, C., Weber, J., Morrison, K. L., & Horgan, J. (2013). Twice-exceptional .earners’ perspectives on effective learning strategies. Gifted Child Quarterly, 57, 247-262. doi:10.1177/0016986213501076