Video and Multimedia

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Learning objective 13.1: Describe the powers of the presidency as defined in the Constitution, the tensions inherent in those descriptions, and constitutional limitations on presidential power

Web Link 13.1: How Presidents Age in Office
Description: Photographs of Presidents at the Beginning and End of their terms

Web Link 13.3: George Washington
Description: Videos and other documents related to the impact of George Washington

Web Link 13.4: Washington's Farewell Address
Description: Washington's remarks upon ending his 2 terms as president

 

Learning objective 13.2: Evaluate how presidents have tested the limits of the power of the office during wartime and national crises

Web Link 13.4: With Malice toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition
Description: Digital Exhibit exploring the life of Abraham Lincoln

 

Learning objective 13.3 Appraise the impact of individual presidencies in establishing the powers of the office

Web Link 13.5: The Psychology of Barack Obama
Description: Applying the Baker Presidential Character Matrix to Obama

 

Learning objective 13.4: Discuss institutional and informal sources of presidential power

Video 13.2: I'm Just A Bill after SNL
Description: SNL Parody of a bill or an Executive Order

 

Learning objective 13.5:

Video 13.1: Harry and Louise
Description: Clinton's Health Care initiative is killed by dramatic ads

Web Link 13.2: Obama claims US drones strikes have killed up to 116 civilians
Description: Obama Acknowledges up to 116 innocents killed in drone attacks, number may be higher

Video 13.3: Of Civil Wrongs And Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story
Description: EO 9066 and a victim's quest for justice