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Learning Objectives: 8.1 Compare the president’s roles as head of state and head of government.

Video: Obama Criticizes Supreme Court in State of the Union Address

Learning Objectives: 8.2 Compare the modern presidency with the founders’ expectations for a limited executive.

Web: The White House

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Video: Real Time with Bill Maher: Whistleblowers in the Age of Obama – October 24, 2014 (HBO)

Video: Matt Lauer goes after Bush over secret prisons and torture

Learning Objectives: 8.5 Evaluate the importance of leadership style and image as they relate to presidential power.

Audio: Steve Inskeep Interviews President Obama

Video: President Barack Obama on Tweeting and Smartphones

Learning Objectives: 8.6 Give examples of ways in which public opinion affects the relationship between citizens and the president.

Video: Palin Endorsement Cold Open – SNL