ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Does the Executive Branch (and the Electoral College method) function today as the founding fathers intended and does it serve the will of the people?
What is an Excursion? An in-depth examination of a more current issue connected to the article of the Constitution under study (in this case, Article II - on the presidency).
- Is the executive branch operating as the founding fathers intended? How about the Electoral College?
- Is the executive branch operating in a way that serves the will of the people? What about the Electoral College?
The chart below is provided to help you think about four different places at which you might arrive at the end of each excursion.
EXCURSION 1: The (overly?) Powerful PresidentPrompt:
SOURCE A: Growing Power
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EXCURSION 2: The Power of the ExecutivePrompt:
SOURCE A: Scott Pruitt and the EPA
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EXCURSION 3: Getting rid of the Electoral CollegePrompt:
SOURCE A: The Anti-Democratic Electoral College
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