Teaching
Recommendations Based on Your Time
If
you have one day . . .
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Have students complete the appropriate "Background" and discuss.
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For homework, have them read the excerpts from the opinion and answer the related questions.
If
you have two days . . .
- Complete the activities for the first day.
- On the second day, discuss the Court's opinion and have students complete the activity titled "What Secrets are Protected under Executive Privilege"?
- For
homework on the second day, have students complete
the activity titled "Nixon's Views on Presidential
Power: Excerpts from a 1977 Interview with David Frost."
If
you have three days . . .
- Complete the activities for the first and second days.
- On the third day, have students complete the activity titled "Through the Years: Comparing Impeachments in U.S. History", which is divided into Parts I and II. Part I deals with the impeachment process itself and Part II addresses specific historical examples. If you are short on time or if your students have difficulty with the concepts, have students only complete Part I.
- Alternatively, have students examine the issues of executive privilege that were raised in the case of Clinton v. Jones in President Clinton: The President as Defendant.
If
you have four days . . .
The "Web Resources" that appear on this page are some of the most comprehensive sites dealing with the Watergate Scandal. They have been included primarily for your information. Use them as you see fit. The activity, "The History of the Watergate Scandal: An Internet Scavenger Hunt" may be useful to students if you choose to have them peruse the sites on their own.
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