National Government: The Executive Branch
Session 4: Duties of the President (Continued)

Materials

• Overhead projector or board
• Political cartoons of the President fulfilling presidential roles

Instructional Activities

1. Review roles of the President.
   
   
2. Divide students into groups.  Have groups create political cartoons for each of the presidential roles. (Guided Practice)
   
   
3. Show the students’ political cartoons to the class.  Have students write down the role that the President is performing as a quiz. (Independent Practice)
   
   
4. Have students write a paragraph that tells which presidential role they feel is most important. (Closure Activity)