How Much Power Should a President Have? The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

Heath, Brent E.

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ERIC Number: EJ369588

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Publication Date: 1988

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How Much Power Should a President Have? The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

Heath, Brent E.

Social Studies Review, v27 n2 p55-60 Win 1988

Provides a two-to-four period lesson plan designed to help students in grades 7 through 12 explore the power of the U.S. President to use military forces. Based on the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the legislation which it spurred, the lesson includes teaching procedures, discussion questions, and student readings. (JDH)

Descriptors: Civics, Constitutional Law, Democracy, Government (Administrative Body), Law Related Education, Learning Activities, Political Power, Presidents of the United States, Secondary Education, Social Studies, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Guides - Classroom - Learner

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: United States Constitution

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