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Do Now… in your notebook

Do Now… in your notebook. Take out your HW & article titled “Going to War: Who decides” Summarize the article you read for HW. Why did you choose this article? What did you learn from this article? Begin reading “Going to war…”. Exit Slip…Quiz.

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Do Now… in your notebook

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  1. Do Now…in your notebook • Take out your HW &article titled “Going to War: Who decides” • Summarizethe article you read for HW. • Whydid you choose this article? • Whatdid you learn from this article? • Begin reading “Going to war…”

  2. Exit Slip…Quiz • Why do you think the Framers of the Constitution split the nation’s war powers between the executive and legislative branches? • Do you think the system is working the way they envisioned?

  3. Going to war: who decides? When evidence emerged in August that Syria’s Government had carried out a sarin gas attack on its own people, fierce debate began in the U.S.—not just over how the nation should respond but also over who should decide whether to use military force.

  4. Going to war: who decides? When evidence emerged in August that Syria’s Government had carried out a sarin gas attack on its own people, fierce debate began in the U.S.—not just over how the nation should respond but also over who should decide whether to use military force.

  5. Critical ThinkingONE • Why was there debate over who could authorize strikes on Syria? What is the Constitution’s role in this? • How has the nature of war changed in the past century? What challenges do these changes present to interpreting the Constitution? Please use supporting details you annotated in the article to SUPPORT your answer. (For example: “In the section titled ‘What does the Constitution say’ I can conclude…”)

  6. Critical ThinkingTWO • What steps do you think should be required before the U.S could launch air strikes in a situation like the one in Syria? • Should the requirements be different for sending ground troops? EXPLAIN. Please use supporting details you annotated in the article to SUPPORT your answer. (For example: “In the section titled ‘What does the Constitution say’ I can conclude…”)

  7. Writing Prompt Why do you think the Framers of the Constitution split the nation’s war powers between the executive and legislative branches? Do you think the system is working the way they envisioned?

  8. Debate By asking Congress to authorize an attack on Syria, did President Obama strengthen & unify the nation—or make himself and the nation appear indecisive? Please use supporting details you annotated in the article to SUPPORT your answer. (For example: “In the section titled ‘What does the Constitution say’ I can conclude…”)

  9. Discussion Question ONE • What is the “power of the purse?” • Who holds it, and what is it important? Please use supporting details you annotated in the article to SUPPORT your answer. (For example: “In the section titled ‘What does the Constitution say’ I can conclude…”)

  10. Discussion Question TWO • Should the U.S. military ever be able to intervene overseas without a war declaration? EXPLAIN. Please use supporting details you annotated in the article to SUPPORT your answer. (For example: “In the section titled ‘What does the Constitution say’ I can conclude…”)

  11. Discussion Question THREE • How did the Vietnam War change the way many lawmakers felt about presidential war powers? • Do you think diplomacy will avert a U.S. strike on Syria. Why or why not? • What do you see as the line between “limited force” and war? Please use supporting details you annotated in the article to SUPPORT your answer. (For example: “In the section titled ‘What does the Constitution say’ I can conclude…”)

  12. MOW • Intervening (Sec 1, Pg 7) • Defer (Sec 1, Pg 7) • Assent (Sec 2, Pg 8) • Precipitously (Sec 3, Pg 8) • Abdicating (Sec 4, Pg 9) • Undermining (Sec 5, pg 9) List the evidence that led you to the definition.

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