DRIFTING TOWARD WAR
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      Subject Social Studies — US Government
      Grade Level Grade 12
      Resource Type Handout, Lesson Plan, Presentation
      Standards Alignment
      State-specific
      License

      Public Domain Dedication

      CC0 1.0 Universal

      About This Lesson

      Essential Question: WHY IS AMERICA AT WAR MOST OF THE TIME?

      Objective:  SWBAT to analyze, evaluate and synthesize Maddow’s theories on drifting towards war to reinforce primary and secondary source materials necessary for the A.P. Government Exam.

      Citations:

      Maddow, Rachel (2017) Drift:  The Unmooring of American Military Power.  New York:  Broadway Books

      Newspaper Headlines –

      The New York Times:   “Trump Forges Ahead on Costly Nuclear Overhaul”

      https://nyti.ms/2W91MGF

      CNN News:  “How to Keep Trump’s Thumb Off the Nuclear Button”

      http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/opinions/nuclear-football-needs-safeguards-opinion-andelman/index.html

      AP News:  “What Happens to North Korean Missiles Fired into the Sea?”

      https://apnews.com/58880cea53dc4f91b606da4c5667do7c

      The New York Times: “U.S. Test Successfully Intercepts Ballistic Missile”

      https://nyti.ms/2wi3ENF

      The Washington Post:  In latest test, North Korea detonates the most powerful nuclear device yet

      https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-apparently-conducts-another-nuclear-test-south-korea-says/2017/09/03

      The New York Times:  Trump May Make Congress Decide Future of Iran Nuclear Deal

      https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/us/politics/trump-iran-deal-nuclear.html

      Standards

      Power separated and balanced
      Read More About 2.I.B.2.b
      Students will examine the structure, power, and function of the federal government as created by the Constitution, including key constitutional principles such as the division of power between federal and state government, the separation of powers at the federal level, the creation of checks and balances, the sovereignty of the people, and judicial independence.
      Read More About 11.2c.3
      Limited government is achieved through the separation of powers between three different branches. The system of checks and balances is part of this limited government structure at all levels of government.
      Read More About 12.G1c

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