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US Government (Wednesday, February 8, 4th period)
Josh was grinning when the government students came into the classroom.
"Morning," he said. "Today we begin talking about the Executive Branch and why it is so completely superior to all other branches of government. Because we get a motorcade and the rest of them don't, among many, many other reasons." He looked down at his attendance sheet. "But first: some of you missed the test that we had last week. I'm going to be holding office hours immediately after this class if you'd like to make it up."
He smiled. "Okay. The Executive Branch. The Presidency. We'll be spending a few classes on this since, as you might've guessed, I'm a big fan of this particular branch. As outlined in Article II of the Constitution, which I'm sure you're all carrying around with you, the position of the Presidency was a pretty amazing piece of compromising. The Articles of Confederation had taught the Founders that you needed a centralized authority figure without necessarily installing a despot. The President would be the nation's chief exec, commander in chief of the military, and only in office for up to eight years after the 22nd Amendment passed."
He smiled. "But what made the Founders so revolutionary is what they didn't come up with in terms of restrictions on who could become President. They placed no explicit race, gender, or religious requirements on the job. The only restrictions are age: you have to be at least 35 years old to be President; and citizenship: you have to be a native citizen of the United States."
He sat down. "Okay. Today, I want you to answer these two questions: Who was your favorite president, and would you ever like to be President?"
"Morning," he said. "Today we begin talking about the Executive Branch and why it is so completely superior to all other branches of government. Because we get a motorcade and the rest of them don't, among many, many other reasons." He looked down at his attendance sheet. "But first: some of you missed the test that we had last week. I'm going to be holding office hours immediately after this class if you'd like to make it up."
He smiled. "Okay. The Executive Branch. The Presidency. We'll be spending a few classes on this since, as you might've guessed, I'm a big fan of this particular branch. As outlined in Article II of the Constitution, which I'm sure you're all carrying around with you, the position of the Presidency was a pretty amazing piece of compromising. The Articles of Confederation had taught the Founders that you needed a centralized authority figure without necessarily installing a despot. The President would be the nation's chief exec, commander in chief of the military, and only in office for up to eight years after the 22nd Amendment passed."
He smiled. "But what made the Founders so revolutionary is what they didn't come up with in terms of restrictions on who could become President. They placed no explicit race, gender, or religious requirements on the job. The only restrictions are age: you have to be at least 35 years old to be President; and citizenship: you have to be a native citizen of the United States."
He sat down. "Okay. Today, I want you to answer these two questions: Who was your favorite president, and would you ever like to be President?"
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"I wouldn't want to be president. Too much scrutiny and responsibility."
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