Inquiry-based Resource
Grade 8 Georgia Studies – The Executive Branch Inquiry

Bell Receiving the Attorney General Oath of Office from Chief Justice Warren E. Burger in January 1977.
Griffin Bell Papers, Georgia Historical Society, Washington D.C.
How Far Does the President's Power Reach?
This 8th grade annotated inquiry asks students to examine primary sources to infer the powers of the president. Students then assess policies and actions of the Jimmy Carter administration to decide if the president can expand their power beyond what the Constitution gives the executive. Finally, students will analyze the processes in which the legislative and judicial branches check and balance the power of the executive branch. As an extension activity students are challenged to analyze the constitutionality of Executive Orders.