September 14th and September 17th, 2012

In our last two history classes we have been going over different branched including the Legislative and Executive branch. On Friday we went over everything we have been assigned, Mr.Boyle went over all of our due dates and what we should have already completed. He also went over some technology problems for anyone who was having trouble blogging or with other technology related assignments.  Today in class we were handed another activity, this activity was about The Virginia Plan, The New Jersey Plan, and The Hamilton Plan.  We were then given a chart to fill out, the chart asked questions about each of the plans, these included: How many People, How elected, Term Length, Run for re-election, General Powers, Impeachable, Veto power, and Appointment Power. The Virginia Plan consisted of 1 person. They would be elected by National Legislature, and served for 2 or more years. They would also execute Federal Laws. The New Jersey Plan had more than 1 person, and was elected by the United States Congress. They also had 2 or more years to serve. The New Jersey Plan directed the military. Lastly, The Hamilton Plan had 1 person and was elected by the people. They served until they broke a law. They created treaties and started/ended wars. After we answered and read these questions with our groups we went over them. At the end of class we were given a paper that had facts/information on the Executive Branch. I was very interested to learn about the Electoral College which is basically how the president gets elected.