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Period 4, Day 2: Trump vs. Jackson

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Content Objective: I will be able to compare and contrast the Trump presidency with the Jackson presidency.

Standard Objective: I will be able to identify explicitly stated relationships between individuals (e.g. comparison-contrast).

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Content Objective: I will be able to compare and contrast the Trump presidency with the Jackson presidency.

Standard Objective: I will be able to identify explicitly stated relationships between individuals (e.g. comparison-contrast).

Absent? Just want to review the slides? Click here!
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Warm Up: Please rate how well you understood last night's pre-work on a scale from 1 to 4. If you have any questions, drop them in the "Show Your Work" area.

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Warm Up: What makes a good leader? What makes a bad leader?

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Warm Up: One interesting historical fact I learned from the pre-work is…

Building Knowledge Together: This week, we are going to learn about Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States.

Applying Knowledge: History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes! We've all lived through the Trump presidency, which many historians have often compare to the presidency of Andrew Jackson!

Source: Steve Inskeep, "Donald Trump and the Legacy of Andrew Jackson," 2016 from The Atlantic

Some images pulled from the New York Times' article, "Jackson and Trump: How Two Populist Presidents Compare" (Baker, 2017).
A portrait of Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office.
Credit: Al Drago/The New York Times
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The main purpose of the passage is to

While President Jackson has a lengthy military background, President Trump never served in the armed forces, receiving five deferments from the draft during the Vietnam War, four for education and one for bone spurs in his heels.
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As used in line 2 of the second paragraph, "rigged" most nearly means

Avoid looking at the answer choices by clicking "Show Your Work" and coming up with your own synonym!

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How did the U.S. political system expand in the period after 1800?

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According to the second paragraph in this section, what do President Jackson and Trump have in common?

Political Patronage is the appointment or hiring of a person to a government position based on their political party loyalties.
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The author references the phrase "drain the swamp" to emphasize what he sees as

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According to the author, the major difference between Jackson and Trump's victory is that

Note: This article was written in 2016, so the author does not have the benefit of hindsight like we have in 2021.
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Exit Ticket: This political cartoon was published in the era of Jacksonian Democracy, which is characterized by the belief that

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Exit Ticket: The artist depicts Andrew Jackson as a King in order to make the point that he

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Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4: