About This Lesson
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: HOW DOES THE INFLUENCE AND DISCRETION OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CHANGE THE NATURE OF WARFARE?
OBJECTIVES: SWBAT analyze, evaluate, source and annotate excerpted primary and secondary source complex text and videos on the influence and discretion of the National Security Council (NSC) toward skill building for the AP Government and Politics Exam.
Citations:
BOOK: Gans, John (2019) White House Warriors: How The National Security Council Transformed the American Way of War. NEW YORK: Liveright Publishing (Pgs. 201-216)
WARM UP: VIDEO – PBS – CHICAGO TONIGHT – Tracing the National Security Council’s Evolution
June 17, 2019 (9:59 mins.)
https://www.pbs.org/video-tracing-national-security-councils-evolution-yhkeam/
ONLINE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE:
Pro-Kremlin law firm lawyers lead Justice and FBI for Trump
https://ericjonathanbrewer.com/11180/
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:
Tracking turnover in the Trump administration – The Brooking Institute – September 2019
https://www.brookings.edu/research/tracking-turnover-in-the-trump-administration/
