Oval Office: Challenge of the Presidency. 
Meridian Creative Group, 1996 (CD-ROM, Win, Mac). This program is an interactive introduction to American government and the experiences an American president might have. Included
are activities in the areas of budget, nominations, legislation political campaigns, reelection, the U.S. Constitution, a press conference, and a White House tour.

Students will do one or several of the following: 

1.) Create a poster that is divided into four sections, one for each specific role in American government. In each panel, create a visual analogy between the position and some other person or object. Give the completed project a bold title, and add any references that will enhance the relationship of your analogy.

2.) Act out small scenes to explain amendments to the U.S. Constitution for the rest of the class. In cooperative groups, students should assign the roles of Researcher, Scribe, Producer, and Actor within the group. The specified roles provide areas of leadership emphasis for each individual, although everyone contributes to each aspect of the project. Researcher - supervises the collection of data Scribe - organizes the written script for group Producer - oversees the development of the skit Actor - develops the roles, lines, and scenes.

3.) Write a classified ad for a position in government modeled after those seen in newspapers and periodicals. Include the requirements for the position, as well as desired background, education, and talents of potential candidates. Use effective language to persuade the best and brightest to participate in American government.

4.) Create a political cartoon based on the comparisons they made of duties between various political offices and other roles.

1.)  Students' final project should be judged based on: 

· How well the metaphor/analogy interprets the position in government 

· How well the interpretation is supported with political evidence 

· The quality of the visual representation, including overall creativity 

· Completion of the project requirements

2.)  Based upon the group skits, the class will be asked to take a quiz on the amendments to the U.S. Constitution that will demonstrate an understanding of the implications of these changes to American government. 

· List three amendments to the U.S. Constitution 

· Explain the arguments that were used to pass two of the amendments to the U.S. Constitution 

· Give three specific examples of how life would be different if amendments were not allowed.

(Be specific.)