Everything you need to teach Richard Nixon from ambition to resignation — in one complete, coherent mini-unit. This bundle brings together all three Understanding Nixon lessons into a full case study in presidential power, political psychology, journalism, and democratic accountability. Each unit is three days, tiered for mixed classrooms, and built around real primary sources with HAPP analysis, tiered writing tasks, and full teacher answer keys.

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What's Included:

PART 1 — Road to the Presidency Nixon's origins, anti-communism, the Alger Hiss case, the Checkers Speech, the 1960 and 1962 defeats, and the 1968 comeback. Primary sources: Checkers Speech (1952), Silent Majority Address (1969), and Last Press Conference statement (1962). Bridge activity connects every early-career pattern directly to Watergate.

PART 2 — Executive Power & the Limits of the Presidency The constitutional framework of executive power, executive privilege, and checks and balances. Primary sources: Nixon's 1973 executive privilege statement, United States v. Nixon Supreme Court ruling, and the House Judiciary Committee Articles of Impeachment. Tiered writing tasks from structured paragraph to AP long essay.

PART 3 — The Watergate Scandal: Power, Corruption & Accountability The break-in through the resignation, with a journalism and press freedom focus. Primary sources: 1972 Washington Post front-page story, Richardson's Saturday Night Massacre resignation letter, Article II of the Articles of Impeachment, and Nixon's resignation address. Contemporary connections include press freedom, shield laws, and the pardon power.

BONUS: Pat Nixon — The Role of the First Lady A supplementary reading and discussion activity examining Pat Nixon's background, her expansion of the First Lady role through diplomatic travel and cultural outreach, and the debate over her silence during Watergate. Includes four discussion questions connecting her legacy to broader questions about women in political life.

Bundle Features:

• 9 days of instruction total (3 days per unit)
• Consistent navy and maroon branding throughout — print and present as a complete unit
• Tiered for Grades 7–12: structured scaffolds for emerging writers, DBQ essays for grade-level, AP long essays for advanced
• HAPP primary source analysis framework used consistently across all three units
• AP/Advanced extension questions embedded throughout — no separate version needed
• Full teacher answer keys with facilitation notes for every unit
• Contemporary connections in every unit including AP extensions on recent Supreme Court decisions
• Review and resource pages throughout

Best For:

• AP U.S. History
• AP U.S. Government & Politics
• High School U.S. History (Grades 9–10)
• Middle School Civics or Government (Grades 7–8)
• Any course covering the presidency, constitutional law, political communication, or the 1970s

Skills Targeted: Primary source analysis, HAPP framework, argumentative writing, checks and balances, press freedom, executive power, historical causation, contemporary connections

All three units and the bonus lesson are available individually at @montgomerystudies. Purchase the bundle for the complete Nixon case study at a discount.

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