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Structured Academic Controversy Graphic Organizer

A student activity to accompany the Structured Academic Controversy on the role of the Federal Bureaucracy's Role in the U.S. Constitutional Republic.

Graphic Organizer: Structured Academic Controversy 

Does the federal bureaucracy wield too much power in the U.S. constitutional republic?  

Source A: Supporters of Bureaucratic Government: Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt

Source B: Critics of Bureaucratic Government: Herbert Hoover and Ronald Reagan

Shrink the text: Summarize Wilson’s view in one sentence.

Summarize Roosevelt’s view in one sentence.

 

 

 

Shrink the text: Summarize Hoover’s view in one sentence.

Summarize Reagan’s view in one sentence.

 

 

 

 

Major Points:

Major Points:

 

 

Consensus Statement:

 

 

 


Assess and Reflect: 

  1. Reflect on the procedures of the Structured Academic Controversy approach. Was it helpful to see both sides of the issue? Did it lead you to a greater understanding of the issue?
  2. Was it challenging to argue a side with which you did not agree? Why?
  3. Write your own opinion on the essential question from this activity: Does the federal bureaucracy wield too much power in the United States? Be sure to support your opinion with evidence from at least one of the primary sources you read.