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This open educational resource was developed using resources from Suffolk University's Moakley Archive. The primary sources selected for this lesson provide insight on a crucial moment in late twentieth-century American foreign diplomacy when the executive and legislative branches debated U.S. interests in El Salvador during the 1980s and ‘90s. By closely reading these documents students will be able to: identify the positions taken by the executive and legislative branches positions on U.S. interests in El Salvador during the 1980s and ‘90s; identify and differentiate government stakeholders’ points of view; and develop the skill of close textual analysis.
This includes an instructor version and one for students.
Target Audience: ideal for undergraduate students in 100- and 200-level courses.
Time needed: 15 minutes in class 1, and 75 minutes in class 2
Learning Goals
1. Identify the positions taken by the executive and legislative branches positions on U.S. interests in El Salvador during the 1980s and 1990s
2. Understand that public policymaking is contested
3. Evaluate both the information and its sources
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Subject Headings
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Recommended Citation
Howington, Julia C., "Funding El Salvador’s Civil War: The Clash of U.S. Executive and Legislative Branches (student version)" (2015). Suffolk University Archives OERs and Assignments. 2.
https://dc.suffolk.edu/archive-oer/2
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