Syllabus Week 13, Vocab-Legislature

Lesson: Political Participation
Time: 3:45 min
Unit 2/3
Week: 13 Dates: 4/16-4/20

Objectives:
1. To analyze the main political parties beliefs and platforms
2. to apply the ideas of the various political parties in a practical manner

Standards:
3.2.2 – Identify and analyze issues concerning the national interests of the United States
4.3 – know how citizens can exercise their rights

Materials:
Textbook: U.S. Government, Democracy in Action, Library Time Reserved, political party handout, vocab list., political packet questions, political surveys.

Mon/Tues 4/16-4/17
1. “Impact on You” Handout.
2. Lecture: Introduction to Congress (30 minutes)
3. Basic Congressional Information (15 minutes-pages 373, 374)
4. Congressional Offices-statements (20 minutes)

5. Homework:

a. Current event relating to a bill in Congress or the Colorado State Legislature. Write a paragraph summarizing the article. Write another paragraph (it can be short) providing the House and/OR the Senate committee that it would have begun in and why. Due Friday. Be prepared to summarize the article on Friday when turn it in.

b. Vocabulary due on 4/23 (5th) or 4/24 (2nd and 4th).

Wed/Thurs 4/18 or 4/19
1. Supreme Court Case (15 minutes)
2. Lecture: Organization of Congress (25 minutes)
3. Congressional Leadership Chart-(20 minutes-library)
4. How a bill becomes a law lecture. (30 minutes)
5. Homework: Begin to study for unit quiz on 4/25 and 4/26

Friday 4/13-evens
1. Reflect on one of the following: a) What is one bill that should be passed that has not been? b) What is a recent bill that Congress has passed that you particularly support or abhor?
2. Legislation Simulation

Comments:

Legislative Branch:

Bicameral legislature Censure Congressional Immunity
Expulsion Gerrymandering Joint committee
Reapportioned Sessions Subcommittees
Whips Appropriations Contempt of Congress
Elastic clause Impeachment Bills
Concurrent resolutions Filibuster House Rules Committee
Franking Privilege Majority Party Minority Party
Currency Power Elastic Clause Oversight function