Week 9 Reading and Activities

Please read Chapter 11, Congress. 

This chapter addresses such questions as: How exactly does Capitol Hill operate? What are the different structures and powers of the House of Representatives and the Senate? How are members of Congress elected? How do they reach their decisions about legislation, budgets, and military action? 

We will return to the Annenberg Center for another of their learning games/simulations - this one on the process of creating legislation and passing it into Law. 

• Introduction Links to an external site.
• 11.1 Links to an external site.
• 11.2 Links to an external site.
• 11.3 Links to an external site.
• 11.4 Links to an external site.
• 11.5 Links to an external site.
• Key Terms Links to an external site.
• Review Questions Links to an external site.
• Summary Links to an external site.
• Critical Thinking Links to an external site.
• Suggestions for further study Links to an external site.

 

This week there will also be a quiz and an activity.