The Legislative Process, Day 2 - Class Recap

Something I am passionate about (I like political figures who support it as well) is promoting women's soccer, ever since one of my friends in high school played at the University of Portland. This is a photo of the season opening "tifo" display in the crowd last season for the Portland Thorns professional soccer team.

Hi everyone,

Welcome to another class recap! Back in the full swing of things after the break. Here's what we did today:

Learning Targets Addressed:
SS.HS.KN.ALT.05: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
SS.HS.CO.ALT.05: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.

Soundtrack: “Comin’ From Where I’m From” by Anthony Hamilton. Selected because the legislative process overview and congressional research packet should help you identify where people are coming from. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 4/3/14:
News Brief
Finish Legislation Packet
Oregon Reps in Congress
Computer Lab N228

Homework: Finish legislation packet. Read the blog! Next news brief: Maria.

News Brief: Mel had the news brief today and talked about this story: NYTimes.com - After Push by Obama, Minimum-Wage Action Is Moving to the States.

Finish Legislation Packet: I do not have an online copy of this, so please see me in class if you need it again - basically, this looked at the process for how a bill becomes a law in Congress, along with what the President can do in regards to signing or vetoing the bill. Article I, Section 7 of the United States Constitution is what this is all about. Hold on to this packet - you will use it to study for the legislation test, which is probably next week.

Oregon Reps In Congress: Next, I introduced an assignment designed to look more closely at who our representatives are here in Oregon - the people who get to vote on laws at the Federal level of government. This involved looking up key pieces of information about Congress.

Computer Lab N228: For the most part, I think students worked well on this, but almost everyone had this left as homework. If you missed class, please come grab a copy from me in person! Again, this is important information for your upcoming test.

Thanks for the hard work - see you next Monday!