The Legislative Process, Day 6 - Class Recap

Inside the United States Capitol Building dome, where the U.S. Senate is located. Picture taken in 2010.

Hello everyone,

We are now finished with legislation and will be moving on to the executive branch next class! Hopefully, the in class test today went well for everyone. Here's what we did:

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: "Miss Misery" by Elliott Smith. Selected because of the Smith connection, again. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 4/15/14:
News Brief
Finish MSGTW
Study for Test
Legislation Test

Homework: Turn in any late/missing work by next Wednesday for progress report grades. Read the blog! Next news brief: Marco.

News Brief: Cameron had the news brief today and chose this article to talk about: TIME.com - Obamacare Will Be Billions Cheaper Than Expected. Another good look at a really huge piece of legislation that took quite a lot of effort to pass and be signed by President Obama. Thanks, Cam!

Finish Mr. Smith Goes To Washington: We did manage to finish this today in class and go over the answers on the worksheet. This movie is a classic - especially the filibuster scene, which we watched today! If you were not able to see the film in class (or missed parts of it), you can check it out here:

Mr Smith Goes To Washington (1939) 

Study for Test: After the movie, I gave the class a few minutes to go over the study guide again, as well as answer any questions that students had about the legislation material.

Legislation Test: The rest of class was devoted to working on the legislation test. I hope that everyone studied and did well on it! I will have them graded and back to you next class. See you then!