The Constitution

The Constitution
The Constitution

Monday, January 24, 2011

Separation of Powers


Today we will take a look at the three branches of government and separation of powers. The Harry S. Truman (My favorite President) Museum has an online exhibit.

You are about to enter a site that will have information as well as questions to answer. Some questions will be fill in the blank, others will be short answer. All questions should be pasted into a google document and shared with 1 to 2 other people. Share with me when the assignment is finished.
Title the google document Separation of Powers, include your name, your partner's name, class period, and the date.

The order of information on the site will be as follows:

Site Table of Contents:
3 Branches of Our Government (information)
3 Branches of Our Government (worksheet): Copy questions
Congress - Courts--Keeping the Balance (information and questions) : Copy the questions
Congress - President--Keeping the Balance (information and questions): Copy the questions
The Balance of Government (information)
The Balance of Government (worksheet): Copy the questions
How a Bill Becomes a Law (information and tasks) : Copy tasks


To move from one page to the next, you have to scroll down each site page to see the forward and backward buttons. Click on the forward button to see the next page.


Click on the title of today's blog to go to the Harry S. Truman Museum page.


If you finish today in class, please complete the Preamble Scramble under formative assessments, then show to the substitute.

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