Legislation

//Legislation // //**Legislation** - is the process of making a law.////**Political Process** - The procedure for governing the nation//

//How does congress make decisions that help preserve, develop and interpret life liberty and property.//

Colorado Civics Standards: 4.2gAnalyze how court decisions, legislative debates, and various and diverse groups have helped to preserve, develop, and interpret the rights and ideals of the American system of government (DOK 2-3)

(If you missed class write each out) || || 2. Each individual student chooses a state from the reading and determines if they favor equal or proportional representation - create a chart on the board. Know why so you can share out. (Use sticky notes w. state name) 3. Use the "Major Debate at Constitutional Convention" as a reference for the ACTIVITY titled "Should Senate be more Representative". || Use the book, "We the People"pg 50 & 51 and pages 54 & 55
 * ~ =Week 15:= ||~ Learning Goal ||~ Directions ||~ Resources ||
 * Monday, December 5, 2011 || Explore the process used by legislators to make decisions and pass laws. || Create a MindMap of the process legislators use to pass laws. || Overview of the US legislative process ||
 * Tuesday, || Discover how our Founding Fathers used COMPROMISES to develop the rights and ideals of America. || Read the three categories and be prepared to discuss.
 * Wednesday, || How has our legislators preserved the rights and ideals of the American system of government through compromising on our voting system. || 1. Read "The Conflict between Large and Small States" (stop at Compromise section).

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 * Thursday, || Explore the process further by looking at our State legislators and their committees. || Use this Google Doc to guide your knowledge quest concerning the committees that make the laws that we live with. Do not take failure as an option, try again, look for another way, then ask peers for help.


 * STEPS** (1) be singed in to gmail (2) make a copy (3) share with me wnichols7@gmail.com.

REMEMBER to be prepared to discuss on Monday on "Should the senate be more representative?". || Colo. Legislative Committees ||

What is a bias? || Watch the US House of Representative -Who is talking, where are they from, what is their main point. Reflect on how our elected officials work for us, do you notice bias? || @http://houselive.gov/ ||
 * ~ =Week 16:= ||~ Learning Goal ||~ Directions ||~ Resources ||
 * Monday December 12, 2011 || How do our current day legislators preserve, develop and interpret the rights and ideals of the American System of Government?
 * Tuesday || Research how our legislators preserve, develop and interpret the rights and ideals of the American System of Government. || Complete the three essay questions, because you have 2.5 class days to work on them I do expect high quality - mostly because I KNOW you are so capable. Thank you for working with me on these changes, I do expect you to do learn the same stuff, we are just changing our approach!

@http://www.aboutgovernment.org/print_uscongress.htm - there are several links to other resources. If you guys will work together I'd pick a couple each and share what it is about to help with time. You will have to roll your sleeves up and really study to find information - this is not a cut-dry topic. || ||
 * Wednesday || Continue on! ||  ||   ||
 * Thursday || Fine tune and finish up || Due today at the end of hour ||  ||