Semester 2 Week 5: The Powers of Congress

Hello! This week we re-capped last week's Three Branches of Government. From there, we went on to discuss the powers of Congress. Remember, Congress is made up of the House of Representitives and the Senate. Do you know what powers Congress has? Here is a video to explain them.

 We also had an excellent opportunity to practice Parliamentary Procedure. Parliamentary Procedure is a code of ethics that is followed in Congress to keep the meeting respectful, organized and efficient. We practiced Parliamentary Procedure by making a trail mix in class and voting on what should or should NOT go into it. Dried blueberries, mini-marshmallows, chocolate chips, fish flakes, cat treats or olives? This was a fun activity and we were sad that some of our classmates couldn't make it. If you email me at JenniferSellsHouses@Gmail.com, I will send you the instructions on how you can do this at home with your family! It's so fun! Here is more about Parliamentary Procedure:

 One job of Congress is to decide how we spend money collected from taxes. Ever wonder what the US National Debt per citizen is? It's around $70,000 per US citizen! You can see how important it is that we elect moral representatives that can manage a budget well! Click here to see the live US debt clock!

ASSIGNMENTS:

-OPINION PAPER: Does congress have too much power or not enough? 

-Our book colloquium is NEXT WEEK! Finish Fifty-Five Fathers by Selma R. Williams. For the love of everything good, read the book and high light the parts you would like to discuss in class! This is a student lead discussion. It's going to be great! 

-HERO REPORTS and PRESENTATIONS are on 3/27/2019. We will be dedicating our class that day to those presentations. So fun!

-Watch the required movies, work on your Constitution Journals, Memorize Scriptures, etc. This list of Ribbon award requirements is found in your binder. 

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