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   Chapter 6 - Section 1 156-165 Taylor Nilsson, Alex Nilsson, and Lula Clark-Turner

Objective: Students will be able to determine and understand the differences between the legislative and non-legislative powers of congress.  media type="custom" key="13522596"  [|Taylor's External Link] I chose this website because it gave information about the Legislative branch. It was helpful to use this website because it is from a reliable site. On the site it gave a picture of the building where the legislative branch creates laws. It gave information about almost everything that the Legislative branch does. It was very helpful. This site gives you information about not only just about the powers but about congress its self. This will be helpful to look over for the Unit test that we will be taking. In the future students will be able to use this very same website to help them out when studying for this test and future test about judicial branch as well.

Lula's External Link  Another Link I chose the first link, because i felt it summed up the chapter in easily understood words. It has all the major vocabulary words that must be known for the test and the definitions are much less complex than the textbook. I thought this site would be beneficial for any student who did not fully comprehend the lesson, or has confusion with any of the powers of congress. Hopefully with the use of this site, the students will pass the test because they have another way of understanding the material. I also added another link because i felt these two come together. The second link is a study site which has flash cards to help students study. I thought this would be extremely useful for a student who may be too lazy to make note cards for themselves. This way, they can study without wasting time rewriting the terms. I think that with these two websites, students will be capable of passing the chapter test and will hopefully understand all the material much better.   [|Alex's External Link]   I choose this website, because of the quick and easy understandable information on the legislative branch. This website is not only reliable, but is laid out for anyone to understand. The legislative branch is described in depth in easy terms with links to other websites to further help one understand it. It can lead to other sites with pictures and diagrams to visualize the branches. Just a click away are the other legislative powers and responsibilities that the congressman has. It explains the veto process and approving the legislative bills in detail. The site also has the extra websites incase a person was to need more information on the legislative bills.   VIDEO   media type="youtube" key="alYbmPHA0ns" height="315" width="420" 

This video is the alleged impeachment of president Clinton on the newscast CNN. Here, Clinton lightly talks about the Watergate scandal and about his possible impeachment, but tries to tap dance around it. At the time of the interview, the scandal is just being brought to the public eye and the impeachment is only a rumor. Also in the video, the thoughts of what the impeachment would be like and how long it would last in the courtroom is discussed. It shows a great first hand hearing of the senator’s speech against the president and his impeachment. Then, towards the end, the narrator explains more about the cases of impeachment in the past American history. He continues talking about what would happen after the president would have been impeached and if Al Gore became president. This video was beneficial in helping further understanding the process of congress impeaching federal officials. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> [| Activity Answers]

Reflection Questions: 1) What can congress gain from having the ability to have non-legislative powers? 2) What is the importance of having the legislative branch be in charge of the foreign policy? and why is this question have false? 3) Why is it important for the legislative branch to have the power of the purse?

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5 Real Life Examples 1. Government provides money for the poor and soup kitchens and homes for the needy are available. 2. Currently, the U.S. has over $15 billion in debt. 3. The current minimum wage is $7.25/hour. 4. President Kennedy died Non-legislative Powers 5. Nixon and the Watergate Scandal