2+Legislative+and+Non-legislative

Chapter 6 - Section 1 pp. 157 - 165 Alice Zhu and Vivian Peng

**Objective:** Students will understand the legislative powers of Congress, including monetary affairs and foreign policy; as well as the non-legislative powers Congress holds. media type="custom" key="13522962"

Alice's Link to Video on Legislative Powers & Limitations This video discusses the powers of the legislative branch and also mentions the powers of the other branches. It lists the many legislative powers that the branch has, but points out the fact that the representatives in the House don't have very long terms even though they were described to have the "most power" according to the video. This makes the power balanced out more between the branches, which the video also describes. It goes in-depth of how the powers are used and the types of restrictions some of the powers might have. Additionally, the video is designed in a very informative and interactive way, with mock multiple choice quizzes for the viewers to test themselves on to see if they understand and know what the video is talking about.

[|Vivian's link - whitehouse.gov: "The Legislative Branch"] This site, which is the official page of the White House, discusses the process, structure, and powers of the legislative branch in detail. The page is divided into three sections: "The Legislative process", "powers of Congress", and "Government Oversight". Under the "powers of Congress" section, the information necessary pertaining to this section can be found. In addition, the site focuses more on the legislative powers solely. Because this is the White House page, the site is indeed a reliable source for verifying facts concerning the legislative branch (as well as the others).


 * Activity:** Students will have 5 - 10 minutes to fill out a crossword puzzle that will be handed out. Click [|here] for the solution.


 * Reflection Questions**
 * How do expressed powers of Congress connect with its implied powers?
 * What reasons could explain why some powers are limited to Congress?
 * How have all these powers that were stated in the Constitution and developed throughout relate to our lives today?

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/a/preslegpower.htm http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/legislatures/delegation-of-legislative-power.aspx http://www.legis.state.la.us/institution.htm http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=legislative%20powers&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CEUQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fusgovinfo.about.com%2Fod%2Fthepresidentandcabinet%2Fa%2Fpreslegpower.htm&ei=olFwT7SXJOjL0QGM3IG6Bg&usg=AFQjCNHgrtHJge-Cd8gi9jM7KNBUvYRYBA&cad=rja
 * Sources**