Unit+4+-+Legislative+Branch

Unit 4 - Legislative Branch
__**Congressional Leadership - chapter 5 section 2 and 3 -**__ - ** Complete this document ** Use the textbook (5.2 and 5.3) and the following Google Custom Search to complete the Congressional Leadership document

[|Congress Custom Search] - click on this link and find the information to complete the above leadership document

The websites found on the the Custom Search include: http://clerkkids.house.gov/index.html - Click on the left hand column: Learn about Congress - House Leadership [|Senate Website] - Click on senators and leadership, also move around the website to find other information [|House Website] - Look along the left hand column for different parts

[|Redistricting/Gerrymandering Game] - click on the link and watch the opening video (turn on sound) - Play the Game = complete mission one (redistricting) on basic, and complete either mission two or three (gerrymandering) on basic - Write a paragraph explaining the two terms: redistricting and gerrymandering, and how/why they are different - If there is more time, complete other missions or try it on harder levels.

__**Committee Handout directions:**__

 * [[file:Committees in Congress.doc]] - Complete this document using the following two websites and the textbook**

[|House Website]
[|Senate Website]

Use the Senate and House Websites above to complete the Committees handout
+ Find where it says different committees or where it lists senators and representatives to complete the document

**__How A Bill Becomes A Law:__**
- Complete this document using the websites below

[|How A Bill Becomes A Law] - Click on the yellow box with the mouse - Go through the journey and fill in the chart [|Lawmaking]: follow the process for creating a law; also track a bill from beginning to end [] - Click on How laws are made

__**Bill Writing -**__ - Create your own bill by completing the following document using the links below. - Use the links below to find a current bill and interest groups that would support this bill.

- Complete this document

[|Search Bills] - if you are stuck, use this to try and search for your bill

- use this to choose a topic for your bill

**__Bill Assignment__** :

[|Search Bills] - use this link to search for any type of bill that you are interested in researching [|Search Bills] - use this link to help you find related bills [|interest groups] - use this link to help search for interest groups

Websites for Congressional Investigations:

__Topics__ ~ McCarthyism: [] []

~ Watergate (Nixon): [] - There are more links on the left side of the page

~ Iran-Contra (Reagan): [] []

~ Whitewater (Clinton): [] [] []