The Executive Branch: The President and Congress

Congress in Action
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sgaylordcombs/home.html
WebQuest - Predict how a simple idea becomes a governmental law. To truly understand the way congress functions, you will examine the core of congressional work--the committees.

Diversity in Congress
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For most of its history, the U.S. Congress has been a largely white male affair. As the membership becomes more diverse, test your wits about those who broke ground.

I Was Only a Bill
http://www.stratfordisd.net/hs/socialstudies/bthiessen/i%20was%
20only%20a%20bill.htm
WebQuest - Government "of the people, by the people, and for the people," is a principle engrained into the very fiber of our democracy. You will become a part of the process by becoming a member of one of the branches of our government. You will become a Congressman trying to pass a bill through Congress. Some of you will be Senators and others will be members of the United States House of Representatives. You will work to see that your bill is passed and sent to the President for final approval.

The Legislative Process
http://www.congresslink.org/print_teaching_webquests_
legprocess.htm
WebQuest - Using the Corporate Accountability law signed by President Bush on July 30, 2002, this WebQuest compares the legislative path taken by this legislation to the typical textbook depiction of how a bill becomes law.

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