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The Legislative
Branch: The Senate
Congressional
Districts: 108th Congress - Worksheet
http://www.congressforkids.net/games/
houseofrep/congdistricts.htm
Learn more about gerrymandering and how it relates to the reapportionment
and redistricting of congressional seats by completing the printable
worksheet and using printable maps of the congressional districts
- 108th Congress.
Constitution
Test #1 and #2 http://www.constitutionfacts.com/exam.shtml
Multiple-choice tests with specific questions related to the legislative
branch of our government and other related topics.
Fantasy
Congress: Where People Play Politics
http://www.fantasycongress.com/
Fantasy
Congress™ offers you the power to "play politics." As
in other fantasy sports, you - the Citizen - draft a team of real-life legislators
from the U.S. Congress who will score points for your team based on their performance.
Join and compete against a league of friends or form a league of your own! You
earn points based on the productivity of your chosen Members of Congress and
can trade, bench or even drop underperformers.
Government
Puzzle http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/
3branches/25.htm
Crossword puzzle
How
a Bill Becomes a Law
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/
3branches/15c.htm
Information and tasks about how both parts of the legislative branch
are involved in the lawmaking process.
Knowing
About Congress
http://flashcardexchange.com/flip.jsp?init=216306
Find out how much you already know about Congress, or learn as you
go, using the online flashcards that you can flip through, print
in a variety of formats with custom fonts and font sizes, or download
to a Palm Pilot or Windows CE device.
Learn About the Congressional Committee System
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/09/18/
intelligence.probe/
Use this opportunity to introduce students to the congressional
committee system. Have them read Intelligence
Probe and answer the listed questions to help them learn
about the committees of the House and Senate and their functions.
The
Legislative Branch
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/
3branches/9.htm
Read "The Legislative Branch" and complete the tasks as
individuals or partners using the suggested web sites.
Political
Participation and Voting: Expressing the Popular Will
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/polisci/patterson/
olc/stu/graphics/xwords/xword07.html
Crossword Puzzle
Political
Participation and Voting: Expressing the Popular Will
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/polisci/patterson/
olc/stu/graphics/sims/sim07.htm
Redistricting simulation
Political
Participation and Voting: Expressing the Popular Will
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/polisci/patterson/
olc/stu/sa07.htm
Self-assessment multiple-choice and true/false quizzes
Senate
Seeker
http://www.senateseeker.com/
An online game where you actually create a candidate and run for
Senate! You can run ads to either strengthen yourself or to attack
your opponent, you can give speeches about various issues, you can
sell out to interest groups, you can fundraise to get money, you
can prepare for the debates, and you can visit actual schools.
The
Senate - Voice of the States
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/
3branches/12.htm
Read "The Senate -- Voice of the States" and complete
the tasks as individuals or partners using the suggested web sites.
Trivia
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz.cfm?qid=9462&origin=
http://www.funtrivia.com/search2_act.cfm_QN_type=
quizzes_AND_searchstring=congress%2C%2Bcongress
%2C%2Bcongress%2C_AND_search1=Go%21
Congress, Congress, Congress
Worksheet
- The Legislative Branch
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/
3branches/10.htm
Fill in the blanks in the sentences.
Worksheet
- Questions for The Senate - Voice of the States
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/
3branches/13.htm
Fill in the blanks in the sentences and complete the extra credit
research.
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