Target: Analyze the function and significance of checks and balances in American government Success Criteria:
During the video, try and list as many checks and balances as you can. Graphic Organizer ![]()
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CFA: Three Branches of Government 1. Analyze the executive branch's role in the law-making process. Where might the implementation and enforcement process of the bureaucracy fail? Explain your answer. 2. Analyze the judicial branch's role in the law-making process. Why should the judicial branch hold the power of judicial review? Explain your answer
Done with the CFA? Turn it in, and get a computer to play "Branches of Power" assigned to you on iCivics
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Bill to Law Flowchart! Entrance Slip: 10 minutes Look at your notes on how a bill becomes a law. Why do you think there are so many steps? What is one potential issue with this process, and explain why it is an issue? 10 minute research project: Presidential Powers
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As you watch, write down the 3 parts of the Constitution and their purposes! WebQuest - iCivics
Federalists/Anti-Federalists
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Source Analysis: Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty" Speech Target: Demonstrate the ability to accurately determine the central idea and author's point of view, using evidence from the source. Success Criteria:
“Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” by Patriot Patrick Henry on March 23, 1775. “Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace – but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale (wind) that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms (weapons)! Our brethren (fellow men) are already in the field! Why stand we here idle (doing nothing)? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know now what course (path) others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” Central idea Paragraph
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