Represent Me

http://www.icivics.org/games/represent-me

At the end of the game, print out a copy of your certificate and turn it in.

The Legislative Process

http://congress.indiana.edu/e-learning-module-the-dynamic-legislative-process

Impact of Congress

Today you will study how Congress actually impacts your everyday life.  You will go through an interactive activity that walks you through a typical day to show you how Congress is involved in your everyday life.  From your alarm clock in the morning, to going to school, to going to sleep at night, Congress impacts your life one way or another.

Go to the following website:

http://www.centeroncongress.org/interactive-learning-modules

Scroll down until you see "Impact of Congress".  Click on the picture.

Next click on the house to get started.

Now on your OWN SHEET OF PAPER answer the following questions BY CLICKING ON THE ITEMS.  You do not have to write the questions.  YOU CAN CLICK ON OTHER THINGS IN THE MODULE TO LEARN HOW GOVERNMENT AFFECTS EVERYDAY LIFE!

1. How does government affect your alarm clock?
2. What about the weather on the TV?
3. Go to the bathroom and click on the mirror.  How does Congress affect medicine?
4. Click the glass on the shelf.  How does government affect water?
5. Now go back and go to the kitchen; click on the newspaper,  How does government affect the newspaper?
6. Click the cabinet under the sink.  How does government affect garbage?
7. How does Congress affect your pets?
8. Click the back door to get in your car.  How does the government affect roads?
9. Click the speedometer.  How does government impact speed limits?
10. Click the car horn.  How does Congress affect safety on the road?
11. Next click back and then "go to school".  Click on the teacher sign on the desk.  How does Congress affect teachers?
12. Next click exit to go into the hall.  How does Congress affect libraries?
13. How does Congress affect the lunchroom?
14. Click until you "go to work".  Now click on the computer.  How does government affect the workplace?
15. Click on the blue drill.  How did government impact tools?
16. Lastly go through town and tell me TWO ways that government impacts our lives.

When you are finished please turn in your paper to me.

Making Laws: The U.S. Congress

Today you will be completing a web-quest to find out how bills are proposed to become laws and more about who represents you in Congress.

Go to the following website:

http://www.icivics.org/web-quests/making-rules

Follow through each page and click on the links to the left to find the answers to your questions.

If you have any questions please ask.  Turn in your paper to me when you are finished.

THE GOVERNMENT IS FALLING!

We have survived day one of the government shutdown!  So far there is no rioting in the streets and most all has gone on as normal.  This is still an interesting moment in American history that you can remember for a long time.  So this is what I want you to do for your first real blog.

I want you to search through articles from websites such as cnn.com, nytimes.com, or any other CREDIBLE news source.  Try to become a little more familiar with why our government is currently shut down.

Here are a few articles you can look at to get you started:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/01/politics/government-shutdown/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57605565/government-shutdown-continues-no-agreement-in-sight/
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/10/government-shutdown-2013-what-s-changing-what-s-not-94706.html

After you have looked through a few articles I want you to post a new blog answering the following questions.  You do not have to number out the questions.  I would rather you just answer them in a paragraph or two and include any other thoughts you have on the subject.  Use these questions as guidelines to voice your opinion on the matter.  REMEMBER THIS WILL BE A TEST GRADE SO PLEASE SHOW SOME EFFORT AND THOUGHT!

• How did the government get shutdown in the first place?
• Do you see a problem with having a two-party system?
• Which side of the argument do you fall on?  Who do you think is right?
• Does the government shutdown affect you in any way?
• How do you think politicians can fix this problem?