Aim: How can we assess the elements that characterize Congress as a pluralist or majoritarian system?
Bell Ringer: Chapter 11 Vocabulary Quiz (15 min)
Objectives:
11.7 Consider whether members of Congress should vote according to the majority views of their constituents.
11.8 Assess the elements that characterize Congress as a pluralist or majoritarian system.
Bell Ringer: Chapter 11 Vocabulary Quiz (15 min)
Objectives:
11.7 Consider whether members of Congress should vote according to the majority views of their constituents.
11.8 Assess the elements that characterize Congress as a pluralist or majoritarian system.
Agenda:
1. Journal 83 - What can we do to reform the gerrymandering process through which the boundaries of congressional districts are drawn? (10 min)
2. Journal 84 - Should we fund congressional campaigns solely through public funding? Why or why not? (10 min)
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CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY CLASS ASSIGNMENT
Students can investigate how one of their own members of Congress voted on an issue. A simple way is to look up their votes in the Congressional Quarterly (also available on the Web at http://corporate.cqrollcall.com/ or https://www.govtrack.us/) Assign each students one of the Senators and Representatives. Have a list of your designated Congressman or Congresswoman and their votes on a given issue, ready to share with the class. (as a class, we chose the second website)
SENATORS
BILL NELSON – DOUGLAS
FERNANDO – MARCO RUBIO
REPRESENTATIVES
THALIA – ALCEE HASTINGS
URIEL – ALFRED LAWSON
DENILSON – BILL POSEY
KELLEK – BRIAN MAST
ANDREA – CARLOS CURBELO
ASHLEY – DANIEL WEBSTER
DENISE – DARREN SOTO
ADRIANA – DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ
NUSBALDO – DENNIS ROSS
SANDY – FRANCIS ROONEY
SAMMY – FREDERICA WILSON
GLORIA – GUS BILIRAKIS
AMY – ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN
VALERY – JOHN RUTHERFORD
BRIAN – KATHY CASTOR
JULIETTA – LOIS FRANKEL
LOURDES – MARIO DIAZ-BALART
*tomorrow in class we will choose a legislation to focus on. ...to be continued.
Your assignment should have the following elements:
CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
TITLE OF BILL
SUMMARY OF BILL
(in your own words)
NAME OF
REPRESENTATIVE/SENATOR
PARTY AFFILIATION
VOTE: Y OR N
Home Learning:
1. Read 12.1 and 12.2
2. Tomorrow we are going to do an All-Write-Round-Robin activity in class. You must read the assigned sections in order for the activity to go smoothly. Do not come to class unprepared.
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