Shared Mod 2

WELCOMe TO YOUR Module 2 DBA

What you can expect:

• You will get to choose your favorite 3 lessons

• Pick one question for each lesson from a question bank

• Answer with as much detail as you can

• You are always welcome to refer to your notes & fav assignments!

The choices are yours!Explore, challenge yourself & share those amazing ideas! 😉 Let's Go!

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What were your favorite 3 lessons? When you locate your first choice, just click the picture underneath to get to the question bank. Take me where YOU want to go 😁

02 Legislative Branch

03 Executive branch

01 Constitutional powers

05, 06, 07 judicial

04 Bureaucracy

08 Federalism in the real World

09 HONORS

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3. What power is held by the states and how may citizens benefit from the states having power? 4. What is one advantage to having shared powers? What is a potential disadvantage?

1. What are the types of powers and an example for each? 2. Who has implied powers? Why do you think implied powers may cause controversy?

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1. What is an example of a delegated power for each branch?OR Finish this: 2. How do you tell the difference between an expressed power and a delegated power?

3. Discuss an expressed power in Article I of the Constitution. 4. Discuss an expressed power in Article II of the Constitution.

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• May declare war

• Presides over impeachment trials

• Conducts foreign affairs

• Power to pass legislation

• Power to veto laws

• Power to declare laws unconstitutional

• Power to appoint judges & department heads

• May start the process of impeachment

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3. How do the populations of states affect the number of representatives and senators they have in Congress? 4. Discuss the bill that you analyzed in 2.02. Does this bill impact you or your friends/family? Are you in support of or against the bill?

1. Give me an example of a power of the legislative branch and how it has affected your life. OR Reflect on these 2. How does bicameralism help restrain government power?

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Choose 3 images:

• How does each image relate to the Legislative Branch?
• How does it impact you, your family, and/or other citizens?

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3. How many terms can the president serve? What is the point of the limit? Do you think there should be a limit for members of Congress (back up your opinion with evidence)

1. Discuss the expressed powers of Article II. Does the president have too much power, not enough, or just right? Explain your response. 2. Explain the impeachment process. How does it relate to checks & balances and rule of law?

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Some Reminders of a Few Presidential Constitutional Roles

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1. Where have you noticed the impact of an independent agency in your life or community? What is that agency responsible for? 2. Which independent regulatory agency do you find most necessary? Why?

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3. What was one of the bureaucratic agencies that you discussed in your 2.04 assignment or in the live lesson? How does that agency support the executive branch?

Remember these are not ALL there is 😉

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4. Explain the types of opinions issued by the Supreme Court. 5. Consider an advantage and a disadvantage to both a loose interpretation and a strict interpretation. 6. Which landmark Supreme Court case did you find most interesting and why?

1. Jurisdiction Examples: State vs. Federal~ Finish the 2. Which founding principle does judicial review represent? Explain 3. Consider the pros and cons for electing judges vs appointing judges. What are the cons and pros of both?

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Which court has the jurisdiction to hear which case?

State

Federal

Types of Cases

• Disputes about family
• Disputes about immigration
• Disputes about the Constitution
• Disputes about property

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1. Why do some people say that Federalism is like marble cake? Do you agree? Why or why not? 2. Reserved powers and the Supremacy Clause ~Are they both necessary? Why or why not? Does having both cause conflict?

3. Do you believe states should be allowed to challenge federal authority? Who do we rely on to settle a dispute between these two levels of government?

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Your 209 assignment:

Tell me more about it!

Which case did you choose? What did you enjoy most about what you learned from your research? Did you agree with the court's decision?

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Federal vs State

Branches

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