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Module 12 - Checks and Balances

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Activity 1 : : Activity 2 : : Activity 3 : : Activity 4 : : Activity 5

Activity 3:  Readings

  • Read Thinkwell program: Section 2.1 The Three Branches of Government
  • Read Thinkwell program: Section 2.2 The American Federal System
  • Read Thinkwell program: Section 2.3 Election Cycles
  • Read Thinkwell program: Section 2.16 Getting Elected: the House, the Senate, and the President
  • Read Thinkwell program: Section 2.17 The Electoral College
  • Read Thinkwell program: Section 2.5 How a Bill Becomes Law
  • Read selections from one of the following 2 books
    • Read Understanding American Government, 
      • Chapter Two, “The Constitution”Chapter Three, “Federalism and the Growth of Government”
      • Chapter Eight, “Elections”
      • Chapter Ten, “Congress 314”
      • Chapter Eleven, “The Presidency”
      • Chapter Twelve, “The Bureaucracy”
      • Chapter Thirteen, “The Judiciary”
    • OR American Government
      • Chapter 2
      • Chapter 3
      • Chapter 11
      • Chapter 12
  • Read The Constitution of the United States, An Introduction
    • Part II, “The Constitution Explained”
    • Article I, “The Legislative Branch”
    • Article II,“The Executive Branch”
    • Article III, “The Judicial Branch”

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