6-23-17 Structure, Functions, Requirements, Pay, & Benefits of the U.S. Congress
Research the below questions:
What does the U.S. Congress do?
What is it structure (split apart)?
What do Congressional committees do?
What is the procedure for enacting laws?
What is Gerrymandering?
What are the terms, requirements, pay, and benefits for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives?
6-23-17 Gerrymandering & the 17th Amendment
Define the below items:
Political Gerrymandering
Racial Gerrymandering
Baker v. Carr
Research the below items:
Name the all the powers of the United States Congress.
What is the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and what is it's impact?
6-23-17 Government Assisted Research
Below is a list of some of the most important technology related government programs funded by the U.S. Congress. Research these programs and describe what they do, the years they were active, and how they have impacted American society.
NASA-National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Science Foundation
Department of Energy
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA
The Apollo Space Program
Human Genome Project
6-23-17 U.S. Congressional Legislation that Changed American Society
Below are some of the most important pieces of legislation that the U.S. Congress has created. Research these laws and describe what they do and how they have impacted American society.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (G.I. Bill)
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Affirmative Action
What does the U.S. Congress do?
What is it structure (split apart)?
What do Congressional committees do?
What is the procedure for enacting laws?
What is Gerrymandering?
What are the terms, requirements, pay, and benefits for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives?
6-23-17 Gerrymandering & the 17th Amendment
Define the below items:
Political Gerrymandering
Racial Gerrymandering
Baker v. Carr
Research the below items:
Name the all the powers of the United States Congress.
What is the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and what is it's impact?
6-23-17 Government Assisted Research
Below is a list of some of the most important technology related government programs funded by the U.S. Congress. Research these programs and describe what they do, the years they were active, and how they have impacted American society.
NASA-National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Science Foundation
Department of Energy
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA
The Apollo Space Program
Human Genome Project
6-23-17 U.S. Congressional Legislation that Changed American Society
Below are some of the most important pieces of legislation that the U.S. Congress has created. Research these laws and describe what they do and how they have impacted American society.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (G.I. Bill)
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Affirmative Action
6-23-17 Gerrymandering Map Making
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