Unit+4

== = = =Unit 4= Unit 4 L21 pages 143-147 (Due Wednesday 3/17)
 * Including your pocket Constitution**

How Does Congress Differ From the British Parliament?


 * 1) Create a chart that illustrates the differences between Congress and the British Parliament. (pages 144,145)
 * 2) John Locke believed that _ is the most powerful branch of government because it makes laws.
 * 3) List three ways that the Framers carefully limited Congress's powers. Locate and mark the Locations in the Constitution. (p146)
 * 4) The powers of Congress can be clustered into four areas. They are: (p146)
 * 5) Define each of the four powers.
 * 6) Locate these four powers in the Constitution and mark their locations.
 * 7) //McCulloch V Maryland (1819)-//
 * 8) //Heart of Atlanta V United States (1964)-//


 * 1) **Bonus: Critical Thinking Exercise (p147)**

** Public Criticisms of Congress **
click on the graphic to navigate this module, follow these steps: **Overview** In the Public Criticisms module, you will hear 15 common criticisms of Congress. Each criticism is listed below. You will then be able to hear what some Congressional experts have to say about those criticisms. You will vote on whether you agree or disagree with what the public and the experts are saying and see how other users voted on the criticisms. Additional research resources and polling data for each of the 15 criticisms are provided.
 * 1) Choose a common public opinion (individual=5, pair=10) by clicking on a numbered button at the top of the frame. The public opinion video will load and automatically play.
 * 2) Decide whether you agree or disagree with the statement. Indicate your decision by moving the slider.
 * 3) Click on the REPLY button. The expert’s biography will appear. Click on the PLAY REPLY VIDEO button in order to start the video.
 * 4) Move the slider to agree or disagree with the statement, as before.
 * 5) Record the opinion/ your position and the expert's explanation.
 * 6) The class is responsible for covering all fifteen public criticisms.

Criticisms of Congress:**
 * The Introduction provides video and audio listing the following
 * 1) Members of Congress are a bunch of crooks.
 * 2) Members of Congress don’t level with people.
 * 3) There’s too much pork-barrel spending by Congress.
 * 4) Members of Congress just bicker and don’t get anything done.
 * 5) Ordinary people can’t have an impact.
 * 6) Congress conducts too many frivolous investigations.
 * 7) Congress has no relevance to my life.
 * 8) It really doesn’t matter whether we have a Congress or not.
 * 9) Congress can’t think long term.
 * 10) Members of Congress compromise too much.
 * 11) There’s too much money in politics these days.
 * 12) Members don’t listen to their constituents.
 * 13) The legislative process is too complicated.
 * 14) Political campaigns are too nasty.
 * 15) Congress is run by a few big interest groups.