New Blog Design

Students,

I have revised the blog template to embed my Twitter account.  I will continue to tweet stories that apply to the concepts we are studying in class.  I have also added RSS feeds for Politico and the Washington Post.

Let me know what you think.

Thank you,
Mr. Christensen

Ch 10 - Congress - Class 3

1. 1. How does a bill become a law in theory and in practice?

1. Case Study: Affordable Care Act
• What does this legislation reveal about how a bill becomes a law?
• Watch Frontline: Obama's Deal
• Continue to take notes below the picture of each person on this handout (note: they appear in chronological order)

Ch 10 - Congress - Class 2

1. 1. How does a bill become a law in theory and in practice?

1. Quiz: Ch 10 - Congress
2. Summarize: How a Bill Becomes a Law (EQ #1)
• How does a bill become a law in theory?
• Watch 2. The Textbook Legislative Process
• Take notes on this chart
• How does a bill become a law in practice?
• Watch 4. The Dynamic Legislative Process
• Add more notes to the chart
3. Case Study: Affordable Care Act
• What does this legislation reveal about how a bill becomes a law?
• Watch Frontline: Obama's Deal
• Take notes below the picture of each person on this handout (note: they appear in chronological order)

Ch 10 - Congress - Class 1

1. Return: Final Exam - Part I
• Silently review the exam
• E-mail a reflection to me about class, SI, and life in general
• Read political news on Twitter
2. Update: 2012 Electoral College 
• What did each state do?
• What did Congress do?
3. Case Study: How a Bill Becomes a Law
• How did Congress and the President pass a law to avert the "fiscal cliff"?
• Dec 19
• Dec 20
• Dec 28
• Dec 30
• Dec 31
• Dec 31
• Jan 1
• Jan 3
• Jan 6
• After reading these stories, what are the key take-aways from this case study?
• What was the sequence of events for how this bill become a law?
• What did Plan B reveal about Speaker Boehner's control of the House?
• What did we learn about VP Biden's influence in the Senate?
• What was the House's reaction to the Senate's passed bill?
• What was the President's reaction to the bill passed by the House and Senate?
• What exactly was in the passed legislation?
• How do House and the Senate pass a bill on the floor?
• Senate
• House