Day 1

1.  Complete the Presidential Powers Packet in your group.

2. Finish 25th Amendment and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947

BREAK

3.  CIRCUS
FOCUS: 

1. How are the Democrats RESISTING Trump?  
2. What does RESISTANCE mean to some Americans?  
3. What emotions come up for you during the townhall with Dianne Feinstein?

Day 1

Dear Students,
I'm sorry to miss you today. I think I have the flu. Please do the assignments below (write on paper and give to the proctor).
Watch the filibuster video AFTER you read and do the questions. Tomorrow we will have a quiz on filibuster, gerrymandering, felony disenfranchisement (below), Gorsuch nomination process, formal/informal powers and checks to power (see your packets). You can bring one notecard for the quiz.





















PART 1:
What is Felony Disenfranchisement? (get handout from Canvas Unit 5)

Questions for Reflection:
1.  Define Felony Disenfranchisement
2.  Which states have the harshest FDLs?
3.  How is this an issue of Federalism?
4.  Why would some characterize this as a system of inequality?
5.  Why would some characterize this as justice?
6.  Which of the beliefs in #4 and #5 is liberal and conservative?  Explain.

PART II:

Filibuster:  A tactic used ONLY in the Senate (read Filibuster in Canvas Unit 6/7)

1.  What's a filibuster?

2.  Is a filibuster used in the House or Senate?  WHY?

3.  How was the filibuster used in the 1960s?

4.  What's rule 22?

5.  What's rule 19?

6.  What did Strom Thurmond do to prep himself for his filibuster?

7.  Summarize Senator Dirksen's quotes.

8.  How are filibusters checked and balanced?

Day 1

You have 20 minutes to complete, review, practice your Congressional legislation.

Review the rubric

• Did you set the context?
• Do you have a way to interact with the audience?
• Are you ready to answer all questions? 
• Have you shared your google slides with me?
• Have you created notecards to avoid loading your slides with info?
• Are your slides easily readable?

Introduce functions and duties of the Rules Committee

Begin 115th Congressional Legislation Hearing on the House Floor