First assignment Directions and information for Gov.3.02 Explore use links in blue for information. 1774 to the Present Explore these resources. Your assignment is to dip into the Congressional Record in the 1790s, in the mid-nineteenth century, and in the modern era. Pick a day, February 14, for example, and read the events of that day from one year in each of the three periods. Congressional Record: Main Page The GPO provides an online version of the Congressional Record from 1994 to the present. Go to "Browse the record by day of session," pick your year, and then pick your date. A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation The Library of Congress presents congressional journals, records of debates, statutes and documents from the Continental Congress in 1774 through the 43rd Congress (1873–75). Pick a date from the 1790s and another from the 1860s or 1870s. You won't read every word in the record for that day, but you should read the start of every statement or discussion—at least enough to get a sense of what Congress was doing on that day. The point is to look at how Congress has changed, or not changed, over time. Use the following questions to guide your note-taking as you move through the material. This will be a valuable resource when you prepare for the test. History | U.S. Government & Politics | Explore | The Congressional Record Name: Date: Explore The Congressional Record Use the following questions to guide your note-taking as you move through the material. This will be a valuable resource when you prepare for the test. (1 point) 1. What dates did you pick to read, and explain what happened on that day? Score (1 point) 2. Choose a date that is close to the date you picked for question 1, and explain what Congress was doing on that day in the 1790s? Score (1 point) 3. Choose a date that is close to the date you picked for question 1, and explain what Congress was doing on that day in the 19th century? Score (1 point) 4. Choose a date that is close to the date you picked for question 1, and explain what Congress was doing on that day in the modern era? Score (2 points) 5. What similarities did you see in the Congressional Record for the three dates? © 2013, 2009 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Copying or distributing without K12’s written consent is prohibited. Score Page 1 of 2 History | U.S. Government & Politics | Explore | The Congressional Record (2 points) 6. How does modern Congress differ from the earlier Congresses? Score (2 points) 7. What information was not in the Congressional Record that you wished was in there? Your Score © 2013, 2009 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Copying or distributing without K12’s written consent is prohibited. Score ___ of 10 Page 2 of 2 Instructions for second assignment. The United States government is a large and complicated organization. Not surprisingly, it has a large and complicated Web presence. One of the more interesting corners of the government Web is the section where the government uses the Web to explain itself. In this exercise, you will lay out a Web page that will explain the basic structure of the federal government. You will create a storyboard, a document that indicates how the page will look. This assignment can be completed using a Word document or a presentation tool like PowerPoint. The first thing you will need to do is create a title for your webpage. Add any images you feel would be appropriate for the webpage, and remember you need to provide citation for the images. The next step is to add the first few lines of text or explain the point that the text will make. As you create the storyboard think about what is most important to understand about the government. Your Web page will be graded on its ability to summarize the basic structure and working of the federal government at a glance. When you create the storyboard for the Web page, be sure to include: A detailed list of ALL the web sites you consulted, including the direct links for any images. Saying you found it in a search engine like Google does NOT count. Put all text in your own words-no direct quoting from the web sites. • the three branches of government, with descriptions of each the federal tension between state and national government (meaning how do they determine when it’s the state’s right to govern over something versus the federal/national government) the role of the people as the sovereign power (meaning the power rests in the people) Example below Example History | U.S. Government & Politics | Practice | The Federal Web Name: Date: Practice The Federal Web You are creating a storyboard for a Web page that will explain the basic structure of the federal government. (30 points) 1. This assignment can be completed using a Word document or a presentation tool like Score PowerPoint. The first thing you will need to do is create a title for your webpage. Add any images you feel would be appropriate for the webpage, and remember you need to provide citation for the images. The next step is to add the first few lines of text or explain the point that the text will make. As you create the storyboard think about what is most important to understand about the government. Your Score © 2013, 2009 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Copying or distributing without K12’s written consent is prohibited. ___ of 30 Page 1 of 1
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