10/1/18

Today we finished our discussion of the Legislative Branch by looking at pork barrel legislation, war powers, and state legislatures.

Legislative Branch class notes

We also introduced our midterm election research project. Below you will find the instructions and resources for part 1 as well as the list of contested races and who is assigned to each one. (Both 3/4 and 5th period are on the same sheet.) Each student should be looking at either a governor race, a congressional Senate race, or a specific congressional House of Representatives district within a state. If there is a name and party next to the district, that is your incumbent. If it says open, that means the incumbent is not seeking re-election. Part one will be due on Friday October 5 and students will have Tuesday to work on this in class.

Midterm Election research Part 1

Midterm races assignments