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5.02
 How a Bill becomes a law
 Graphic page 345 11th ed.
5.03 Congressional Elections
Simulation Timed Writing
 Timed Writing
 Tips
 Answer every part of the question
 You will have a zero until graded
5.06 Powers granted VS Powers Denied
 Determine whether or not the Constitution gives Congress
the authority to create each of the following laws.
 Your answers should explain why Congress does or does not
have the authority, and should also cite the Article, Section
and Clause from the Constitution that gives or denies the
authority.
 Open constitution and use ctr “f ” to search for key terms
5.06
 Tips for searches
 Law 1: commerce
 Look for laws that are specifically denied such as
 Ex post facto- Clue: past tense
 Bill of attainder
 Double jeopardy
 Don’t forget the “elastic clause”
5.07 Powers of the President
 Examples from Nixon or later
 Powers
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Commander-in-Chief
Party Leader
Personnel Recruiter
Domestic Crisis Manager
Treaty Negotiator
 Powers of President Game:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizz
es/president_roles/
5.10 Mapping Presidential Structure
 Styles
 Ad Hoc: The president surrounds himself with personal friends
and put people at the head of programs, who would not usually
be appointed. (Clinton)
 Circular: Everyone reports to the president. (Carter)
 Pyramid: Chief of staff is important. The information is passed
up a chain of command. (Nixon, Reagan)
 Help: Page 375 and 381, 11th edition
 For more information on the presidents:
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/libraries.php
5.12 Congressional oversight
 Questions:
 Define congressional oversight.
 Describe three methods of congressional oversight
 Which method do you feel is the most powerful?
 Do you feel congressional oversight is effective?
 Research INS vs. Chahda at OYEZ.org, including oral
arguments, summary and facts of case. Describe the method of
oversight used here and the implications of the Chadha decision
on the bureaucratic ….
 Page 421, 11th edition
5.13 Iron Triangle
 What is an iron triangle?
 PAC/Interest group: Veterans
Organizations (Veterans League)
 Members of Congress (Committee):
House and Senate Committees on
Veterans affairs
 Agency: Department of Veterans
Affairs
 Page 420, 11th edition
5.13 Iron Triangle
 Tips
 Note, not every interest group or PAC is part of a triangle
 Resources
 List of federal agencies:
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml
 List of committees: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/cgibin/committee_list.cgi?site=ctc
 Recommended Topics: Education, Agriculture, Defense, Energy,
Environment
 Use the diagram on the lesson page to surmise the links
between the groups.
Quizzes for Module 5
 All quizzes are covered by recorded review sessions.
 Module five is nearly half the exam.