Lesson 1: Structure and Powers of Congress
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
Analyze the basic structure and membership of the U.S. Congress.
Identify and explain the expressed and implied powers of Congress.
Identify and explain non-legislative powers of Congress.
Does today’s Congress reflect the vision of the Framers?
Baker v. Carr, commerce power, gerrymandering, Reynolds v. Sims, treaty, Elastic Clause, The Voting Rights Act of 1965, eminent domain, Twenty-Seventh Amendment, House of Representatives, incumbent, Gibbons v. Ogden, redistricting, physical characteristics, Seventeenth Amendment, reapportionment, Senate, census, McCulloch v. Maryland, War Powers Act, judicial review
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