Unit 5 (Congress) ppt

01/25

Post mortem Unit IV Exam (bring text to class)

Download Congress scavenger hunt (due 01/30)

Download / Read M. Fiorina, "The Rise of the Washington Establishment" and

    answer questions (due 01/30)

Download / Read R. Fenno, "If ... Congress is the Branch..." and answer

    questions (due 01/30)

Download Senate race financial disclosure (due 01/26) 

Download Unit V Exam Review (personal review, does not need to be completed    

    -- keep for cumulative final)

Read Chapters 12, 14 (451 - 459 know your federal budget)

01/26

Discussion of Senate race financial disclosure

Watch Congress

01/27

Watch film

01/30

Discussion -- M. Fiorina, "The Rise of the Washington Establishment" and R.

    Fenno, "If ... Congress is the Branch..."

Lecture -- Congressional organization and process

Please view -- Map of MN congressional and legislative districts. (What district is

    Roseville in? Who is this district’s current member of Congress?)

Please view -- Modern Gerrymander

Please view -- Original Gerrymander

Discussion -- Congress scavenger hunt

01/31

Lecture -- Pork barrel Spending

Exam Review

02/01      

Exam -- Unit V [50 multiple choice (40 minutes) and one pick'em free response

    (25 minutes)]

Download -- Federalist 70 and questions (due 02/08)

Read Chapters 13, 15, and 20 (619 - 623)

02/02 -- 03

Watch -- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington