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Bell Ringer: Powers of Congress Examples

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A short bell ringer introduces middle schoolers to the powers and duties of the United States congress. The three clips show congress's role in confirming presidential nominees, in declaring war, and in overseeing legislation

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Concepts
the three branches of government, congress, the united states congress, the legislative branch, barack obama, the united states constitution, the house of representatives, the united states senate, checks and balances, the presidential veto
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Use the resource to introduce a lesson on the checks and balances built into the three branches of the United states government
Classroom Considerations
  • The worksheet in the Additional Resources section can be assigned through Google Classroom, Schoology, or other platform for remote learning
Pros
  • Includes links to two complete lesson plans
Cons
  • None