Lesson Plan

National Archives: What Congress Does and Why It Matters

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Students will analyze primary sources related to Congress to learn the specific powers of the Legislative Branch. Included is a chart to download and print, worksheets, materials, and an answer key. Primary sources to be examined are speeches, testimonies before Congress, letters, resolutions, memos, bills, and a Congressional Record from 1965. [PDF]

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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice
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