Are You Ready
Why is it important to think about and respond to the Ready Step?
To get our minds thinking about the to-be-learned topic.
What is this article mainly about?
Creating the Constitution
According to the article, why did the writers of the Constitution set up checks and balances?
To make sure one part of government did not get too powerful
Suppose Ben wants to find out about veto power. He would find the most information by __________.
Reading about the powers given to the president by the Founders of the U.S.
Why is it important to think about and complete the WRITE step?
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Did you respond to the Ready Step these articles?
Class survey
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The author wrote this article because it will soon be?
Constitution Day
Which of these is a statement of opinion?
The Constitution is too rigid in the way it uses checks and balances among the three branches of government.
What is this Article mainly about?
Once a bill is proposed by a member of Congress, it must move through a long process to determine whether it will be passed into law.
Did you respond to the Write Step in these articles?
Class Poll
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Freedom: How We Got It (Ready Step)
Let's say that you lived in America when people were fighting for freedom and writing the Constitution. How would you have felt?
Explain why you voted the way you did.
What did Thomas Jefferson mean when he said, "It really is an assembly of demi-gods" at the Constitutional Convention?
Very prominent leaders attended the convention
According to the article, in what way are the legislative and executive branches of the federal government similar?
They both have a say over the judicial branch.
This Article would be most useful as a source for a student research project on __________.
Why it takes a long time for a proposed bill to become a law in the U.S.
Freedom: How We Got It
Write a consitution for your school. Which people or groups should lead your school? What should they be responsible for doing?
Class, Listen carefully to the response for details from the text.
The Constitution Balancing Act (Ready Step)
Think about the video, What key ideas about the U.S. government were discussed?
This is an open answer. Class what do you think?
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A synonym for the word ideology is __________
Creed
Which is the closest synonym for the word encroach, as it is used in the article?
infringe
Which is the closest synonym for the word exasperating, as it is used in the Article?
Maddening
The Constitution Balancing Act
Write a summary of the article.
Class, listen carefully for the article's main idea and only the most significant information.
From Bill to Law (Ready Step)
The process for creating laws in the U.S. is long. It has many steps. What do you think?
Explain why you voted the way you did.
Which details would fit best into the last paragraph of article?
Initial reactions to the adoption of the Constitution
Which of these is most important to include in a summary of this article?
The Founders put limits in place when creating the federal government to ensure no one person or part of the government could be too powerful.
The reader can infer from the Article that __________.
When the Founders designed the process for creating legislation, they were not concerned with assisting any one leader.
Think about the lawmaking process used in the United States, how does it make sure different views are heard?
Class, listen carefully for facts and details from the article.