This week we talked about the powers of Congress (Article 1 Section 8). There is a TON of information on this topic--specifically how these powers have been distorted from their original intent--but unfortunately, we only had a short time to go over all of it! If you want to know more, I recommend doing some research on the expansion of the powers of Congress, online or by reading parts of The Making of America by Cleon Skousen. There's lots of good info out there, it just takes a little looking!
This week's assignments:
Opinion Paper: Does Congress have too much power or not enough?
Constitution Journal: Articles 3 & 4 **Tip: Try counting all the clauses you would have to journal about, then divide that by the number of days until the next class. Use that number to determine how many clauses you will work on each day. This will help you spread out the work, and keep you from getting behind. And please, please, ask your parents for help if you are struggling! I know this can be difficult work, but I also know that you are smart and hard-working enough to do it!
Keep studying for the Constitution Bowl, and start reading The Great Little Madison if you haven't yet.
See you all Thursday...and there may be TREATS for those who do their journaling!
-Mrs. Hellyer
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