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1. Congressional Legislation Part 1

  SWBAT evaluate the various methods by which the legislative branch of the United States government attempted to pass laws address important social and economic issues. Lesson Objective

  Legislative Branch  Part of the government that passes laws. This branch is a bicameral house including the House of Representatives and the Senate.  Recall: Separation of Powers  Recall: what does Separation of Powers mean?  Why did the Founding Fathers’ incorporate a Separation of Powers into the Constitution?  Chart & Share Out  Discussion  How does the system of Checks and Balances relate to the Separation of Powers? Word of the Day/Initial Activity

  Focus Question: How did Congress pass pieces of legislation in an attempt to address important social and economic issues?  Read Indian Removal Act (1830)  Read Missouri Compromise (1820)  Read Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)  Read Fugitive Slave Act (1850)  For your reading:  Summarize the events leading up to the passage of the legislation.  Explain the impact of this piece of legislation on American society.  Extension Activity  Complete additional readings besides the one assigned to your group.  Share Out Activity 1: Congressional Legislation Jigsaw

  Goal: To incorporate one example from the jigsaw into a well-written body paragraph.  Structure:  Transition : “One example of a congressional legislation is…”  Historical Circumstance: List relevant background information for why the law was passed.  Analyze impact on American society : How did this law change America?  Relate back to thesis: The Homestead Act had a profound impact on America’s economy and society. Congressional Legislation Essay Body Paragraph Practice

  1. Missouri Compromise (1820)  a. Slave states had to stay in the South and free states in the North.  2. Indian Removal Act (1830)  a. Andrew Jackson moves Native Americans west of the Mississippi River to new reservations.  3. Fugitive Slave Act (1850)  a. Any runaway slave in the North must be returned to its owner.  a. More slaves will head to Canada rather than the North.  4. Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)  a. Allowed settlers in new states to determine whether the state would be a slave or free state.  a. Called Popular Sovereignty Mini-Lesson

  Exit Ticket What did The Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) attempt to do? a. end fighting between Midwestern farmers and Native American Indians b. encourage manufacturing in the West c. increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections d. settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories In the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854, popular sovereignty was proposed as a way to a. allow northern states the power to ban slavery b. deny southern states the legal right to own slaves c. allow settlers in new territories to vote on the issue of slavery d. overturn previous Supreme Court decisions on slavery Summary