American Government Unit: The Legislative Branch A Day: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 B Day: Thursday, March 3, 2016

American Government Agenda A Day: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 B Day: Thursday, February 25, 2016 Do Now Discuss Do Now How a Bill Becomes a Law Activity: Congress in a Flash – Compromise (Break into 2 groups and have the work it out) CNN Student News (if time)

. American Government A Day: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 B Day: Thursday, March 3, 2016 Objective SWBT show how a bill becomes a law in written activities. Do Now Answer the following questions in your notebook. 1. Mexico has a governmental system in which the power is divided between the national government and each state. Based on the information above, what type of government system does Mexico have? A. Capitalism B. Communism C. Federalism D. Totalitarianism 2. The best title for the above chart is A.The Critical Need for Federal Speed Limit Reform B.The Growing Problem of Drunk Driving in the United States C. Why Alcohol Advertising Needs to Be Banned D. How an Individual Citizen Helped Improve Community Safety 1980: Candy Lightner establishes Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to advocate for strong drunk driving laws 1988: Minimum drinking age set at twenty-one in all fifty states 1992: Alcohol-related driving deaths drop 26 percent since 1984

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