1. FrontPage : OL on your desk. Which branch of government is most powerful? Why? Assignment : Read/OL pages 76-79 for Monday

2. FrontPage : Have the Checks and Balances worksheet on your desk. Assignment : Read/OL 76-79 for Monday

4.  Which of these is different from the rest? › What 2 criteria must be satisfied if a law is to be enacted using the Elastic Clause?  What checks exist on Congressional Power? Constitutional Source of Power? Examples:

5.  What is the Constitutional source of presidential power? › Give an example of a power the president can exercise…  What part of Article II has been interpreted to give the President a great deal of extra power?  What checks exist on the president?

6.  What is the Constitutional source of the power of the Supreme Court? › Jurisdiction = area of control  When the court can rule on a case; what subjects or people the court can hear cases about  What important power does the Court exercise over Congress and the President (and the states as well)?  What is the check on this power?

7.  You might consider the President and Congress as having “ proactive ” powers › They can initiate actions on their own  On the other hand, the judicial branch might be said to have “ reactive ” powers › They must wait for someone to challenge a law or executive action