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8th Grade – Social Studies – Lynn Lockard

Today’s Assignment

With the creation of our new nation and George Washington as President, our founding fathers decided that a balance of power was needed to avoid creating another monarchy government system. Today’s lesson introduces the three branches of the US government and the system of checks and balances. Laws are written in the legislative branch, which contains the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate is composed of two senators from each state. Membership in the House of Representatives is determined by population. Laws are carried out by the executive branch, which is composed of the president, vice president and the Cabinet. The president has the unique position of Commander in Chief and gives the final word on military matters. He also has the power to veto bills and appoint Cabinet members and judges. The judicial branch consists of the courts, including the nine justices composing the highest court: the Supreme Court.
Students will READ nine short excerpts and demonstrate comprehension by answering a multiple-choice question. There is a total of 9 short reading passages with one multiple choice question for each passage. This portion of the assignment will take approximately 45 minutes (5 minutes for each passage and question) to complete.

The attachments for the Read and Respond Activity is posted here on this website link. Students may choose to print the handout or use Notebook Paper to write their answers. Students may access the handout and needed information for this assignment on their Google Classroom for U.S. History. When logging on to Google Classroom, students use their school email and password.

Students may also choose to sign-in to their CLEVER account and complete the Read and Respond Activity on Flocabulary. By signing into to the Flocabulary resource they will have access to supporting video and vocabulary definitions. When logging on to CLEVER, students use their student ID number and birth date.

Website Links (if any) you may need:

CLEVER.com; classroom.google.com

Files (if any) that you may need to download:


drive.google.com/open?id=16-2XzYX1903jNOg0fqbFXbqNDcytX9SL

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If you need to reach a teacher for help about this assignment please email: lynn.lockard@knox.kyschools.us