Since the U.S. government is based off the Constitution, a major area of study in Civics class will be (drumroll) The Constitution.
Weekly homework will be questions about the Constitution and it's background. The links below will help you answer those questions. Please pay attention to the 'primers' that I will release. They will have many of the answers in them.
Do not cut and paste answers from the below website into your homework. I mainly grade you about your understanding of the questions and the original answers and critical thinking that you will provide. If you are consistently receiving zeroes or ones, then you are either not understanding the questions or copying your answers.
These are general links to the text of the Constitution.
The Constitution - click on each of the red links to open the different parts of the Constitution.
The Constitution - This site gives both an english and spanish version. It may not help explain parts of it though.
The Constitution Explained - This is the same site as the first but this page gives short summaries of each part.
The Interactive Constitution - Click on the piece of the Constitution and then underneath each piece there are explanations.
The Constitution in other languages - Korean, Arabic, Chinese and others
Here are some links (and great videos) to help you answer your questions!
How a bill becomes a law - Schoolhouse Rock
How a Bill becomes a law - Minecraft
How a bill REALLY becomes law - Vox
Veto Power
History of vetoes - Congress
Pocket veto - Cliff Notes - The History of pocket vetoes
How a Bill becomes a law - Minecraft
Overview of Legislation Process - Library of Congress
How a bill REALLY becomes law - Vox
Veto Power
History of vetoes - Congress
Pocket veto - Cliff Notes - The History of pocket vetoes
