1. Brain Stretch—Grab one from the back of the room
Grab the reading from the back of the room and look at the Title of the article. Predict what you think it will be about.

2. The Constitution, Political Parties and Climate Change Bills
The Debate Continues
The Constitution, Political Parties and Climate Change Bills

3. Instructions
While reading the article underline any of the reasons why Democrats feel that this bill will be a good thing for the USA.

4. Team Project
To help you better with the “All class” essay, let’s look at what needs to be done for Social Studies.

5. Social Studies
Look at the different positions on the Cap and Trade policy in the Climate Change Bill.
Explain the position of the party you support and how this bill might become law according to the constitution’s separation of powers and checks/balances.

6. Making Connections…
To help make everything fit together let’s relate political positions to…
Personal experiences.

7. Fill in the flow maps
Analyze both sides of the argument by filling in the flow maps for pro and con on Cap and Trade.

8. Outline of your Social Studies Paragraph
4 spots on your English outline:
Topic Sentence: What is the paragraph about?
Personal Connection: Why do you feel the way you do about the Climate Change bill?
Political Party Position-What Party do you support and what is their position? Find a source or article to support you)
How the Constitution says laws are made-What powers and processes must happen?

9. Brain Stretch
Get out the Political Parties Organizer with their main philosophy, size and stance on issues out.
Review each parties philosophy and get ready for a quick quiz.

10. Quick Quiz
What is each parties “stance” or position on the Climate change bill that includes the cap and trade policy?

11. Read the Republican Perspective
As you read the common position of the Republican party, underline why they say this climate change bill is a bad idea for the USA.

12. News Political Parties
As you watch the news program continue to take notes on your political parties organizer started last week.
Make one
On lined paper
If necessary.
You need
To know the
Parties position
In order to do
Your project!
Political Parties
Republicans
Democrats

13. Brain Stretch—Get out your political party organizers.
As you watch the news program continue to take notes on your political parties organizer started last week.
Make one
On lined paper
If necessary.
You need
To know the
Parties position
In order to do
Your project!
Political Parties
Republicans
Democrats

14. Get out your story outlines
Let’s piece the puzzle of your Social Studies Paragraph together.

15. 4 spots on your Essay outline:
Outline of your Social Studies Paragraph—We will draft the paragraphs tomorrow
4 spots on your Essay outline:
Topic Sentence: What is the paragraph about?
Personal Connection: Why do you feel the way you do about the Climate Change bill? Can you relate to anything about the debate?
Political Party Position-What Party do you support and what is their position? (Find a source or article to support you)
How the “Constitution” says laws are made-What powers and processes must happen?

16. Brain Stretch—Grab a Law Making Flow Chart from the back of the room
Grab the Lawmaking flow chart from the back of the room and begin to work on it using your notes or textbooks.
We will work on this the 1st half of class and then start another assignment.

17. How does the Constitution’s process for making a law work?
Fill in the top to bottom flow charts of the lawmaking process by following the instructions.
How does the Constitution’s process for making a law work?

18. Brain Stretch—Pick up the Thinking Map from the back of the room please
When you pick up the thinking map from the back of the room please begin working on it.

19. Political Party Organizer
This thinking map should help everyone finalize exactly what each party’s position on cap and trade is, with two reasons why.
On the back you will, Write me two paragraphs on how the processes and the powers of the Constitution affect our society and how it develops or runs.

20. Part IV: How a Bill becomes a Law
The U.S.
Constitution
Part IV: How a Bill becomes a Law

21. Bill to Law A Bill is an idea for a law
Must be proposed by a legislator –
Member of the House of Reps. or
the Senate
Then it goes through a process in
Congress before going to the President

22. HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW

23. 3. BILL IS DEBATED & Voted on in Senate or House of Representatives.
I'M JUST A BILL!
BILL IS INTRODUCED
IN HOUSE OR SENATE
2. BILL IS reviewed
BY COMMITTEE
3. BILL IS DEBATED & Voted on in Senate or House of Representatives.

24. I'M JUST A BILL! 4. IF PASSED, THE BILL IS SENT TO THE OTHER HOUSE
5. IF BILL IS PASSED BY
BOTH HOUSES IT IS SENT
TO THE PRESIDENT

25. I'M JUST A BILL! 6. PRESIDENT MAY SIGN BILL INTO LAW OR VETO THE BILL
7. CONGRESS MAY
OVERRIDE
VETO WITH 2/3RDS
VOTE
IN BOTH HOUSES

26. The Veto Veto Latin for “I forbid”
Pocket veto: President has 10 days to
sign a bill – if he does not: & Congress
is not meeting the bill dies or if
Congress is meeting the bill becomes
law

27. Real Life Example
Many decisions are being made right now about American energy use.
They are following the same process set up by the constitution that you have been learning about.

28. Real Life Example
What is President Obama’s perspective on the United States’ use of energy?
He proposed many of the ideas about a “Green Economy” and a reduction in demand of foreign oil.

29. Real Life Example What is the Waxman-Markey Bill?
It is a bill written to try and change the way America uses and creates energy.
It passed the House of Representatives this summer 09.

30. Real Life Example What is the Kerry-Boxer Bill?
It is the new bill made with the changes discussed in the House of Rep.
It has yet to be voted on, what paths might this bill take?