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1.19.10 - Health Care and Separation of Powers
Synopsis: Synopsis: This Current Events and the Constitution focuses on the federal health care reform bill, and meetings being held by the President with members of the Senate and House on the pending legislation. It focuses on what the law-making roles of the President and Congress are, and if White House meetings between the President and lawmakers on pending legislation violate the Constitution’s separation of powers. Constitutional principles covered are the powers of the President, how a Bill becomes a Law, and separation of powers.

 

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 The Current Events and the Constitution eLesson is distributed monthly with a new Current Events Briefing Sheet each month. The Briefing Sheet is a form-fillable PDF that can be filled out Online, or printed and distributed in your classroom. Each Briefing Sheet includes the following: 

  • Constitutional principle(s)/question(s)
  • Resources for further study
  • Questions to consider
  • A "What Do You Think?" section that encourages students to respond to the issue(s)
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Current Events and the Constitution Briefing Sheet for January 19, 2009

This Current Events and the Constitution focuses on the federal health care reform bill, and meetings being held by the President with members of the Senate and House on the pending legislation. It focuses on what the law-making roles of the President and Congress are, and if White House meetings between the President and lawmakers on pending legislation violate the Constitution’s separation of powers. Constitutional principles covered are the powers of the President, how a Bill becomes a Law, and separation of powers.

Have students complete the following activity sheet:

Health Care and Separation of Powers

Last Edited On 1/19/2010 12:38:00 PM