Thursday 04/26 Social Studies - Checks & Balances System

Purpose: I can describe how the Checks & Balances System works for our branches of government.

1. Connection: Constitutional Power Game
2. Teaching: Limiting Power - Checks and Balances (Textbook page 194 - 195)
3. Engagement: U.S. Government Exploration @ TrueFlix
• Choose an element of our government you want to learn more about.
• Record THREE things you learned from reading.
• Identify TWO things you already knew.
• Ask ONE question you are wondering about.
4. Link: Finish your U.S. Constitution Vocabulary Document.
5. Extension: Branches of Power Interactive