Lesson Plan

Congress's Economic Powers

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Join Congress as they assess their economic abilities for spending—and as they discover their limits. High schoolers use an educational resource to explore Congress's economic powers and learn to apply these concepts to their everyday lives.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
  • Have pupils each take a different view point on the interpretation of the spending clause before facilitating a debate
  • Allow advanced learners to jump ahead in the assignment
Classroom Considerations
  • The fifth part in a series of 20
Pros
  • Before, during, and after reading activities help scaffold learning
  • Suggestions for group work create a collaborative classroom environment
  • Short answer, matching, and true or false questions all come with an answer key and allow for easy checks for comprehension 
Cons
  • None