Checks and Balances in the US Government.
Activites: Read Timelinks G5 pages 206-207
YouTube:
https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_government/checks_and_balances.
http://socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/marburyvmadison1.htm
Big Fat Notebook of American History pages 130-132
Do the quiz at the end of the page
Questions;
Why is this from of government useful?
What was the alternative?
How did a traditional king rule his country?
Homework;
You are an advisor to the President of the United States.
There is a prospective bill on the President's desk that he is not sure that he wants to sign. Explain to him the process of a Presidental Veto.
