Curriculum

10 Chapters · 18 Lessons

  1. 1

    How is Congress structured?

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      1. How is Congress structured?

  2. 2

    What are the House and Senate's concurrent powers?

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      2. What are the House and Senate's concurrent powers?

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    What are the House and Senate's exclusive powers?

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      3. What are the House and Senate's exclusive powers?

  4. 4

    How have partisanship and populism shaped Congress?

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      4. How have partisanship and populism shaped Congress?

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      What does 2023's historic 'motion to vacate' tell us about the Republican Party? Issue 3, 2023/24

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      Does the 2023 House speaker election bode well or poorly for the 118th Congress? Issue 6, 2022/23

  5. 5

    How does Congress make laws?

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      5. How does Congress make laws?

  6. 6

    How effective is the legislative process?

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      6. How effective is the legislative process?

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      Why are Democrats and Republicans so divided over voting rights legislation? Issue 6, 2021/22

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    How well does Congress use the power of the purse?

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      ​7. How well does Congress use the power of the purse?

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      Are partisan fights over the debt ceiling dangerous or necessary? Issue 2, 2021/22

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      Will the return of earmarks improve representation or fuel corruption? Issue 9, 2020/21

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    Is Congress descriptively representative of the US?

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      8. Is Congress descriptively representative of the US?

  9. 9

    What influences how Members of Congress vote?

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      9. What influences how Members of Congress vote?

  10. 10

    How effective is congressional oversight?

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      10. How effective is congressional oversight?

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      What does the fate of Trump's most controversial cabinet nominees tell us about Senate oversight? Issue 6, 2024/25

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      Is the House's impeachment inquiry a political witch-hunt or vital oversight? Issue 2, 2019/20

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      Is Congress too divided to ensure that US elections are fair and secure? Issue 3, 2019/20