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The Legislative Branch

Representation

9-12
One class period
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Learning Objectives

Students will be able to:

  • Identify their congressional representatives
  • Describe the three most common models of representation (trustee, delegate, politico)
  • Evaluate factors that influence representatives’ voting records
  • Analyze representatives’ voting records
  • Consider the impact of diversity on lawmaking
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Overview

Knowing who represents you and what they represent are different things. In this lesson, students take a look at ways to examine their representatives. Students explore the various models of representation and factors their representatives consider when casting votes in Congress. Then students explore their legislators’ congressional voting records and determine how their representatives measure up.

 

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