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Semester 2 Week 15

 Credit: Kami Harris Amendment XXVI 1:  The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of age.   2:  The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.    This amendment gives every American who is eighteen years or older the right to vote. Amendment XXVII No law varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives shall take effect until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.  This provision gives the people the right to ensure that any salary changes which Congressman and Senators may give themselves may not be enjoyed by them until after the people express themselves in the next general election.

Semester 2 Week 4 Executive Branch or Week 5 Presidential Powers

https://extension.usu.edu/uyc/files/fun-activities-parliamentary-procedure.pdf https://taylor.extension.wisc.edu/files/2013/01/parliamentaryprocedureguide31_000.pdf Credit: Kami Harris   Simulation: Notice garbage on the floor.  Somebody should do something about this.  This is a mess.  I think the President of iFamily should know about this and take care of it.  Tell Lawson to go get his mom.  When she comes, explain the garbage mess to her.  Have her decide on some crazy rule, so that it doesn’t happen again.  (No more notebooks that don’t have clean edges.  I think I will go and talk with my board and have them check back packs as people come in, so that we don’t end up with a mess like this again.) Thank her for coming in and excuse her. I’m just thinking that this will solve the problem of notebook paper, but what about when people make other messes like… Question :  Do you think this was the best way to handle this?  Why o...

Semester 2 Week 11

 Credit: Kami Harris Black is the actual Constitution (Red is taken from Making of America by Cleon Skousen to help you understand what the Constitution means.) Amendment XI The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.  This gives each state the right not be sued by citizens of other states without its consent.   Amendment XII The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number o...