National Government: The Legislative Branch
Sessions 4 and 5: Congressional Committees

Materials

• Copy of the chart on committees found below printed on an overhead
• Internet access

Instructional Activities

1. Review with students the content covered to this point in the unit.
   
   
2. Instruct students to develop a chart that identifies the organization of the United States Congress and it’s various committees. The following is a sample of a chart to guide students:
   
   
3. Provide resources in the classroom or arrange for media center and/or computer access for students to complete this assignment. This may be done individually or in groups. The following Web site may be of assistance:
   <http://www.house.gov/house/CommitteeWWW.html> 
   <http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/comm.html>
   < http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/committee_list.cgi?site=ctc> 
   
   
4. Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity, using available teacher resources.