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KILL SWITCH: THE RISE OF THE MODERN SENATE AND THE CRIPPLING OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

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ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  HOW DOES SENATE FILIBUSTER EMPOWER THE SENATE TO OVERPOWER THE WILL OF "WE THE PEOPLE"?

OBECTIVES:

SWBAT analyze, evaluate, source and annotate excerpted primary and secondary sources toward skill building for the AP US GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS exam.

CITATIONS: 

Jentleson, Adam.  Kill Switch:  The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy.  W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. (2021) (Introduction and pgs. 239-254)

AP U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-united-states-government-and-politics/exam

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KILL SWITCH LESSON PLAN 2023.docx

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April 8, 2023
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PPT PRESENTATION FOR LESSON - KILL SWITCH.pptx

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April 8, 2023
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PPT PRESENTATION ACTIVITY 3 KILL SWITCH.pptx

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