Letter to Government Official

Currently the students in this class are writing a formal letter to their congressperson or the president.  This is their first personal political action this school year.  They are asking three questions they feel are important to their lives.  As seniors they will graduate next May and enter a society with high unemployment, raising cost of college, and economic downturns.  Do they have worries and fears starting a new life as adult?  No one knows what the future will bring and the response to their questions may at lest bring some insight to what they will face and help with their decision making.

Government Information

With the signing of the Constitution the framers created a new form of government.  American Government consist of three branches of government the Executive, the Legislative and the Judicial.  Each branch has certain powers spelled out in the Constitution and all three must work together to maintain American democracy.  The following links will allow you to access each branch of government.  Information on the Executive Branch is the Office of the President of the United States http://www.whitehouse.gov/.   The Legislative Branch is Congress and consists of two houses the Senate http://www.senate.gov/ and the House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/.  The Judicial Branch http://www.supremecourt.gov/ is the Supreme Court of the United States.
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