INDEPENDENT RESEARCH Aims: • You need to investigate the composition of BOTH chambers in the 116th Congress. • You need to; find and analyse statistics assess if Congress is representative examine whether Congress should be a microcosm of society • You can work individually or collaboratively. • You should present your findings in a visually appealing manner on a single document (see example on reverse for 115th Congress). Categories: • Socio-economic background • Age • Race and ethnicity • Religion • Sexual orientation • Disabilities • Gender

Learning Objectives To explain the committee system

Learning Objective To explain the freedoms that are protected by the constitution To examine the balance between liberty and security

Book inserts for students to be used in Y7 Civics. Civics curriculum designed to be delivered in an International school to a largely American student body.