at Morton Middle School
Introduction: This assignment will help you further investigate how the United States government has been organized, how the government works in Kentucky, and issues that are currently important at the national and state level.
Task: You are to identify and investigate at least four national and four local issues. Your investigation should be thorough. Also, you are to write a synopsis of four aspects of national and/or local government that will add to your current understanding. Suggested topics might include: branches of government; current issues before the Supreme Court, history of our national or state government;
Resources:
Process: First, locate your current issues in national and state government. Second, investigate the remaining sites and skim through the information. Third, choose four topics on which to write a one-page synopsis to add to your notebook.
Evaluation:
Conclusion: The Internet is a great place to get very current information about your government. We all know that not everything on the Internet is worthwhile, but if the information you learn here is verified by what you have seen in your textbooks, then you can most likely trust that site.
