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Evaluating Branch Relationships Throughout American History
Synthesize how events like court-packing, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, and the 2000 election shaped the balance among the three branches.
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Contemporary Legislation and the Balance of Power
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Learners will analyze modern government legislation and evaluate how events have shifted power among the three branches of government.
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113.41(b)(19)(B)Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · Social-studies · 9th Gradeevaluate the impact of relationships among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government, including Franklin D. Roosevelt's attempt to increase the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices and the presidential election of 2000.
113.41(b)(19)(A)Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · Social-studies · 9th Gradedescribe the impact of events such as the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the War Powers Act on the relationship between the legislative and executive branches of government; and