The Civics Connection

A Conversation with Congress

Lesson plans coming soon…

Getting Started

• Teacher's Manual

• Technical Specifications and General Help

Personal Observations about Congressional Life

• Life as a U.S. Senator

Congressional Campaigns: Actors and Issues

• Campaign Advertising in Congressional Races

• Political Action Committees

• Running for Congress as an Incumbent

Congressional Function and Process

• Congressional Budget Earmarks

• Congressional Committee Chairs

• Congressional Committee System

• Impeaching the President

• Overriding Presidential Vetoes

• Party and Policy Committees in Congress

Congressional Interactions

• Congress and the Public

• Congressional Relations with the Cabinet

• Interest Groups Lobbying Congress

Public Policy

• Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

• Congressional Budget Act

• War Powers Act

Questions? Concerns?

Contact Terri Susan Fine, Ph.D., Project Director, at: 407-823-3636 or terri.fine@ucf.edu