Question to discuss:

How do the powers assigned to Congress in Article 1 of the Constitution help and/or hinder its efforts in responding to a national emergency, such as COVID-19? Please be sure to use the book, the Constitution, and the recent news in your answer/response.

Participation will be graded as follows:

1 point: Answered question presented by relating it to current events and the book; responded to at least one (1) classmate with additional information/a question or answered a question presented by another classmate to your own post.

1/2 point: Answered question presented by relating it to current events and the book OR responded to at least one (1) classmate with additional information, a question or answered a question presented by another classmate to your own post.

0 points: Did not participate in weekly discussion forum.

Responses will be graded weekly & topics will be asynchronous, meaning that unlike our "in person" class time (synchronous), you are free to participate at any time during the week of the topic.