ASSIGNMENTS OCT 9--13

U.S. Government.
Assignments Oct. 9th to Oct. 13th


Monday: Read Chapter 6 Section 1 pp. 157-165
Homework for Wednesday Questions 1&2 Page 165


Tuesday: Stump Speeches; Hand in speech outline
Hand in typed paper of group jobs
Homework for Thursday Question 1 Page 176


Wednesday: Chapter 5 Quiz
Read Chapter 7 Section 1 pp. 181-188
Homework for Thursday Question 1 Page 188



Thursday: Chapter 7 Quiz Section 1—Know steps a bill becomes law




Friday: Current Events Quiz
Vocabulary Quiz
Small ad due today
Chapter 7 worksheets due today



Legislative Branch Test on Monday October 16th

Great site for your campaign

http://www.pbs.org/30secondcandidate/

Find out Politically where you stand

http://www.madrabbit.net/webrabbit/quizshow.html

Take this political quiz to be sure of your political affiliation for your project.

U.S. Government.

U.S. Government.
Assignments Oct. 2nd to Oct. 6th


Monday: Read Chapter 5 Section 2 pp. 132-137



Tuesday: Read Chapter 5 Section 3 pp. 138-140


Wednesday: Read Chapter 5 Section 4 pp. 141-145
Congress Poster due today
Read Chapter 5 Section 5 pp. 146-150



Thursday: Chapter 5 Test



Friday: Current Events Quiz
Congress worksheets due today
Read Chapter 6 Section 1

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH INFORMATION

Legislative Branch

The legislative branch of US government is the US Congress, created by Article I of the Constitution. The upper-house of Congress is the US Senate, the lower-house is the House of Representatives.

Main roles and powers

To pass legislation (laws)
Declare war
Regulate trade
Regulate money
Impeach federal officials
Override presidential vetoes (2/3 vote in each house)

Special powers & Responsibilities:

Senate:
Approve presidential nominations to the federal courts (including the Supreme Court, by majority vote)
Approve presidential appointments to federal positions (by a majority vote)
Approve treaties (by 2/3 vote)
Serve as jury in impeachment trials
Select a Vice-President if the electoral college fails to

House of Representatives:
Originate all spending ($$) bills
Serve as prosecution in impeachment trial
Select a President if the electoral college fails to


Requirements and terms of service:

Senate:
Term: Senators serve unlimited 6 year terms, elected by popular vote (**note: The original Constitution called for Senators to be elected by the state legislatures, the 17th amendment changed this to a popular vote)

Requirements: Senators must be over 30, 9 year citizens of the US and a resident of the state

House of Representatives:
Term: Representatives serve unlimited 2 year terms, elected by popular vote
Requirements: Representatives must be over 30, 9 year citizens of the US and a resident of the state

Representation:
Senate:
· Representation: Each state has 2 Senators

House of Representatives:
· Representation: Each state's number of representatives is proportional to population.

The number of Representatives is fixed at 435 and division among the states is determined by the census (population count) conducted ever 10 years as required by the Constitution.

U.S. Government

U.S. Government
Assignments for SEP. 25TH — SEP 29TH


Monday: presentations


Tuesday: finish presentations
Review for chapter 3 test
Chapter 3 vocabulary quiz


Wednesday: Chapter 3 test
Read chapter 5 section 1 pp.123-130
Focus reading on the qualifications for Congressional membership

Homework for Thursday: Explain in detail and in your own words what Gerrymandering is.


Thursday: Library for scavenger hunt
Read chapter 5 section 2 pp. 132-137—Focus reading on House leadership positions and committees.
Homework for Friday: see handout


Friday: Current Events Quiz
End of 1st six weeks
Read Chapter 5 section 3 pp.138-140
Chapter 5 Vocabulary Quiz

ASSIGNMENTS FOR SEP. 11-15

U.S. Government
Assignments for SEP. 11TH — SEP. 15TH


Monday: Finish DOI activity
Finish lecture PowerPoint
Review for chapter 2 test
WAC and visuals due today
Bi –Weekly article due today


Tuesday: Chapter 2 Test
Read Chapter 3 Section 1 pp.63-67



Wednesday: Read Chapter 3 Section 2 pp. 68-75
Vocabulary worksheets due today




Thursday: Read Chapter 3 Section 3 pp. 76-81
Constitution Articles worksheet due today




Friday: Current Events Quiz
Bill of Rights Summary Worksheet due


Constitution Scavenger hunt questions due on Monday September 18

ASSIGNMENTS FOR AUG. 28-SEP. 1

U.S. Government
Assignments for Aug. 28th — Sep.1st


Monday: Read Chapter 1 Section 4 pp. 26-30
Finish brochure activity library


Tuesday: ***Chapter 1 Review Packet Due***
Section 4 Quiz
Mindjogger Review
Presentations if time permits



Wednesday: ***Chapter 1 Test***
Animal Farm Introduction/Video
Read Animal Farm and Orwell handouts


Thursday: Animal Farm Video



Friday: Current Events Quiz
Animal Farm Video
Read Chapter 2 Section 1 pp.44-47


Monday September 4th :

Animal Farm Worksheets due
Animal Farm RAFT

CHAPTER 2 POWERPOINT

http://www.metrowest.k12.ia.us/govtpowerpoint/Govt%20Ch%202_files/frame.htm

PowerPoint to help with chapter 2

ASSIGNMENTS FEB. 6-10

U.S. Government

Assignments for Feb. 6th — Feb.10th



Monday: Read Chapter 15 Section 1 pp. 423-428
Library research



Tuesday: Chapter 9 Quiz
Library research
Read Chapter 15 Section 2 pp. 430-435



Wednesday: Debate 2 in library
Read Chapter 15 Section 3 pp. 437-440
Library research



Thursday: Historical influences collage due today
Read Chapter 15 Section 3 pp. 440-443




Friday: Chapter 15 Quiz
Current Events Quiz
Read Chapter 11 Section 1 pp. 305-310

ASSIGNMENTS JANUARY 30--FEBRUARY 3rd

U.S. Government
Assignments for January 30th — February 3rd


Monday: Read Chapter 9 Section 1 pp. 245-250
Lecture



Tuesday: Chapter 8 Quiz Sections 1-3
Library research


Wednesday: Debate 1—Issues facing candidates
Read Chapter 9 Section 2 pp. 252-259



Thursday: Lab Research
Lecture
Read Chapter 15 Section 1
Assignment due Wednesday February 8th: In your assigned groups, create a collage/poster that represents the historical influences of American Law. Include influences on Statutory Law, Constitutional Law, Common Law, And Administrative Law.


Friday: Current Events Quiz
Worksheet due from Chapter 9
Chapter 9 Quiz Sections 1-2
Prepare for debate 2 Monday
Read Chapter 15 Section 2 pp.430-435

ELECTION GUIDES AND MAPS FROM 1987-2004

All the information you will need right here:

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/politics/2004_ELECTIONGUIDE_GRAPHIC/

Great Political Science site for research

http://www.udel.edu/htr/American/Texts/information.html#elections

Campaign finance site

http://www1.soc.american.edu/campfin/index.cfm

IF YOU DON'T LOOK AT THIS SITE FOR ELECTIONS AND CAMPAIGNS YOU WILL BE MISSING OUT!

Great site full of relevant, good information on campaigns and other must know stuff. This site also has a general outline, which I would print out and a great vocabulary section that will really help you out with your senior project and PSAC

http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/APGOV_Notes_WeekNine.htm

Two Excellent Presidency Powerpoints we will use in class

Look at this powerpoint first--http://www.metrowest.k12.ia.us/govtpowerpoint/Govt%20Ch%2013_files/frame.htm

http://www.metrowest.k12.ia.us/govtpowerpoint/Govt%20Ch%2014_files/frame.htm

Self Check Quizzes for Presidency

Quiz 1 Chapter 17-- http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/govciv/usgov2002/quiz.shtml?BOOK=009&CHAPTER=17&TITLE=Elections+and+Voting

Quiz 2 http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/govciv/usgov2002/quiz.shtml?BOOK=009&CHAPTER=8&TITLE=The+Presidency

Quiz 3 http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/govciv/usgov2002/quiz.shtml?BOOK=009&CHAPTER=9&TITLE=Presidential+Leadership


Quiz 4 http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/govciv/usgov2002/quiz.shtml?BOOK=009&CHAPTER=10&TITLE=The+Federal+Bureaucracy

President Information Sites for your Senior Project

http://pbskids.org/democracy/ A fun look at a day in the president

You will need to look at this site for help on the projects:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/

American Portraits of Presidents: A great informational site for the projects
http://www.americanpresidents.org/

How a President is elected site:
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781446.html

Excellent site for issues and trends:
http://www.pollingreport.com/

Gallup polls and information. A great site--Just use the search engine
http://government.gallup.com/content/default.aspx?ci=17458

The Cato Institute. Another great site
http://www.cato.org/

Brookings Institute for issues
http://www.brookings.org/

Planning a political event sample schedule for Senior project:
http://www.pbs.org/elections/kids/docs/event_worksheet_2.html

Great site to view political advertising for your campaign:
http://www.pbs.org/30secondcandidate/

Great vocab information for your ads:
http://www.pbs.org/elections/kids/docs/appeals.html

Excellent site on running a campaign:
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov1996/takingonthekennedys/resources/voters.html

Guide to electing a president Sites:
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/election/primary.html
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/election.html
http://www.fec.gov/
http://www.govspot.com/election/electionprocess.htm

ASSIGNMENTS JANUARY 23-27

Please pay close attention to the reading assignments. We will begin by reading Chapter 17 Section 1, then Chapter 8 Section 2 etc.


U.S. Government
Assignments for January 23rd —January 27th


Monday: Chapter 5, 6, 7, Test
Read Chapter 17 Section 1 pp. 475-479
Introduction to Senior Government project


Tuesday: Read Chapter 8 Section 2 pp. 220-226
Begin PSAC
RAFT 1 from chapter 17


Wednesday: Read Chapter 8 Section 1 pp. 213-219
Lab Research
RAFT 2 from chapter 8 Section 2


Thursday: Read Chapter 8 Section 3 pp. 228-232
Lab Research
Letter to Congress Person due—50 Points


Friday: Read Chapter 9 Section 1 pp. 245-250
Current Events Quiz
Typed PSAC DUE

Check Point 1
Folders should be created/Saved in Lab 168
Save under group name
Folder should include political affiliation (Republican, Democrat etc.)
Folder should include what each group member will be responsible for e.g. Budget Director, Travel Director, President etc.)

RAFT EXAMPLES

Thanks to the class for trying the RAFT Strategy! Here are some resources for you:

http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Reading/Reading%20Strategies/RAFT.htm


http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/strats/raft/


http://www.geocities.com/writingprocess/rafts.htm