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---NOTES FOR GOVT CLASS [click on title]
Notes#1-Types of Government
Notes #2 Ways to Limit Government Power
Notes #3 Writing of the US Constitution
Notes #4 6 Principles of the Constitution (Handout)
docs.google.com/presentation/d/1x3rtxVwI4E1GMalduwBwswESKhMNV_6DbfjB8QbgdJ0/edit?usp=sharing [Warmups can be found here]
Notes #5 Outline of the Constitution
Notes #6 Federalism
Notes #7 Bill of Rights (Handout)
Notes #8 Two Party System
Notes #9 Interest Groups
Notes #10 Congress
Notes #11 Congressional Redistricting
Notes#12 Powers of Congress
Notes #13 How Federal Laws are Made
Notes #14 Political Campaigns and Elections
Notes #15 Federal Bureaucracy
Notes #16 How a Case Reaches SCOTUS
Notes #17 State and Federal Court System
May 16, 2017
1) Warmup
2) Notes 15 Federal Bureaucracy
Extra Credit-Trump’s Cabinet Research
Due: May 18-19, 2017
You will research a member of Trump’s cabinet and write a reflection that answers the following questions:
1.What are his/her qualifications for that office?
2. What broad policy area is the department responsible for?
3. Do you believe he/she is qualified? Why or why not?
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May 1, 2017
1) Warmup
2) Letter to Representative
http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
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April 27-28, 2017
1) Warmup
2) Notes 13: How Federal Laws Are Made
3) Bill of Rights (2-sided handout)
Homework: Due May 1, 2017
Develop a sketch for a graphic organizer that represents the path that a bill takes to become a law. Use your notes and textbook as needed. The draft you bring to class should be a sequential representation of how the bill became a law and include a brief description and explanation for each step.
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April 19, 2017
1) Warmup
2) Redistricting Article
3) JohnOliver Gerymandering clip and video guide
4) Graphic Organizer for 'Organization of Congress'
5) Letter to Representative
http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
April 18, 2017
1) Warmup [Why do we have a Senate/Representative worksheet]
2) Graphic Organizer: Comparing House and Senate
3) Notes #11 Congressional Redistricting
4)Homework: Due date: 4/20-4/21
Qualifications to be a Senator/Representative Opinion Reflection (40 points)
- In TWO PARAGRAPHS, express your views on the qualifications for membership in the House of Representatives AND Senate.
- Do you agree/disagree with the qualifications?
- What are the current FORMAL qualifications?
- List the formal qualifications that you think members should satisfy and why?
- What are some informal qualifications?
April 17, 2017
1) Warmup
2) Notes #10: Congress
April 10-14: Spring Break
April, 2017
Political Ideology Survey
http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/group/0a246795/
March 29-30, 2017
Interest Group Extra Credit
March 23-24, 2017
1) Warmup
2) Interest Group Project
March 21-22, 2017
1) Warmup
2) Money lyrics and discussion (Worksheet)
3) Notes #9 Interest Group
March 20, 2017
1) Warmup
2) Third Party Article and Questions
3) Political cartoon
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March 16-17, 2017
tba
March14-15, 2017
1) Warmup
2) Bill of Rights Script Due
March 13, 2016
1) Warmup
2) Finish Bill of Rights script
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March 8-9, 2017
1) Warmup
2) Trial by Jury Worksheet
- Grade
3)Write a skit on Bill of Rights
DUE:3/13-14
March 7--8, 2017
1) Warmup 24
2) Bill of Rights Notes (paraphrase)
3) Discuss Bill of Rights
4) Bill of Rights worksheet
5) Bill of Rights paraphrase
March 6, 2017
1) Warmup 23/Collect reflection on Socratic Seminar
2) Worksheet: 'Amending the Constitution'
3) Watch Youtube Amendment
4) Answer Questions
March 2-3, 2017
1) Warmup
2)Federalism Socratic Seminar
3) Local Govt (double-sided)
February 28-March 1, 2017
1) Warmup 22
2) Federalism Socratic Seminar
3) Worksheet: Organization of State Government [p. 18 McDonald]
4) Wkst: Powers and Functions of State Government [p. 19 McDonald]
5) Wkst: Types of Local Govt
6) Wkst: The Role of Local Govt [p. 21]
February 27, 2017
1) Present Federalism Project
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February 23-24, 2017
1) Warmup #21
2) Federalism Project
February 21-22, 2017
1) Warmup #20
2) Federalism Project
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February 21, 2017
1) Warmup #19
2) Federalism Research Project
3) Recommended Sites:
-State v Federal Law: Who Really Holds the Trump Card
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesley-daunt/state-vs-federal-law-who-_b_4676579.html
-The Case for a Higher Minimum Wage
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/opinion/sunday/the-case-for-a-higher-minimum-wage.html
-Marriage Equality: Is it a State or Federal Issue
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-combs/marriage-equality-is-it-a-federal-issue-or-a-state-issue_b_2040588.html
-VERY ADVANCED ARTICLES ON FEDERALISM
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/07/16/state-politics-vs-the-federal-government/federal-government-is-more-powerful-than-state-government--
-Federal v State Immigration Law
http://immigration.findlaw.com/immigration-laws-and-resources/federal-vs-state-immigration-laws.html
http://immigration.findlaw.com/immigration-laws-and-resources/federal-vs-state-immigration-laws.html
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/traffic/rules-of-the-road/article77315867.html
http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/speakout/illegal-immigration-is-it-a-state-or-federal-issue
February 16-17, 2017
1) Warmup #18
2) Quiz on Vocabulary Words from Constitution
3) Notes #6 Federalism
4) Read US Constitution
-Jot down 3 delegated powers and article number
5) Read CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
-Jot 3 reserved powers
5) Worksheet: 3 Levels of Federalism
February 14-15, 2017
1) Warmup 17
2) Notes 5: Anatomy of the Constitution
3) Read Preamble as a class
4) Paraphrase Preamble (pair activity)
5) WKST: The Constitution (MAC DONALD)
- Copy down definitions
6) Worksheet: Constitution
7) Constitution of the U.S. Reading Guide
February 13, 2017
1) Warmup 16
2) Presentations
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February, 9-10, 2017
1) Warmup15
2) Notes 5: Anatomy of the Constitution
3) Read Preamble as a class
4) Paraphrase Preamble (pair activity)
5) WKST: The Constitution (MAC DONALD)
- Copy down definitions
6) Grade WKST
7) QUIZ on worksheet vocabulary next week
8) WORKSHEET: Applying the Principles of the Constitution
February 7-8, 2017
1) Warmup 14
2) Notes #4 Principles of the Constitution (Graphic Organizer)
3) WORKSHEET: Applying the Principles of the Constitution
4) Constitution PSA
February 6, 2017
1) Warmup 13
2) Worksheet/Discussion- Pledge of Allegiance
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Feb 2-3
1) Warmup 12
2) Role Play
3) Quiz on Articles of Confederation (15 question multiple choice)
4) Notes #3 Principles of the Constitution
5) WORKSHEET: Applying the Principles of the Constitution
Jan 31-Feb 1
1) Warmup 11
2) Roleplay debate
3) Study for 15-question quiz
4) Crash Course: Constitution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO7FQsCcbD8
Video
Jan 30, 2017
1) Warmup 10
2) Writing the U.S. Constitution-Finish Questions
3) Presentation---
HOMEWORK:
Final Draft of 'Dictatorship Expository Essay' due 2/6/17
January 26-27, 2017
1) Warmup
2) Presentation - Writing the Constitution Questions (contd)
2) Debate over Constitution: Federalists vs Antifederalists
January 24-25, 2017
1) Warmup
2)First draft of essay
3) Begin Writing the Constitution unit
4) Notes #3: Writing the Constitution
5) Writing the Constitution- Small group work
6) Presentation
January 23, 2017
Period 1
1) Warmup- Thesis Statement
2) Lecture on Essay
3) Scaffold paragraph
Period 2
1) Warmup
2) Lecture on Essay
3) Scaffold Paragraph
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January 20, 2017
1) Warmup 6
2) Jane Shaffer's Essay Powerpoint
3) Rough Draft of essay due today
January 19, 2017
1) Warmup 6
2) Duterte Article of Phillippines
3) Jane Shaffer's Essay
4) Start rough draft due today
January 18, 2017
1) Warmup5
2) Read Fujimori Article
3) Quickwrite
4) Duterte: Article of Phillippines
January 17, 2017
PERIOD 1
1) Warmup4
2) Binder Presentation
3) Alberto Fujimori Article
- Markup/Sequence
4) Quickwrite
PERIOD 2
1) Warmup 5
2) Binder presentation
3) Collect Quickwrite for govt
4) Graphic Organizer for UNIT WAYS TO LIMIT GOVT
January 12-13, 2017
1) Warmup #2
2) Review "Types of Govt" (Carson) by outlining. - How did we classify types of gov according to this wkst? How much power does the government have? Totalitarian (unlimited power) vs democratic (limited power). Different types of totalitarian include monarchy, dictatorship, and oligarchy. Under democratic 2 types: parliamentary and presidential.
3) Correct worksheet: Carson Delarossa
4) Assign textbooks
HWK (PERIOD 2) Collect Quickwrite for govt
January 10-11, 2017
1) Warmup: Need for Govt and Seat Change and Collect syllabus
2) Notes 1: Types of Government
- a) Draw a picture
3) WKST: Types of Government
4) WKST 2: US Government
5) Assign Textbooks
Textbook: pages 12-17
January 9, 2017
1) Syllabus
2) Rules
3) Getting to Know You Prompt
HWK:
-Signed syllabus, 1/10-1/11
-Binders and Dividers, 1/16
Interested in monitoring your grade for the class? Create an LAUSD Passport account by clicking on the link below:
https://passportapp.lausd.net/parentaccess/
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December 8-9, 2016
1) Warmup
2) Interest Group Project
December 6-7, 2016
1) Warmup
2) Notes: Interest Group [Finish]
3) Interest Group Project
December 5, 2016
1) Warmup
2) Notes: Interest Groups
3) Rubric for Binder
November 29-30, 2016
1) Warmup
2) Political Ideology Survey:
http://bit.ly/1qwfRjh
-Quickwrite
- Based on your survey results, what is your political ideology?
- What is your reaction? Explain why?
Republican Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8VOM8ET1WU
Democratic Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6R0NvVr164&t=8s
After watching the two clips, you will respond to the question: How did the Republican and Democratic Party evolve and become the political parties they are today?
4) Political Parties Handout
November 28, 2016
1) Warmup
2) Lecture on Political Parties
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19arLDx6YRmDrWduZZorkN7edySNN2LeUdwfR1njd7iA/edit?usp=sharing
3) College Ap help
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yOMtlkCRSvt-a7pYDOZyIpEDBcABt58TBkEUYH8-MIc/edit?usp=sharing
November 21-25, 2016
THANKSGIVING BREAK
November 17-18, 2016
1) Checks and Balances handouts
2) Study for Executive Department Test
3) Take Executive Department Test
November 15-16, 2016
1) Warmup
2) Finish notes- Executive Department
3) Read article: "Lead Taints Drinking Water"
4) Study Guide for Periodic Assessment
November 14, 2016
1) Warmup
2) Collect current articles
3) Handouts: Powers of President, Election (only for Period 1)
4) Finish debate
5) Begin new notes on Executive Department
November 7-8, 2016
1) Collect Electoral College Reflection (Period 1 only)
2) Current Events Assignment (Period 1 only)
3) Begin Proposition debates
4) Electoral College Handout
Homework:
11/14- Current Event Article due (article must be stapled to typed write out)
Extra Credit: Watch election coverage on November 8, 2016. Summarize the events that took place.
November 4, 2016, F
1) Warmup
2) Initiative System
3) PERIOD 1 Sign up for proposition
4) Sign up for proposition: Norms- Do not erase someone else's name!!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CEt0osUrtLvPjbqng1sjaMgz_6KmasVPwKAwcNFGy5I/edit?usp=sharing3) Research Proposition
Overview (2 links)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-november-ballot-propositions-guide-20160630-snap-htmlstory.html
https://ballot.fyi/533) Research Proposition
October 20, 2016 (THURS)
1) Collect Study Guide
2) Test on Judicial Branch
October 24, 2016 (M)
1) Supreme Court Comic Strip presentations
October 25-26, 2016 (T/W)
1) Warmup
2) SCOTUS Multiple Choice Quiz
3) Notes: Executive Branch
- Read Article II of the Constitution
4) Worksheet: Powers of the President
October 27-28, 2016 (R/F)
1) Warmup
2) Finish notes on Executive Branch
docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gbTFcLFXHT1ITIcw35a185NjW_BhVQ1cfEV6Egnj2-c/edit?usp=sharing
3) Write 2-3 paragraph response discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each major candidate (Donald Trump/Hillary Clinton).
4) Debate on the Presidential Candidates
Resources:
-Washington Post: Donald Trump v Hillary Clinton on the Issues
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/political-issues/
-BBC:Where Clinton and Trump Stand on Key Issues
www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37468751
Homework:
"Pros/Cons" of Donald Trump/Hillary Clinton (Due Date: 10/31 for period 2; 11/4 for period 1)
Extra Credit attempt: (Due Date: 10/28- Email Mr. Krant)
-Print your responses in preparation for next week's debate on the issues of the 2016 Election.
October 1, 2016, M
1) Warmup
2) Read article- Opinion: Explaining the ins and outs of the U.S. Electoral College
- Think-Pair-Share: 1) How are presidents elected in the U.S. 2) Why do we have an electoral college?
-Answer multiple questions about article
3) Watch Tedtalk on Electoral College
HOMEWORK:
Should the United States amend the Constitution to elect the president by popular vote rather than by electoral vote?
-Discuss the pros and cons of the electoral college?
-Discuss the pros and cons of electing a president based on the popular vote
(Due 11/1/16)
November 1, 2016, T
1) Warmup
2) Sign up for proposition (period 2)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d6tBvtfEgvqPZO-9csbsUFuMZdoE3_kFEQ_QH3QAPqg/edit?usp=sharing
3) Research Proposition
Overview (2 links)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-november-ballot-propositions-guide-20160630-snap-htmlstory.html
https://ballot.fyi/53
Homework:
Debate will take place on Thursday
November 2, 2016, W
Field Trip
November 3, 2016, R
Period 1
1) Warmup
2) Read article- Opinion: Explaining the ins and outs of the U.S. Electoral College
- Think-Pair-Share: 1) How are presidents elected in the U.S. 2) Why do we have an electoral college?
-Answer multiple questions about article
3) Watch Tedtalk on Electoral College
4) Reflection:
Should the United States amend the Constitution to elect the president by popular vote rather than by electoral vote?
-Discuss the pros and cons of the electoral college?
-Discuss the pros and cons of electing a president based on the popular vote
Period 2
1) Debate
- strengths anhttps://docs.google.com/a/mymail.lausd.net/spreadsheets/d/1d6tBvtfEgvqPZO-9csbsUFuMZdoE3_kFEQ_QH3QAPqg/edit?usp=sharingd weaknesses of each major candidate (Donald Trump/Hillary Clinton).
NEWS:
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elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdfs/student-poll-worker-flyer.pdf
Binder Notes [Click on blue note titles]
1Types of Government
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1y6SFXJ2z6swWRRSr_GnvqeCl5sOrUbMJA8t4bJCzNkU/edit?usp=sharing
2Ways to Limit Government Power
3Principles of the Constitution
4Anatomy of the Constitution
5Federalism
6Powers of Congress
7Legislative Branch
8How a Bill Becomes a Law
9Judicial Branch
10Bill of Rights (handout)
11Executive Branch: President and Vice President
12Executive Department
13What are Political Parties
14Third Parties
15Interest Groups