May 13, 2011 - Collected Notebooks - NO EXCEPTIONS
Test Ch 10-12 The U.S. Congress
Homework - Chapter 13 Questions
May 12, 2011 - Powerpoint - US Congress - Making the Calander
Pass out Test Study Guide
** Test Set for Friday
Homework - Study for the Test
** Notebooks Due Friday May 13, 2011 no execeptions
May 11, 2011 - Powerpoint - US Congress - Committees in Congress con't,
Select Committees, Joint and Confernce Committees, How a
Bill Becomes a Law
** Test Set for Friday
Homework - Ch 12 "Congress in Action", Read Ch 12 pg 320- 346
answer questions at end of Chapter 12 pg 348 Reviewing the
Main Ideas #11-23 and Critiical Thinking #24 &27 WDQ Due
Thursday
** Notebooks Due Friday May 13, 2011 no execeptions
May 10, 2011 - Powerpoint - US Congress - House and Senate Committee Chairman
and Committees in Congress
** Test Set for Friday
Homework - Ch 12 "Congress in Action", Read Ch 12 pg 320- 346
answer questions at end of Chapter 12 pg 348 Reviewing the
Main Ideas #11-23 and Critiical Thinking #24 &27 WDQ Due
Thursday
** Notebooks Due Friday May 13, 2011 no execeptions
May 9, 2011 - Powerpoint - US Congress - Finished the Eights Stages of the
Impeachment Process, focused on EXecutive Powers, Power to
Investigate, and the way Congress is Organized
Homework - Ch 12 "Congress in Action", Read Ch 12 pg 320- 346
answer questions at end of Chapter 12 pg 348 Reviewing the
Main Ideas #11-23 and Critiical Thinking #24 &27 WDQ Due
Thursday
** Notebooks Due Friday May 13, 2011 no execeptions
May 6, 2011 - Passed out Notebook guidelines, allowed the students to work on
their notebooks. (Notebooks Due Friday May 13, 2011 no
execeptions)
Homework - Ch 11 "Powers of Congress", Read Ch 11 pg 290- 316
answer questions at end of Chapter 11 pg 316 #8-31 WDQ Due
Monday
May 5, 2011 - Powerpoint - US Congress - Amending the Constitution, Electoral
Powers, Impeachment, and the Eights Stages of the
Impeachment Process
Homework - Ch 11 "Powers of Congress", Read Ch 11 pg 290- 316
answer questions at end of Chapter 11 pg 316 #8-31 WDQ Due
Monday
May 4, 2011 - Powerpoint - US Congress - Expressed Powers cont and Implied
Powers
Homework - Ch 11 "Powers of Congress", Read Ch 11 pg 290- 316
answer questions at end of Chapter 11 pg 316 #8-31 WDQ Due
Monday
May 3, 2011 - Powerpoint - U.S. Congress - Reviewed Express powers, The
Currency power, Bankruptcy, Foreign Affairs and Defense
Powers
Homework - Ch 11 "Powers of Congress", Read Ch 11 pg 290- 316
answer questions at end of Chapter 11 pg 316 #8-31 WDQ Due
Monday
May 2, 2011 - Test Ch 8 & 9 Interest Groups and the Mass Media
April 29, 2011 - Powerpoint - US Congress The Expressed Powers (direct Taxes
v Indirect Taxes) The Borrowing Power
Homework - ** Study for Test Ch 8 & 9 Interest Groups and
the Mass Media
April 28, 2011 - Powerpoint - U.S. Congress
Homework - Ch 10 Congress, Read Ch 10 pg 262- 284 answer
questions at end of Chapter 10 pg 286 #11-23 WDQ Due Friday
** Study for Test Ch 8 & 9 Interest Groups and the Mass Media
Passed out study guide
April 27, 2011 - Powerpoint - U.S. Congress
Homework - Ch 10 Congress, Read Ch 10 pg 262- 284 answer
questions at end of Chapter 10 pg 286 #11-23 WDQ Due Friday
April 26, 2011 - Powerpoint - U.S. Congress
Homework - Ch 10 Congress, Read Ch 10 pg 262- 284 answer
questions at end of Chapter 10 pg 286 #11-23 WDQ Due Friday
April 25, 2011 - Hurlough Day
April 22, 2011 - Powerpoint - Mass Media and Politis
Homework - none
April 21, 2011- Powerpoint - Scientific Polling and Public Opinion Polls
Homework - none
April 20, 2011 - Powerpoint - Influences and limitations of the Mass Media
Homework - none
April 19, 2011 - Watch the Video – Great American Monuments – The White House
and have the students write a 1 page summery on the video.
Homework – Ch 9 “Interest Groups” have them read pages 236 –
254 and answer the questions at the end of the chapter on
page 256. Questions “Reviewing Main Ideas” #11-24 Due
Wednesday
April 18, 2011 - Classwork – Ch 9 “Interest Groups” have them read pages
236 – 254 and answer the questions at the end of the
chapter on page 256. Questions “Reviewing Main Ideas”
#11-24 Due Wednesday
April 15, 2011 - Lesson 2 - Importance of Polling, and the Scientific Polling
Process
Homework - none
April 14, 2011 - Class discussion - "Obama v. Ryan Budget Proposals"
April 13, 2011 - Lesson 1 Chapter 8 - The Mass Media
Homework - None
April 12, 2011 - No 6th period STAR Testing block schedual
April 11, 2011 - Classwork – Ch 9 “Interest Groups” have them read
pages 236 – 254 and answer the questions at the end of the
chapter on page 256. Questions “Reviewing Main Ideas”
#11-24 Due Wednesday
April 8, 2011 - Article - " The GOP Path to Prosperity" and "Rep. Paul Ryan
raises profile with 'Bold' Budget Plan" Read and Summarize
each of the two atricles, and evualate the plan.
Homework - Complete reading and summarizing the articles, Due
Monday
April 7, 2011 - Chapter 6 and 7 Test "Voter Behavior"
Homework - none
April 6, 2011 - Review for Chapter 6 and 7 Test
Homework - Study for test on Thursday
April 5, 2011 - Lesson 3 - Money and Elections
Homework - Ch 7 Sec 3 pg 196-206 #1-4 WDQ
April 4, 2011 - Lesson 2 - Elections
Homework - Ch 7 Sec 2 pg 188-194 #1-4 WDQ
April 1, 2011 - Lesson 1 (ch 7) - The Electoral Process
Homework - none
EXTRA CREDIT - What the O'Rielly Factor and the Donald Trump
interview and write a summary of the discussion and do
think he will be a good presidential candidate.
March 31, 2011 - Lesson #4b - Voter Behavior continue
Homework - Ch 7 Sec 1 "Nomionating Process" pg 178-186 #1-4
WDQ
EXTRA CREDIT - What the O'Rielly Factor and the Donald Trump
interview and write a summary of the discussion and do
think he will be a good presidential candidate.
March 30, 2011 - Guest Lector
Homework - None
March 29, 2011 - Lesson #4 - Voter Behavior
Homework - None
March 18, 2011 - Video The Presidential Momorials
March 17, 2011 - Lesson # 3 - Civil Rights and the Right to Vote
Homework- Guided Reading Assignment
March 16, 2011 - Lesson # 2 Voter Qualifications
Homework- Guided Reading Assignment
March 15, 2011 - Lesson #1 - The Right to Vote
Homework- Guided Reading Assignment
March 14, 2011 - Guided Reading Exercise Ch 6 "Voters and Voters Behavior Due
Thursday
Homework- Guided Reading Assignment
March 10, 2011 - Chapter 5 "Political Parties Test"
March 9, 2011 - State and Local (political) party machinery, future of the
Major Parties
Homework - Study for the test tomorrow.
March 8, 2011 - Lesson 6 - Finish Minor Parties in the U.S.,The organization
of Political Parties
Homework - Chapter 5 Section 5 Questions on handout
March 7, 2011 - Political Eras in the U.S., Minor Parties
Homework - None
March 4, 2011 - Lesson 5 - Political Eras in the U.S
Homework - Chapter 5 Section 4 Questions on handout
March 3, 2011 - Lesson #4 - Two Party Sectem in the US
Homework - Ch 5 Sec 3 Passed out two questions
March 2, 2011 - Lesson #3 con't- "Republican v. Democtaic what are you"
handout, Discussed article "Courting same-sex marriage
laws"
Homework - Ch 5 Sec 3 Passed out two questions
March 1, 2011 - Lesson #3 - Republican v. Democtaic
Homework - Ch 5 Sec 2 The Two Party System pg 119- 124 #1-4
Feb. 28, 2011 - Lesson #2 - Role of the POlitica Parties, and early political
parties in the US
Homework - Ch 5 Sec 1 Parties and what they do pg 116-118
#1-4 WDQ
Feb. 25, 2001 - Video - Federalism
Lesson 1 - Introduction to the political parties
Homework - None
Feb. 24, 2011 - Chapter 3 and 4 Test
Feb. 23, 2011 - Read Ch 4 Sec 3 "Relationship between States"
Passed out study guide - Study
Homework - Study for the Test
Feb. 22, 2011 - Lesson - Bill of Rights and U.S. Constitutional Amendments
Classwork - Handout "Bill of Rights and the Rights of the
Accused"
Homework - Chapter 4 Section 2 pg 97-103 #1-4 WDQ
Feb. 21, 2011 - Washington's Birthday - No School
Feb. 18, 2011 - Lesson 2 - Article 5 - Ratifying the Constitution
Homework - Study for Test
Feb. 17, 2011 - Lesson 2 - Article 4 - Amending the Constitution, Supramacy
Clause
Homework - Ch 4 Sec 1 Federalism - pg 88-95 #1-4 WDQ
Feb. 16, 2011 - Lesson 3 - Article 3 - The Judicial Branch
Classwork - Supreme Court and the Constitution
Homework - Ch 3 Sec 3 Question pg 78-83 #1-4
Feb. 15, 2011 - Lesson 2 - Article 2 The Executive Branch
Homework - Constitution and the President Handout
Feb. 14, 2011 - Lecture 1 - Article 1 Congressional branch -
Article 1 Sec 8-10
Homework - Constitution and Congress Handout
Feb. 10, 2011 - Lecture 1 - Article 1 Congressional branch -
Article 1 Sec 2-8
Homework - none
Feb. 9, 2011 - Handout - Constitution fillin
Homework - Chapter 3 Section 2 pg72-76 #2,3,4,5,6
Feb. 8, 2011 - Lesson 1 - Constutution - Article 1 Section 3- 7
Homework - none
Feb. 7, 2011 - Ch 3 Lesson 1 - Preamble and Article 1 Sction 1 House of
Representatives
Homework - Chapter 3 Section 1 pg 64-70 #1-4 WDQ
Feb. 4, 2001 - Chapter 3 Lesson 1 - 4 fundamental ideas of the Constitution
Feb. 3, 2011 - Test - Origins of the U.S. Constitution
Feb. 2, 2011 - Lesson 5 - The Federalists and the Anti-Federalists,
Ratification of the U.S. Constitution
Homework - Study for the Test
Feb. 1, 2011 - Lesson 4 - States Constitutions that had an impact on the U.S.
Constitution (Mass, Penn, and Virginia)
Homework - Study for Test
Jan. 31, 2011 - Lesson 4 - 3/5 compromise, Commerce and Slave Trade
Compromise, Source of the Constitution, Massachusetts
State Constitution
Homework - study for the test
Jan. 28, 2011 - Lesson 4 - Virginia Plan, New Jresey Plan, and the
Connecticut Plan
Homework - We The People Unit 2 Lesson 10 pg 73-78 #2,4,5
Jan. 27, 2011 - Lesson 3 - Critical Period 1780's - Mt Vernon and Annapolis
Conventions, The Framers
Homework - Ch 2 seC 5 "Ratifying the Constitution pg56-59 "1-5
Jan. 26, 2011 - Analized - "State of the Union" Address
Homework - Ch 2 Sec 4 "Creating the Constitution" pg48-54 #1-4
Jan. 25, 2011 - Lesson 3 - Ctitical Era and the strengths and Weaknesses of
the Articles of Confederation
Homework - Watch and Summarize "State of the Union" Speech
Jan. 24, 2011 - Handout - Declaration of Independence
Homework - Ch 2 Sec 3 "Critical Period" pg 44-47 #1-4 WDQ
Jan. 21, 2011 - Declaration of Independence (Word for Word)
Homework - none
Jan. 20, 2011 - Lesson 3 - Stamp Act Congress, 1st Continental Cingress, 2nd
Continental Cingress, Declaration of Independence
Homework - Declaration of Independence pg 40 -43 #1,2,3,4,5,7
Jan. 19, 2011 - Lesson 2 - 13 Colonies, Types (Royal, Preprietary, and
Charter), British Colonial POlicies, Growing Colonial
Unity (Albany Plan)
Homework - Ch 2 Sec 2 "The Coming of Independence" pg 34-39
#1-5 WDQ
Jan. 18, 2011 - Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Lesson 1 Ch. 2 "Our Political Beginnings"
Homework - Ch 2 Sec1 "Our Political Beginnings" pg 28-32 #1-4
and "Magna Carta" pg 33 #1-3 WDQ
Jan. 14, 2011 Test - Principles of Government
Jan. 13, 2011 - Homework - Study for Test
Jan. 12, 2011 - Homework - Ch 1 Sec 3 "Basic Concepts of Democracy" pg 18-22
#1-4 WDQ
Jan. 11, 2011 - Homework - Ch 1 Sec 2 "Forms of Government" #1-4 WDQ
Jan. 7, 2011 - Homework - Lockes "Two Treatise of Government" pg 11 #1-4 WDQ
Jan 6, 2011 -Homework - Ch 1 Sec 1 "Gov't and States" Questions #1-7 WDQ
