Due dates and assignments
DUE December 17th and 18th
Section 1 Congressional Membership (50)
Define the vocabulary words, 1. Bicameral Legislature 2. session 3. census 4. reapportionment 5. redistrict 6. gerrymander 7. at-large
8. censure 9. incumbent.
Intro: A-C (3)
I. Congressional Sessions: A-C (3)
II. Membership of the House: A-N (14)
III. Membership of the Senate: A-M (13)
IV. The Members of Congress: A-H (8)
DUE December 19th and January 5th
Section 2 The House of Representatives (35)
Define the following vocabulary words: 1. constituents 2. caucus 3. majority leader 4. whips 5. bill 6. calendars 7. quorum
I. Intro A (1)
II. Rules of Lawmaking: A-G (7)
III. House Leadership: A-G (7)
IV. Lawmaking in the House: A-M (13)
JANUARY 6th AND 7th
Section 3 The Senate (18)
Define the following vocabulary words: 1. president pro tempore, 2. filibuster, 3. cloture.
I. Intro A (1)
II. The Senate at Work: A-N (14)
Section 4 Congressional Committees (27)
Define the following vocabulary words: 1. Standing committee 2. subcommittee 3. select committee 4. joint committee 5. conference committee
6. seniority system
I. Purpose of Committees: A-D (4)
II. Kinds of Committees: A-I (9)
III. Choosing Committee Members: A-H (8)
JANUARY 8th and 9th
Section 5 Staff and Support Agencies (30)
Define the following vocabulary words: 1. personal staff 2. committee staff 3. administrative assistant 4. legislative assistant 5. caseworker
I. Intro (2)
II. Congressional Staff Role: A-B (2)
III. Congressional Staff Growth: A-B (2)
IV.Personal Staff: A-G (7)
V. Committee Staff: A-B (2)
VI. Support Agencies: A-J (10)
January 15th and 16th Work on First Semester Exam Study Guide. All students taking the exam will turn this in on exam day, all others will turn it in on the first day of the 3rd 9 weeks.
Chapter 5 test January 14th and 15th
Due dates for Blocks 4, 5 and 7
November 25 & 26 - Chapter 18 Vocabulary defined, 14 words total.
December 1 & 2 - The project rough draft is due. Answer the 8 questions that will be the substance of your project on paper.
December 3 & 4 - What Please Vote For Me film and take the quiz that follows the movie.
December 5, 10, 11 and 12 students will be given time to work on their project in class..
December 15 - 18 Final project due, presentations given to the class.
Project guidelines: ( Homebound students should also create a power point and email it to me or make a poster)
In groups of 2 or by yourself choose one of the pre approved interest groups given to you in class. Use the web site of the group you selected to find out everything you can about your group. Answer each of the following questions on your own paper and turn in your answers before you leave today. You only need to turn in one copy per pair.
1. What is the goal or focus of your group? Slide 2
2. Who started the group? And when was it started? Slide 3
3. What accomplishments has your group made, especially in the past 12 months? Slide 4
4. What are the important issues your group is involved in right now? Slide 5
5. How many members does your group have? Slide 6
6. Are there any specific qualifications one must meet for membership? Slide 7
7. How much does it cost to join? Slide 8
8. What benefits do you receive with your membership? Slide 9
After completing the questions, work on a brief power point presentation that you will give about your interest group to the class. Both members of your pair must be involved in the presentation. You are required to have a minimum of 9 slides, but you can have more if you feel that it would enhance your presentation. Use the questions above as a guide for your presentation, you should have 1 slide per question in the correct order that is given to you above. Slide #1 should be an introduction slide and Slide 10 should be a conclusion slide. You will be trying to recruit new members so make your presentation inviting.
Grading rubric:
Each slide is worth 9 points for a total of 81.
The overall presentation is worth the remaining 19 points. You will be given these points based the appearance of the project including the use of pictures and or videos about your group, how professional you are during your presentation and how attentive you are during other groups presentations.
Interest groups:
ACLU
American Indian Movement
National Chamber of Commerce
NAACP
AARP
UAW
ABA
NRA
NARAL
AMA
NOW
MADD
MPAA
American Humanist Assoc.
American Farm Bureau
National Association of Realtors
PETA
National Wildlife Federation
The Sierra Club
The Right to Life Committee
NFIB
The Christian Coalition
NEA
AFL-CIO
Due Dates for Blocks 1, 2, and 6
November 25 & 26 - Chapter 18 Vocabulary defined, 14 words total.
December 1 & 2 - What Please Vote For Me film and take the quiz.
December 3 & 4, 5 and 10 - Interest Group Research project.
December 11 - 18 - Chapter 18 worksheets, you will receive a daily grade for completing assigned worksheets each day and then you will receive a test grade for the finished project.
October 30 & 31: Chapter 16 section 1 outline due.
November 3 & 5: Chapter 16 sections 2 & 3 outlines are due .
Section 1 Development of Parties
Define the following words:
1. Political Party
2. Theocracy
3. Ideologies
4. Coalition Government
5. Third Party
6. Single-member District
7. Proportional Representation
I. Intro A
II. Parties and Party Systems A-G
III. Growth of American Parties A-F
IV. The Role of Minor Parties A-K
Section 2 Party Organization
Define the following words:
1. Independent
2. Precinct
3. Precinct Captain
4. Ward
5. State Central Committee
6. National Convention
7. National Committee
8. Patronage
I. Intro A
II. Membership and Organization A-N
III. Political Party Functions A-L
Section 3 Nominating Candidates
Define the following words:
1. Caucus
2. Nominating Convention
3. Boss
4. Direct Primary
5. Closed Primary
6. Open Primary
7. Plurality
8. Runoff Primary
9. Ticket
10. Platform
11. Planks
I. IntroA
II. How Candidates are Selected A-J
III. Presidential Nominations A-M
IV. The National Convention A-T
Due dates for block 8 and homebound students. Worksheets can be found on the weebly page titled Chapter 17 worksheets.
Nov. 8 Chapter 17 definitions
Nov. 10 Section 1 and 2 Worksheets, write the questions and the answers to both worksheets on your own paper. Page 491, write questions and answers for Checking for understanding numbers 1, 3, 4,5.
Nov. 12 Video "Unraveling of a candidate" with questions.
Nov. 16 Project work Section 3 worksheet write the questions and the answers to both worksheets on your own paper..
Nov. 18 online quiz is due before class starts.
Nov. 18 Chapter 17 test.
Project guidelines: For Blocks 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7.
Students will work in groups to develop a power point for one of the four sections of chapter 17. Each person in the group is responsible for teaching one or more subsections in the section assigned. All power points must include any and all vocabulary words and important information. The group may present as a whole or individually. Each member of the group must develop 1 questions to be given to the class prior to their presentations and answered during their presentations, questions should be in a short answer format. Grades will be given on an individual basis.
Project guidelines for 8th block:
Working in groups of 3 make a collage illustrating the 15th, 19th, and 25th amendments to the Constitution. Divide a piece of poster board into 3 sections, each member of the group chooses 1 of the amendments to illustrate. As a group, members will choose a title for the collage. Be sure to show which group of Americans is represented and how this group has been affected by the amendment. Include a brief explanation of what the amendment states and the date it was ratified. Make your posters neat and colorful.
Project guidlines for homebound students:
Choose one of the above mentioned amendments and follow the collage guidelines used by the the 8th block classes.
Project.Chapter 16 project
Students will work in groups of 4 or 5 to develop a third party for the next Presidential election, Parties can not be about anything sexual, alcohol, violent or drug related. Groups must develop their party platform and are required to have the following:
1. A picture and name of a Presidential candidate and a Vice Presidential candidate.
2. A paragraph statement that explains the parties platform.
3. A campaign symbol.
4. A campaign slogan.
5. A campaign poster.
All of the above required elements should be placed on a large piece of poster board.
Groups will present to the class as a whole who in turn will vote for the best party.
January 5 & 6 Chapter 6 vocabulary plus 9 extra words due.
January 5 & 6 Chapter 6 vocabulary quiz
January 9 & 10 Chapter 6 sections 1 and 2 outlines are due.
Section 1 Congressional Powers format
I. Intro
II. Constitutional Provisions A-D
III. Legislative Powers A-W
IV. Non-Legislative Powers A-M
Section 2 Investigations and Oversight
I. Intro
II. The Power to Investigate A-K
III. Legislative Oversight A-M
January 11 & 12 Chapter 6 section 3 outlines are due.
Section 3 Congress and the President
I. Intro A-B
II. Cooperation and Conflict A-J
III. The Struggle for Power A-N
January 13 & 16 Chapter 6 test and project is due.
Project: Pick one of the foldables from the worksheet, use unlined paper for your project, research the information from the testbook. Find 3 current examples of your section, must be dated from 2010-2012. Must be neat.
Working with a partner or alone students will be given a landmark Supreme Cases to research. You will create a keynote or promethean presentation. You will be responsible for presenting the following information:
1. Background of the case. 20points
2. The Constitutional Issue involved in the case. 20 points
3. The Courts decision and any dissenting opinions that may have been given. 20 points
4. The lasting impact the decision has had on society. 20 points
The remaining 20 points will come from the overall presentation of your project, you will need a minimum of 10 slides with a picture on each slide.
All projects are due on Green day May 31st and White day June 1st.
Each student will be responsible for researching one of the Presidents of the United States and creating a keynote presentation that shows the following information:
1. Picture of the President with his full name, years he served as President and the number of the President. (7 points)
2. Childhood, birth place, family members, schooling and any other important information about the president's childhood.(7 points)
3. Adulthood, college, military, and other careers.(7 points)
4. Family, marriages, children etc.(7 points)
5. Political Career, party and other political offices held besides the Presidency.(7 points)
6. Presidential campaign(s), opponents, running mates, and the winning margin.(7 points)
7. After Presidency through death.(7 points)
8. Major accomplishments or scandals while President. (7 points)
9. 3 fun or unusual facts about the President. (7 points)
The remaining 37 points will be given on your overall presentation.
Power points must be in the above order, each slide must have a picture and will be presented in class.
All projects are due on Green day May 31st and White day June 1st.
Make a chart that compares the following areas for the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the President:
1. Age
2. Residency
3. Citizenship
4. Salary
5. Total number
6. Term of office.
Include pictures and names of your Congressman, both of Virginia’s Senators (be sure to use the 113th Congress information) President and Vice President. Speaker of the House, Majority leader and the minority leader in the House of Representatives. Majority and Minority leaders and the President pro tempore in the Senate. also include a picture of the Capital Building and the White House. (13 pictures total)
Do Not use the salary numbers from the book, they are wrong!
Projects must be no more than 2 pages in length.
You may use word or pages, inspiration 8 or hand draw a chart and paste pictures. ALL CHARTS MUST BE NEAT AND COMPLETE.
Chapter 8 project
Make a power point presentation that shows the presidential line of succession, include the title of the office, a list of at least 3-5 bullets showing responsibilities that are expected of the person who holds that job. And the picture and name of the person who currently holds that office. You must use keynote to make the project.
You must first turn in a list of the order of Presidential Succession with the names of the current office holders and their job descriptions, list at least 3 things that their department is responsible for and have it checked off by me, you will turn this paper back in with your project. (20 points)
1. Copy the Line of Presidential Succession in the correct order from page 217(10 points).
2. Correct picture and name of the person who currently holds that office(30 points).
3. A brief description of the responsibilities that are a part of the job that person holds(40 points). Your power point should be 20 slides long. The first slide will be your title slide, the second slide will be President Obama and the remaining 18 slides will be the line of succession.
Assign: Supreme Court Cases Flow chart. ( Postponed until after Spring Break)
Chapter 11 & 12 Supreme Court Cases
Look up each of these cases and make a chart for each case that includes; 1. what happened, 2. where it happened, 3. who was involved, 4. outcome/ruling of case and 5. how this impacts your life today and the constitutional issue.
Chapter 11
1. Marbury v. Madison
2. Slaughterhouse Cases
3. Plessy v. Ferguson
4. Brown v. Board of Education
5. McCulloch v. Maryland
6. Dred Scott v. Sandford
Chapter 12
1. Gideon v. Wainwright
2. Ex parte Milligan
3. Miranda v. Arizona
4. Olmstead v. United States
5. Katz v. United States
6. Baker v. Carr
13 Days Please do not start this project early, we may wait until the end of the year.
Complete: Supreme Court Flow charts, due at the end of the block.
We will be viewing the video Thirteen Days that details the events surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis. The students will be required to make a timeline of the events as well as explaining the various roles that President Kennedy portrays in this movie.
Timelines must include the date of the event, a picture that is connected to the event, and an explanation of the event that includes the role the President was in when the event happened.
Chapter 13
Section 1
1. Gitlow v. New York
Section 2
2. Board of Education v. Allen
3. Lemon v. Kurtzman
4. Mueller v. Allen
5. McCollum v. Board of Education
6. Zorach v. Clauson
7. Abington School District v. Schempp
8. Santa Fe Independent Schools v. Doe
9. Westside Community Schools v. Mergens
10. Epperson v. Arkansas
11. Edwards v. Aguillard
12. Lynch v. Donnelly
13. County of Allegheny v. ACLU
14. Marsh v. Chambers
15. Jacobson v. Massachusetts
16. Wisconson v. Yoder
17. Minersville School District v. Gobitis
Section 3
18. Tinker v. Des Moines School District
19. Texas v. Johnson
20. Frisby v. Schultz
21. Schenck v. United States
22. Yates v. United States
23. Brandenburg v. Ohio
24. New York Times v. Sullivan
25. Hustler Magazine v. Falwell
26. Bethel School District v. Fraser
27. Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
Section 4
28. Sheppard v. Maxwell
29. Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart
30. Richmond Newspapers v. Virginia
31. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC
32. United States v. Playboy
33. Reno v. ACLU
34. Miller v. California
Section 5
35. Cox v. Louisiana
36. Police Department of Chicago v. Mosley
37. Lloyd Corporation v. Tanner
38. Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York
39. Thornhill v. Alabama
Chapter 13 Project guidelines:
Each student will chose one of the 39 court cases discussed in Chapter 13 and create a keynote or Imovie presentation about the case. The presentation will consist of at least 7 slides covering the following outline.
1. Introduction slide must include: ( 1 slide)
a. Your name.
b. The name of the Case.
c. Picture related to the case.
2. Detailed explanation of your Case must include: (2 slides)
a. Who was involved in the case.
b. Where the case happened.
c. When did it happen.
d. What happened in the case, explain the events that led up the case before it went to the Supreme Court. Give as many details as you can, you must understand your case and be able to explain it in your own words. You must have at least 3 sources for your information.
3. What was the Constitutional issue that your case dealt with? Everyone will say the first amendment, but you must also include what part of that amendment is important to your case. Use the oyez site(the question). (1 slide)
4. The Supreme Courts Decision, give the rational for the “for” votes. If the vote is not unanimous you must tell why some of the justices voted against the majority. (Oyez site) (1 slide)
5. What is the lasting impact of the case, what can we do or not do now because of your case. (1 slide)
6. Relevant pictures to your case, inappropriate pictures will result in a failing grade.
7. Properly cite your internet sources on a conclusion slide. (1 slide)
ALL PROJECTS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE May 2nd and 5th. . I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY PROJECTS AFTER THIS DATE......
Do not start this project until instructed to do so.
Chapter 1 project guidelines:
Make a four-door book that summarizes the major purposes of government. The 4 doors will be labeled as follows:
Maintaining Social Order
Providing Public Services
Providing National Security
Making Economic Decisions
Under each door students should record examples from the text, chapter 1 section 1 as you can find of the ways in which government accomplishes each task. projects must be neat and list as many examples as you can possibly find in the text. Pictures and decorations will add points.
You may use the computer to make this booklet if you have a thumb drive and paper to print on, all others will need to use paper and markers.
Chapter 17
November 6 & 7: Sections 1&2 outlines.
November 10 & 11: Voters handbook outline.
November 12 & 13: Section 3 outline.
November 14 & 17: Chapter 16 bookwork.
November 20 & 21: Chapters 16 & 17 test.
Section 1 Election Campaigns
Define the following vocabulary words:
1. Campaign Manager
2. image
3. political action committee
4. soft money.
I. Intro A
II. Electing the President A-I
III. Financing Campaigns A-K
Section 2 Expanding Voting Rights
Define the following vocabulary words:
1. Suffrage
2. grandfather clause
3. poll tax.
I. Intro A
II. Early Limitations on Voting A-C
III. Woman Suffrage A
IV. African American Suffrage A-M
V. Twenty-sixth Amendment A
Voters Handbook pages 486-491
Define the following vocabulary words:
1. Canvass
2. register
3. polling place
4. precinct
5. office-group ballot
6. canvassing board
7. absentee ballot
8. ticket-splitting
9. party-column ballot
I. Qualifications to Vote A-E
II. Registering to Vote A-G
III. Voting Procedures A-N
IV. Special Circumstances A-H
Section 3 Influences on Voters
Define the following vocabulary words:
1. cross-pressured voter
2. straight party ticket
3. propaganda
I. Personal Background of Voters A-F
II. Loyalty to Political Parties A_F
III. Issues in Election Campaigns A-D
IV. The Candidate's Image A-C
V. Propaganda A-D
VI. Profile of Regular Voters A-B
VII. Profile of Nonvoters A-I
November 14 & 17 Chapter 16 Bookwork is due.
Complete the following questions from the textbook. For question 1 make the Chart or diagram and fill the answers. For all other questions, write your answers in complete sentences.
Page 457, numbers 1, 3,4 and 5.
Page 462, numbers 1,3,4, and 5.
Page 470, numbers 1,3,4, and 5.
Page 472, Reviewing Key Terms, write the 2 sentences and insert the correct vocabulary word in the blank spaces.
Page 472, Recalling Facts, 1-5, write your answers in complete sentences.
November 18&19 Chapter 17 Bookwork is due.
Complete the following questions from the textbook. For question 1 make the Chart or diagram and fill the answers. For all other questions, write your answers in complete sentences.
Page 479, numbers 1,3,4, and 5.
Page 484, numbers 1, 3,4, and 5.
Page 491, numbers 1,3,4, and 5.
Page 497, numbers 1,3,4, and 5.
Page 500, Reviewing Key Terms, write the sentences and insert the correct vocabulary word in
the blank spaces.
Project 16 Guidlines. For blocks 2, 5 and 7.
Students will work in groups of 4 or 5 to develop a third party for the next Presidential election, Parties can not be about anything sexual, alcohol, violent or drug related. Groups must develop their party platform and are required to have the following:
1. A picture and name of a Presidential candidate and a Vice Presidential candidate.
2. A paragraph statement that explains the parties platform.
3. A campaign symbol.
4. A campaign slogan.
5. A campaign poster.
All of the above required elements should be on a keynote presentation.
Groups will present to the class as a whole who in turn will vote for the best party.
Project 16 Guidlines. For blocks 2, 5 and 7.
Students will work in groups of 4 or 5 to develop a third party for the next Presidential election, Parties can not be about anything sexual, alcohol, violent or drug related. Groups must develop their party platform and are required to have the following:
1. A picture and name of a Presidential candidate and a Vice Presidential candidate.
2. A paragraph statement that explains the parties platform.
3. A campaign symbol.
4. A campaign slogan.
5. A campaign poster.
All of the above required elements should be on a keynote presentation.
Groups will present to the class as a whole who in turn will vote for the best party.
November 25 & 26 - Chapter 18 Vocabulary defined, 14 words total.
December 1 & 2 - The project rough draft is due. Answer the 8 questions that will be the substance of your project on paper.
December 3 & 4 - What Please Vote For Me film and take the quiz that follows the movie.
December 5, 10, 11 and 12 students will be given time to work on their project in class..
December 15 - 18 Final project due, presentations given to the class.
Project guidelines: ( Homebound students should also create a power point and email it to me or make a poster)
In groups of 2 or by yourself choose one of the pre approved interest groups given to you in class. Use the web site of the group you selected to find out everything you can about your group. Answer each of the following questions on your own paper and turn in your answers before you leave today. You only need to turn in one copy per pair.
1. What is the goal or focus of your group? Slide 2
2. Who started the group? And when was it started? Slide 3
3. What accomplishments has your group made, especially in the past 12 months? Slide 4
4. What are the important issues your group is involved in right now? Slide 5
5. How many members does your group have? Slide 6
6. Are there any specific qualifications one must meet for membership? Slide 7
7. How much does it cost to join? Slide 8
8. What benefits do you receive with your membership? Slide 9
After completing the questions, work on a brief power point presentation that you will give about your interest group to the class. Both members of your pair must be involved in the presentation. You are required to have a minimum of 9 slides, but you can have more if you feel that it would enhance your presentation. Use the questions above as a guide for your presentation, you should have 1 slide per question in the correct order that is given to you above. Slide #1 should be an introduction slide and Slide 10 should be a conclusion slide. You will be trying to recruit new members so make your presentation inviting.
Grading rubric:
Each slide is worth 9 points for a total of 81.
The overall presentation is worth the remaining 19 points. You will be given these points based the appearance of the project including the use of pictures and or videos about your group, how professional you are during your presentation and how attentive you are during other groups presentations.
Interest groups:
ACLU
American Indian Movement
National Chamber of Commerce
NAACP
AARP
UAW
ABA
NRA
NARAL
AMA
NOW
MADD
MPAA
American Humanist Assoc.
American Farm Bureau
National Association of Realtors
PETA
National Wildlife Federation
The Sierra Club
The Right to Life Committee
NFIB
The Christian Coalition
NEA
AFL-CIO
Due Dates for Blocks 1, 2, and 6
November 25 & 26 - Chapter 18 Vocabulary defined, 14 words total.
December 1 & 2 - What Please Vote For Me film and take the quiz.
December 3 & 4, 5 and 10 - Interest Group Research project.
December 11 - 18 - Chapter 18 worksheets, you will receive a daily grade for completing assigned worksheets each day and then you will receive a test grade for the finished project.
October 30 & 31: Chapter 16 section 1 outline due.
November 3 & 5: Chapter 16 sections 2 & 3 outlines are due .
Section 1 Development of Parties
Define the following words:
1. Political Party
2. Theocracy
3. Ideologies
4. Coalition Government
5. Third Party
6. Single-member District
7. Proportional Representation
I. Intro A
II. Parties and Party Systems A-G
III. Growth of American Parties A-F
IV. The Role of Minor Parties A-K
Section 2 Party Organization
Define the following words:
1. Independent
2. Precinct
3. Precinct Captain
4. Ward
5. State Central Committee
6. National Convention
7. National Committee
8. Patronage
I. Intro A
II. Membership and Organization A-N
III. Political Party Functions A-L
Section 3 Nominating Candidates
Define the following words:
1. Caucus
2. Nominating Convention
3. Boss
4. Direct Primary
5. Closed Primary
6. Open Primary
7. Plurality
8. Runoff Primary
9. Ticket
10. Platform
11. Planks
I. IntroA
II. How Candidates are Selected A-J
III. Presidential Nominations A-M
IV. The National Convention A-T
Due dates for block 8 and homebound students. Worksheets can be found on the weebly page titled Chapter 17 worksheets.
Nov. 8 Chapter 17 definitions
Nov. 10 Section 1 and 2 Worksheets, write the questions and the answers to both worksheets on your own paper. Page 491, write questions and answers for Checking for understanding numbers 1, 3, 4,5.
Nov. 12 Video "Unraveling of a candidate" with questions.
Nov. 16 Project work Section 3 worksheet write the questions and the answers to both worksheets on your own paper..
Nov. 18 online quiz is due before class starts.
Nov. 18 Chapter 17 test.
Project guidelines: For Blocks 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7.
Students will work in groups to develop a power point for one of the four sections of chapter 17. Each person in the group is responsible for teaching one or more subsections in the section assigned. All power points must include any and all vocabulary words and important information. The group may present as a whole or individually. Each member of the group must develop 1 questions to be given to the class prior to their presentations and answered during their presentations, questions should be in a short answer format. Grades will be given on an individual basis.
Project guidelines for 8th block:
Working in groups of 3 make a collage illustrating the 15th, 19th, and 25th amendments to the Constitution. Divide a piece of poster board into 3 sections, each member of the group chooses 1 of the amendments to illustrate. As a group, members will choose a title for the collage. Be sure to show which group of Americans is represented and how this group has been affected by the amendment. Include a brief explanation of what the amendment states and the date it was ratified. Make your posters neat and colorful.
Project guidlines for homebound students:
Choose one of the above mentioned amendments and follow the collage guidelines used by the the 8th block classes.
Project.Chapter 16 project
Students will work in groups of 4 or 5 to develop a third party for the next Presidential election, Parties can not be about anything sexual, alcohol, violent or drug related. Groups must develop their party platform and are required to have the following:
1. A picture and name of a Presidential candidate and a Vice Presidential candidate.
2. A paragraph statement that explains the parties platform.
3. A campaign symbol.
4. A campaign slogan.
5. A campaign poster.
All of the above required elements should be placed on a large piece of poster board.
Groups will present to the class as a whole who in turn will vote for the best party.
January 5 & 6 Chapter 6 vocabulary plus 9 extra words due.
- National Debt
- Patent
- Oversight
- Copyright
- Enumerated Powers
- Bankruptcy
- Bill of Attainder
- Elastic Clause
- Ex Post Facto Law
January 5 & 6 Chapter 6 vocabulary quiz
January 9 & 10 Chapter 6 sections 1 and 2 outlines are due.
Section 1 Congressional Powers format
I. Intro
II. Constitutional Provisions A-D
III. Legislative Powers A-W
IV. Non-Legislative Powers A-M
Section 2 Investigations and Oversight
I. Intro
II. The Power to Investigate A-K
III. Legislative Oversight A-M
January 11 & 12 Chapter 6 section 3 outlines are due.
Section 3 Congress and the President
I. Intro A-B
II. Cooperation and Conflict A-J
III. The Struggle for Power A-N
January 13 & 16 Chapter 6 test and project is due.
Project: Pick one of the foldables from the worksheet, use unlined paper for your project, research the information from the testbook. Find 3 current examples of your section, must be dated from 2010-2012. Must be neat.
Working with a partner or alone students will be given a landmark Supreme Cases to research. You will create a keynote or promethean presentation. You will be responsible for presenting the following information:
1. Background of the case. 20points
2. The Constitutional Issue involved in the case. 20 points
3. The Courts decision and any dissenting opinions that may have been given. 20 points
4. The lasting impact the decision has had on society. 20 points
The remaining 20 points will come from the overall presentation of your project, you will need a minimum of 10 slides with a picture on each slide.
All projects are due on Green day May 31st and White day June 1st.
Each student will be responsible for researching one of the Presidents of the United States and creating a keynote presentation that shows the following information:
1. Picture of the President with his full name, years he served as President and the number of the President. (7 points)
2. Childhood, birth place, family members, schooling and any other important information about the president's childhood.(7 points)
3. Adulthood, college, military, and other careers.(7 points)
4. Family, marriages, children etc.(7 points)
5. Political Career, party and other political offices held besides the Presidency.(7 points)
6. Presidential campaign(s), opponents, running mates, and the winning margin.(7 points)
7. After Presidency through death.(7 points)
8. Major accomplishments or scandals while President. (7 points)
9. 3 fun or unusual facts about the President. (7 points)
The remaining 37 points will be given on your overall presentation.
Power points must be in the above order, each slide must have a picture and will be presented in class.
All projects are due on Green day May 31st and White day June 1st.
Make a chart that compares the following areas for the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the President:
1. Age
2. Residency
3. Citizenship
4. Salary
5. Total number
6. Term of office.
Include pictures and names of your Congressman, both of Virginia’s Senators (be sure to use the 113th Congress information) President and Vice President. Speaker of the House, Majority leader and the minority leader in the House of Representatives. Majority and Minority leaders and the President pro tempore in the Senate. also include a picture of the Capital Building and the White House. (13 pictures total)
Do Not use the salary numbers from the book, they are wrong!
Projects must be no more than 2 pages in length.
You may use word or pages, inspiration 8 or hand draw a chart and paste pictures. ALL CHARTS MUST BE NEAT AND COMPLETE.
Chapter 8 project
Make a power point presentation that shows the presidential line of succession, include the title of the office, a list of at least 3-5 bullets showing responsibilities that are expected of the person who holds that job. And the picture and name of the person who currently holds that office. You must use keynote to make the project.
You must first turn in a list of the order of Presidential Succession with the names of the current office holders and their job descriptions, list at least 3 things that their department is responsible for and have it checked off by me, you will turn this paper back in with your project. (20 points)
1. Copy the Line of Presidential Succession in the correct order from page 217(10 points).
2. Correct picture and name of the person who currently holds that office(30 points).
3. A brief description of the responsibilities that are a part of the job that person holds(40 points). Your power point should be 20 slides long. The first slide will be your title slide, the second slide will be President Obama and the remaining 18 slides will be the line of succession.
Assign: Supreme Court Cases Flow chart. ( Postponed until after Spring Break)
Chapter 11 & 12 Supreme Court Cases
Look up each of these cases and make a chart for each case that includes; 1. what happened, 2. where it happened, 3. who was involved, 4. outcome/ruling of case and 5. how this impacts your life today and the constitutional issue.
Chapter 11
1. Marbury v. Madison
2. Slaughterhouse Cases
3. Plessy v. Ferguson
4. Brown v. Board of Education
5. McCulloch v. Maryland
6. Dred Scott v. Sandford
Chapter 12
1. Gideon v. Wainwright
2. Ex parte Milligan
3. Miranda v. Arizona
4. Olmstead v. United States
5. Katz v. United States
6. Baker v. Carr
13 Days Please do not start this project early, we may wait until the end of the year.
Complete: Supreme Court Flow charts, due at the end of the block.
We will be viewing the video Thirteen Days that details the events surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis. The students will be required to make a timeline of the events as well as explaining the various roles that President Kennedy portrays in this movie.
Timelines must include the date of the event, a picture that is connected to the event, and an explanation of the event that includes the role the President was in when the event happened.
Chapter 13
Section 1
1. Gitlow v. New York
Section 2
2. Board of Education v. Allen
3. Lemon v. Kurtzman
4. Mueller v. Allen
5. McCollum v. Board of Education
6. Zorach v. Clauson
7. Abington School District v. Schempp
8. Santa Fe Independent Schools v. Doe
9. Westside Community Schools v. Mergens
10. Epperson v. Arkansas
11. Edwards v. Aguillard
12. Lynch v. Donnelly
13. County of Allegheny v. ACLU
14. Marsh v. Chambers
15. Jacobson v. Massachusetts
16. Wisconson v. Yoder
17. Minersville School District v. Gobitis
Section 3
18. Tinker v. Des Moines School District
19. Texas v. Johnson
20. Frisby v. Schultz
21. Schenck v. United States
22. Yates v. United States
23. Brandenburg v. Ohio
24. New York Times v. Sullivan
25. Hustler Magazine v. Falwell
26. Bethel School District v. Fraser
27. Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
Section 4
28. Sheppard v. Maxwell
29. Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart
30. Richmond Newspapers v. Virginia
31. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC
32. United States v. Playboy
33. Reno v. ACLU
34. Miller v. California
Section 5
35. Cox v. Louisiana
36. Police Department of Chicago v. Mosley
37. Lloyd Corporation v. Tanner
38. Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York
39. Thornhill v. Alabama
Chapter 13 Project guidelines:
Each student will chose one of the 39 court cases discussed in Chapter 13 and create a keynote or Imovie presentation about the case. The presentation will consist of at least 7 slides covering the following outline.
1. Introduction slide must include: ( 1 slide)
a. Your name.
b. The name of the Case.
c. Picture related to the case.
2. Detailed explanation of your Case must include: (2 slides)
a. Who was involved in the case.
b. Where the case happened.
c. When did it happen.
d. What happened in the case, explain the events that led up the case before it went to the Supreme Court. Give as many details as you can, you must understand your case and be able to explain it in your own words. You must have at least 3 sources for your information.
3. What was the Constitutional issue that your case dealt with? Everyone will say the first amendment, but you must also include what part of that amendment is important to your case. Use the oyez site(the question). (1 slide)
4. The Supreme Courts Decision, give the rational for the “for” votes. If the vote is not unanimous you must tell why some of the justices voted against the majority. (Oyez site) (1 slide)
5. What is the lasting impact of the case, what can we do or not do now because of your case. (1 slide)
6. Relevant pictures to your case, inappropriate pictures will result in a failing grade.
7. Properly cite your internet sources on a conclusion slide. (1 slide)
ALL PROJECTS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE May 2nd and 5th. . I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY PROJECTS AFTER THIS DATE......
Do not start this project until instructed to do so.
Chapter 1 project guidelines:
Make a four-door book that summarizes the major purposes of government. The 4 doors will be labeled as follows:
Maintaining Social Order
Providing Public Services
Providing National Security
Making Economic Decisions
Under each door students should record examples from the text, chapter 1 section 1 as you can find of the ways in which government accomplishes each task. projects must be neat and list as many examples as you can possibly find in the text. Pictures and decorations will add points.
You may use the computer to make this booklet if you have a thumb drive and paper to print on, all others will need to use paper and markers.
Chapter 17
November 6 & 7: Sections 1&2 outlines.
November 10 & 11: Voters handbook outline.
November 12 & 13: Section 3 outline.
November 14 & 17: Chapter 16 bookwork.
November 20 & 21: Chapters 16 & 17 test.
Section 1 Election Campaigns
Define the following vocabulary words:
1. Campaign Manager
2. image
3. political action committee
4. soft money.
I. Intro A
II. Electing the President A-I
III. Financing Campaigns A-K
Section 2 Expanding Voting Rights
Define the following vocabulary words:
1. Suffrage
2. grandfather clause
3. poll tax.
I. Intro A
II. Early Limitations on Voting A-C
III. Woman Suffrage A
IV. African American Suffrage A-M
V. Twenty-sixth Amendment A
Voters Handbook pages 486-491
Define the following vocabulary words:
1. Canvass
2. register
3. polling place
4. precinct
5. office-group ballot
6. canvassing board
7. absentee ballot
8. ticket-splitting
9. party-column ballot
I. Qualifications to Vote A-E
II. Registering to Vote A-G
III. Voting Procedures A-N
IV. Special Circumstances A-H
Section 3 Influences on Voters
Define the following vocabulary words:
1. cross-pressured voter
2. straight party ticket
3. propaganda
I. Personal Background of Voters A-F
II. Loyalty to Political Parties A_F
III. Issues in Election Campaigns A-D
IV. The Candidate's Image A-C
V. Propaganda A-D
VI. Profile of Regular Voters A-B
VII. Profile of Nonvoters A-I
November 14 & 17 Chapter 16 Bookwork is due.
Complete the following questions from the textbook. For question 1 make the Chart or diagram and fill the answers. For all other questions, write your answers in complete sentences.
Page 457, numbers 1, 3,4 and 5.
Page 462, numbers 1,3,4, and 5.
Page 470, numbers 1,3,4, and 5.
Page 472, Reviewing Key Terms, write the 2 sentences and insert the correct vocabulary word in the blank spaces.
Page 472, Recalling Facts, 1-5, write your answers in complete sentences.
November 18&19 Chapter 17 Bookwork is due.
Complete the following questions from the textbook. For question 1 make the Chart or diagram and fill the answers. For all other questions, write your answers in complete sentences.
Page 479, numbers 1,3,4, and 5.
Page 484, numbers 1, 3,4, and 5.
Page 491, numbers 1,3,4, and 5.
Page 497, numbers 1,3,4, and 5.
Page 500, Reviewing Key Terms, write the sentences and insert the correct vocabulary word in
the blank spaces.
Project 16 Guidlines. For blocks 2, 5 and 7.
Students will work in groups of 4 or 5 to develop a third party for the next Presidential election, Parties can not be about anything sexual, alcohol, violent or drug related. Groups must develop their party platform and are required to have the following:
1. A picture and name of a Presidential candidate and a Vice Presidential candidate.
2. A paragraph statement that explains the parties platform.
3. A campaign symbol.
4. A campaign slogan.
5. A campaign poster.
All of the above required elements should be on a keynote presentation.
Groups will present to the class as a whole who in turn will vote for the best party.
Project 16 Guidlines. For blocks 2, 5 and 7.
Students will work in groups of 4 or 5 to develop a third party for the next Presidential election, Parties can not be about anything sexual, alcohol, violent or drug related. Groups must develop their party platform and are required to have the following:
1. A picture and name of a Presidential candidate and a Vice Presidential candidate.
2. A paragraph statement that explains the parties platform.
3. A campaign symbol.
4. A campaign slogan.
5. A campaign poster.
All of the above required elements should be on a keynote presentation.
Groups will present to the class as a whole who in turn will vote for the best party.