2/28

Review Activities

• Each of the following should be completed on the back of your UNIT V OBJECTIVES sheet (#49)
• With your island, create a limerick about information from A1 & A2
• Complete the Bill of Rights Matching activity (actual pieces of paper that you'll need to get from Mr. McDonald)
• Create a mnumanic or song or poem or any other memory device to help your remember what each of the amendments are

B1: The Current Judicial Branch (54)

• Complete the front of the Current Judicial Branch notes sheet with the Current Judicial Branch Prezi
• We will do the back tomorrow.

2/27

Finish/Review A2: Judicial Branch Notes 

• These notes are from yesterday.
• Add three to each slide
• See video link on yesterday's blog post

A3: Bill of Rights Notes (52)

• Complete your notes on the Bill of Rights Note Sheet
• Use Bill of Rights Notes presentation
• Video to come

Homework A (53)

• Homework A is Due Monday

2/26

Took Big List Quiz #3

• If you were absent, you need to schedule this quiz by the deadline Friday

Unit V Objectives (49)

A1: Constitution Search (50)

• Complete the Constitution Search sheet using your textbook

A2: Judicial Branch Basics Notes (51)

• Add three things to a printout of the Judicial Branch Basics Notes
• Video of notes

2/25

Took Unit IV Exam 
Turned in Unit IV Notebook
Turned in Homework B

Reminders: 

1. Friday AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS is the deadline for revisions or exams from Units I-IV (This includes people who were absent for today's exam)
2. Revisions for Unit IV Exam: Thurs. & Friday 730AM-820AM
3. Big List Quiz Tomorrow (Units I-IV)

2/22

Snow day.... Go sledding

2/21

Review for Exam: 

• Finish Pizza Bureaucracy as a class
• Complete the Unit IV Review

"Snowmaggedon":

No matter what happens Friday & Monday, we will have the Unit IV Exam, Notebook turn in & Homework B on the first day we have school.

Big List #3 is the 2nd day we have school

Next Friday is the last day for revisions from Unit I- Unit IV.  This includes missing exams!

2/20

B4: Bureaucracies (45)

• On your own piece of paper, jot down the graphic organizer & notes from the B4: Bureaucracies notes & answer the questions based on the readings from the textbook

B5: Bureaucracy of Pizza (46)

• Read the instructions & work with your island to complete Bureaucracy of Pizza

Homework B (47)

• Homework B is due Friday after notebook turn in and exam.

2/19

Turn in Homework A

Review: 

• Presidential Powers
• VP Reading

B3: Becoming President in 2012

• Look through these notes & find a general pattern that people went through to get to become president
• Write down that pattern on your blank detailed timeline

2/15

Don't Forget: Homework A is due Tuesday

B1: Evolutionary Powers (42)

• Complete the front of Evolutionary Powers worksheet using your textbook
• Complete the practice on the back...the answers can be EVOLUTIONARY OR CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS of the President
• Try to do it like a quiz first, with nothing to help you
• Correct it using your worksheets & classmates

B2: The REAL Vice Presidency (43)

• Read this reading.... but "mark it up" while you read it by doing each of the following:
1. Circle the names of Vice Presidents
2. Underline VP actions or how the VP has changed
3. Create a "Margin summary" for each paragraph off to the side that labels the paragraph's subject or summarizes it in 1-3 words
• If EVERYONE THAT WAS HERE completes this by Tuesday at the beginning of class, there will be no Unit IV Homework B next week.
• Good luck.

2/14

A2: Electoral College Notes (38)

• Completed these notes
• Here is a Lecture Video of those notes

A3: Electoral College Practice & Constitutional Powers (39)

• Complete the front of this worksheet...try to do it without the notes first & then use your notes to correct.  Check with Mr. M for the key
• Complete the back of the worksheet using your textbook

A4: Presidential Succession & the VP (40)

• 1st Block: Completed this sheet
• 2nd Block: We will finish this tomorrow

Homework A (41)

• Homework A is Due Tuesday for everyone

Why the minimum wage matters « Iowa Policy Points

Why the minimum wage matters « Iowa Policy Points

What Actually Happens When You Raise the Minimum Wage - Politics - The Atlantic Wire

What Actually Happens When You Raise the Minimum Wage - Politics - The Atlantic Wire

2/13

Unit IV: Executive Branch Objectives (36)

A1: Constitutional Search (37)

• Use page 502 in your textbook to complete the Constitutional Search Worksheet

State of the Union--Watched these videos & discussed

• http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/13/politics/state-of-the-union/index.html
• http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/02/13/fact-check-on-obama-state-union-address/
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/13/state-of-the-union-chris-matthews-rachel-maddow_n_2676823.html?utm_hp_ref=media
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krTZCrtXLCI
• http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/12/16940147-state-of-our-union-thirsty-says-social-media?lite

A2: The Electoral College (38)

• We began the Electoral College notes
• Printed out & added three things to each slide
• We will finish tomorrow.  
• Video will be posted on tomorrow's post.

2/12--Exam

Turned in Unit III Notebook
Dominated Unit III Exam

See Mr. McDonald to schedule a make up time if you missed it:
730-825AM
3rd Block

Is the filibuster unconstitutional? - The Washington Post

Is the filibuster unconstitutional? - The Washington Post

2/11

Finish B4: Write a Legislator (34)

• Finish this from Friday
• Use this sheet for instructions
• REQUIRED to complete this to take Unit III Exam

Unit III Review (35)

• Complete the 1st slide of the Unit III Review
• 2nd & 3rd slide are examples & reteaching those terms
• Last slide is FYI only...I'd make sure you can do those things if I were you....

Unit III Exam & Notebook Check are tomorrow!!! 

Here is the Table of Contents in case you didn't see them on my website....

2/8

B4: Write a Legislator (34)

• Follow the directions on this sheet to complete this activity
• Completing this is a requirement to take the Unit II Exam
• No Homework B for Unit II

Unit III Exam is Tuesday

2/7

Turn in Unit III Homework A

B3: Controversial Issues (32)

• On the back of B1 Notes sheet, complete the activity on this Presentation.  
• Answer the questions
• Define the bolded terms
• View the videos
• Thats it!

B4: How a REAL Bill Becomes a Law (33)

• We went to the library to finish B4: How a REAL Bill Becomes a Law that we started yesterday
• This is the last day we'll work on this in class

Wed 2/6

Don't forget...Homework A due Tomorrow!

B1: Non-Constitutional Congress (32)

• Use a blank notes sheet to take the B1: Non-Constitutional Notes
• Here is the video

B2: How a REAL Bill Becomes a Law (32)

• Follow the directions on this sheet---you'll need access to the internet.
• We will work on this tomorrow as well for a 1/2 block.

Tuesday 2/5

Big List Quiz #2--Schedule with Mr. M if you missed

Hand back Unit II exam:

• Revision dates are:
• Friday (730-820AM)
• Monday (730-820AM)

Finish A2:  How A Bill Becomes a Law Notes (29)

• Complete this worksheet you got yesterday
• Video

A3: Clauses & Representation (30)

• Add three things to each slide from this presentation
• Video 

Homework A (31)

Monday 2/4

Cover Page: Unit III Objectives (27)

A1: Constitution Search Worksheet (28)

• Complete the Search Worksheet using the US Constitution, beginning on page 497 in your textbook

A2: How a Bill Becomes a Law Notes (Basic) (29)

• Complete the activities on this worksheet using How a Bill Becomes a Law Notes
• Only got through Committees... will finish tomorrow & will add video tomorrow

BIG LIST QUIZ TOMORROW!!! #1-34

Thurs 1/31

Finish C1: Media & Interest Groups

Review for Exam tomorrow