B3 & Practice

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Finish B2: How a REAL Bill Becomes a Law (36)

• We began this Tuesday...Please refer to that blog post for links

B3: Controversial Issues (37)

• Read pages 171-175 in the classroom textbook
• Complete the following: 

1. Describe each of the following in your own words:

• Seniority System
• Incumbent Advantage
• Term Limit Pro & Cons
• Apportionment
• Gerrymandering
• Racial Gerrymandering

2. For each of the terms above describe how the government could get rid of them (some are in the readings, others will have to be common sense)

3. Which of the terms above seems to be the biggest problem for our type of democracy?  Why

4. Which of the terms above seems to be the least problem for our type of democracy?  Why?

Reminder: Unit III Homework is due tomorrow!

Big List Practice: 

For each unit, play around and quiz yourself on these links [this is NOT a request...its a requirement]: 

Unit I

Unit II

Unit III

B1 & Exam Return

B1: Non-Constitutional Congress Notes

• Add three pieces of notes to the printed out sheet in class
• use THIS video to complete the notes

Handed back Unit II Exams

• Revision days: Thursday or Friday 715-825AM
• See Mr M if you need to schedule a different time

A3 & B1

Finish A2: How a Bill Becomes a Law Notes 

A3: Clauses & Representation

• Add three pieces of information to the printed set of notes
• HERE is the video

Skip B1 for today

B2: How A REAL Bill Becomes a Law

• Complete THESE QUESTIONS...You'll have to look up a few of the "leadership positions" to figure out who these people are. 

Unit III A1 & A2

Constitution Search (31)

• Complete the CONSTITUTION SEARCH SHEET  using your textbook or anywhere you can find the constitution

Notes:  How a Bill Becomes a Law (32)

• Complete the STUDENT NOTE SHEET 
• Use THIS VIDEO

Unit II Exam

We took the Unit II Exam
Notebook & Employability grades were also recorded
Unit II Homework B is due tomorrow (along with B1-B6!)

Unit II Wrap UP

 (29) Practice: Media Bias & Interest Group Exploration

Unit II Review

B6

B6: Media & Interest Groups

• Add three pieces of notes to each of the slides
• Use THIS VIDEO if you were absent

Review notes with discussion

Tomorrow: Review

Thursday: Unit II Exam & Notebook turn in

Friday: Homework B due (along with B1-B6)

B5

Completed B5: Voter turnout Notes (27)

• No video...You'll have to copy your three things from a classmate

Quiz/Competition--Not something to retake, just an in class assessment

Work on Homework B--Now due Friday (4/25)

B4 & B 5

B2 & B3

Complete B3: Elections worksheet

• Remember: I changed some things up so you should've changed this sheet to B3 (it was B2)
• Complete this activity today

Practice: Primary Elections Explained

• On your own piece of paper, write what you think primary/caucus elections are
• Watch this Video
• Answer the following questions: 
1. What is 1 thing that surprised you (even a little)
2. What are 4 things that you learned?  (about anything)
3. How do you think that the Primary system could be improved to more represent the type of Gov't the US has?

B4: Campaign Finance & Recent Elections

• Pick up a packet from the table by the files
• Complete a "Mark-up" on this packet.
• For each paragraph you should: 

1. Underline the most important phrase or phrases from each paragraph (thesis or evidence)
2.  Circle important terms or people
3.  In the left margin, add a 1-4 word summary of the paragraph
• We will finish this tomorrow.  You should get AT LEAST half way done with the entire packet.
• Example-->

B2 & B3

Completed B2 from yesterday (Party Platform Activity)

We watched some local political campaign ads for the upcoming 2014 elections

• Iowa's Senate Election (Seat vacated by Tom Harkin...who's retiring)
• Joni Ernst
• Anti-Bruce Braley
• Iowa's 1st District House Election (Vacated by Braley)
• Swati Dandekar
• Pat Murphy

Worked on B3: Elections

• Some people got finished and some will need to work on it tomorrow

B1: Political Parties Notes

• Add three to each slide from this set of notes
• Here is the video--I made it in the morning so I sound funny.

B2: Party Exploration: 

Go to each of the following political party's website: 

www.democrats.org

www.gop.com

www.gp.org

www.lp.org

1. What are 4 items on each of their platforms?
2. Give an example from each website of them doing/promoting each of the roles of a party.
3. Which role can you find evidence of the minor parties doing? (last two websites only)

A5 & B1

Finish A5: Measuring Public Opinion Notes

Practice: Public Opinion Polling

Homework A: Due Monday

Finish A4: Political Socialization Notes (20)

• Complete the student sheet for A4: Political Socialization by adding MORE than what is written on the slide....listen to the VIDEO to assist you. 

Practice: Polly Zation (20)

• With our islands, we read through the Polly Zation Story and answered the questions on the back of the sheet

A5: Measuring Public Opinion (21)

• We took notes from this PowerPoint

A3 & A4

Finish A3: Political Ideology Quizzes (19)

• See links from yesterday to complete all three quizzes we took

A4: Political Socialization Notes (20)

• Complete the student sheet for A4: Political Socialization by adding MORE than what is written on the slide....listen to the VIDEO to assist you. 
• We will finish this tomorrow.

A2 & A3

Completed A2: Conservative & Liberal Beliefs (18)

Returned Exams

To Library--A3: Your Political Ideology (19)

• Completed A3: Your Political Ideology using the following political ideology quizzes:
1. Traditional Single Axis (with weird names)  
2. Political Compass Quiz
3. Nolan Chart

When it asks you what you think you are, use these pictures to help you guess: 

 Single Axis: (the results are actually vertical on the website and named differently but see me if you can't figure it out)

Political Compass Quiz: remember, Authoritarian and Left mean LOTS of gov't Control.  

Nolan Chart:

Unit II A1 & A2

Unit II Objective Sheet (16)

A1: Political Ideology Notes (17)

• Added three pieces of notes to the printout of these notes (can be found in class or printed from here)
• Here is the video to catch up if you were absent in class

A2: Conservative and Liberal Beliefs on the Issues (18)

• Use this packet to work on A2: Conservative & Liberal beliefs
• We got about 1/2 way through. We worked with our islands

Review

Finished Notes from yesterday (video on blog post)
Turned in Homework B

Reviewed for exam with this presentation

B5: The Constitution Notes

B5: The Constitution Notes (15)

• We added 3 items to each slide on a printout provided in class
• Here is the video

Reminders: 

• Homework B is due tomorrow
• Review for exam is tomorrow (study Big List!!)
• Exam is Friday

B4 & B5

Finish B4: Constitutional Convention Notes (12)

• Complete the notes on the student sheet
• Here is the notes video

Political Cartoon Carousel

• We hung up the Political Cartoons each of us made
• We answered the questions on this PowerPoint for each and reviewed as a class