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