Archive for November 2019

TEST CORRECTION TUESDAY!!!

By | Published Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Hey everyone.  Today we are completing test corrections for your last test over the Executive Branch and the Bureaucracy. 

First, if you have not taken the test, you need to take the test today!!! Here is the access code...

TEST

If you have already taken the test, it is time to do test corrections! 

TEST CORRECTIONS MUST BE TURNED IN TODAY IN ORDER FOR THEM TO CHANGE YOUR GRADE!

To do test corrections, make sure to take out a separate sheet of notebook paper.

Then, open up your results on the illuminate dashboard.  The Illuminate Dashboard can be found at the following link.

 Once you can see your results, open the test booklet.

Then correct your wrong answers!  When you correct your test combine the answer and question to make a true statement and then provide an explanation or example...

Here is an example of how a correction would look....


  1. When the framers of the Constitution created the office of president, they granted the president with all of the powers below EXCEPT…
    1. Veto legislation
    2. Pardon criminals
    3. Appointing judges
    4. Declaring war

The correct answer is D.

So. I would say...
When the framers of the Constitution created the office of president, they granted the president with all of the powers below EXCEPT the power to declare war. This is a power of Congress. <-- This last part is my explanation or example.

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November 22nd 2019

By | Published Friday, November 22, 2019

Test Day!!!

https://illuminate.online?access_code=VX8PDWZ

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November 20th 2019

By | Published Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Lesson 2.13: Bureaucratic Rule Making Authority

Enduring Understanding:

The federal bureaucracy is a powerful institution implementing federal policies with sometimes questionable accountability.

Learning Objectives:

Explain how the federal bureaucracy uses delegated discretionary authority for rule making and implementation.

Essential Knowledge:

Discretionary and rule-making authority to implement policy are given to bureaucratic departments, agencies, and commissions, such as:
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Department of Transportation 
  • Department of Veterans Affairs 
  • Department of Education 
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Federal Elections Commission (FEC) 
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Activity #1:

Using the Chart we create in our notebooks, break the President's Powers into four categories...
  • Legislative Powers
  • Executive Powers
  • Diplomatic/War Powers
  • Judicial Powers
Then use the following article to note the powers of the president that relate to your specific category

Activity #2:

The AP Government curriculum requires that students become familiar with seven of the agencies within the federal bureaucracy.  This is great news! Instead of guessing which of the agencies might show up on the exam, we know which seven we need to understand.  Below are six of the agencies; the seventh, the FEC, will be covered in our elections unit. For each of these agencies, identify the type of agency that it is, and the main job of the agency.


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November 18th 2019

By | Published Monday, November 18, 2019

Review Day!

Debrief: Bureaucracy Simulation

Working with the Bureaucracy Simulation...

Today you will have a chance to really experience operations within a bureaucratic organization. Remember that interacting with the bureaucracy will require patience, maturity, and attention to detail.

Form a group of 3 or 4 and take one of the white forms from the stack.

Grant Applications

Each group will complete the "Educational Assistance Award" on behalf of their government teacher. Once you have completed this form, take it to Mr. Clark's room (123) for form verification, and he will then direct you to the next step in the process.

YOU MUST HAVE ALL PARTS OF THE PROCESS COMPLETED AND RETURN TO YOUR ORIGINAL CLASSROOM IN NO MORE THAN 30 MINUTES!!!

Activity #1: Powers of the President

Using the Chart we create in our notebooks, break the President's Powers into four categories...
  • Legislative Powers
  • Executive Powers
  • Diplomatic/War Powers
  • Judicial Powers
Then use the following article to note the powers of the president that relate to your specific category

Activity #2: The President in Checks and Balances Stations

In each of the station rotation, discuss the impact that each item has on the power of the Executive Branch. In each station, you will see a document, cartoon, or article that discuss a check the Executive branch has on other branches, or that the other branches have on the president...

Activity #3: Kahoot Review

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November 14th 2019

By | Published Thursday, November 14, 2019

Time to Review!!!

Activity #1: Powers of the President

Using the Chart we create in our notebooks, break the President's Powers into four categories...
  • Legislative Powers
  • Executive Powers
  • Diplomatic/War Powers
  • Judicial Powers
Then use the following article to note the powers of the president that relate to your specific category

Activity #2: The President in Checks and Balances Stations

In each of the station rotation, discuss the impact that each item has on the power of the Executive Branch. In each station, you will see a document, cartoon, or article that discuss a check the Executive branch has on other branches, or that the other branches have on the president...

Activity #3: Kahoot Review

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November 12th 2019

By | Published Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Lesson 2.12: The Bureaucracy

Enduring Understanding

The federal bureaucracy is a powerful institution implementing federal policies with sometimes questionable accountability.

Learning Objectives:

Explain how the bureaucracy carries out the responsibilities of the federal government.

Essential Knowledge:

Tasks performed by departments, agencies, commissions, and government corporations are represented by:
  • Writing and enforcing regulations
  • Issuing fines 
  • Testifying before Congress \
  • Issue networks and “iron triangles” 
Political patronage, civil service, and merit system reforms all impact the effectiveness of the bureaucracy by promoting professionalism, specialization, and neutrality.

Debrief 2.9:

Is Pizza Hut Fast Food?  Why or Why Not?

Activity #1: Regulation of your day

Although Congress writes the laws, and the President executes those laws, it is the bureaucracy that follow through with their actual enforcement. We have become so used to bureaucratic regulation that we rarely even give it a thought.

  1. Make a detailed list of tasks and activities (outside of school) that you conduct each day. You should have a list of at least 6.
  2. Now make a list of rules and/or regulations regarding each activity.
    • For example, I get up and make coffee each morning. My coffee maker has to meet safety regulations for electrical appliances, while the water I use must be be inspected to ensure that it does not contain certain contaminants, bacteria, etc. The coffee that I use must list any additional ingredients, as well as information about where it comes from, on the packaging. ALL OF THESE ARE REGULATIONS MADE AND/OR ENFORCED BY BUREAUCRATS!
  3. Choose 2 activities from your list and try to determine what government organization(s) regulates that item or activity.
    • For Example, the FDA requires that under the "Food Safety Modernization Act" that all coffee processing facilities be secured against threats of contamination, bioterrorism, and food-borne illnesses.
  4. Now choose 1 of your activities above and explain why regulating that item or task is so important. How dangerous can a coffee maker really be?

Activity #2:  Bureaucratic Agency Up Close

Agency Up Close

Activity #3: EdPuzzle

Activity #4: Checks and Balances Diagram (Review)


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November 8th 2019

By | Published Friday, November 8, 2019

Lesson 2.5: Checks on the Power of the President

Enduring Understanding:

The presidency has been enhanced beyond its expressed constitutional powers.

Learning Objectives:

Explain how the President’s agenda can create tension and frequent conflicts with Congress

Essential Knowledge:

The potential for conflict with the Senate depends upon the type of executive branch appointments, including:
  • Cabinet members
  • Ambassadors 
  • White House staff
Senate confirmation is an important check on appointment powers, but the president’s longest lasting influence lies in life-tenured judicial appointments.

Policy initiatives and executive orders promoted by the president often lead to conflict with the congressional agenda.

Debrief 2.8:

 How did the simulation go?  What went well, what didn't?  What do you wish you would have known?

Activity #1: Bureaucracy Basics:

Watch the following VIDEO at EdPuzzle

If the legislature was to make a law that made government responsible for overseeing internet service and social media as "guaranteed public services and utilities" (like electricity, water, gas, telephone, etc.), which one of the 15 executive departments would likely be assigned the agency to oversee their regulation? Explain why you chose that department.

Attorney General: William Barr
Secretary of Agriculture: Sonny Perdue
Secretary of Commerce: Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
Secretary of Defense: Mark Esper
Secretary of Education: Elisabeth Prince DeVos
Secretary of Energy: James Richard Perry
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Alex Azar
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Benjamin S. Carson, Sr.
Secretary of the Interior: David Bernhardt
Secretary of Labor: Eugene Scalia
Secretary of State: Mike Pompeo
Secretary of Transportation: Elaine L. Chao
Secretary of the Treasury: Steven T. Mnuchin
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Robert Wilkie
Secretary of Homeland Security: Vacant

Activity #2: TIP-C




Activity #3: Commanding the Bureaucracy

https://www.icivics.org/games/executive-command

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November 6th 2019

By | Published Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Lesson 2.5: Checks on the Power of the President

Enduring Understanding:

The presidency has been enhanced beyond its expressed constitutional powers.

Learning Objectives:

Explain how the President’s agenda can create tension and frequent conflicts with Congress

Essential Knowledge:

The potential for conflict with the Senate depends upon the type of executive branch appointments, including:
  • Cabinet members
  • Ambassadors 
  • White House staff
Senate confirmation is an important check on appointment powers, but the president’s longest lasting influence lies in life-tenured judicial appointments.

Policy initiatives and executive orders promoted by the president often lead to conflict with the congressional agenda.

Activity #1: EdPuzzle Videos

Watch the two EdPuzzle Videos at the following addresses:

VIDEO ONE!

VIDEO TWO!

Activity #2: Roles of the President Check in Sheet:

After watching the videos on the roles that the president plays, complete the sheet titled "Roles of the President" that is handed out in class.  You can use the internet or a textbook to answer the questions at the end.  Once finished, please place this sheet in your notebooks.  

Activity #3: Catch Up!!!

Use the rest of time you have in class to finish the Executive Branch Webquest and your vocabulary from last class.

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November 4th 2019

By | Published Monday, November 4, 2019

Hello,

Sorry I am gone today.  While I am gone, I am going to have you wrap 

Activity #1: Executive Branch Webquest

In your notebooks, answer questions 14 through the end of the Executive Branch Webquest.  Please make sure to answer the questions in complete thoughts!  These will be used on your test which is open notes and will also be graded in your third notebook check.  In order for these notes to be helpful, complete thoughts will be necessary.

Activity #2: Vocabulary

Using the Vocab sheets in the back of class, complete the following vocabulary terms for Notebook Check #3:
  • War Powers Act
  • Signing Statement 
  • Bully Pulpit 
  • Executive Order

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