Archive for March 2020

March 31st 2020

By | Published Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Welcome back to week two of e-learning.  Thank you to all who engaged last week and sent me your notebooks.  This week we are going to start with a new structure.  Every week, instead of have two lessons then three for A Day B Day week rotations, we will always have two lessons each week posted on Monday and Wednesday.  These lessons will be just a little longer than last week.  Friday will be a wrap up day.  I will still be available to help you on Fridays during office hours and through email, but there will not be any new work!  I hope this helps you in not having to worry about which day is and A day and B day.

First, make a new heading titled "March 30th 2020" in your notebooks using the "Heading 1" format.

Activity #1: Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances Article

Read the following article and answer the following questions in your notebook:
  1. How does this article demonstrate the idea of "Separation of Powers?"  In other words, what steps did each branch have to go through to get this law passed?
  2. How does this article demonstrate the idea of "Checks and Balances?
  3. What will this law do for the American people and American businesses?
  4. Why might this law be controversial? (You can use outside research or your own opinion for this answer.

Activity #2: OSAM Stimulus Cartoon

In your notebooks, note the Objects, Symbolism (the bull is important), Actions, and Meaning of the following political cartoon...

Activity #3: Closing

Write a claim that identifies how Congress and or the President can try to influence the economy.  To start...

"Congress and the President can help the economy by..."



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March 27th 2020

By | Published Friday, March 27, 2020

No video today.  Just two activities. Remember to have your notebooks ready to go by 2:40!


Activity #1: Declaration of Independence Review

Take a look at a few of the most important excerpts from the Declaration of Independence.  For each of the following excerpts, discuss how well the United States is doing currently to acheive these goals. 
  1. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. 
  2. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, 
  3. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government...
Thomas Jefferson, 1776 https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript

Activity #2 - Expert ASAP

Take a quick look at one of the videos below regarding the Declaration and then write a detailed ASAP of the document. This means it should be an expanded analysis that contains more than just a name and dates. Think deeply about its author(s), the circumstances, and most of all, its purpose.

Again for ASAP, write about the Author, Setting, Audience and Purpose...

 


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March 25th 2020

By | Published Tuesday, March 24, 2020



Notebooks: Remember, to find your Google Doc interactive notebook, go to drive.google.com.  You should see a folder on the side that says "recent."  In the recent folder you should see your notebook.

First, create a new "Heading 1" for today's date in your notebooks (See the video for instructions)

Activity #1: Principles of Government Review:

Below are the 8 principles captured in the US Constitution. Some of these may be familiar to you, some may not.  For those that are not familiar to you, make sure to look them up first!
  1. Judicial Review
  2. Limited Government
  3. Majority Rule/Minority Rights
  4. Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
  5. Separation of Powers
  6. Representative Democracy
  7. Checks and Balances
  8. Federalism
Instructions:

Choose 5 of the principles listed above (You don't have to do all 8).  Using any or all of the websites below, find a headline that best matches each constitutional principle listed above and record it in your notebook.

Example:

  1. Judicial Review: Ohio Supreme Court denies challenge to state primary delay https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/487983-ohio-supreme-court-denies-challenge-to-state-primary-delay
Websites for headlines:

https://www.foxnews.com/politics

Activity #2: Write a claim and use reasoning...

Address the prompt below by creating an argument and line of reasoning.

Prompt: To what extent is the federal government justified in using wartime powers to address other national crises (natural disasters, disease, riots, etc.)?

Example: During a national crisis, Congress/President has the responsibility to…………. Therefore, to meet these challenges Congress/The President can…...

See you Friday!

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March 23rd 2020

By | Published Monday, March 23, 2020

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E-Learning

By | Published Saturday, March 21, 2020


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March 12th 2020

By | Published Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Sorry I can't be here today.  For your notebooks, please complete the following activities...

Activity #1: Nifty Fifty Vocabulary:

On the sheets provided, please complete the vocabulary for the following terms.  You can use the books or the internet to complete the vocab sheets...
  1. Interest Group
  2. Lobbying
  3. Free Rider (as it relates to interest groups)
  4. Iron Triangle

Activity #2: Edpuzzle:

Complete the edpuzzle assignment at the following link...

VIDEO

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March 10th 2020

By | Published Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Lesson 5.3: Political Parties

Enduring Understanding:

Political parties, interest groups, and social movements provide opportunities for participation and influence how people relate to government and policy-makers.

Learning Objectives:

Describe linkage institutions.

Explain the function and impact of political parties on the electorate and government.

Essential Knowledge:

Linkage institutions are channels that allow individuals to communicate their preferences to policy-makers: 
  • Parties 
  • Interest groups 
  • Elections 
  • Media
The functions and impact of political parties on the electorate and government are represented by:
  • Mobilization and education of voters 
  • Party platforms  
  • Candidate recruitment 
  • Campaign management, including fundraising and media strategy 
  • The committee and party leadership systems in legislatures

Debrief 5.2: Unit One Review: Federalism



1.  Draw Federalism
2.  Explain how these two terms relate to Federalism:

  • Supremacy Clause
  • The Tenth Amendment

Activity #1: TIP-C: 

Activity #2: The Structure and Function of Political Parties Mini-Lecture

Activity #3: The Decline of Parties

Read one or both of the articles below to help understand some of the causes for the decline of parties over the last half century.

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0202-goldberg-party-paper-tigers-20160202-column.html

After you have finished reading, describe in your notebook how each of the following contributed to to this decline:
  1. The role of the media
  2. The rise of interest groups
  3. Political reforms like primaries and the Australian ballot
  4. Money and candidate-centered campaigns
However, not everyone believes the rise of independent voters and the decline of political parties is real. Read this article and summarize the author's argument.

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March 6th 2020

By | Published Friday, March 6, 2020

Lesson 5.1 and 2: Voting Behavior and Turnout

Enduring Understanding:

Factors associated with political ideology, efficacy, structural barriers, and demographics influence the nature and degree of political participation.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the voting rights protections in the Constitution and in legislation.

Describe different models of voting behavior

Explain the roles that individual choice and state laws play in voter turnout in elections.

Essential Knowledge:

Legal protections found in federal legislation and the Fifteenth, Seventeenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-Fourth, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments relate to the expansion of opportunities for political participation.

Examples of political models explaining voting behavior include:
  • Rational-choice voting–Voting based on what is perceived to be in the citizen’s individual interest
  • Retrospective voting–Voting to decide whether the party or candidate in power should be re-elected based on the recent past 
  • Prospective voting–Voting based on predictions of how a party or candidate will perform in the future 
  • Party-line voting–Supporting a party by voting for candidates from one political party for all public offices across the ballot
In addition to the impact that demographics and political efficacy can have on voter choice and turnout, structural barriers and type of election also affect voter turnout in the US, as represented by: 
  • State voter registration laws
  • Procedures on how, when, and where to vote 
  • Mid-term (congressional) or general presidential elections 
Demographic characteristics and political efficacy or engagement are used to predict the likelihood of whether an individual will vote.
Factors influencing voter choice include:
  • Party identification and ideological orientation
  • Candidate characteristics 
  • Contemporary political issues 
  • Religious beliefs or affiliation, gender, race and ethnicity, and other demographic characteristics

Debrief 4.5: 

Prompt: List 3 possible causes for low voter turnout. How could we increase voter turnout in the US? What would be the advantages and disadvantages of a higher turnout?

Activity #1: Test Corrections

For the first 45, we will complete some test corrections.  To do this, go to the Illuminate Dashboard.  Then click on the test results, then review test.  To do a test correction, re-write the question and answer in a complete sentence.  

Activity #2: TIP-C



Takeaways for our notebooks

Election laws generally fall into seven different categories that can influence turnout:
  • voter-registration deadlines
  • restrictions on registrations and registration drives
  • preregistration laws that allow people under 18 to register in advance of their first elections
  • laws governing ease of voting (like early and absentee voting)
  • voter ID requirements and
  • polling hours.

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Test Day! March 4th 2020

By | Published Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Hey everyone, it is time to take your test.  You are welcome to use your notebooks and your study guide but not your cell phones.  To take the test use the following link...

Click Here to Test

Make sure to click finish/submit when you are done.  We will have test corrects so relax and try your best!

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March 2nd 2020

By | Published Monday, March 2, 2020

Lesson 4.5-6: Measuring and Evaluating Public Opinion Data

Enduring Understanding:

Public opinion is measured through scientific polling, and the results of public opinion polls influence public policies and institutions.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the elements of a scientific poll.

Explain the quality and credibility of claims based on public opinion data.

Essential Knowledge:

Public opinion data that can impact elections and policy debates is affected by such scientific polling types and methods as:

  • Type of poll (opinion polls, benchmark or tracking polls, entrance and exit polls) 
  • Sampling techniques, identification of respondents, mass survey or focus group, sampling error
  • Type and format of questions
The relationship between scientific polling and elections and policy debates is affected by the: 
  • Importance of public opinion as a source of political influence in a given election or policy debate
  • Reliability and veracity of public opinion data

Debrief 4.4:

Describe the role that "compromise" played at the Constitutional Convention in a well written paragraph.  Make sure to include the following ideas (not in any particular order)...
  • The Great Compromise
  • The 3/5ths Compromise
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The Electoral College

Activity #1: 

Click here for the NOTES

Activity #2: Article over Conservative vs. Liberal Ideologies

Before you read, write a statement that defines the difference between "Liberals" and "Conservatives." 

Then, create a T-Chart that has Liberals and Conservatives listed at the top.  Then list 5 issues that you care a lot about to go on your T-Chart.

Read the article and fill in your T-Chart as you read.

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