Reminder

Just a reminder: if you participated in the extra credit last week (12/12-13), you have until 4PM TOMORROW to get your extended response to me.

I know you've all enjoyed the midterm! Have fun with your time off...don't get into too much trouble!

Federalist 78 and Assignment

For this assignment, you will be reading Hamilton's Federalist 78 on the judicial branch of government. Use this reading to find important quotes within the document and comment on them. One of these comments must be a question. Refer to the example below. You need 5 quotes, which means 5 comments; your question is included in that number. You can also find the document in this post.

Complete Review (Legislature)

QUIZ REMINDER:
You quiz over the legislature will begin on 11/29 (tomorrow). On this day, you will receive multiple choice/fill-in-the-blank/etc type of questions, and well as being able to review before the quiz. The following day will be reserved exclusively for short answer and essay questions.

I highly suggest you review using the attached packet. You should have had the opportunity to pick these up in class, but here they are again.

Also, this is happening...

Another extra credit opportunity.

Filibuster Fight

Your thoughts? Let me know for some extra points.........

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY 12/12

This is the second and last extra credit opportunity of the quarter.

Movie Viewing: "Red Cliff" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425637/)
When: December 12-13, 2012. This is a long movie and will take two days. The movie will not be shown twice. Film will start promptly at 3:50pm.
Details: If you wish to complete this assignment, you MUST (MUST MUST MUST MUST) print out this post, fill it out and bring it to me by DECEMBER 7--please note that you need a parent signature. You will not be admitted without a parent signature. There will be no exceptions. Forms will not be accepted after December 7.

The movie will, again, start at 3: 50pm. If you are late, the consequences as related to the assignment(s) are on you. You will not know the assignment(s) until you get to the classroom. Here is the form you need to print.

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY 11/05

Here is your first extra credit opportunity of the quarter.

November 11 is Veteran's Day. For this assignment, I want you to write a short essay (min. 3 paragraphs) about what this day means to you and/or your family. Why is this an important holiday to celebrate/remember?

Sample Outline:
I. Introduction
  a) background of my family's involvement in the military
  b) Thesis: Veteran's Day is an important day for our country because...
II. Body Paragraph
  a) Explain support 1
  b) Explain support 2
III. Conclusion
  a) Future family involvement
  b) Why everyone shoudl care

THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE ON NOVEMBER 13, 2012, BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY.

Study Packet Questions.

Due to the copier being uncooperative, here are the questions from the study guide.

Name: _________________________________

Class: __________________

 

Duties of the President

1. What are the duties of the President? (There are 7.)

2. Who can the President appoint? 

3. Who does the President need to make a treaty?

 

Presidential Biography Project

Presidential Biography Report

**You have been given the proper way to cite sources. If you do not use outside sources and/or quotes in your paper, you grade will not be higher than 50%. Sources and quotes must be properly cited in the text and on a bibliography, points will be deducted if this is not done.** 

            You will create a report AND project on a President.

1) The report: This report is to be reflective of a president’s life and highly focused on his time in office. Therefore, your paper should include aspects of a biography with an emphasis on your subject’s life as the president. Mention life details: where they are from, details about their family, etc. When it comes to talking about your subject as president, consider the following questions: When did they become president? How long were they president? Were there any major issues that came up while they were in office? Did they do any significant to/for the country while in office? If so, what? If not, why? Are they considered to be a “good” president? Why/why not?

 

Order of Succession

The Order of Succession

Place the following government positions in the correct order to form the order of succession.

 

Secretaries	Executives	Other Positions
Interior	Vice President	Attorney General
Defense	President	President Pro Tempore
Homeland Security		Speaker of the House
Veteran’s Affairs
State
Housing & Urban Development
Energy
Education
Transportation
Agriculture
Commerce
Health & Human Services
Labor
Treasury

 

Place the Order of Succession HERE.

Reading Guide Questions.

Contents: Federalist 51 Questions, (keep scrolling for) Anti-Federalist V questions. The readings can be found online at constitution.org

 

Federalist 51 Questions:

Pre-Reading:

1. What is the Federalist position?

2. The author of Federalist 51 is also known as the “Father of the Constitution,” who is he?

3. What are the major principles of the US Constitution? (Hint: There are 6.)

 

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

This will be the last extra credit opportunity of the quarter!!!

What: "John Adams" episode and companion assignment.*
When: TUESDAY, 9 OCTOBER 2012 AFTER SCHOOL, 3:50PM-5PM
Details: If you wish to complete this assignment, you MUST (MUST MUST MUST MUST) print out this post, fill it out and bring it to me BEFORE October 9--please note that you need a parent signature. You will not be admitted without a parent signature.

If you wish to complete this extra credit assignment but are worried that you may not have a ride home, good news! If enough people want the before school option, you can complete this assignment BEFORE school from 7AM-8:20AM+.

The movie will start PROMPTLY at these times. If you are late, any consequences this has on the assignment are on you.

*You will NOT know the companion assignment until you arrive. However, if you were here for the episode(s) of "John Adams" during Homecoming week, you already have a good idea.
+7AM give or take a few minutes...or ten...It's preferred you come to the after school showing. :)

Quiz 2 Postponement

Because this week is scheduled differently, it's not really fair to have a quiz on Friday as scheduled. (The class schedule is posted on the storage room door by the way.) So, we will be using Thursday and Friday either as your constitutional debate (ahem, 2nd period) day and/or review for the quiz.

You will still be receiving a study packet on Thursday to help you prepare for the quiz. Keep in mind that not everything in the study packet will appear on the quiz. I must, however, inform you that you will need to know a few dates for this quiz, particularly those dates relating to the documents we have talked about. The US documents we have talked about are posted here if you would like to review them again.

Documents: US Constitution

Here's a link the United States Constitution. This link comes with a feature that will highlight each clause and give you more information when you click on it, as well as tell you  what that clause is about when you hover over it.

US Constitution

Documents: The Articles of Confederation

Here is a copy of The Articles of Confederation.

The Articles of Confederation--Avalon Project

Documents: Declaration of Independence

Here's a copy of the Declaration of Independence.

Declaration of Independence--National Archives

New Quiz Grades & EXTRA CREDIT

Happy long weekend!

Hopefully, it will make your weekend to know that after having graded the quizzes for the first two classes, it looks like most have you have done much better! I knew you could do it! That being said, our deal still holds that if the majority of the class got much better scores on this quiz than the first, the first score will go away. **Update** 4th hour, your scores were averaged. This still helped most of your scores. If you would like to see your two scores, let me know Tuesday.

Also, your grades will be published this weekend so you can see your scores on all your assignments. Here are the assignments that will be listed:

• Workbook, Lesson 1 (10 points) (classes 2, 4, 6 only)
• 0 if you turned in nothing
• 5 if you did a little to half
• 10 if you did 75% to all of the work
• Locke & Hobbes reading (1 point)
• Quiz (60 points)
• Notes from 08/29 (10 points) (classes 4 and 6 only)
• Bell-Ringer from 08/29 (8 points)
• 2 points per question answered
• Study Packet (30 points)
• 5 points per complete page

Remember, you can turn in assignments late. Make sure to look at your syallbus for the details!

Now for the part you've all been waiting for, EXTRA CREDIT.
Your extra credit opportunity is to correct or expand your incorrect quiz answers. For each response that you submit that is correct, you will receive an added TWO points onto your overall quiz grade. (You will essentially be receiving half credit for correctly resubmitted answer.) These will be due by FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 at the end of the school day. You will get your quizzes back on Tuesday.

Closing thoughts: Awesome, awesome job on the quiz today!!!!!! If you have any questions, feel free to email me. Have a great weekend!
Ms. Crowe.

Still Need Quizzes From...

If your name appears on this list, you need to take Monday's quiz.

1	2	4	6	7
Tatiana	Dana	Amber	Brent	Kenny
Christa		Randall	Herbert
		Jagger	Justin
		Gabriel	Dustin
		Callie	Chrishawna

Please schedule a time ASAP to take this quiz. You will have until Wednesday to do this.

Friday, everyone will be re-taking the quiz. The two quiz scores will be averaged together. If you only take Friday's quiz, one of your scores that goes into the average will be a zero, meaning your average will be your Friday quiz score divided by two.

Review Questions

Sorry this did not get posted yesterday. Here are the review packet questions for page 3:

3. How does it do this? (4 things!) Name and describe each. (What is it? What does it look like? Why is the government doing it?)

IV. Systems of Government

1. Are there different levels of government? What are some levels of government?

2. Describe the Federal system of government.

3. Describe the Unitary system of government.

Remember, we will also be reviewing on Monday!
Have a good weekend!

New classroom feature!

If you want to know what we'll be doing in class, you can look on the new "What am I doing in class today?" calendar. This calendar is posted on the "door to nowhere" right inside the classroom door.

There, you will also find a school and school event calendar. This will list school-wide events, as well as days off and sporting events. If you know of any events that are not on this calendar, feel free to add them.

Assignments for today (15 Aug.):

Everyone: Parent Surveys are due FRIDAY

If you find your name on the list below, it means you have not given the survey back to me. Additionally, please let me know if you do not have a parent survey as well.

1	2	4	6	7
Ray	Dillon Martinez	Randall	Martin	Rebecca
Roman	Dana	Jagger	Taylor B.	Bekki
Stephanie	Gage	Tyson	Sydney	Isaac
Matthew	Jacob	Misaiah	Herbert	Natasha
Aaron		Delbert	Zeke	Kenny
		Callie	Fayth	Erika
		Shane	Alyssia	Jonathan
		Zachary	Colin	Ryon
		Richelle	Destinee
		Delphine	Larrison
		Fayth	Thomas
		Marion	Precious

2, 4, and 6: Workbook

1.      Read lesson 1 (pages 1-6) and take notes; in your notes, define the bolded terms using the text, put key ideas into your own words on your own paper.

2.      Answer questions on James Madison.

3.      Decipher: What ideas on government came from Great Britain? What impact, if any,did these have on the foundation of US government?

1 and 7: Here are your questions from today:

· The type of government established by a nation-state obviously impacts its future. What type of government fif the US choose to establish? What are the major characteristics of this type of government? Why did the US see this as the best option? How has this choice spelled success and failure for the US?

Remember, always ALWAYS assume that I will be collecting your homework!

Welcome to Class!

Hello everyone!

Welcome to your first week of Government or AP Government/Economics class!

On this blog, you will find posts reminding you of assignments, discussion posts that you will have to reply to, and extra credit opportunities. You can also use this blog to ask questions to your fellow classmates or myself. Hopefully you will find this class blog helpful throughout the course.

Your assignments for the first week:

• Get Parent Comprehension sheet signed and turned in (by Friday, 08/17).
• Obtain a binder for this class.

You should be checking this blog at least once a week to make sure you are keeping up with everything! I have also enabled a feature that you can choose that will notify you by email about new posts.

--Ms. Crowe.