z2014-Govt+CW

8/27/14: Review of classroom rules & regulations 8/28/14-9/3/14: Review of student planner 9/4/14: Student planner quiz 9/5/14: R.A.R.E.2 writing strategy 9/8/14: Textbook distribution; 9/11 assignment 9/9/14: Aftermath of 9/11; Freedom v Security 9/10/14-9/12/14: 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction (students viewed this documentary: if you were absent, see Mr. Debes) 9/15/14: Purposes of Government 9/16/14: Vocabulary Introduction (students were introduced to vocabulary procedures for this course) 9/17/14: Chapter 1, section 1 9/18/14: Tower building activity (students completed a group activity; see Mr. Debes if you were absent) 9/19/14-9/22/14: Systems of Government notes 9/23/14: System of Government notes quiz (students completed a quiz on their Systems of Government notes) 9/24/14: Chapter 1, section 3 9/25/14 Principles of United States Democracy 9/26/14: Sub assignment (See Mr. Debes if you missed class) 9/29/14: Unit 1 Vocabulary Review 9/30/14: Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz 10/1/14-10/2/14: Unit 1 Test Review 10/3/14: Unit 1 Test 10/6/14-10/7/14: From colonies to Constitution video (see Mr. Debes if you missed one/both classes) 10/8/14: Review of R.A.R.E.2 writing strategy 10/14/14: Chapter 2, section 1 reading comprehension worksheet 10/15/14: Coming of Independence PP 10/16/14: Coming of Independence notes Quiz 10/20/14-10/21/14: Chapter 2, section 3 outline (pages 48-51) 10/22/14: Weakness of the Articles of Confederation chart 10/23/14-10/24/14: Constitutional Convention Group notes 10/28/14: Chapter 2, section 5 outline (pages 59-62). 10/29/14: 1st Quarter Binder Test 10/30/14-10/31/14: Federalists/Anti-Federalists PowerPoint 11/3/14: Federalists/Anti-Federalists Notes Quiz 11/4/14: Preamble recitations 11/5/14: Goals of the Preamble Notes (students identified the goals of the Preamble, explained them in their own words, and gave examples for each goal) 11/6/14: Chapter 3.1 Outline worksheet 11/7/14: Checks & Balances chart 11/10/14-11/14/14: US Constitution (students will summarize/explain the clauses of the US Constitution) 11/17/14: US Constitution Quiz 11/18/14: Amending the Constitution notes 11/19/14-11/24/14: Constitutional Amendments (students will explain the 27 Amendments) 11/24/14: Constitutional Amendments Quiz 12/2/14-12/3/14:Chapter 13.3 Reading guide 12/4/14: Chapter 2/3 Vocabulary Quiz 12/5/14-12/8/14: Chapter 2/3 Test Review 12/9/14: Chapter 2/3 Test3 12/10/14-12/11/14: Executive Branch introductory video (see Mr. Debes if you were absent) 12/12/14: Chapter 13.1 Reading Comprehension worksheet 12/15/14: Presidential Succession Notes 12/16/14: Presidential Succession Notes quiz 12/17/14: Electoral College webquest 12/22/14: 2nd Quarter Binder Test 12/23/14: Credit Recovery 1/5/15: Chapter 13.3 Reading Questions 1/6/15-1/7/15: Electoral College PowerPoint notes 1/8/15: Electoral College Notes Quiz 1/9/15-1/14/15: __Swing Vote__ film (see Mr. Debes if you were absent) 1/15/14: Chapter 13.4 reading guide 1/20/15: Chapter 13 vocabulary review 1/21/15: Chapter 13 Vocabulary quiz; see Mr. Debes if you were absent 1/22/15: Sub assignment: see Mr. Debes if you were absent 1/23/15-1/26/15: Chapter 13 Test Review 1/27/15-1/28/15: Chapter 13 Test; see Mr. Debes if you were absent 1/29/15-1/30/15: Portraits of Power:American Presidents video: see Mr. Debes if you were absent 2/3/15: Reading guide: Chapter 14.1 2/4/15-2/10/15: Presidential Powers (Chapter 14) PowerPoint 2/10/15: Presidential Powers notes Quiz 2/11/15: LBJ & the Civil Rights Act video: see Mr. Debes if you were absent 2/12/15-2/19/15: The Ghosts of Bogalusa documentary: see Mr. Debes if you were absent on one (or more) of these days 2/23/15: Chapter 15.1 outline & Bureaucracy chart/questions 2/24/15: Chapter 15.2 outline & reading questions 2/25/15: Chapter 15.3 outline & reading questions 2/26/15: Chapter 15.4 outline & reading questions 2/27/15: Chapter 14/15 Vocabulary Review 3/2/15: Chapter 14/15 Vocabulary Quiz 3/3/15-3/4/15: Chapter 14/15 Test review 3/6/15: Sub assignment: (see Mr. Debes if you were absent) 3/9/15: Chapter 14/15 Test 3/10/15: Intro to Congress video (see Mr. Debes if you were absent) 3/11/15: Read Chapter 10.1 (268-271) and complete Section I of CH 10 outline 3/12/15: **POP QUIZ** (see Mr. Debes if you were absent) 2 houses better than 1 chart/notes 3/13/15: Read Chapter 10.2 (273-280) and complete Section II of CH 10 outline (document linked above, on 3/10) ALSO, complete 10.2 reading assessment 3/16/15: Read Chapter 10.3 (281-284) & complete section III of CH 10 outline (document linked on 3/10); Also, complete 10.3 reading assessment 3/17/15-3/19/15: 10.2 & 10.3 House/Senate reading questions 3/20/15: Finish Chapter 10 outline (part IV) AND Chapter 10.3 reading assessment 3/23/15: Roles of Congress chart 3/24/15: Quarter 3 Binder Test (see Mr. Debes if you were absent) 3/25/15: sub assignment (see Mr. Debes if you were absent) 3/26/15: Chapter 10 Vocabulary Quiz 3/27/15-3/30/15: Chapter 10 Test Review 3/31/15: Chapter 10 Unit Test 4/7/15-4/8/15: Patriot Act documentary (see Mr. Debes if you were absent) 4/9/15-4/10/15: Congressional Power Notes AND Expressed Powers PowerPoint 4/13/15: 11.2 Other Powers of Congress: Section 2 outline & chart 4/14/15: 11.3 Implied Powers: Section 3 outline & reading questions 4/15/15: Implied Powers PowerPoint **KEEP WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL POWER NOTES AND EXPRESSED POWERS PP (from 4/9-4/10)** 4/16/15: Expressed & Implied Powers notes quiz 4/17/15: Sub assignment; see Mr. Debes if you were absent 4/20/15: Non-legislative powers of Congress notes 4/21/15: Sub assignment; see Mr. Debes if you were absent 4/22/15: Chapter 11 vocabulary review //document will be uploaded shortly// 4/23/15: Chapter 11 vocabulary quiz (see Mr. Debes if you were absent) 4/24/15-4/27/15: Chapter 11 Unit Test review 4/28/15: Sub assignment; see Mr. Debes if you were absent 4/29/15: Chapter 11 Unit Test 4/30/15: Judicial branch intro video (see Mr. Debes if you were absent) 5/1/15: Chapter 18, section 1 outline 5/4/15: Chapter 18, section 2 outline AND reading comprehension 5/5/15: Chapter 18, section 2 case studies 5/6/15: Chapter 18, section 3 outline AND reading comprehension 5/7/15-5/8/15: Supreme Court PowerPoint notes 5/11/15: Supreme Court PP quiz 5/12/15: Plessy v Ferguson 5/13/15-5/18/15: "Separate but Equal" viewing guide
 * Read “Landmark Decisions of the Supreme Court: US vs Nixon” (pages 410-411 in textbook). **
 * 1) Summarize the arguments for Nixon **
 * 2) AND the arguments for the United States **
 * 3) Answer both of the “Thinking Critically” questions (found on page 411). **