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Government/Economics (Period 6) Assignments

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Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
Department
Social Studies
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Government (Spring Semester)
Students will explore the structure and workings of American Government, exploring the key features of democracy in the United States that set it apart from other nations and government systems. Students will compare the government as designed by the Founding Fathers and expressed through the original Constitution with the functions of different institutions in the United States today, such as financing campaigns, interest groups, and elections. Students will also analyze the relationship between the federal government and state governments and among the different branches of federal government. Finally, students will consider the changing demographics of the electorate and its effect on public policy in the 21st century.
 
Economics (Fall Semester)
This course is an introduction to fundamental economic concepts, such as scarcity and choice and supply and demand. Students will compare and contracts economic systems throughout the industrialized and developing world, explore of the functions of money, and the workings of financial markets. The course will also emphasize economic cycles as well as reading economic data and indicators, paying particular attention to the recent financial events.

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DAILY AGENDA FOR SPRING SEMESTER (current day/week is closest to the top). 
3/13 Friday Using textbook Chapter 5.4, complete the 5.4 Reteaching and Quiz
3/12 Thurs Using the Unit 2 Powerpoint, complete the Chapter 5.2 Production Costs
3/11 Weds Finsihed the EQ from 5.1 and completed Supply Table/Case Study
3/10 Tuesday Using the Unit 2 Powerpoint, complete the Chapter 5.1, 5.3 Graphic Organizer
3/9 Monday Taking notes on Chap 4.3, complete the Chapter 4.3 Quiz after school
3/6 Complete the following assignments on Law of Demand and Case Study
3/5 Thursday Using the Unit 2 Powerpoint, complete the Chapter 4.1-4.2 Graphic Organizer
3/3-3/3 Block Completed Unit 4 Test (see teacher afterschool to complete if absent); Complete PF Credit Cards
3/2 Monday Complete PF Checking Accounts Activity
2/26-2/27 Wed Complete Unit 4 Index Card for Unit 4 Test next Block
2/24-25 Monday/Tuesday Using this website, complete the Build Your Stax Assignment.
2/10 Tuesday-2/21 Using the textbook, complete the Unit 4 Packet
2/9 Monday Using this video, complete the assignment Frontline: College, Inc.
b) Complete the Pie Chart/Readings in Free Enterprise as best as you can. Just to save time, make up the data for the pie chart (literally, make Transportation 10%, Education 40%, and so on). 
c) Turn in everything at the end of the period regardless of how much you complete.
d) Starting tomorrow, BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK every day so that you may complete the packet.
2/6 Friday Using this video, complete the assignment Frontline: College, Inc. 
Using the video from CNBC, complete Economics in the Real World Assignment
2/4 Tuesday-Weds Block
  1. Unit 1 Test (see the teacher if absent). 
  2. Current Event
2/3 Monday Complete Unit 1 Study Guide Index Card (remember that you will only be graded based on index card which must be handwritten on one side only). 
1/31 Career Day
1/30 Thursday Complete Unit 1 Study Guide index card for test on Tuesday-Wednesday Block
1/28-1/29 Block Day Using the Chap 2 Powerpoint, Complete 2.3 Centrally Planned Economies Graphic Organiser. 
1/23 Thursday 
Using the Chap 2 Powerpoint, Complete 2.1-2.2 Market Systems Graphic Organizer,
1/21-22 Block Day:
  1. Using Textbook Chapter 1.4, take notes in any style you like. Complete the quiz after school.
  2. Complete 1.1-.1.4 Application
  3. Using this video "The Economics of a Traffice Jam", complete a current event. 
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Friday, Jan 17- Complete Consumer Ethics
Thursday, Jan 16 Using the Unit 1 Powerpoint, Complete 1.2-3 Opportunity Costs and the PPC
Block, Jan 14-15
 

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Optional EC Assignments: These assignments all come from a podcast called More Perfect. You may complete any two of the following assignments. Each is worth 10-15 pts. based teacher's subjective opinion. 
  1. “Kittens Kick The Giggly Blue Robot All Summer” on how Marbury v. Madison made the judicial branch equal to the other branches.
  2. "Gun Show" describes the ongoing debate over the 2nd Amendment. (Warning: some adult language and racially charged moments. Only choose this if your parent would be on board)
  3. "Citizens United" describes campaign financing. 
Optional Extra Credit Assignment Save Our Agency (due Friday 12/6)
 
DAILY AGENDA
Tues/Weds
2. Using Textbook pg. 372, complete all red questions and all assessment questions (should be total of 12 total)
Thursday- Using the SCOTUS Cases, complete the Gallery Walk
                  -If absent, select one court case and make a simple poster with background/issue, the Argument, the Decision, and the Longterm effects (So, what?)
Friday- Complete 40% of Study Guide for Unit 4

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Block (Tues-Weds)
1. Complete Unit 3 Test (See teacher if absent), turn in Unit 3 Study Guide
3. Complete a current event (6 bullet points+EQ) using the following video "A Day in the life of a US Senator"
-if absent Thursday, complete Part 1 and 2
 

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Block Day- if absent, complete 3 Topics from this alternative assignment Federalism Examples Assignment, to the best of ability. A topic might be Federalism and the National Bank or Federalism and Medical Marijuana. 

Thus/Fri- Unit 3 Study Guide, links
  1. Unit 3 Powerpoint
  2. Role of Media
  3. Out of Many, One
  4. Party Systems
  5. Political Party Project
  6. Public Sphere
  7. One Big Party 
  8. Political Ideologies of conservative v liberal Floating Heads Example (best from all three periods)
  9. Got Ballot?

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Tues-Weds Block
1. Using the video Out of Many, One (40 min doc available on Netflix or come after school to watch), complete Video questions and EQs
Thursday/Friday- Using the Propaganda Powerpoint, complete the Propaganda Packet
 
Next Week
 

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- Map to be used for Part 2
- Further Instructions for Part 2:
  1. Click on the 2020 presidential election. Notice there is no winner yet! Predict who will win the White House in the 2020 presidential election. Go to select a starting view and choose blank. A blank map will appear. 
  2. Click on each state and fill in the party using wins (red/blue). Now, click on the yellow states and make them Democratic or Republican victories depending on your preferred party. 
  3. The electronic calculator will do the rest. Remember you need 270 electoral votes to win the presidency
  4. EQ: What is the minimum number of states needed to win 270 for your political party? Use the words safe state, swing states in your response
Here is an outline/sentence starters for the EQ

________________ Party will win based on the projection I made. They would need the following states to remain safe states: ________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________. That would get my candidate to __________ electoral votes. In order to win the presidency, my candidate would need to win the swing states: _______________________________________________________________. In my opinion, three important issues that could determine the next election are ___________________________, _________________________________, and ___________________________________________. I believe that ____________________ would make a great president because ___________________

Wednesday- PSAT
Thursday- Using Unit 3.3 Powerpoint, complete the graphic organizer, the chart (#1-4 and Middle Ground)

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Monday- see the teacher
Tues/Weds
2. Complete One Big Party
Thursday- SENIOR DAY OF PRAYER
Friday- Using this CNN10, complete Current Event Assignment
 

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Monday- using the textbook, complete the Guided Reading Assignment
Tues/Weds
1. Using the Unit 2 Powerpoint, Complete 80% of Unit 2 Study Guide
Thursday- Complete the Impeachment Assignment, use the first six mins of this video  for #9
Friday- Unit 2 Test (see the teacher if absent). You will turn in your study guide on Friday

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Monday- Complete "A Just Right Government"
Tues/Weds
1. Using the textbook, complete Guided Reading 2.4.
2. Using Unit 2 Powerpoint, complete 80% of Unit 2 Study Guide by Friday's Test
Thursday- Complete Amendment Process;   Using this CNN10, complete Current Event Assignment
Friday- Unit 2 Test (see teacher if missed test).

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Monday
Using the chart, complete Check and Balance Chart
Tues/Weds
1. Using pg. 5-6, give your opinion on 10 of the civil rights scenarios answering the question: Is this scenario a violation of a civil right or liberty.
Thursday-Friday
The class watched Constitution USA Episode 2 "It's a Free Country!" (available for free on Amazon Prime) and complete this assignment. If you do not have access to Amazon Prime, please come after school a day next week.
 
NEXT WEEK: Unit 2 Study Guide You will get time to work on this in class during block; I am posting this in case someone wants to get a little ahead. 

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Tues/Weds
1. Using Middle Ground Gun Control (warning: video details semi-graphic events), complete the following Gun Control Worksheet to the best of your ability. For #1 and #3, research online (suggestion Procon.org).
Thursday- Using textbook, complete 2.3 Critical Period; Using this Vox Video on Hong Kong History, complete Current Event

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Monday- Using Unit 2 Powerpoint, complete 2.1 Road to the American Revolution Graphic Organizer including EQ. 
Tues/Weds- Using Unit 2 Powerpoint, complete 2.2 The Declaration of Independence GO, complete 50% of DOI Found Word Poetry Project. Here are samples to provide a barometer
    1. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMZnBabDN2Q2ZRaW1LRk9CR2dzaGZCVWlxRDNn/view?usp=sharing
    2. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMNDJwdm5aR1pRYnF3ZVBfVTFUQkpOTVFHSHpr/view?usp=sharing
    3. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMMVBHcmV0UWZlVUpsbnBrdnJ4N29lVkxOWXpj/view?usp=sharing
    4. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMNFRPU2JLNGVfYWVuX0pOTE5JRS1fUmFlalBJ/view?usp=sharing
    5. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMVnMyRjRNOHV5NUxwQmZEZi16YWpPSUc0VE1Z/view?usp=sharing
    6. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMc0VGdHgtTldXVnJkUlpaWnNkY3UwSU9PaEI4/view?usp=sharing
    7. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMaW1Cc0xPR0lMbUxWWVVjWHZ1d1FqZVF5QnBZ/view?usp=sharing
    8. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMOHZYNlBpZjEyUjZlN3Q2bDB2aGtnbkNiUllB/view?usp=sharing
    9. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMYktIWG5xTFNLcmRodDZMQ2N5M1pGOHIzZUJB/view?usp=sharing
    10. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMVVNrOFoxQng4VEh1ZmpTR1N2SjFaNlVtd3Zn/view?usp=sharing
    11. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMaE9iM2xISElmNndnX25ONk92OUdMQmlOQ3gw/view?usp=sharing
    12. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMUEg3NlJlTW5LMkF1Z3MweTY3U0l5aGRGakxj/view?usp=sharing
    13. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMSi1wOUkzSDI3OE56UWxiZlNGYVR0ZnBvSTRF/view?usp=sharing
    14. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMU0V6M1Zvcjk2SnkxekpVelRDY0ZTVGZXOGww/view?usp=sharing
    15. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMdnlUYjB0U3pOLTRUQXhXUlZJZlZwbDdtN2FF/view?usp=sharing
    16. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMUDVBRmRJT0lZQ1FUa09jY1EtVnZYLWFudVpz/view?usp=sharing
    17. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMeUthNzlFWkFldE0zN3FST2FRRnEtRzVtR2JN/view?usp=sharing
    18. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMYjVSRlFOSDNyWXdILWt6Z2sxTVNZS1RVNkFJ/view?usp=sharing
    19. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMcDFjR1huR0tlbHppbDlMZXBmZ1JJLVVLZTgw/view?usp=sharing
    20. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMQUhEUGlaM3ZoTnR3c0dzZmpKWnZna2hUZW44/view?usp=sharing
    21. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eRMWtFW_aMUmxfSzFYbS1qV2hOQWNtY2VWc0ZNTVZhdXVr/view?usp=sharing
Thursday- Use the rest of class on your DOI Found Word Poetry Project. 
Friday- Using your textbook, complete Guided Reading 2.1
Optional EC: Using the video Boatlift, complete a Current Event Assignment including the writing. 

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Monday- Labor Day
Tuesday/Weds- Complete at least 80% of Unit 1 Study Guide by Friday (must be handwritten).
Thursday- read the article and complete the Socratic Seminar "Students Lie, Cheat, and Steal but Say They Are Good."   If absent, complete first and the last page using the article. 
Friday- Unit 1 Test (see teacher if absent)
 

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Week 2 (8/26/19-8/30/19)
Monday- Conselours coming in to talk to seniors (see your advisor if you miss today)
Thursday- Complete You Be the Judge In Re Clausen, complete a current event using this link
Friday- In small groups, complete "Limiting Government"
 
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Week 1 Lessons (Sept 19-23)
2. Tuesday/Wednesday- You Be the Judge (see teacher for the answer to #2-3), "Why Government?"

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Get Course Policy Statement signed by parent. Reminder that a digital copy will be posted online.