Begin Social Policy

Turn in Chapter 15 Core TO THE SUBSTITUTE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS

Don't forget to email me with questions!

Lanahan #84

• What is the definition of affluence? (look it up)
• What is Harrington's criticism of the American Economy?
• How does Harrington propose to solve this problem?
• Does Harrington's description of 1950s/1960s America hold true today?
• What do you disagree with him about?

Lanahan #85

• What is Friedman's basic argument? 
• What are three pieces of information that Friedman uses to back up his argument? 
• What is one unchallenged assumption that Friedman makes?  
• What do you disagree with him about?

Social Policy Exploration Activity

• Grab a partner & Choose one of the 9 topics
• Somebody make sure that every topic is represented.  I'll  be interested to hear the democratic / diplomatic / fair way that you did this.
• Try to complete this activity today.  We will have about 15 minutes at the MOST to work on this tomorrow before our "tour"

Chapter 15 Quiz tomorrow 

Fiscal Policy Exploration

Kahoot Quiz Game

Example OneNote (Questions for People's Pie game) People's Pie Game

Make sure to attach the certificate to your OneNote

Begin Unit VI

Return MC Exams (Unit V)

• Revisions: Wed. AM 715-825

Keynes v Hayek

• HERE are the lyrics

Lowi Chapter 14 Notes

CHapter 11

Exam

Turn in Chapter 12 Core

Dominate Unit V Exam

Being reading Chapter 15

• HERE is the Core Assignment: Due Wed.

Big List, Wrap up and Study

Big List Quiz

Wrap up: Interest Groups

1. Finish your Interest Group PowerPoint from yesterday
2. Email "can view" link to Mr. M
3. Tour 3 other PowerPoints form your class on my class website
• Answer Questions from THIS PRESENTATION

OneNote Check tomorrow AM

Review for Exam

Here is another possible Current Event article...Net Neutrality & the FCC....

Block 3
NAACP
League of Women Voters
ABA
NOW
NEA
NRA
Duke Energy Company
Chamber of Commerce
Farm Bureau
AMI

Block 2
ABA
NAACP
NAM
UAW
AFL-CIO
AARP
NRA
Chamber of Commerce
AMI
AFB
NEA

Interest Group Exploration

Interest Groups: 

• Interest Groups article
• About 30 minutes reading Lowi only
• Remember: the Core is due Friday!
• Partner Interest Group Exploration
• Check out THIS DOCUMENT for instructions
• We will complete the activity today
• We will "tour" your classmates tomorrow

Finish the day with Big List Review for Big List Quiz tomorrow (Quizlet is up on my webpage)

Interest Groups

Turn in Chapter 11 Core
Take Chapter 11 Lowi Quiz

Interest Group notes

Message

I will not be in my classroom before school the next three days (Tuesday, Wed, or Thurs).  Please email me to schedule a time to seem me if you need.  I will be available after school or during 1st block.  Spread the word!

Political Parties Wrap up

Party Eras Activity

• 15-20 mins to finish up
• Read Lanahan #73, 74 & 77 while waiting for classmates to finish
• Party Eras class competition!  HERE is the cite to go to

Political Party Exploration

• Exploration activity can be found by following THIS URL or the EXAMPLE ONENOTE

Reminder: Chapt. 11 Core due Tuesday

Political Parties!!!

Turn in Chapter 13 Core Assignment
Lowi Chapter 13 Quiz

• Different format.  Go to infuse learning website
• Wait for the room id
• Enter your: lastname, firstname
• Take quiz when I say "ready"

Chapter 11 Reading Guide

Basic Political Party Discussion as a Class

Party Systems activity

• Use Lowi and complete the following activity on your OneNote:

For each of the Party Systems (Lowi probably should've called them "eras"…) found on pages 498-506, please answer the following questions:

1. What political parties were prominent during this era?
2. What major historical events occurred?
3. What characteristics describe this era?
4. How did the era end?
5. Please ad at least picture for each era that represents it in some way (to help it be memorable or easier to study)

Political Party Exploration Activity

• Exploration activity about modern political parties found on the Example OneNote

Media Exploration & Chapter 11

Lowi 10
Media Exploration:

1.  Find 2 national media conglomerates and create YOUR OWN graphic showing which media companies they own
2. Explore examples of concentration of local media in radio; Create the same kind of visual as #1
3. Find evidence of 5 vocabulary terms form the last two set of notes.  This could include media stories, politician or consumer actions.

Major and Minor Political Party notes

• Title on the video shows that this is a video from my American Gov't class. 
• I made this in the morning and sound funny: I'm tired and don't want to wake my family.

Read Lanahan #74

• Answer the "Lanahan Response" into your OneNote.  here is the question:
• According to Walter Dean Burnham there have been five major critical realigning elections 1800, 1828, 1860, 1898, and 1932. Speculate why it has been over eighty years since the United States has had a realigning election. What factors or events could lead to a future realigning election in the United States; does it seem likely? OR, Have we had a realigning election since the printing of Burnham’s work? Explain.

Begin Reading Chapter 11

• Core is due Tuesday--not that you need the core yet (because I suggest reading the entire chapter first), but if you are so inclined you may grab one from the file...its toward the back.  
• I don't have a reading guide yet.  I may have one tomorrow. Consider making one of your own with this blank copy of my reading guides.

Media Wrap up

Lanahan Discussions: 

• 80--Feeding Frenzy
• 83--South Park Conservatives

Media, Politics & Citizens Notes

Reminders: (yes, they are supposed to be out of order)

Chapter 13 Core & Quiz is Thursday

Chapter 11 Core & Quiz is Monday

Chapter 12 Core & Quiz is (next) Friday

Big List & Media

Big List

• Practiced Big List:
• Complete a brief BL quiz with the words from the opposite block to practice more words
• Corrected by your classmates
• Reviewed YOUR BL quiz from last week using this presentation

Notes: History of Media in the US

For Tomorrow: 

Read Lanahan #80 & #83

Prep Day

Handed Back Unit IV Multiple Choice

• Revision day is Tuesday 715-830
• Remember you can gain 1/2 point for each answer your revise up to 23/25

AP M.C. Practice as a class

• See Mr McDonald if you are interested in seeing these.

The rest of the day we read Lowi & Lanahan
Lowi Chapter 13 Core

• Reading Guide on OneNote
• Core is due Thursday
• This requires you to pay attention to the news....My suggestion is to use Monday, Tuesday and Wed. of next week
• There are three chapters from Lowi between now and the end of this unit (about 2 weeks)...READ NOW!

Lanahan #60 & # 63

• Monday we will begin the class with a discussion on these two readings
• There are 7 total Lanahan readings in this unit..read up!  Questions are on OneNote

Unit IV Exam

Took the following: 
Unit IV Multiple Choice
Unit IV FRQ
OneNote was graded
--revisions by Monday

Took the following:

Big List Quiz 
Lowi Chapter 10 Quiz

Reviewed using this presentation

OneNote Check & Unit IV Exam are tomorrow
Current Event due Friday

Unit Wrap up: Lanahan & Voter Turnout

Turn in Chapter 10 Core
Reminders:

• Tomorrow: Chapter 10 Quiz & Big List Quiz
• Thursday: Unit IV Exam and OneNote Check
• Friday: Current event due

Lanahan Reading & Discussion:

• Read 68,69,70 & 72
• Discussion prep:
1. Determine the main idea of the selection
2. Determine the supporting points for that main idea
3. Criticize Main Idea and supporting points
4. Determine which parts you agree with
5. Consider alternative ideas
• Discuss as a class based on the discussion prep 
• Videos: 
• Willie Horton Ad & revolving doors
• Daisey Ad
• KKK for Goldwater
• Herman Caine Ad
• Ron Paul Attack Ad
• Obama Attack Ad
• Swiftboat Vetrans for Truth Ad

Big List Review Time

Campaign Finance & Turnout

Campaign Finance

• Read first three pages from this packet
• Cannon's Text
• Answer these questions on your OneNote:

1.  How did BCRA impact Campaign Finance? 
2. What is the difference between hard and soft money? 
3. What are 527s & 501(a)(4)s?  and what does it have to do with Citizens United? 
4. When you fill out your own taxes will you donate to the federal Election fund?  Why or why not? 
5. What two conclusions does Cannon come to about Campaign finance? 
6. Do you agree or disagree with Cannon's concerns about the amount of money spent on campaigns? 
7. Do you agree with Cannon's overall positive assertion at the end of page 312?

Voter Turnout Notes

Friday

Discuss: Voting Laws 
Read & Discuss: #68 in Lanahan

Win the White House iCivics Game

• You don't have to register....
• Click "New Game"
• Click "High School +"
• WIN!!!

iCivics Survey

Presidential & Congressional Elections

Returned in Chapter 9 Core
Chapter 10 Core now due Tuesday

Presidential and Congressional Elections Notes

Voting Systems & Laws

Voting Systems Activity (Questions)

• Link to procon.org

2014 Voting Laws (Questions)

1. Voting Laws Article to read
2. Huffington Post Iowa Article
3. National Review Iowa Article

Lowi Quiz & Elections Notes

Turned in Chapter 9 Core
Took Chapter 9 Quiz

• See Mr M to schedule a time to take this as soon as possible

Reminders: 

• Handed out Chapter 10 Core & Reading Guide--Due Monday
• OneNote Check is Tomorrow
• NO Current events until the end of the unit

Elections Notes

• Took Elections Notes
• Video tomorrow