Government (Period 3) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. Michael Hartman
- Term
- Spring 2017
- Department
- Social Studies
- Description
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Past Assignments
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J#3
What are the rights stated in the 1st Amendment?
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Current Event Article #14
50/50 Write up
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Debates
You and your partner will select a Supreme Court Case, figure out the essential question, prepare both the Pro and Con sides of the arguments and be ready to debate on Monday.
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Current Event Article #13
50/50 Write up
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J#1
What Supreme Court Cases do you know of?
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Chapter 11 Review
Page 328-9
RF 1-8
UC 1-3
CT 1-2
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J#10
What are the three ways that a Supreme Court Justice can leave office?
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J#9
What is a precedent and why are they important?
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Current Event Article #11
50/50 Write up
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J#8
What are five reasons that the federal bureaucracy has grown over the years?
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Chapter 10 Review
Page 300-1
RF 1-7
UC 1-3
CT 1-2
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J#7
How were government jobs filled prior to the Civil Service Act? Why did this method lead to calls for reform?
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J#6
List as many of the cabinent departments as you can.
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J#5
Who was your top ranked President and why?
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Presidential Ranking
Please rank Presidents 1-43 for effectiveness based on the criteria your group constructed.
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Current Event Article #10
50/50 write up
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J#4 In what ways can the President gauge public opinion on an issue?
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Chapter 9 Review
Page 272-3
RF 1-5
UC 1-3
CT 1-3
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J#3
What is your criteria for ranking an effective President?
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J#2
Do you believe the role of the President has changed in the past 240 years? Support your answer.
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J#1
What is executive privilege and how has it become limited over the years?
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Chapter 8 Review
Page 242-3
RF 1-6
UC 1-3
CT 1-3
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Current Event Article #9
50/ 50 Write Up
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J#10
What is the electoral college and why do we use it?
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J#9
What are the requirements to be the President?
Should we have more or different ones?
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Current Event Article #8
50/50 Write Up
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J#8
What are some of the arguments for and against the Citizens United ruling?
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Chapter 7 Review
Page 208-9
Recalling Facts 1-8
Understanding Concepts 1-3
Critical Thinking 1-3
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Big Sky, Big Money
Please watch video and answer the questions on the worksheet
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J#7
What is the difference between a PAC and a 501c4?
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J#6
What influences members of Congress?
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J#5
What is a "Christmas Tree" bill?
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How a Bill Becomes a Law Worksheet
Use page 185 in textbook to answer worksheet
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Current Event Article #7
50-50 Write up
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J#4
What is it called when Congress is controlled by the opposite party than the President?
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J#3
What does Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution deal with?
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J#2
Who assigns members of Congress to their respective Committees?
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Chapter 5 Review
Page 154
Recalling Facts 1-9
Understanding Concepts 1-3
Critical Thinking 1-3
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Current Event Article #6
50 / 50 Write Up
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How is representation in the House and the Senate established? How many members are in each?
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Current Event Article #5
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J#12
What is Federalism?
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J#11
Explain the Social Contract
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Chapter 3 Review
Page 92-3
Recalling Facts 1-8
Understanding Concepts 1-3
Critical Thinking 1-2
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J#10
What are the two ways to propose and the two ways to ratify an amendment to the Constitution?
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Current Event Article #4
50 50 Write up.
Please include article
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J#8
Why is it easier to propose an amendment than to ratify one?
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J#7
Why is it difficult to amend the Constitution?
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J#6
Why do we have three branches of government?
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J#5
What is popular Sovereignty?
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Current Event #3
50/50 write up
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J#4
What were the three main conflicts concerning the Constitution?
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Chapter 2 Review
Page 60
Recalling Facts 1-8
Understanding Concepts 1-3
Thinking Critically 1-2
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J#3
The Articles of Confederation were a reaction to the Revolutionary War.
Why was this the case? Give examples of the reaction and in what ways were these an overreaction?
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J#2
What was America's first government?
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Design a Country Project
You will design your own country. Please include on back of poster: Theory of Origin Centralization of Power Structure of Rule Economic System Please include on front of poster: map of country name of country name of capital/major cities flag in lower right corner any points of interest/major geographic features major industries or exports
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J#1
What are you looking forward to from today's Inauguration?
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Current Event Article #2
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J#5
Does a country's political system affect its economic system?
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Chapter 1 Review
Page 32-33
Recalling Facts 1-9
Understanding Concepts 1-4
Critical Thinking 1-4
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J#4
What are the Pros and Cons of a Unitary system?...of a Federal System?
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J#3
How is the Declaration of Independence a piece of Enlightenment literature?
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J#2
How is the Social Contract theory a reaction to Divine Right monarchies?