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» In Class today:
Wed., Sept. 1....
Today we finished to lecture / pwrpnt "The Study of Government" and started into the next powerpoint "Who Governs". Please rvw the powerpoints to make sure you have all of the information you need and to reinforce the ideas presented in class.
Monday, August 30.....
Today we took the quiz on Chapter 1. If you missed this quiz, you must make it up on next Monday in my room. Remember, if you do not make quizzes or tests up on time, there is a 20% reduction.
We also worked through the first slide show. You may access this powerpoint with the link below.
Unit 1,The Foundations of Government
Test: TBA
Reading Assignment:
(Please note that each reading bloc will have a quiz)
» Ch. 1, p. 3-12.....................Due: Mon., Aug 30
Handouts:
» Unit No. 1 Study Guide
» Enduring Questions of Democracy
PowerPoints: (be sure to view the notes section below each slide)
» The Study of Goverment
(download)
» Who Governs?
(download)
» To What Ends?
(download)
Online Resources:
» How direct should democracy be? (CSM)
» The Decline of Marriage, James Q. Wilson
» Interview with James Q. Wilson (PBS)
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» Announcements / Deadlines For:
Be sure to prepare for quiz by reading Ch. 1 Section 3. (See below for dates)
Please decide which topic you will research for our public policy project. Also, you will be working in teams of three, so be thinking about which students you want to work with. I will have a sign up sheet on the handout table in the next few class period.
» In Class today:
Sept. 2 A-Day...
A1 took a quiz on ch. 1 section 1. We finished the PowerPoint presentation "The Study of Government". A2 and A3 watched a news story on the worlds most dangerous city.
Sept. 1 B-Day...
We took the quiz today on Ch. 1 Sec. 1. If you missed it, you must come into my room next Monday after school and take a makeup quiz.
We finished the fisrt powerpoint "The Study of Government" and watched an interesting video on the government in Mogadishu Somalia.
Augusts 31 A-day....
A2 and A3 took quiz on Chapter 1 Section 1. If you missed this quiz please arrange with me for a makeup. A1 will take the quiz on Thursday.
In class today, we continued with our presentations up to "purpose of government". Your homework is to rvw questions 1-15 in the presentation rvw's (Blue packet)
Augusts 30 B-day....
Today, we turned in our disclosure documents for 10 points. We also have a party leaders and indepedents selected. We worked through the PowerPoint to slide no. 11 on the first slide show. We then worked on questions 1-9 on presentation rvw. no. 1.
If you missed class go to the link below and study the powerpoint that was covered in class. We will have our first quiz on Wednesday, Ch. 1 Section 1.
August 25-26.....
It was great to see all of you in class today and look forward to the semester. Please check this page on a regular basis, as it has important information.
I will post what happened in class everyday for students that missed, or as a reminder for all students. Also, this page has the handouts for the unit. If your were to misplace your study guide, for instance, you can simply print out a new one from the link below. Along with handouts all of the powerpoints are provided so you can review the class presentations.
Reminder: Dislosure docs are due Friday (A-Day) and Tuesday (B-Day) for 10 points.
Unit 1, The Foundations of Government
Test:
A-Day: TBA
B-Day: TBA
Reading Assigments:
(Please note that each reading will have a quiz, so please be prepared)
Chapter 1 Sec 1 (Principles of government)
A-Day........................Augut 31, Tuesday
B-Day........................Sept. 1, Wednesday
Chapter 1 Sec 3 and Page 12(Types of Governments)
A-Day........................Tuesday, Sept. 7
B-Day........................Friday, Sept. 3
Chapter 1 Sec 4 (Economic theories)
A-Day.........................................TBA
B-Day.........................................TBA
Handouts:
» Study Guide
» Presentation Review No. 1
» Presentation Review No. 2
PowerPoints:
» The Study of Government (online)
» The Study of Government (download)
» Totalitarianism (online)
» Totalitarianism (download)
» Democracy (online)
» Democracy (download)
(note: remember, if the slide show comes up in your browser but does not show the content of the slide, then you need to click on the banner above the slide and activate the Active-X control)
Online Resources:
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