The class has been split into two factions: Federalists and Antifederalists

II. On your side you and a partner will be assigned a topic

III. You will create a short (5-10 minute) presentation/lesson on the main ideas of each side in regards to a specific section in the Constitution. You can use google slides or you can create a website (See me for access)

IV. Everyone will be responsible for completing a graphic organizer and knowing the arguments of both the Federalists and Anti Federalist.

V. Click on the links below to find the readings associated with your topic. You may do outside research to learn more about the Federalists and Antifederalists. 

Direction: Go to the following link. iCivics:PowerPlay and complete the video game regarding federal powers and state powers. This is an basic introduction to Federalism. in our next class period when I return. We will finish analyzing the U.S. constitution and we will begin to analyzing federalism. 

Directions: In the comment section of this blog post, answer the following questions. 

1. What are some powers that the government has? 
2. What is the difference between the federal government and state governments? The federal government has authority over the entire nation; state governments have authority within state borders.
3.  Do state governments and the federal government have different powers? Do they share any? The Constitution delegates some powers to the federal government. All the rest are reserved to the states. Some powers, like the power to tax, are shared.
4. What was your goal in this game? (Answer like this: “To find arguments that _____.”)
5.  To find arguments that supported the side the student was playing for. In this game you had to take a stand for state or federal government power. How was that different from the way state and federal power works in real life? In real life, many government powers are shared.
6. Did any of the arguments you saw in the game seem unreasonable to you?
7. What might happen if all government power belonged to the federal government? To the states?
    Some things to consider include the nation’s ability to protect itself; the need for certain rules to be uniform across the country (i.e., immigration); people’s desire for as much individual freedom as possible; regional differences among states and populations

When you leave a comment, please make sure you include your first and last name. 

Open a word document and answer all questions on the word document. There are a total of 7 questions. 
Please place your name and class period in the header only.
At the end of the activity, please log on to My.Ploi.Sci.Lab and take the Social Explorer Quiz. 
For slide 7 - 9 use the following link http://old.socialexplorer.com/SpiceMap/?v=9fa7401a5d244cee and press play

(www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/group/e0f0236)

1.      Complete the quiz. What is your typology?

2.   What percentage of the general public shares your ideological type? (Question = hyperlink)

Go to the web page: “Comparing Political Typology Groups”. Click on “Types”. It is located near the bottom of the left-side navigation column. On the “Types” page, find your type. It will be listed midway down the left column.

3.      List “Social Characteristics” of your type. They are listed by bullets in the grey box.

4.      Read the “Key Issues” for your type. (a) Which issue is most important to you? (b) Which, if any, issue is not important to you?

5.      Write a few sentences explaining how you compare with the social characteristics of your type. Title a sheet of notebook paper: “My Political Ideological Diagrams”. Draw the diagram of your ideological placement. It is near the bottom right-side of the page.

(http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz/quiz.php) Take the quiz.

On your separate diagram sheet, draw the diagram of the results of your quiz. If you know how to use the trim tool, you can add it to your word document.

1.      After reading the description, do you agree with the results? Explain.

2.      What is your “Personal Issues” score? What is your “Economic Issues” score?

3.      Which political group do you most agree with?

4.  Do you think the creators of the quiz are conservative, libertarian or liberal?

I.     The Supreme Court

1.      Which justices did you agree with the most? (Note: Elena Kagan replaced John Paul Stevens in August 2010.)

2.      Looking at the photos of three justices at the bottom of the page, who is considered the ‘swing vote’ on the Court?

3.      Who is considered the most conservative member of the Court?

4.      Who WAS considered the most liberal member of the Court?

Complete the survey. Take time to read what the candidates actually said about each issue.

1.      Which candidate did you agree with the most? What percentage of the time?

2.      Do your results surprise you? Explain