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Federalist vs Anti-Federalist

9/30/2015

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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. 

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Substitute Day: 9-28-15

9/28/2015

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iCivics: Intro to FederalisM

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. 
iCivics: PowerPlay

Post-game questions. 

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. 

After you finish today's activity.

  • Once you have finish the iCivics game and answer the questions in the comment, you need to finish the Weaknesses of the Confederations activity.
  • If you have submitted that, you need to log into My.Poli.Sci.Lab and finish exams, quiz, or read the textbook. you have and exam over the constitution Monday, October 5th. 
 
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Unit II: Intro into the Constitution

9/24/2015

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Objective:
I will analyze how the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to its failure.
I will describe the ideas behind the American Revolution and their role in shaping the Constitution.

Assignment
  1. Download the following assignment titled Weakness of the Article of Confederation. 
  2. Use the U.S. Constitution to identify how the U.S. Constitution correct the problem created by the U.S. Constitution. 

Weakness of the Articles of Confederation

The U.S. Constitution

Download the Full Constitution

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Early RElease: Intro to the Constitution

9/22/2015

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Imagine………  

        The entire class has just been marooned on a deserted island with NO hope of ever being rescued.

1.   There are no natives on the island-you are the only humans.

2.  There is an abundance of fresh water, fruits, animals, plants, good soil, etc.

3.  You have no luggage or supplies.

4.  There are no scientists, engineers, doctors, etc. – just you and your classmates.


Assignment………
1.   Make of a list of your immediate needs and how you will accomplish meeting those needs. (A minimum of 15.)

2.  Design a society structure for the future that you believe will meet the needs of everyone. Five years, 10, and 20 years from now, what will you need and what will your island society be like?

3.  Who is in charge and how does people gain their authority and power to determine the path of your newly create society?

4. 
 How are rules create and drafted? Consider how they are enforced What are the functions of the various different jobs and positions in your society?


5.    Draw an Illustration that is an example of your new power and governmental structure of your society?
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Unit I Lab: Political DEMOGRAPHY& Exit Poll Due Friday

9/9/2015

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Voter Turn Out 2012

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Exit Poll

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Washington Exit Polls

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September 08th, 2015: Political Explorer

9/8/2015

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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
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unit i lab - anALYSIS OF VOTER DEMOGRAPHIC

9/1/2015

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A - Day 9/1/15 & B - Day 9/2/15

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I will compare political ideology to various different political issues and relate each view point to its respect demographic. 

You will use the following sites listed below to determine your political ideological profile.

Use the work sheet to and website to finish this assignment

When you are finished, please click "Submit Assignment." 

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Political Ideological Profile website

Political Typology
Short Political Quiz
Candidate Game II
Supreme Court
Step VI: Candidate Selector
Republican
Democrate
Candidate Profile

STEP I: Pew Research: Political Typology 

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(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.



Step II: World’s Shortest Political Quiz

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(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?



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Step III:  THe Supreme Court

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?


Step IV: Candidate Match

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

STEP V: 2016 political Candidate Selector

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