Day 2

1.  Christmas Drive boxes....are we 100% COMPLETE?
2.       Review my latest tweet and respond.  How would you rule on this case and why?
3.       Continue with cases
HW=by Monday have 15.1 and 15.2 read

Day 3

1.  Reading Quiz on DAY 1
2.  Watch the below video for HW (Marybury v. Madison)
3.  Continue with 1st Amendment cases
**Under Ch 14 open Bill of Rights +14, SC rubric and SC revised student guide.
HW=Watch Marbury v. Madison video and review 1st Amendment cases and Rights of the Accused presentations under Ch 14

Day 2

CLOSE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT

1.  Reading Quiz
2.  Review the Courts, Rodney King and Double Jeopardy (you need Rodney King handout from Ch 13)
3.  Begin Supreme Court presentations
* We will go in order of the Amendments: 
1st Amendment cases
4th Amendment cases
5th Amendment cases
6th Amendment cases
8th Amendment cases
14th Amendment cases
HW=14.3 Search and Seizure

Day 1

1.  10 minute review
2.  Presidency retake
3.  Supreme Court case check in
DURING THIS TIME YOU HAVE THREE TASKS TO COMPLETE
1.  Meet with your partner and decide who will present the facts, the question and the Supreme Court decision and key findings.
2.  Read my recent tweeted articles (Amazon Prime Drones & RNC tweet about Rosa Parks)
3.  Get the Rodney King handout under Ch 13 and do question 1
HW=13.1 and13.2 the court, 14.2 Civil Liberties: Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Association

Day 2

1.  How much do you remember about the 25th Amendment?  Review 25th Amendment Handout and fill out the following form:  http://goo.gl/snxubg
2.  Start 24 to illustrate 25th Amendment.

Day 1

1.  Finish Electoral College presentations.
*Read and analyze my tweet about President's cabinet
2.  Analyze election of 2000 (9:05)
3.  Review presidential cabinet
4.  Analyze 25th Amendment
HW=Presidency test on Day 2

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Day 2

1.  Reading Quiz
2.  Review keynotes
3.  Analyze 4 court cases that either expand or limit Presidential power.
HW=find 3 facts about the electoral college

Use OYEZ.ORG
1.  Write facts of case
2.  What's the major question?
3.  What did the court decide?
4.  Does this limit or expand War Powers?
5.  Do you agree with the decision?
6.  Is this a strict or loose interpretation of the Constitution?

Day 1

1.  Veteran's Day, PTSD and Veteran Courts
2.  Finish debates
3.  HW=read Presidential Qualifications and War Powers presentations under Ch 11 on google site

Day 2/3

1.  Review current events on my blog (look through and comment on one interesting tweet)
2.  Eclicker check in quiz
3.  Continue with debates
HW=work on college apps!

Day 1

1.  Review Twitter feed
*Haunted House campaigning tactic?
2.  What's redistricting?
3.  Continue with Congressional Debate
HW=practice posting something to our twitter feed.  Use class hashtag and include a question or something for us to think about. 

Day 3

Good Morning,
My kids are sick so I'm home today.  We will take a break from the Congressional debate and resume on Day 1.  Rules Committee, can you remind the class of the agenda for the bills?

For today you will learn about redistricting.
Go to Ch 10 on google site and open "redistricting." Follow the directions.  At the end you should post your work on your blog just like the handout directs you to do.

4*-Look at the new layout of my blog.  Notice the Twitter feed on the right hand side.  If you see something in the news that is related to class or a bumper sticker that sparks your interest, a video clip, political cartoon, etc, please feel free to post with your class hashtag (#cpgov4 or #cpgov7).  This will be publicly displayed on my blog so be mindful of what you post and write.  The purpose of this is to create more conversation about current events.  Give it a shot!

Have a nice weekend and I'm sorry to miss you in class today.

-Ms.D

Day 2

1. Review these key terms:  DISCHARGE PETITION & LOG ROLLING
2.  Continue with presentations
HW=review discharge petition term

Day 2

Stay in Congressional Seats
Pass back midterms

1.  House and Senate Quiz and Review
2.  Congressional Legislation Simulation introduction
HW=work on projects (due @ end of period on Day 3) and read Filibuster under Ch 10.

Day 1

Welcome back!
1.  Review week's schedule
2.  Read the most recent Twitter posts (Winners & Losers and How the Government voted)
3.  National Economic Council guest speakers
     a.  House in 322
     b.  Senate in 321
     c.  Listen to presentation
     d.  Should we raise the debt ceiling?  Congressional Vote
3.  Grades will by final on Wednesday
HW=review House and Senate keynote under Ch 10

VOTING FORM

Congressional Profile (D=Democrat; R=Republican, I=Independent)

House of Representatives  (17)
Republicans (9)
Speaker of the House, Jack Gaul
Representative Hyndman
Representative Lucey
Representative Rinn
Representative Sirianni
Representative Webb
Representative Weird
Representative Wheaton
Representative Wright



Democrats (5)
Minority Leader, Representative Kintis

Representative Ishibashi
Representative Johnson
Representative Murray
Representative Sheehan

Independents (3)
Representative Cesari
Representative Phonsevath
Representative Whittingham



Senate (10)
Democrats (5)

Majority Leader Fossett
Senator Cullinan
Senator Healy
Senator Realyvasquez
Senator Yang



Republicans (4)
Minority Leader, Senator Kay
Senator Bidwell
Senator Alcaraz
Senator Hernandez


Independents (1)
Senator Fite



7th PERIOD

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (11)

REPUBLICANS
Speaker of the House, Maloney
Rep. Castillo
Rep.  Fontanilla
Rep.  Kaprosch
Rep. Marquez
Rep. Theofel
Rep. Tonna

DEMOCRATS
Minority Leader, McKeon
Rep. Brosnan
Rep.  Recinos
Rep. Yee

SENATE (10)

DEMOCRATS
Majority Leader, Monetta
Sen. McCarthy
Sen. Caine
Sen. Rojo
Sen. Toracca
Sen. David

REPUBLICANS
Minority Leader, Razzo
Sen. Hillhouse
Sen. Lau
Sen. Marinaro

Midterm Day!

Jimmy Kimmel's Interview re: Obamacare v. Affordable Healthcare Act

Day 3

1.  Get Hip Hop presentation from Ch 3 google site.
2.  HW=study for midterm on Day 1
When we get back from quarterbreak we will vote whether or not to raise the debt ceiling!

Day 2

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN->RAISE DEBT CEILING
ON OCTOBER 21 THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL WILL LOBBY YOU TO VOTE FOR OR AGAINST RAISING THE DEBT CEILING.
HOW WILL YOU VOTE?

1.  Get into your pairs and complete E-cigarette/Interest Group assessment.
2.  Work on midterm study guide (check your email for the link).
HW=finish your portion of study guide and review for test on Day 1!

Day 3

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN UPDATE

4th period:  Grab an interest groups handout up by the board

1. Finish Thank You for Smoking

2.  Begin potato debate

HW=Ch 7 test on Day 1 (review your reading, notes, keynote, potato debate handout, and government shutdown notes)

Day 2

1.  Get Interest Groups Viewer's guide from Ch 7 handouts on google site.
2.  Open Twitter and find Back and Forth Over the Shutdown and Anti-Revenge Porn Bill
3.  Interest Groups Discussion continues (open IG viewers guide)
4.  Prep Potato Debate
HW=Prepare for Potato Debate
CH 7 Test on Day 1

Day 1

1.  Pass in your voter behavior guide handout
2.  Go to "Back and Forth Over the Shutdown" in Twitter
3. Finish Bowling for Columbine (Kairos retreatants get the viewer's guide under Ch 2 handouts on Google site)
4.  Interest Groups Review (you need Interest Groups keynote from Ch 7 handouts)
HW=read 7.3 and 7.4 (Interest Groups)

Day 2

1. Complete the official ballot and post your newspaper to your blog if you haven't already. 

 2. Go to Ch 2 handouts and get Bowling for Columbine handout. 

 2nd Amendment Text A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

DAY 1---->2013 Presidential Debate

 1.  Campaign Manager and Candidate review your opening statement.  Incorporate your basic ideology with your 3 Ps.

2.  A.  Create blog
  B.  After you have finished creating your blog please complete this form.

 


3.  Live Debate

4.  Due tomorrow:  A blogpost/newspaper review of how the debate went.
This requires:
SF Chronicle Headline (cut and copy from sfchronicle.com)
3 Subarticles
2 pull quotes
2 images with captions

OFFICIAL BALLOT


AMERICAN INDEPENDENT



REPUBLICAN

LIBERTARIAN

DEMOCRATIC



GREEN

Day 3

Good Morning,  I won't be here today so please continue to work on your campaign project.
Videos due by 10am on Day 1
Live debate will be on Day 1.
Look Presidential.

Practice Questions for candidates:
Campaign Manager:  Record the candidate on the ipad so that candidate can review him/herself after each question.

Make sure that you cushion each answer with a personal story or professional experience.
1.  With gun violence as the recent major headlines especially after the Navy Shipyard shooting what steps should the government take to enure that guns stay out of the wrong hands?

2.  If you were to win the Presidency how would you prioritize immigration on your agenda?

3.  Three groups comprised the bulk of the uninsured in 2010, including foreign-born residents who are not U.S. citizens, young adults ages 19 to 25 and low-income families with an annual household income of less than $25,000.  This is 45 million people who are uninsured.  Do you view this as a significant government problem?

4.  Why are you the best candidate to lead this country?

5.  Can you please describe to the audience what your party's fundamental beliefs are regarding government involvement in society and business.

Day 2

1.  Reveal parties and roles
2.  Look at rubric and answer any questions.
3.  Campaign managers and candidates research debate clips on youtube and analyze how candidates answer questions.  How do they build a bridge from the issue to him/herself?
Come up with your 3Ps.
4.  Ad people stay in class and analyze political advertisements.
HW=work on project.
Debate Day 1
Ads due by 10am on Day 1 via youtube.

Day 1

1.  Please fill out this form regarding our upcoming campaign project.
2.  Open and upload Voter Behavior Guide under Chapter 4 and and fill it out.  Use my keynote (Parties and Voter Behaviors), Ch 4 in book and Google to answer the questions.
3.  Read this article about voting barriers (Twitter was down when I tried to tweet it out)
4.  Watch Obama's Army using your headphones and fill in the questions on Voter Behavior Guide.
5.  Research the following political parties and create a chart to keep track of the info.
PARTIES
Libertarian Party
Green Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
American Independent Party
Tea Party
WHAT TO RESEARCH
1.  Origin-how did this party begin?
2.  Basic political ideology or major tenets
3.  Stance on gun control, immigration, nationalized healthcare system
4.  Party Leaders
5.  What was the party's impact on 2012 Presidential Election
 
 

DAY 3

1.  Pass back Ch 1 & 2 test
2.  Introduce and prepare for mocktailing activity
3.  HW=read 8.2 and 8.3 Political Parties 

Day 2

1.  Syria update

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

2.  Ch 3 reading quiz
3.  Decode ideology surveys
4.  Ideology brainstorm
HW=Create your talking points for your assigned ideology.

Day 1

SYRIA UPDATE 
Who? Bashar Al-Assad, President of Syria
What? Launched chemical warfare on his people killing 1400 people with sarin gas.
Where? Damascus, Syria
When? August 21
Why? His power is threatened by the rebels
How? How will the US/UN respond? How is this decision made? What is your opinion? Should US align with France and use military force? How would you vote if you were a Congressperson?

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

1.  Summer Reading Test (get pen/pencil ready)
 2.  Fill out Ideological Survey under Ch 4 handouts (google site)
HW=3.1 and 3.2 Political Socialization and Culture

Day 2

1.  Review the following concepts:

• top down (government working from Federal level down to state and local for examples setting a mandate for Megans Law which filters down to local level of government). 
• bottom up (government working from the local and state level up to the federal level for example local governments banning plastic bags in stores in SF, now this is spreading throughout the state and might one day be a federal law) 
• Full Faith and Credit Clause (states must recognize and give full faith and credit to licenses and documents from one state to another for example a marriage license in Cal must be recognized in Ohio.  A driver's license from Hawaii must be honored in Colorado). 
• Extradition (a person who commits a crime in Cal then flees to Arizona must be extradited, or brought back to the place of the crime in Cal to face his/her trial). 
• Interstate Compact (agreements between states:  California and Nevada share Lake Tahoe so they have a compact in order to take care of the Lake, share it's resources, etc).

2.  Also review the google doc from yesterday

3.  Ch 1 and 2 Test

HW=Prepare for Summer Reading Test on Day 1

Day 1

1.  Any questions on Hurricane Katrina and Federalism?
2.  Watch Endangered Species to highlight Federalism
3.  Current Events activity
7th period click here

HW=Ch 1 and 2 quiz on Day 2

What's going on in Syria?  How are decisions made in government?

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Day 3

1.  What is Federalism (open Federalism Keynote in CH 2)?
2.  Analyze the government's response to Hurricane Katrina (open Federalism packet in CH 2)
3.  Review all notes and your summer reading book.  Test postponed until Week of 9/9

Day 2

1.  Apply the 6 Principles of the Constitution to current events

• Analyze the six articles with your partner and Tweet which Constitutional principle each represents.
• SEQUENCE (3 min/article)
• Skim
• Discuss
• Tweet (Include #CPGOV7 or #CPGOV4)

Day 1

Business:
Have out ipad with syllabus, book, and Constitutional Lecture guide uploaded from Ch 1 handouts

1.  Analyze Newsroom clip:  In your opinion, what should the role of the government be in your life?  In society?
2.  Key Constitutional Concepts
3.  6 Principles of Constitution
4.  Weaknesses of the Articles
5. Get Twitter app and create school appropriate Twitter account

• Analyze the six articles with your partner and Tweet which Constitutional principle each represents.
• SEQUENCE (3 min/article)
• Skim
• Discuss
• Tweet (Include #CPGOV7 or #CPGOV4)

HW=Read Ch 2.1 and 2.2 Federalism

Welcome!

1.  Introductions and Seating
2.  Review Blog and Google Site
3.  Syllabus
3.  Citizenship Test
HW=Sign syllabus and get Flatworld Knowledge book and read 1.3

Day 1 (7*)

1.  Rodney King Trial and Scott Peterson Trial Quiz
2.  Introduce Supreme Court Project
3.  Begin working
We will start presenting on Day 2
*Have assigned Ch 14 reading due by day 2

Day 1

1.  Get out federalism packet and scroll down to the Endangered Species section.
2.  Ch 1 & 2 test
3.  Watch Inaugural Speech and create a front page of a newspaper (see examples at newseum.org)
Required: Headline, Two Grabbers, Two Substories
Include:  3 quotes, 2 images.  Post on your blog when complete.
You can do this on paper (take a picture and post to blog) or you can open up pages and use one of their templates.
4.  Be ready with Ch 3 read for Day 2