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Day 2

Final Exam Reminder
(presentations will be on the following dates:  Last day of class or in your final exam slot)

Here are some possibilities. This is not an exclusive list.  

ALL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER "FINALS" ON GOOGLE SITE.

PART A:  You will create a piece of legislation.

PART B:  You will pitch your legislation to me in a group setting.

• Civil Rights (LGBTQ rights, women's rights, minority rights, gun rights, etc.) 
• Defense (Department of Defense, private contractors, etc.)
• Economy (Unemployment, tax policies, etc.)
• Education (Public, private, K-12, higher education, etc.)
• Energy (Oil, gas, electricity, mining, alternative energy, etc.)
• Entertainment (Hollywood, Professional Sports, NCAA, etc.)
• Financial (Banks, insurance, real estate, finance, accounting, etc.)
• Food (Agribusiness, Organic, FDA, USDA, etc.)
• Foreign Policy (Israel, Afghanistan, Iraq, European Union, etc.)
• Health (Healthcare, medicine, nursing, pharmacies, etc.)
• Labor (AFL-CIO, SEIU, Teamsters, Teachers, etc.) 
• Law (Criminal, civil, constitutional, capital punishment, juvenile justice, etc.)
• Manufacturing (Automobiles, textiles, steel, chemical, etc.)
• Religion (Churches, schools, pro-life, stem cells, etc.)
• Technology (Silicon Valley, Computers, Internet, Telecommunications, etc.)

Continue with 1st Amendment Cases

Day 1

1.  SCOTUS cases
WHO is going to present what?
*FACTS
*QUESTION
*SCOTUS DECISION
*FINDINGS

Here's the process:
1.  Attorneys come up and write the side they are repping on the board.
2.  Above info is presented
3.  Attorneys leave and we discuss both sides and vote
4.  Attorneys come back and tell us what happened.
EVERYONE IS TAKING NOTES ON STUDENT SCOTUS GUIDE

HW=REVIEW CASES FOR QUIZ

Day 1

Reflect on/Debrief San Quentin visit
1.  Take out your Supreme Court memos
2.  Begin Presentations

Day 2

1.  REMINDER TO MEET AT FLAG POLE @9am
2.  REVIEW TWEETS
3.  REVIEW DOUBLE JEOPARDY
4.  1st AMENDMENT RELIGION
->FREE EXERCISE CLAUSE
->ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE
4. PREPARE OUR SCOTUS MEMOS (for FRIDAY HAVE TWO OF THESE PRINTED OUT FOR ME)

Day 1

REMINDERS
SQ FIELD TRIP ON THURSDAY MEET AT FLAG POLE AT 9AM
BRING FOOD FOR BUS
REVIEW DRESSCODE GUIDELINES BEFORE YOU LEAVE YOUR HOUSE!
BRING PHOTO ID-STUDENT BODY CARD IS GOOD!

1.  Pick Supreme Court case and partner (sit next to partner #1)

2.  Read this page about the history of juries and how jurors are chosen 

3.  Begin with reviewing: the courts, Rodney King and Double Jeopardy

4.  Complete your brief (by THE END OF DAY 2:  I NEED A HARD COPY and YOU NEED A HARD COPY)
*From Ch 11/12 you need to get  SC Instructions and SC Rubric

HW=review your brief and 1st amendment cases...you are presenting first!

1st Amendment cases (religion, speech, press, assembly, association)
4th Amendment cases (search and seizure)
5th Amendment cases  (double jeopardy, "I plead the 5th," Miranda Rights)
6th Amendment cases (right to an attorney, speedy trial of a jury of your peers)
8th Amendment cases (no cruel and unusual punishment/no excessive bail)
14th Amendment cases (equal treatment under the law)

1st PERIOD SCOTUS CASES
US v. Schenck
Ansay, Tang

Unemployment Division v. Smith
Arriola, Jondonovan
 
Sante Fe v. Doe
Sanders, Barbero

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Cleary, Salogga

Westside v. Mergens
Niland, De Leon


Texas v. Johnson
Mufarreh, Jondonovan

Morse v. Frederick
Mufarreh, Gosman

Madsen v. Womens Health
Granville, Molina

Lee v. Weisman
Kohmann, Jose

Lemon v. Kurtzman
Kwong, DeLeon


Allegheny County v. ACLU
Gosman, Salogga


Mapp v. Ohio
Niland, Cleary


New Jersey v. TLO
Gunter, Li

Veronia v. Acton
Harris, McGovern

Miranda v. Arizona
Kwong, Li

Ingraham v. Wright
Tang, Arriola

UC v. Bakke
Gosman, Barbero

Grutter v. Bollinger
Muffareh, Granville

Gideon v. Wainwright
Ansay, Molina

Young v. US Postal Service
Salogga, Jose

Elonis v. US
Gunter, Niland

Tinker v. De Moines
Sanders, Harris

Hustler v. Falwell
Cleary, Li

Kent v. US
McGovern, Kohmann


7TH PERIOD SCOTUS CASES

US v. Schenck
Aguirre, Wilson

Unemployment Division v. Smith
Allen,Singer
 
Sante Fe v. Doe
BV-Smith, Brown

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Choi, Simonian

Westside v. Mergens
Claudio, Simmons


Texas v. Johnson
Davey, Raggio

Morse v. Frederick
Decker, Pedroza

Madsen v. Womens Health
Dimas, Pashby

Lee v. Weisman
Edwards, Palala

Lemon v. Kurtzman
Ethridge, Mogannam


Allegheny County v. ACLU
Hoyem, Larryenaga


Mapp v. Ohio
Izzo, Aguirre


New Jersey v. TLO
Hoyem, Pashby

Veronia v. Acton
Larryenaga, Wilson

Miranda v. Arizona
Brown, Mogannam

Ingraham v. Wright
Singer, Palala

UC v. Bakke
Simonian, Allen

Grutter v. Bollinger
BV-Smith, Simmons

Gideon v. Wainwright
Choi, Raggio

Young v. US Postal Service
Claudio, Izzo

Elonis v. US
Davey, Dimas

Tinker v. De Moines
Pedroza, Edwards

Hustler v. Falwell
Decker, Ethridge

Kent v. US
Singer, ?

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances - See more at: http://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment1.html#sthash.nedmM825.dpuent: Religion

Day 3

7* Watch Election of 2000 video

TODAY

War Powers and Presidential Powers: During wartime how/when/why have the President's powers been LIMITED or EXPANDED?
 

Supreme Court Cases

1. The Prize Cases (1862)
2. Korematsu v. United States (1944)
3. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1951)
4. Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2005)

Activity - required criteria of the assignment

          I.     Brief background of the case

        II.     Issue of Controversy (one statement)

      III.     Decision and rational of the Supreme Court

      IV.     Analysis of whether the case expanded or limited the war powers of the President and/or Congress

Online Resources

      http://www.oyez.org/

      http://findlaw.com/

      http://www.supremecourtus.gov/

Questions for Discussion

1. If you were a U.S. Supreme Court justice hearing the cases presented, how would you rule and why?
2. Based upon these Supreme Court decisions, what generalizations can you make about the use or limits of war powers?

Day 2

Final Exam Reminder


1.  Take out Electoral College packet (paper)
2.  Review Elections that broke the rules

1. Read through your election and answer the assigned questions.
2. Be sure to fill out your portion of the chart on the last page.
3. Present (work on eye contact, volume, clarity) your election to your group-everyone is taking notes.

3.  Examine the Election of 2000

Day 1

TURN IN YOUR SQ FIELD TRIP FORM!

1.  Presidential Power and Checks to Power QUIZ
2.  Electoral College (get EC keynote from Unit 8)
3.  Electoral College Jigsaw

Day 3

TURN IN SAN QUENTIN FIELD TRIP FORMS.  EVEN IF YOU CAN NOT MAKE IT PLEASE TURN IN YOUR FORM WITH THE REASON ON TOP!

1.  Any questions about Presidential Powers? (Formal vs. Informal)
2.  Finish 25th Amendment.  What's the 25th Amendment? How many times has it come into play?  How does it work?  Where are the checks and balances?
3.  Begin the Election of 2000 (get handout from Unit 8)

HW=review Presidency notes for quiz on Day 1

Day 2

1.  Get with your group and finish the Formal/Informal CHECKS TO POWER situations (15 min)
2.  You need the 25th Amendment handout from Ch 8.

	Secretary of State Department of State (1789): Works with other countries.
	Secretary of the Treasury Department of the Treasury (1789): Supervises the collection of taxes and the printing of money.
	Secretary of Defense Department of Defense (1947): Oversees the armed forces.
	Attorney General Department of Justice (1870): Enforces the U.S. Government's laws.
	Secretary of the Interior Department of the Interior (1849): Protects natural resources and wildlife.
	Secretary of Agriculture Department of Agriculture (1862): Ensures a healthy food supply and provides support for farmers.
	Secretary of Commerce Department of Commerce (1903): Promotes business and job opportunities for all Americans, responsible for all copyrights, patents, and trademarks; and oversees matters related to oceans, weather, and technology.
	Secretary of Labor Department of Labor (1913): Oversees the interests of U.S. workers.
	Secretary of Health & Human Services Department of Health and Human Services (1953): Looks after people's health and provides services including conducting medical research, preventing diseases, assuring the safety of food and drugs; providing financial assistance for low income families.
	Secretary of Housing & Development Department of Housing and Urban Development (1965): Oversees housing needs, and focuses on improving and developing communities.
	Secretary of Transportation Department of Transportation (1966): Oversees the nation's transportation system including highways, railroads, ports, and air travel.
	Secretary of Energy Department of Energy (1977): Researches and develops energy systems that are friendly to the environment, but are not too expensive.
	Secretary of Education Department of Education (1979): Establishes guidelines and provides leadership to address American education. It helps local communities meet the needs of their students.
	Secretary of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs (1988): Operates programs for veterans and their families.
	Secretary of Homeland Security Department of Homeland Security (2003): Works to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage from potential attacks and natural disasters.

Day 1

Welcome Back!

1.  San Quentin Field Trip
a.  security clearance info
b.  permission slip due by Day 3

2.  If you were absent for the Filibuster quiz you must take it in 116 by Day 2.

Review Tweets

For today you will need the following documents from UNIT 8:
Presidential Powers and Quals, Formal and Expressed Powers, Analyzing Presidential Decisions.
A.  Read formal and expressed powers document
B.  Review Powers and Quals
C.  Analyzing Pres Power



 

Day 2

Fill out this form for our San Quentin Field Trip 

Filibuster Quiz

Finish Congressional Legislation

Begin Executive Branch (read Formal and Expressed Powers)

Day 1

Fill out this form for our San Quentin Field Trip

1.  Under Ch:6/7 get FILIBUSTER

As your read answer the following questions:

1.  What's a filibuster?

2.  Is a filibuster used in the House or Senate?  WHY?

3.  How was the filibuster used in the 1960s?

4.  What's rule 22?

5.  What's rule 19?

6.  What did Strom Thurmond do to prep himself for his filibuster?

7.  Summarize Senator Dirksen's quotes.

8.  How are filibusters checked and balanced? 

2.  Congressional Legislation
HW=filibuster

Day 2

1.  Review Congressional Key Terms:
->Hopper
->Discharge Petition
->Logrolling

2.  Continue with Legislation

HW=review today's terms

Day 1

1.  Rules Committee please convene to review today's agenda and delegate jobs for Congressional Legislation Simulation.

2.  While RC discusses read through my tweets and comment on two.

3.  Commence with simulation.


 

Day 2-3

Dear Students,

Please meet in student center, commons or library to complete your congressional legislation project. Rubric and directions on google site. Due at the end of the period on day 3. Email to me please. 

Day 1

1.  New Quarter New Seats

2.  How does a bill become a law?

3.  Introduce Congressional Legislation Project

1. Approve the Keystone Pipeline X
2. Death with Dignity
3. Sanctity of Human Life Act
4. Transparency in Policing Act
5. SLICE Act
6. SAFE Law
7. DC Vote

 

Day 1

Midterm Review
Check your email for group study guide link.
Review
Voter Requirements (Open Parties and Voter Requirements)
Census (Open House and Senate)
Reapportionment

Day 3

What is GERRYMANDERING?

• How did this term originate?
• Who does gerrymander empower and oppress?
• What is California's method for redistricting? 
• How do we increase diversity in Congressional districts?

The Daily Show
Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook

Day 2

1.  Any questions before the quiz?

2.  Election Timeline/Types of Ads quiz

After your quiz these three things need to be completed so you are ready for tomorrow:
a.  Read House and Senate under Unit 6/7
b.  On Twitter read and take notes on the "Guide to the 114th Congress" (there are two videos you need to watch)
c.  On Twitter read and take notes on "The new Congress is 80 percent white, 80 percent male and 92 percent Christian"

4.  Day 3 we will review for midterm

Day 1

1.  Results of the Interest Group-Elections Simulation
a.  Interest Groups-who are you officially endorsing and WHY?
b.  Candidates-who received the most money?  Why?
c.  Candidates-who received the least money?  Why?
d.  What if we eliminated campaign financing and candidates had to spend their own money on their campaigns?  Effects on the political system?

1.  Review House of Cards episode to highlight stages of a Presidential Election.
Write down steps.

2.  Review types of Political Ads used in an election.
You need "Types of Ads" from Unit 5

HW=Quiz on Day 2 (Timeline and Types of Ads)

 

Day 3

Review Presidential Elections TImeline (under Unit 5)
Prepare for Simulation
HW=review timeline

Day 2

1.  FDA-what did you decide?
2.  Current Event:  Eddie Ray Routh Found Guilty in the Death of "American Sniper"
3.  Interest Groups Test

4.  Next Unit is Parties and Elections:
I need 6 candidates, 6 campaign managers and 12 interest groups leaders.

Day 1

Review Tweets:
 

Continue with FDA hearing on E-CIGARETTES

FDA...HOW DO WE REGULATE THIS PRODUCT?
1.  How/Where/To Whom should this product be advertised?
2.  Age restrictions?
3.  Where can/can't this product be used?
4.  What warning labels should be put on the product?

Complete this form at the conclusion of our hearing.

HW=review for Interest Groups test on Day 2

Day 2

REVIEW RUBRIC
4* You are on the clock for 20 minutes of work.
Begin the presentations.

FDA...HOW DO WE REGULATE THIS PRODUCT?
1.  How/Where/To Whom should this product be advertised?
2.  Age restrictions?
3.  Where can/can't this product be used?
4.  What warning labels should be put on the product?

Complete this form at the conclusion of our hearing.

Day 1

Good Morning!

John Lewis
Morality Clause updates

Work on projects. 
FDA hearing on Day 2.

This project is worth 15 points
Introduce your group and goals
HOW do you want the FDA to treat e-cigarettes?
Stats, images, facts

Day 1 (4*)

GOOD MORNING!

1.  Get Dr. Evil handout and watch video

• What's a NANNY STATE?
• How are interest groups both GOOD and BAD for American Politics?

2.  Review the Potato Debate (get handout from Unit 4)

• Complete Potato Problem, Vocabulary and Matching the Interest Groups
• Prepare for FDA and E-Cigarette debate

HW=prepare your talking points for the debate on Day 1

FDA (Food and Drug Administration=Federal Agency)
Should the FDA treat e-cigarettes the same way they treat cigarettes in terms of age restrictions, advertisement restrictions and manufacturing and distribution?

ADVOCATE GROUPS
1.  CASA
2.  Victoray Electronic Cigarettes Corps
3.  Blu
4.  SFATA (Smoke Free Alternatives Trade Association)

OPPONENT GROUPS
1.  Department of Human Health Services
2.  Center for Disease Control
3.  Tobacco Free Kids
4.  American Lung Cancer Society

Lobbyists must pull together a presentation full of facts, stats, stories, quotes, images, etc to convince the FDA to see c-cigarettes from your point of view

Day 2

Dear students,

Sorry to miss you today. 

Please do the following today:

1.) get the dr evil handout from unit 4 and  complete it as you watch the dr evil video posted on Twitter. Use earphones if you have them.

2.) complete the potato debate packet from unit 4.

3.) get into groups (assign yourselves) and create your interest groups and talking points for a debate we will have on day 1 next week. All directions are in the packet. 

Group 1=students

Group 2=nutritionists

Group 3=potato farmers

Group 4=school

4.) federalism retake for anyone who want to improve their score must be taken by tomorrow in 116.  I'll average your scores.

5.) Giacinto-check your email.

Thx guys! 

Day 1

Business:
Discuss Unit 2 Test: Federalism

Take 5 minutes to review your notes for Unit 3 Test-Q&A
1.  Unit 3 Test
2.  What is are interest groups? Get Interest Groups Viewer's guide from Unit 4
HW=review notes

Day 3

1.  Some have not submitted their mocktailing info and have received a 0 for the project and can't participate today!
2.  Mocktailing-3 rounds
3.  Watch Obama's Army if time.
HW=study for political ideology test on Day 1

Day 2

1.  Review today's Tweets

• Libertarian:  What are the Beliefs of This Controversial Minor Party?
• Measles Outbreak: Ca Proposes New Law
• Archbishop Cordileone and Sex Doctrine in Catholic High Schools

2.  Do you have any questions about ideology?

3.  Identify if your statement is L/C and create three talking points for your statement.
EX:
Statement:  Guantanamo Bay should remain open (C).
a.  Holding the 112 detainees provides a safeguard against violent acts toward the US or any other country.
b.  Evidence shows that when detainees are released they join their former terrorist group or a new group.
c. These people are enemy combatants and do not deserve the protections guaranteed in the US Constitution.

4.  Check in with me when you have completed your work.

HW=Fill out the form http://goo.gl/7x1SUS so that I can see your readiness before we simulate.

Day 1

1.  Finish Inside Guantanamo
2.  Complete IDEOLOGY FORM
3.  L/C STEREOTYPES
4.  Introduce L/C Mocktailing

HW=review Red and Blue Ideology Chart

 

Day 1

1.  Federalism Test
2.  With your neighbor complete the Liberal/Conservative viewpoints chart by Day 2 use this website to obtain your information. 
3.  Finish Hip Hop: A Political Subculture
4.  You need Obama's Army from Unit 3

HW=complete #2

Day 2

1.  Review the Mashable tweet
What is surprises you?
 What's not surprising?

2.  Read the Police Radar tweet.  If this was up for a vote would you support this device or oppose?

3.  Decode Ideology Survey

3.  Political Socialization
Hip Hop-a political subculture.

Day 1

 4*
What is the State of the Union address?  (#SOTU)

• Go to the "Who are Michelle Obama's Guests?" Tweet and be ready to discuss why these people were chosen to sit in their box.  Remember every political move/decision is strategic.
•  As you watch the clips send your comments on STYLE and SUBSTANCE on Twitter use #cpgov7

 Endangered Species Partner Review
BOTH:   What's the Endangered Species Act of 1973?
LEFT:    What does the STATE of IDAHO argue?
RIGHT:  What does the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT argue?
BOTH:   How does this illustrate FEDERALISM?

Introduce Key Terms

Take political ideology survey

Begin HipHop presentation if time
What is POLITICAL SUBCULTURE?
A group of people who don't feel represented or heard by the main political culture (reasons:  historically disenfranchised, underrepresented in societal spheres of power) so they create their own political subculture to speak out and share their beliefs, viewpoints and opinions.

Colored People vs. People of Color
Disenfranchised Groups (people of color, women, the youth)


HW=watch at least 1/2 hour of #SOTU and respond on Twitter...Substance or Style

7*
Do the Federalism partner review (see day 3)
Start with Endangered Species video
Introduce Key Terms
HW=watch at least 1/2 hour of #SOTU and respond on Twitter...Substance or Style

Day 3

4*....GET OUT FEDERALISM PACKET

Person on the LEFT:  What is FEDERALISM?
Person on the RIGHT:  What historical events illustrated the need for FEDERALISM?
TOGETHER:  When there is a catastrophic disaster should the FEDERAL government be the first responders?  Why/Why not?

1.  Continue with Katrina video....THINK:  What caused the slow federal response? (Use FEDERALISM PACKET)
2.  Endangered Species...another Federalism example.
3.  HW=review your notes


7*...
1.  Review 6 Principles of the Constitution & Tweets
2.  How was the Marijuana video an example of Federalism?
3.  GET OUT FEDERALISM KEYNOTE and FEDERALISM PACKET
4.  Katrina (What do you know).
5.  What the video.

• top down (government working from Federal level down to state and local for example setting an unfunded mandate for Megans Law which filters down to local level of government or a funded mandate No Child Left Behind). 
• 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).

Day 2

Good morning, sorry to miss you again but my son is still sick. Please do the following:

1.  Review 6 Principles and Twitter articles
2.  Unit 1 Test (complete this with your partner-1 test per pair).
3.  Begin Federalism Unit
*You need Federalism Keynote from Unit 2 (Google Site)

Review this keynote.

4. Find my tweet about marijuana, watch the video and write a paragraph as to how this reflects federalism. Turn this in to Proctor. 

5. Google Hurricane Katrina and find five facts about what happened, who was affected, why was there controversy surrounding the response of the government, etc. *Add this to your marijuana reflection.

Thank you! 

Day 1

Hi guys,

My son is sick today so here's your assignment. Do the best you can. 

Also there are some pastries in the boxes on my back shelf. Help yourself.

Thx, ms.d

1.  REVIEW
a.  Key Constitutional Dates (be sure you have the correct info-watch video again if needed)
b.  Weaknesses of Articles (fill in part 2 of constitutional lecture guide)

2.  6 Principles of the Constitution (watch video posted in last week's blog post and take notes on part 3)

b.  Current Event/Twitter Activity (partners or individuals)

Look at the numbered tweets I posted and match each article with one of the 6 principles. 

Example:

This cartoon represents federalism because it shows the sharing of pwr b/w state and federal gvt #cpgov7

HW=review Key Dates, Weaknesses of AOC and 6 Principles for quiz (day 2)

Day 2

Did you compose your Tweet in response to one of my articles?  Did you include the #cpgov4 or #cpgov7?

FOR TODAY YOU NEED:
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

Day 1

This is American Government with Ms. Devencenzi in room 321

1.  Review course syllabus (get onto FINAL SITE)

• Create an app for BLOG and add to homepage
• Create an app for GOOGLE SITE and add to homepage

2.  Citizenship Test and Current Events "What You Know"

3.  HW=Create an appropriate Twitter name and respond to one of my most recent Tweets (you can follow me or search #CPGOV4 or #CPGOV7).

EXAMPLE:  For the CUBA article.  In 140 characters or less should the US relax relations with Cuba?  Tweet your response.