Day 2

REMINDER: DAY 3 is the Ideology Test (factors of socialization, L/C on issues, political subculture, Obama's Army)

THEN you will start watching THE CHOICE 2016 (it's 2 hours and we will have a quiz on Day 1)

Today
1.  Mocktail
2.  Political Subculture and HipHop
3.  Obama's Army

HW=Study for test and watch the Frontline (posted on Twitter)

6* Mr. Stiegeler is proctor on Friday
7* Ms. Dumas is proctor on Friday

Day 1

1.  Review Twitter feed and discuss the debate

• What is the role of the debate Moderator? (Lester Holt, NBC Nightly News, Registered Republican)
• Did he do his job?
• What are the polls telling us about this debate?
• Did this debate change your opinion of either candidate?
• What should both candidates focus on for the next debate?  
• If you were responsible for creating/controlling the headlines how would you portray this debate?  1 major headline and two sub-headlines for each candidate.

2.  Mocktailing

3.  Circus

HW=Ideology Test day 2

Day 3

Today's FOCUS:  1st Amendment Freedom of Speech (Pure and Symbolic)

1.  Take out your ipads and read the following landmark Supreme Court case and answer the questions with your partner.

Texas vs. Johnson

2.  Twitter Current Event article:  Were the teacher's actions of stepping on the flag protected under the Constitution? 

3.  Begin political ideology mocktailing activity

Brainstorm CLOSE/KEEP GITMO OPEN
Complete reflection

Begin Mocktailing Preparation
COMPLETE THIS FORM when you have finished forming your talking points.

CREATE 3 TALKING POINTS FOR YOUR STRIP

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. Enemy combatants are not protected by the due process provisions guaranteed in by US Constitution.

HW=Come to class prepared with your talking points.

Day 1

1.  Twitter Review 
2.  Finish GITMO
3.  Where do you stand on this issue?

Day 2

1.  Federalism Test
2.  Decode parent political ideology survey
3.  Begin watching Guantanamo Bay documentary
**Class won't meet in 321 on Day 3 so check the blog and canvas for assignment!

Day 1

Federalism Test on DAY 2

Begin Unit 3: Political Ideology

WHAT FACTORS MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO GET INTO POLITICS?
WHAT FACTORS DETER PEOPLE FROM GETTING INTO POLITICS?
WHAT ARE THE FACTORS OF SOCIALIZATION?

Take ideology survey
Begin Inside Guantanamo Case Study:  Where do you stand on this issue?

HW=Go to Canvas Unit 3 and give your parent/guardian the political ideology survey and FEDERALISM TEST on DAY 2

Day 1 & 2

DAY 1

FOCUS
What is Federalism?

Examples:
Hurricane Katrina Review
Endangered Species Act of 1973: How is this an example of FEDERALISM?

DAY 2
Review Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
Unit 1 Assessment

The two sides of the Federalism debate that began with the Framers.  Think about which side you agree with and why?

Federalists: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
Federalist: favored a strong but balanced central government; pessimistic about human nature, distrustful of putting all the power in the hands of the people. Believed that the masses need the government to maintain order; elitist.  

Anti-federalists: Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Sam Adams
Anti-Federalist: favored stronger state government with a weak national government; thought that strong state governments were closer to the people; worried about a too tyrannical national government; argued that a strong national government would render states powerless; worried about heavy taxation by a national government; feared a violation of liberties, concerned about lack of a Bill of Rights. (They would only ratify the Constitution after the Bill of Rights was added.)

 

Tenth Amendment U.S. Constitution

The Powers Not Delegated To The United States By The Constitution, Nor Prohibited By It To The States, Are Reserved To The States Respectively, Or To The People. 

WHERE DO WE SEE EXAMPLES OF THE 10TH AMENDMENT TODAY?

SECOND AMENDMENT U.S. CONSTITUTION
The right to bear arms is guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution: “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."

Who regulates guns? 

Currently gun control is a mixture of federal, states, and sometimes local legislation.  

                              Federal legislation: “Brady Bill” (named after the aide who was shot during the assassination attempt on President Reagan) 

1. 
   
   • In 1994, the U.S. Congress passed the “Brady Bill”, which is considered by many to be the most restrictive federal policy ever enacted. This bill imposed a five-day waiting period for the purchase of guns and also required local law enforcement to conduct background checks on purchasers.
     
   • However, the Supreme Court ruled in 1997 that the background check provision was unconstitutional because it infringed upon state’s rights. The bill was amended and now requires that background checks are conducted by gun dealers through access to a national database. The five-day waiting period for gun purchase also was revoked.
     
   • In 1994, Congress also banned 19 kinds of military-style assault weapons. However, Congress let the 10-year old ban expire in September of 2004. Although some states, such as California, Massachusetts, New York, and Hawaii, still ban these types of weapons at the state level. 
       
     State and local legislation: There is great variability among states, as well as localities, regarding gun control.  
   These are the main areas in which gun control legislation varies:
   
   1. Child access prevention (In some states, it is a crime to have a loaded weapon within easy access of a minor.)
      
   2. Concealed weapons laws (States vary on whether you need to get a permit or license to carry a concealed weapon. For example, in Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin and Illinois you may not carry a concealed weapon.)
      
   3. Regulation of private sales to minors (Under federal law, minors under 18 may not possess a gun at all, and minors 18-21years may not purchase a gun from gun dealers. However, in some states, minors 18 and over may purchase guns freely through private sales.

4. Regulation of secondary sales (States vary on whether or not they require secondary markets for guns to be regulated through permits or licenses. In states that do not regulate secondary sales, such sales have become known as the “gun show” loophole.)
5. “One gun per month” ban (Some states allow the purchase of only one gun every month)
6. Ban on “Saturday Night Specials” and “junk guns” (Some states ban these lightweight,
   easily concealed guns. Many cities within states have outlawed them as well)
7. Preemption (Some states, with the support of gun control opponents, have prevented local
   authorities from passing their own gun control legislation. In states without these preemption laws, some cities, such as NYC, credit their local gun control legislation to significant crime reduction.)
   
8. Waiting periods (Some states also require state background checks for gun purchases, and some also require waiting periods for purchases.)

Day 3

1.  Review Weaknesses of the Articles
2.  6 Principles of the Constitition and Twitter Activity
3.  Tweet your answer:  Which principle is the MOST essential in a DEMOCRACY?  Why?  Use class #cpgov6 OR #cpgov7 and use 140 characters or less
4.  Circus if time...