Day 2

1.  Liberal/Conservative Brainstorm
*stereotypes, issues, colors, names of politicians, states, music, tv, images

2.  Complete either red or blue section of the liberal conservative viewpoints handout under Ch 3

3.  Complete your talking points for HW

Day 3 we will mocktail

Day 1

1.  Decode Parent/Guardian ideology surveys
2.  Finish Inside Guantanamo and complete reflection
3.  Decide with your partner who will complete the red section and the blue section of the ideology chart under chapter 3.  Use this website
HW=get your partner's notes for chart

Day 3

1.  Take out parent political ideology survey and analyze the results
2.  Finish Inside Guantanamo
3.  TICKET TO LEAVE  Answer the following questions in a paragraph:

• Did George Bush act within his Constitutional authority when he opened GTMO using an executive order?
• Do the detainees deserve a trial?  Explain.
• Should GTMO be closed or remain open?  Explain.
• What dilemmas would a President face if he/she decided to close GTMO especially in light of ISIS? 
• As an Ignatian Congressperson would you vote to keep GTMO open or closed?

Day 2

1.  Federalism Test
2.  Finish Hip Hop Presentation (Political Subculture)
3.  What do you know about Guantanamo Bay?
4.  Complete vocabulary portion of Guantanamo Viewer's Guide & begin Guantanamo Analysis
HW=Think about WHERE YOU STAND ON THIS ISSUE

Day 1

1. Federalism Quiz on Day 2
(Katrina, Endangered Species, Federalism Packet. Top Down Government, Bottom Up Government, funded vs. unfunded mandate).

2.  Take political ideology survey

3.  What influences our political ideology?

3.  What drives political participation?

4.  Political Subculture:  Hip Hop

HW=Find out as much as you can about Guantanamo Bay

 
 

Day 2

I'm going back to my roots!
For the agenda go to:  THIS PAGE
For the homework, handouts, keynotes go to:  https://sites.google.com/a/siprep.org/cp-american-government-2012/

*Please BOOKMARK these pages now.

1.  Roundabout Review
2.  Finish Hurricane Katrina: 

• Why was there a slow federal response?
• 4th Branch of the government 

3.  Endangered Species Video

• How is this an example of Federalism?
• What side do you agree with?

• Top Down (government working from Federal level down to state and local levels.  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)

Day 1

WELCOME BACK!

This is American Government with Ms. Devencenzi in room 321

1.  Review course syllabus
2.  Citizenship Test and Current Events "What You Know"
3.  HW=Sign syllabus, install Canvas APP, prepare for Summer Reading Test (Day 3)
4.  Create an appropriate Twitter account for class.