Town Hall Meeting!! Meet the Candidates!!

Be on Time
Get your poster UP in homeroom or Period 1
Have your opening address ready
Submit all digital work, website/slide, poster, tv ad.

THINK. CREATE. EXPRESS YOURSELF and YOUR IDEAS!!

VOTE FOR DR. STEINBERG FOR PRESIDENT

TEAM WORK for Presidential Candidate

Teams assign

New TEST POST FOR MONDAY

Define
liberal,
moderate,
conservative
nomination,
primary,
convention,
general election
Mass media.

Name the parties, their mascots.
What is the purpose of a two party system?
What is voter apathy? What is the cause?
How are most people likely to participate in elections?
Name 3 groups that vote consistently for one party of the other. P. 167
Name 5 factors that influence how you vote.
What is party identification and how does it influence voting?

What event promoted Obama to democratic ‘stardom’?
What experiences or jobs qualified Obama as a politician.
Explain Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Do you agree or disagree, why?
What is your party? Your candidate? Mascot? Slogan?
Explain 3 positions on issues on YOUR party platform.

Schedule Dec 9-18th

Dec. 9 Wednesday: Analyze 3 Political Commercials; LivingRoomCandidate; choose an issue, a year, or a theme (fear, military, etc)
---complete for HW
Dec. 10 Thurs; Storyboard Political Ad; collect images, sounds, voice overs, music, etc.
Dec. 11 Fri; Complete Storyboard; start editing
Dec. 14 Mon. Test; Collect Notebooks
Dec. 15-16 Prepare of Town Hall Meeting
and election; prepare candidate; copy website as party handout; finalize posters
Dec. 17 National Town Hall Meeting
December 18th INAUGURAL PARTY!! 100 points extra

Evaluate another presidential commercial on LIVINGROOMCANDIDATE.org

Questions for 2 commercial evaluations: Team 10 points; HW; 10 pts
What is the setting of the ad? Is there one setting or many?
Who are the "performers"—the candidate, or the "real" people? What kinds of people are in the ad? Consider age, race, and gender? What are they doing? How do they behave?
What colors are used?
What screen text do you see? What words are repeated?
What music (if any) do you hear? What kind of music is it?
Is there an audio voiceover? What type of voice is used? How does the voice sound? What is actually said?
What words are repeated? Are they positive or negative words? Identify them
What was the candidate's main purpose in this ad? What did he want you to feel after watching it?
Choose three things that you observed about the commercials. How did these elements or qualities strengthen the candidate's purpose and message?
At whom do you think this commercial was aimed?

TEST FOR MONDAY qu. 1-14; there will be 2 more

Name the parties, their mascots.
Define liberal, moderate, conservative p. 209
What is the purpose of a two party system?
What is voter apathy? What is the cause?
How are most people likely to participate in elections?
Name 3 groups that vote consistently for one party of the other. P. 167
Name 5 factors that influence how you vote.
What is party identification and how does it influence voting?
Define nomination, primary, convention, general election
Mass media.
What event promoted Obama to democratic ‘stardom’?
What experiences or jobs qualified Obama as a politician.
Explain Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Do you agree or disagree, why?
What is your party? Your candidate? Mascot? Slogan? Explain 3 issues on YOUR party platform.

Write Platform position on new plan for Afghanistan War

Weekend HW #1: What About Afghanistan? Research and copy 2 articles on Obama’s Decision. List 5-7 facts. Then, Write a full paragraph using the facts to create your ‘platform’ for you candidate on Afghanistan. Attach the articles!
HW #2: Complete Vocabulary p. 232 1-10; #21, 22, 23,,25
I will collect notebooks next week. Make sure you are up to DATE!!

How Do you Get Nominated for President??!!

WEDS: HW: Read p. 178-180
Explain the nomination process; primary is when the candidates run in each state to be selected by the party…. The general election; answer question under pictures on 179, 180

WATCH OBAMA ON TV!! text work too!!

HW: TUES: Read 172; Candidates and Issues.
Explain the importance of party identification, impressions, and issues in how people vote.
Answer. 1-6 Watch Obama; write his answers to your questions

Textbook: Candidates and Issues

HW: Read 172; Candidates and Issues.
Explain the importance of party identification, impressions, and issues in how people vote.
Answer. 1-6

Essay on Rep and Dem Websites; contrast essay due Monday.

DUE MONDAY: Write a comparative essay; compare and contrast the Republican and Democratic Websites. Use your T charts as a reference; revisit the party websites.
Analyze each website.
THESIS: ex. The differences between the democrats and republicans are few/many…
ex. The parties serve as ‘watchdogs’ and present different ideas to those of the party in power. ex . It is/not important that the Republicans criticize Barak Obama; it is important that our country question all ideas and present different ideas.

1. Introduction and Thesis
2-3 Compare and contrast the political parties. Each parties positions on the issues.
4. Contrast the most important differences. Include Key people
5. Conclusion; Include your opinion on which positions and people you support and why---based on information on this website.

WHO VOTES FOR WHOM??? and WHY?

HW: Make a chart of key factors influencing voting 168-173
–FACTOR KEY Information #1, 2…3
Income
Education
Gender
Age
Race
Religion
Geography
Party Identification
Candidates, and Issues
GOOGLE TOP TEN POLITICIANS, etc. Choose 2 to discuss with your table.

FYI Assignments due last Friday and Monday FYI

HW: Friday Read p. 130-131; Summarize the successes of each party (1968-2004) , then Write the next paragraph for the Election of 2008
Weekend; p. 158 read and answer 1-4 Why people don’t vote!!

Monday Night Football or Homework???

VOTERS
HW: 164-166 Answer the questions under tables on 165, 166, 167. Use the text to Explain why people don’t vote; explain the reasons; who votes; who doesn’t; cite 3 statistics from tables

Compare and Contrast Republican and Democratic Beliefs: Go to Republican Party and Democratic Party Websites

Complete CLASSWORK: Compare 5 different beliefs or Agenda/issues. List side by side.

Democrats
1.What we stand for
2 .Agenda
Health care
National security
Immigration
Civil rights

Republicans
1.What we believe, stand for
2 .Issues
3. People


HW: Read p. 130-131; Summarize the successes of each party (1968-2004) , then Write the next paragraph for the Election of 2008

donkey and elephant information, in case you didn't finish

The Donkey— Presidential candidate Andrew Jackson was the first Democrat ever to be associated with the donkey symbol. His opponents during the election of 1828 tried to label him a "jackass" for his populist beliefs and slogan, "Let the people rule." Jackson was entertained by the notion and ended up using it to his advantage on his campaign posters.
But cartoonist Thomas Nast is credited with making the donkey the recognized symbol of the Democratic Party. It first appeared in a cartoon in Harper's Weekly in 1870, and was supposed to represent an anti-Civil War faction. But the public was immediately taken by it and by 1880 it had already become the unofficial symbol of the party.
The Elephant— Political cartoonist Thomas Nast was also responsible for the Republican Party elephant. In a cartoon that appeared in Harper's Weekly in 1874, Nast drew a donkey clothed in lion's skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo. One of those animals, the elephant, was labeled "The Republican Vote." That's all it took for the elephant to become associated with the Republican Party.

VOTING HABITS IN AMERICA; cw and hw

Voters, voting habits, apathy…
Read the chart, cartoon or table. Answer Question underneath.
P. 154, 155
156, 157
HW: 158 1-4

Getting Familiar with Political Parties: Elephants and Donkeys!

HW: Read p. 116-118 Define terms. Answer q. 1-6
Read p. 119-122 Explain 2 party system
Answer Voices; evaluate the quotation; 121 question on political cartoon

HW and Quiz Friday on p. 68 chart;

See pp. 64-70 in your own words explain: constitution, separation of powers, checks and balances, veto, judicial review, unconstitutional, federal, rule of law
P. 68 answer question under chart

lPRACTICE: Draw checks and balances diagram without looking!!!
I WILL TEST YOU ON THIS DIAGRAM!!! FRIDAY. Draw and insert all text.

p. 70/1 Answer 2, 3, 5,

QUIZ TOPICS answer 8 your choice

1.Prostitution
2.Iraq war
3.Abortion
4.Animal Rights
5.Welfare
6.Cloning
7.Capital Punishment/Death Penalty
8.Health care
9.Legalization of Marijuana
10.Medical Marijuana
11.Climate Change
12.Milk
13.Lowering the Drinking Age
14.Birth Control
15.Drug Advertising on TV

I will check the last two assignments MONDAY A.M!!

HW: Stand UP!! 60 second news report on your social issue!
Go to govtrak.org Find out what bills are being proposed or voted on . Are they in a committee? Which one? Are they in the House or Senate? Who is sponsoring the bill? Print out.

Your Project: Write your Congressman/woman!

•HW: Choose an interest group related to your project that you would like to support. Become a member. Get on the email list. Copy for me.
•HW: THEN, Find out the name of your representative and senator of California.
•Finally, Draft a letter stating your argument for why they should vote/support/oppose a policy or law from your project

Suggested Outline for Essay due Monday, Oct. 26th; all work due on 26th

ALL WORK DUE ON 26th!! Research, Political Flyers, Political Ad Video, Essay. No late work.


1.Intro. and Thesis statement
2.The Issue: Problem and Pro and/or Cons history; past events; current events
3.Organizations: pro and/or con; their point of view and arguments
4.Government: people, policies, and laws that are for/againts; or proposed solutions or laws
5.Conclusion: restate your thesis, show how you supported your argument/thesis; what should be done…

Go Sheiks!! Go Dodgers!!

Continue to do research from your project:
1. Pro and con
2. 2 pro and 2 con websites for interest group organization
3. government involvement

see handout; make sure you have everything neatly organized; print out websites and highlight
important information

PROCon Project and Deadlines~~~

#1-3 DUE Friday 16th: bullet format; copy of websites; #4-5 DUE Tuesday 20th; #6 Due Friday 23rd; #7 Due Monday 26th
1.Identify and List Pro and Con arguments; don’t copy; choose the best issues you care about. 6 pro, 6 con
2.Research and add Evidence from 4 public interest or political websites; 2 pro, 2 con this issue (Besides pro-c0n, etc.)
Print out Web page; identify and explain their position in bullet form
3.Identify and explain government laws and policies: Bullet format
3-5 bullets per…
•WHAT Powers of the government and responsibilities
•WHAT IS THE Current policy; proposed policy changes---new or modifications
•WHO: People in power
•WHAT IS THE Past history; government policy
4.Thesis: Develop after you gather your research/info.
5.Complete Political Flyer for each point of view
6.30-60 second Political Advertisement=pro or con issue
7.on own 5 paragraph essay; with 3-5 pictures w/ captions ( 3 page)

Hw: p. 71 example of Pros and cons for the 2nd amendment
Read and answer questions. You will be presenting the pro and cons of your current issue for your project.

Hw: p. 71 example of Pros and cons for the 2nd amendment

NEWSEUM tomorrow; choose topics tonight

HW: Bring in two articles about a current event that involves the government. Underline key information and events. Write out the argument of one for (pro) and one against (con) this policy or problem and solution. Be ready to share with your table tomorrow!

Monday Night Football....I mean Homework!

HW: Identify the Basic Principles of the Constitution: 64-70
What is the Constitution? When was it written? What are the 5 major parts of it? What is the Bill of Rights? What are amendments? How many are there?
Answer 1-6

Test topics....notebook check

TEST FRIDAY: (I will also collect notebooks)
•6 principles of government, examples in history/present
•6 principles of democracy. examples in history/present
•Powers of Legislative and executive branch that permit government to carry out principles of government.
•Vocabulary: democracy, politics
explain purpose of war in Iraq; Afghanistan

Weds night HW

HW: Answer 1, 6, 7 p. 22
p. 23 Answer 10, 11, 12, 17, 18

TEST topics

1.Democracy 0
2.Social contract
3.Social justice
4.Common defense
5.General welfare 0
6.Liberty, freedom
7.Domestic tranquility
8.Worth of the Individual 0
9.Equality of all people 0
10.Individual Rights
11.Majority Rule, minority rights
12.Necessity of compromise
13.Individual freedom
14.Iraq war- purpose, end?
15.Obama and the Afghanistan War = purpose, end?
16.What is Al Queda?
17.Who are the Taliban?
18.Democracy and the internet p.22
19.Dictatorship

Weds night HW

HW: Answer 1, 6, 7 p. 22
p. 23 Answer 10, 11, 12, 17, 18

Tues HW and Test Friday information

HW: Read pp. 18-20
Read each of the 5 principles of democracy
Summarize each in no more than 2 sentences. Rank
Order by importance to you!

link to new blog

http://government2009-10.blogspot.com/

link to new blog http://government2009-10.blogspot.com/

HW w/ Text for Monday: Preamble Ideals

HW: p. 8-10 Make an outline using
I. Blue Headings
a. Supporting detail
b. Supporting detail
c. Supporting detail
d. Your example….past or current events.

At Last!!! Weekend HW

•HW: Read p.4-5 answer questions in the second paragraph on p. 4
•Define politics in your own words….
•Explain each of the bold terms (50 word Budget)
•P. 7-8
•Explain each form of government ( 25 word Budget)
•Answer Critical Thinking p.7 bottom