Week of HW on Presidents!! Ch. 13 and 14

•Mon. NOVEMBER 29th: HW:

•ch. 13 introduction: 352 Read and explain…apply to Obama

–sec. 1 answer questions under all pix/charts; answer q. 1-7

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Tues. Nov. 30th: Sec 2 answer questions chart on 359

–Sec 5 read 377-81; answer questions under all pix/charts; answer q. 1-2

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Weds. Dec. 1 Ch. 14, Agree or disagree—Truman quote on 388

--sec. 1 answer questions under all pix/charts; q. 1,2, 5,6

–Sec 2 What is the Oath of Office? What does the president promise to do by taking that oath? answer questions under all pix/charts;

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Thurs: Study for Test on Presidency

Prioritize 5-8 most important ideas about the presidency

How has the power of the presidency has grown over time?

Outline for power point presentation (p!.s. you can't insert the video afterall)

POWER POINT PRESENTATION- 10 slides

•Bio: childhood, Early successes and failures, connect personal with future/early years shape personality

•Set the Scene: historical context

•His decision……CRISIS: Situtation and choices.

•Select chapter with crisis or main event

–Play from PBS website and Stop 3 times to explain/analyze

•Legacy: How is he remembered

The American Experience on PBS: The Presidents

1.Go to American Experience: Select a President: Roosevelt, Nixon, Bush sr., LBJ, Truman, Reagan, Carter, Kennedy family

http://video.pbs.org/video

HW: Monday--Watch 2 segments class per night

Take notes on his childhood. Then summarize: What shaped his life? What might influence His ideas?

click on Related Links and read the Overview; add to notes.

1.Continue watching entire video

summarize each segment in 3-5 sentences 35 pts

GO TO “Teacher’s Guide” Not for Kennedy!

35 pts

§Answer “Discussion Questions/AFTER WATCHING”

Check out Did You Know! Include one in your power point.

Analyze two quotes; include in power point.

ACTIVITIES: 30 pts

–Complete: “Comprehension”

–PRUDENT DECISION MAKING (will help w/ powerpoint)

Nov. 29th Monday THE Presidential Crisis=power point 100 POINTS

1.Choose a crisis for this presidents; provide the background

2.Describe the problem and the choices the president had to make

3. What powers of the president were available?

4.Describe the choice this president made; How did he use his powers?

5. How did America respond?

6.What was the outcome? Success? Or, failure?

7.What do you think YOU would have done? Why?

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Show What You Know about Ronald Reagan

What impressed you at the Ronald Reagan Museum?
What do you remember about the Oval Office? Air Force One? Berlin Wall? His grave site? The Food?!

What was his role in the Cold War? "Star Wars"....yep! The fall of the Berlin Wall?

Would you recommend this museum to others? why or why not? Would you take a date there?
Why...or why not!!



If you don't know the answers....find out on the internet....or go to the Reagan Presidential
Library Website.

Supreme Court article on Campaign contributions...new address

¡http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122805666

mid term exam Wednesday

MID TERM EXAM: GOVERNMENT

BIG IDEAS ABOUT GOVERNMENT 10 pts each

§Identify the Purposes of Govt.

§Identify 4 Major Political Ideas see p. 7 of text

§Identify and explain the 5 ideals of democracy.

§What are 2 functions of political parties?

§Identify the 5 expansions of the The Right to Vote. Why is the history of the Right to Vote important to you?

§What are the general percent of Democrats, Republicans, Independents?

§What are the mascots of each major political party?

Define SOCIAL ISSUES list a pro and con for each 5 pts

•Legalization of marijuana

•Amnesty for immigrants

•Wanna-be Proposition 1444 Tax on cigarettes

Define Political TERMS 5 pts

•suffrage

•electorate constitution,

•judicial review

•legislate

•executive

•federal

•Incumbent

•Conservative --liberal

•public opinion

•Primary

•Nomination

OTHER: 5 pts

•How often do we elect a president? Senator? Representative? Supreme Court Judge?

•democrat War powers resolution

Voters and Voting 5 pts

•How is party affiliation influenced by sex, race, education, or age? List 2 groups and usual party affiliation.

•What is a ‘gender gap’

•Name 5 Factors that influence voters. .

•Identify 3 ‘mediums’ citizens use get their information? Which is the most popular source for information today?

•Political efficacy

•sound bite

•mass media

List 5 types of advertising strategies used in campaigns.

Should there be limits on campaign spending?

What should we do about Negative Ads which distort the truth and mislead the public?

Should there be limits on Corporate contributions to political campaigns?

HW for Friday-Monday; bring textbooks Friday

CW: The Electoral Process---pp.178-184
Terms: primary, polling place,
Answer questions on all charts, etc. 179,180,182, 183, 184
Assessment #1, 5, 6
HW: DUE Monday, 188-190 assessment #2, 4, 6
Analyze chart on 191, answer quesions
Read 196-202
p. 203 Answer 1-2

Online: Read about the Supreme Courts recent ruling on Corporate Contributions to Campaigns.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/us/politics/22scotus.html
Summarize the Supreme Court’s ruling; what were the arguments for and against. What is your opinion of this ruling in light of the campaigns by Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina?

Huffington Post.com ----see politics tab

Go to Huffington Post: READ,TAKE NOTES, WRITE ANALYSIS (3 reasons for victory or loss)

¡WRITE your analysis of why Jerry Brown or Barbara Boxer won in California. WRITE an analysis of why your proposition won/lost.

¡Read an analysis of the new Republican Majority in the House of Representatives. What caused it, what does it mean for the next two years in Washington. WRITE analysis of the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives. How will this impact the OBAMA presidency?

¡Find a breakdown of the demographics for the elections in California. Who voted? What was the voting by age group? By gender? By race? By education?
The turnout % for all groups? Etc.
¡Finally, Your opinion about what the California and Congressional elections might mean to you…..think laws, programs, health care, college, immigration…

Too Many People Did Not do the Homework last Weekend. Read my letter, Write me back for HW

Dear Classes

I am perplexed. The homework assignment on LIVINGROOM CANDIDATE was not long or difficult. I'm not sure why you don't find the time to take care of your responsibilities. You need to learn to balance your life....and that include work and play, senior project and your homework,
video productions and your essays, etc.

Those of you who want to go on the field trip will need to complete all of you work between now and then or I will take other students. I will also be talking with you at a parent conference if necessary.

I'm expecting more from you. This class is an opportunity to be ready for college level work,
expand your understanding of social issues, politics, and the media.

Dr. Steinberg