Tuesday 11/26/19

Week 15 PPT

•Essential Question: Has the office of the President become too powerful?
•Objective: Explain the roles and responsibilities of executive departments and the president’s cabinet.
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•Warm up 30: Discuss with your group ways the federal government is involved in your day-to-day lives.
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•Test next Tuesday 12/3
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Minimum Day Schedule

Thursday 11/21/19

Week 14 PPT

Agenda:
- Discuss the expansion of presidential powers
-crash course video
-discussion
-see PPT for details

Tuesday 11/19/19

Week 14 PPT

•Essential Question: Has the office of the President become too powerful?
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•Objective: Analyze whether the electoral process in primary and general elections is the best way to elect the President.
•Warm up 28: Do you think the presidential election process produces the best candidates? Why/why not?

•Homework for Block #2 : Chapter 14, Sections 1-2

Thursday 11/14/19

Today we wrapped up our unit on the Legislative Branch by taking our test.
If you were absent, please come in during tutorial.

Then, we discuss Gerrymandering. Please come see me if you were absent.

Homework: Use the old textbook and read/take notes on 13.1/13/2

Tuesday 11/12/19

Chapter 11 Cover Sheet
Chapter 11 Textbook
Chapter 12 Cover Sheet
Chapter 12 Textbook


Today in class we finished our congress simulation. Then we reviewed for the test on Thursday.

See you on Thusday.

-JC

Thursday 11/7/19

Today we completed the committee portion of our simulation.

We also completed section 12.3 and 12.4 of the textbook along with the questions on the Interactive Student Notebook.

There is a test on Congress on Thursday 11/14

Tuesday 11/5/19

Today we will continue piloting the TCI Government textbook

PPT for Week 12

Link to TCI Chapter

Today in class we:
-reviewed and turned in Congress in a FLASH
- "preview" for 12.1
- Section 12.1
Section 12.2 

Homework: Test NEXT Thursday on TCI chapters 11/12

Monday 11/4/19

Objective: Explain the structure and powers of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government.

Agenda: 

• Warm up 25
  Think back to your LawCraft game…
  What was your goal in your own house of Congress before the compromise process?
  Why do you think the compromise process involves adding so many amendments? 
  Was it difficult to stick with your chosen value? Did you have to add an amendment that did not support your value? (did you compromise?) 
  What do you think would happen if there was no compromise process? No veto power?
• Vocabulary review
• Congress in a FLASH

Homework: Legislative branch assessment Tuesday 11/12/19