| MONDAY - GOVERNMENT |
FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: Review and Preview for today's lesson... Watch Crash Course: Constitutional Compromises (9 min)
- Why did the Articles of the Confederation fail and need to be replaced? (0:00-2:50)
- What was the Virginia Plan & New Jersey Plans and how did they lead to the Great Compromise? (2:50-4:00)
- What was the compromise for dealing with slavery? (4:00-5:25)
- What led to the Bill of Rights? Who are the Federalists & Anti-Federalists? (5:25-8:25)
LEARNING TARGETS:
- Explain these 6 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION
- What was the disagreement between the FEDERALISTS and the ANTI-FEDERALISTS?
- Why was the BILL OF RIGHTS added to the Constitution?
- What is meant by us having a FEDERAL government?
- How does the Constitution try to settle conflicts between the national government and the states?
AGENDA:
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Complete your notes in the study guide provided using the notes from class today (see links above).
UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:
- Start studying your Learning Target Notes for a quiz WEDNESDAY.
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| TUESDAY - GOVERNMENT |
FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: Crash Course Government: Judicial Review
LEARNING TARGETS:
- Describe the processes for AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION.
- Explain the Formal & Informal methods of amending the Constitution.
- What is the role of the judicial branch?
- What is judicial review?
- What court case truly gave the Supreme Court its power that it still has today?
- What are the different influences on judges when they make their decisions?
AGENDA:
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Study your Learning Target Notes for a quiz TOMORROW.
- Unit 1 Study Guide
- Forms of Government
- Articles of Confederation vs Constitution
- Constitutional Compromises
- Federalists vs AntiFederalists
- Amendment Process
UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:
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| WEDNESDAY - GOVERNMENT |
FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: Any last minute questions?
LEARNING TARGETS:
- Show what you know from our lessons on the origins of U.S. Government & the formation of the Constitution.
AGENDA:
ASSIGNMENTS:
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| THURSDAY - GOVERNMENT |
FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: Watch Government Crash Course: Civil Liberties & Civil Rights (8 min) to preview our lesson
LEARNING TARGETS:
- What is the difference between civil rights and civil liberties?
- How have the major civil liberties listed in the Bill of Rights been interepreted by the Supreme Court in modern times?
- What is the difference between libel and slander?
- Is all speech protected? If not, what are the exceptions?
- Understand how they have changed over time with different Supreme Court Decisions.
AGENDA:
- Civil Liberties/Rights Internet Lab (Google Classroom) - Protecting YOU from the government
- Complete using the links provided.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Finish your Civil Rights Internet Lab for TOMORROW (You'll have half of class tomorrow to finish it but work on it if you don't think that will be enough time).
UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:
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| FRIDAY - GOVERNMENT |
FOCUS/REVIEW QUESTION: Questions or help needed with your project? Please ask or see me!
LEARNING TARGETS:
- Explain the basic rights and liberties laid out in the Constitution.
AGENDA:
- FINISH your Civil Liberties/Rights Internet Lab (Google Classroom)
- Civil Liberties Presentation Project (See Google Classroom)
- Choose a topic from the list to research.
- Make a slide to add to our class slideshow that answers the basic questions for your topic. Copy and paste your slide into the slideshow linked here.
- Present the slide to the class
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Work on your slide for our class slideshow on Civil Liberties. Be sure to copy and paste your slideshow into our class slideshow linked above. Due TUESDAY.
UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:
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