Week 6 and Super Tuesday

Week 6: This week we will continue looking at the Legislative Branch and its processes.  We will learn more about how a bill becomes a law and the path it takes.  We will also wrap up the Congress and prepare to examine the Presidency.

Journal Article/Reflection: This week hosts one of the largest, and highly anticipated, days of primary elections.  Super Tuesday (3.1.16) will be a major deciding factor in who goes on to become the presidential nomination for the 2016 election.  Your topic this week needs to deal with Super Tuesday, either the anticipation leading up to it (Here is a great article for that!) or the results.  Considering this, the due date for your article has been moved to Friday (3.4.16).

Constitution Articles and Amendments:  Considering so many of you will be absent for various reasons on Friday, we will have our weekly quiz on Thursday (3.3.16).  Please study these based on the Quizlet (Articles and Amendments 1-17).  The quiz will be online.

As always, if you ever need anything, please let me know and I'll be happy to help!!

Week Five (2.22-2.26)

This week we are going to delve into what the Congress of the United States does.  What are its responsibilities?  What are their requirements and qualifications?  What do they even do?  This information will be available on the Prezi entitled "IV. Institutions of National Government".  During the week, you will need to read Chapter 13 - Congress (found on pages 316-366 of your textbook).  Take notes and study this in addition to what we do in class.  Our class discussions will only hit on the high points.  Guided notes will be available on the Links to Docs tab for the Prezi.

Your journal entry description is available under the Links to Docs tab.  This week you will be researching the South Carolina Primary results.  This is due on Wednesday.

We will also continue with learning the different parts of the Constitution.  The Quizlet list has been updated to include the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments).  On Friday, you will have a quiz on the Bill of Rights AND the articles of the Constitution.  Study this quizlet on any mobile device, but also be sure to write the amendments down and add to your index card set.  Good luck!!

Monday, you will work with your groups to complete your Constitutions.  Remember to make these creative! We will hopefully get to share these today.

Powerschool!

Log in to Powerschool! I have updated grades and entered ZEROS for all missing work!  Please get this to me by Monday, or I will be happy to let you keep your free ZERO!  Thank ya much!!

Overall, I couldn't be happier with the progress this class is making! If I can ever do anything or be of any assistance....PLEASE let me know!!! :)

Good Morning!!

Let's get this party started off right...Since this is an American Government class, let's see where you fall on the spectrum of national political parties. The link (below) will ask you a few short questions about your basic beliefs of hot topics. After you have answered, your result will be calculated. I really like how you can compare your answers to the average answers of different subgroups within our population. So where will you fall?? Conservative Republican? Ultra Liberal Democrat? or the middle of the road?? 

 PBS News Hour Political Party Quiz