Final Review

1. Format: Final Exam
• What is the format?
• 60 Multiple Choice
• 2 FRQs
2. Review: Facilitated Review
• What do we need to review?
• Reader
3. Suggestions: Strategies 
• How well do you know vocabulary?
• Unit I 
• Unit II
• Unit III
• When will Office Hours be?
• Tuesday during X period and after school

StudentCam - Class 4

1. Review: Constitution & Federalism
• How prepared are you for these topics?
• Ch 04 - Constitution
• Ch 05 - Federalism
2. Work: StudentCam Doc
• What do you need to do today?
• Map out storyboard
• Scene by scene
• Script
• Collect video (with exact times) and pictures
• C-SPAN (Download from the site)
• Clips for StudentCam Competition (Free Downloads)
• General Video Library (Not Free Downloads)
• Youtube (Download for free with www.keepvid.com)
• PBS NewsHour 
• CNN
• Associated Press
• Other Sites (Record with screen capture software, i.e. Quicktime)
• Daily Show, Colbert Report, Fox News, etc.

StudentCam - Class 3

1. Submit: Research Paper
• What do you need to submit?
• Rubric
• www.Turnitin.com
• Class ID: 7360604
• Password: GoCats
2. Plan: StudentCam
• What are the keys to developing a quality StudentCam submission?
• Getting Started
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Rubric
• Roles (Footage, StoryBoard, Editor) & Timeline

StudentCam - Class 2

1. Review: MLA Citations
• What is the proper format for MLA?
• In-Text Citations
• Works Cited Page
• How do I cite a source?
• Citation Machine
2. Apply: Write Paper
• How much can you get done right now?
• How can I help you? 
3. Explore: Opportunities
• Do any of these opportunities interest you?
• Seniors, are you interested in spending a week in Washington D.C. learning in a hands-on way about democracy? Close Up will teach you through direct exposure to historical monuments, political institutions, and people that make our country work. Come spend a week in D.C. with the Close Up program and do this while meeting new people from across the country. Dates are February 16th – 21st and the price for airfare, hotel and 3 meals a day is $1875. Financial aid may be available. For information about the trip and to register, please contact history teacher Ms. Yolanda Medina Zevas at ymedinazevas@siprep.org. For more information, please visit http://closeup.org/students/high-school#
• White House Student Film Festival
• American Legion Oratorical Contest
• Harlan Institute Virtual Supreme Court

StudentCam - Class 1

1. Review: Constitutional Convention
• What do you need to understand? 
• Ch 03 - Essential Questions and Vocabulary
• Catlink Vocab Review
2. Write: Outline for Research Paper
• What will the final product look like?
• 2013 Grand Prize Winner
• What is the timeline for the next two weeks?
• HW Schedule
• How will your research paper be graded?
• Rubric
• What do you need to accomplish by the end of class?
• 2+ electronic databases and 2+ quality original links (if not completed for HW)
• Outline for intro, body, and concluding paragraphs (to be turned in later with final draft of paper)
3. Explore: Exciting Opportunities  
• Are you interested in the following?
• White House Student Film Festival
• American Legion Oratorical Contest
• Harlan Institute Virtual Supreme Court

Research Paper & Documentary

For Monday, you must do two things:

1. E-mail your partners and start narrowing down the topic.  Your topics are currently very broad... What do you want to focus on?  How can Congress fix it?  E-mail your teacher if you need help narrowing your topic.
2. Create a blog post with three quality articles/links for research that answers your assigned question.  Your three articles/links must be from an academic source (i.e. SI databases) or a quality news/research website (i.e Pew Research or Washington Post). Go here to get started. 

1ST PERIOD

1. Education
• Rubin: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
• Hernandez: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation. 
• Naughton: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
2. Media
• Reardon: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
• Bettinger: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation. 
• Hayes: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
3. Environment
• McDonald: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
• Boland: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation. 
• Grealish: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
4. Death Penalty
• McGahey: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
• Friesch: What has the federal government done? What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should review past legislation, as well as failed legislation, and articulate a clear policy proposal.
5. Prison Overpopulation
• Bruning: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
• Feeney: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation. 
• Sheedy: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
6. Poverty & Homelessness
• O'Shea: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
• Rodriguez: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation. 
• O'Bryan: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
7. Science & Technology
• Schumacher: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
• Zemanek: What has the federal government done? What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should review past legislation, as well as failed legislation, and articulate a clear policy proposal.
8. Immigration
• Ford: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
• Corbolotti: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation. 
• Watts: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
9. Health
• Alessandria: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
• Marshall: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation. 
• D. Barry: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.

2ND PERIOD

1. Poverty & Homelessness
• Cheung: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
• Puccinelli: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation.
• Holl: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
2. Poverty & Homelessness
• Ostrowski: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
• Hultman: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation.
• Dowling: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
3. Poverty & Homelessness
• Radich: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
• M. Barry: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation.
• Sykes: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
4. Industry & Federal Budget
• Heavey: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
• Ng: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation.
• Boucher: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
5. Energy
• Dudum: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
• Bustillos: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation.
• Rike: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
6. Health & Medicine
• Favia: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
• Bell: What has the federal government done? What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should review past legislation, as well as failed legislation, and articulate a clear policy proposal.

Thanksgiving Week

1. Blog: Page One - Inside the NY Times
• What did your classmates learn?
2. Reflect: Unit III Test
• Have you mastered Unit III?
3. Prepare: Research Paper & Student Documentary
• What are we doing after Thanksgiving? 
4. View: West Wing - Shibboleth 
• What Thanksgiving tradition exists at the White House?

West Wing: Women of Qumar

1. West Wing: Women of Qumar
• As we watch this episode, what concepts from this semester do you see?

Page One: Inside the NY Times

1. What are the goals and activities of the media in American politics?

2. How has the news media industry evolved over the past century, and what is the future of the news media industry?

1. Film: Inside a Newsroom 
• As we watch Page One: Inside the NY Times, how can we answer the essential question?
• David Carr debates with Vice 
• David Carr debates with Newser
• Bill Keller must decide on an offer from Wikileaks
• Bruce Headlam and others must decide how to respond to an NBC report
• David Carr investigates the collapse of the Chicago Tribune
• Do you want to follow anyone from the film on Twitter?
• David Carr (@carr2n)
• Brian Stelter (@brianstelter)
• Tim Arango (@tarangonyt)
• Bill Keller (@nytkeller)
• Jill Abramson (@jillabramson)
• What happened when we reached out to Tim Arango via Twitter in the fall of 2012?
• Interview with Tim Arango

Learn the Address

1. Prepare: Learn the Address
• About
• Submit Video
2. Film: Our Version
• Memorize
• Rehearse
• Film
• Upload

Unit III Test

1. Q & A: Unit III
2. Test: Unit III

Unit III Review

1. Review: In-Class Catlink
• Quietly complete all the items on the quiz (it should be all green) by the end of class
• Try to answer them by yourself before asking for help from a neighbor, your notes, your proctor, or the internet
• Unit III Vocabulary
2. Review: Enduring Understandings, Essential Questions, and Vocabulary
• If you finish the vocab review, test a partner on the following
• Ch 08 - Political Parties
• Ch 09 - Campaigns & Elections
• Ch 10 - Interest Groups
• Ch 11 - Media

Ch 11 - Media - Class 2

3. How do linkage institutions and policymaking institutions interact with the media?

1. Analyze: Media Presence
• How do various linkage institutions (parties, elections, interest groups, media) interact with the media?
• How do various policymaking institutions (legislative branch, executive branch, judicial branch) interact with the media?
2. Create: Oral Arguments
• NY Times v. Sullivan

Ch 11 - Media - Class 1

IMPORTANT: Do NOT scroll down and read the whole post. We will do an activity before looking at the images below. This will not work well if you look at them beforehand.

1. What are the goals and activities of the media in American politics?

2. How has the news media industry evolved over the past century, and what is the future of the news media industry?

1. Reading Quiz: Ch 11 - Media
2. Summarize: History of American Media 
• How has the American media evolved since the country's founding?
• What can we learn from this chart?
• What is horse-race journalism?
• How do editors engage in agenda setting and issue framing?
• How can we see agenda setting and issue framing in this Colbert segment?
• What can we learn from Frontline: News War about modern television news?
3. Case Study: News Coverage on September 17, 2012
• Let's analyze how a story dominated the news cycle and shaped public opinion...
• Imagine you are a NY Times reporter in September 2012... less than two months before the election...
• In the morning, you hear about that a story on Mother Jones is getting attention...
• You go read the story on its website... 
• Be critical of the source...
• Is there evidence of agenda-setting and framing?
• Is there evidence of media bias?
• Is it objective journalism or opinion journalism?
• You then hear that Gov. Romney is going to respond with a statement
• You are a reporter for the NY Times...
• Would you cover this story (agenda-setting)? 
• If so, how would you cover it (framing)? 
• What would be your headline?
• Go on Twitter and tweet your headline to the class hashtag (Remember the expectations for Social Media in AP Gov)

Ch 10 - Interest Groups - Class 3

1. Create: Oral Arguments 
• Boy Scouts v. Dale

Ch 10 - Interest Groups - Class 2

2. What are the goals and activities of interest groups in American politics?

1. Analyze: Activities of Interest Groups 
• "The influence of factious leaders may kindle a flame within their particular States, but will be unable to spread a general conflagration through the other States. A religious sect may degenerate into a political faction in a part of the Confederacy; but the variety of sects dispersed over the entire face of it must secure the national councils against any danger from that source." - James Madison (Federalist #10)
• "Sunshine is said to be the best of disinfectants." - SCOTUS Justice Louis Brandeis
• In order for pluralism (Madison) to work well, citizens need a transparent (Brandeis) government so they can analyze factions.
• What were the various ways Jack Abramoff exerted influence on Congress? 
• What were the various ways Grover Norquist exerted influence on Congress?
• What do interest groups do at Congressional committee hearings?
• What are other techniques used by interest groups?
2. Analyze: The Iron Triangle 
• What is the iron triangle present in the The Battle over Crusader? 
• How did the three corners interact to make public policy in this case study?
• Who went through the revolving door?
3. Research: Revolving Door
• Can you find a lobbyist who used to work on a congressional committee that oversees your policy area?  Tweet your finding to the class hashtag.
• Can you find a lobbyist who used to work for a federal agency that oversees your policy area?  Tweet your finding to the class hashtag.  

Ch 10 - Interest Groups - Class 1

CH 09

3. How does the electoral college work, and why do we still have it?

4. What are the various stages of the modern Senate and House elections, and why does incumbency advantage exist despite low approval ratings for Congress?

CH 10

1. How do unions and management engage in the collective bargaining process?

1. Quiz: Ch 10 - Interest Groups 
2. Analyze: Electoral College
• Why do we have the electoral college?
• How are each state's electoral votes allocated?
• How does it actually work?
• What is the biggest obstacle to replacing it with the popular vote?  Why?
• What would be the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact?
3. Analyze: Congressional Elections
• What are the stages of a Congressional election?
• How do the average re-election rates compare between the House and the Senate?
• What are the causes of incumbency advantage?
• Name Recognition, Fundraising Gap, Experience, Federal Funding for Projects ("Pork"), Constituent Service, Franking, Gerrymandering
4. Create: Collective Bargaining
• Unions and businesses are examples of interest groups
• The collective bargaining agreement at Blue Shipping is set to expire tomorrow
• We will have two separate simulated negotiations today
• Within each negotiation, there are three groups: 
• the Blue Shipping management 
• the Blue Shipping union 
• Let's review the expiring contract and compare it to other shipping companies:   
• Step #1: You have five minutes to meet with your side and prepare for negotiations
• Step #2: You have fifteen minutes to negotiate a new contract
• Step #3: You must announce the outcome
• Reach an agreement
• Union goes on strike
• Management announces a lock-out
• What were the results of the various negotiations? What did we learn about collective bargaining? What did we learn about leadership?

Ch 09 - Campaigns & Elections - Class 3

2. How has campaign finance law evolved in recent decades?

1. Share: This American Life
• What did you discover, connect, and question after listening to Take the Money and Run?
2. Preview: Role of Money in Elections
• As we go through this history, keep this question in mind... 
• If you are a wealthy individual who has a strong desire to support a candidate... How would you have done it before FECA?  After FECA?  After BCRA?  After Citizens United v. FEC?
3. Analyze: Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA)
• What were the causes of FECA?
• Watergate
• Lack of regulation and transparency in ads 
• Can you tell who paid for the 1964 LBJ Daisy ad?
• What were the effects of FECA?
• Creation of Federal Elections Commission (Website) and increased transparency
• Can you tell who paid for the 1984 Reagan Morning in America ad?)
• Public financing for Presidential, but not Congressional, elections
• Groups must form Political Action Committees (PACs) to contribute to candidates
• Limits on contributions by individuals or PACs to candidates, also known as hard money 
• Limits on expenditures by candidates 
• What did the Supreme Court say about FECA?
• Buckley v. Valeo (1976): Struck down limits on expenditures because spending money = free speech under the 1st Amendment
4. Analyze: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) 
• What were the causes of BCRA?
• Rise of soft money 
• Who made this 1996 ad? 
• Who made this 2000 ad?
• Rise independent expenditures and issue ads 
• Who made this 2000 ad?
• What were the effects of BCRA?
• Ban on soft money; contributions to parties are now hard money
• Ban on independent expenditures by corporations/unions using unlimited money for issue ads 30 days before a primary and 60 days before a general election
• Stand by your ad: "I approve this message" (i.e. 2004 Bush ad)
• Rise in bundlers (i.e. 2012 bundlers)  
• What did the Supreme Court say about BCRA?
• McConnell v. FEC (2003) upheld BCRA
• Citizens United v. FEC (2008) struck down ban on independent expenditures by corporate/union treasuries using unlimited money
• Citizens United v. FEC allowed for creation of Super PACs
5. Apply: 2012 Campaign Ads
• Why do we rarely see federal campaign ads in California?
• As you watch these 2012 ads, ask yourself... What type of ad is it?  What kind of funding was used?
• Barack Obama Campaign (OpenSecrets.org profile)
• Mitt Romney Campaign (OpenSecrets.org profile)
• Priorities USA (OpenSecrets.org profile) 
• Restore Our Future (OpenSecrets.org profile)
• Service Employees International Union (OpenSecrets.org profile)
• Crossroads GPS (OpenSecrets.org profile)
• League of Conservation Voters (OpenSecrets.org profile)
6. Create: Oral Arguments
• McCutcheon v. FEC

Ch 09 - Campaigns & Elections - Class 2

1. What are the various stages of the modern presidential election, and why has it become so long?

2. What are the various stages of the modern Senate and House elections, and why does incumbency advantage exist despite low approval ratings for Congress?

1. Analyze & Evaluate: 2000 Presidential Election
• What can we learn from Journeys with George?
• 2000 Presidential Election
• 2008 Road to the Presidency
• 2012 Travel Map
• 2012 Romney Primary Election Rally
• 2012 Romney General Election Rally
• 2012 Horse Race Journalism
• Memorable Debates
• 2012 Electoral College

Ch 09 - Campaigns & Elections - Class 1

1. What are the various stages of the modern presidential election, and why has it become so long?

1. Reading Quiz: Ch 09 - Campaigns & Elections
2. Analyze & Evaluate: 2000 Presidential Election
• What can we learn from Journeys with George?

Ch 08 - Political Parties - Class 3

1. Introduce: Appropriate Use of Twitter in AP Gov
• How does Biz Stone on describe the value of Twitter?
• What role can Twitter play in AP Gov? 
• The final stage, knowledge communities, embeds the previous stages with the goal of inspiring the spirit of self-learning in our students.  This moves us beyond the personal choice of the student (which I had to do in Germany in order to survive) to nurturing this as a natural urge from within the student.  Rather than a sage, the teacher now becomes a coach or consultant.  The 1:1 environment acknowledges that knowledge is always available and centers on the questions, “how do students discern which knowledge is accurate and useful?” and “how does this student answer the problems posed to him/her creatively, competently, and faithfully?”  Now iPads, mobile devices and technology in general allows, for instance, Twitter to become a place where my cohort evolves beyond the classroom to the larger community focused not on personal expression but intellectual and professional evolution.  Our libraries provide mobile access to databases, online communities, and class room consultation to train these skills.  The teacher then models the learning s/he requires, which demands some restructuring of curriculum to showcase students learning - the process as well as the product. - Mr. Jason Beyer
• What are the expectations for Social Media in AP Gov?
• Who will you start following for political news and commentary?
• What is the etiquette for retweeting (RT or MT) or sharing links?
• How can we use #APGovA1 or #APGovA2 as a learning community going forward?
2. Create: Oral Arguments
• California Democratic Party v. Jones

Ch 08 - Political Parties - Class 2

2. What are the goals and activities of political parties in American government?
3. Why does the U.S. have a two-party system whereas other countries (i.e. the U.K.) have a multi-party system?

1. Analyze: Parties in Government
• Who are the party leaders in the Senate?
• Who are the party leaders in the House?
• What is the current state of the Republican party in Congress?
• How do political parties affect the federal courts?
2. Analyze: Causes of Two-Party System in the Senate and House
• What are single-member districts?
• How does ballot access vary by state?
• What is gerrymandering?
• What is incumbency advantage? 
• How much would it cost for a 3rd party campaign for a seat in Congress?
3. Analyze: Causes of Two-Party System in the Presidency
• What role does the electoral college play?
• How much would it cost for a 3rd party campaign for the presidency?
4. Analyze: Role of Third Parties in American Politics 
• What are examples of third parties (i.e. Socialist Party, Libertarian Party)
• What are the benefits of third parties?
• How did third parties affect presidential elections in 1992 and 2000 (Related: Butterfly Ballot and Pat Buchanan Vote by County)?
• Could we see the emergence of a third party now?

Ch 08 - Political Parties - Class 1

1. What are the goals and activities of political parties in American elections?

1. Reading Quiz: Ch 08 - Political Parties 
2. Reflect: 1st Quarter
• Review your Unit II Test
• Look at 1st quarter grades on PowerSchool
• Write a three paragraph reflection on this class, SI, and life
3. Analyze: Goals and Activities in Elections
• Why can parties be considered herds (i.e. Democrats and Republicans)?
• Which demographic groups are also reliable members of the Democratic or Republican herds?
• How do parties operate at the national, state, and local level?
• What is the difference between a primary election and a general election?
• What is the average turnout in primary elections?  What implications does this have?
• What kind of primary election was used by North Carolina in 2012? (Hint: It is the most common.)
• What does Sen. Cruz suggest could happen in GOP primaries?
• How do party campaign committees play a role in the general election?

Unit II Test

1. Review: Unit II
• What questions came up when you reviewed for the test?
2. Test: Unit II
• 30 Multiple Choice
• 1 FRQ
3. Set-Up: Twitter
• Biz Stone on using Twitter to follow political news
• Read Mr. Jason Beyer's reflection
• The final stage, knowledge communities, embeds the previous stages with the goal of inspiring the spirit of self-learning in our students.  This moves us beyond the personal choice of the student (which I had to do in Germany in order to survive) to nurturing this as a natural urge from within the student.  Rather than a sage, the teacher now becomes a coach or consultant.  The 1:1 environment acknowledges that knowledge is always available and centers on the questions, “how do students discern which knowledge is accurate and useful?” and “how does this student answer the problems posed to him/her creatively, competently, and faithfully?”  Now iPads, mobile devices and technology in general allows, for instance, Twitter to become a place where my cohort evolves beyond the classroom to the larger community focused not on personal expression but intellectual and professional evolution.  Our libraries provide mobile access to databases, online communities, and class room consultation to train these skills.  The teacher then models the learning s/he requires, which demands some restructuring of curriculum to showcase students learning - the process as well as the product.    
• Review Social Media in AP Gov
• Start following accounts for AP Gov

Ch 07 - Public Opinion & Polling - Class 2

CH 6: 2. How do different demographic groups vary in terms of political beliefs and voter turnout?
CH 7: 2. What is the proper role of polling and focus groups within American policymaking?

1. Analyze: Demographic Turnout & Preferences
• What does the data reveal about voter turnout by country?
• What does the data indicate about voter turnout among different demographic groups?
• If they did vote, who did different demographic groups support in 2012 presidential election?
• What does this scholarly article reveal about race, religion, and partisanship?
• How does voter turnout affect policymaking?
• Latino vote in 2012
• Sean Hannity Reaction
• What is the state of immigration reform in the Senate and the House?
2. Create: Oral Arguments
• Texas v. Johnson

Ch 07 - Public Opinion & Polling - Class 1

1. What are the characteristics of a quality public opinion poll?

1. Quiz: Chapter 07 - Public Opinion & Polling
2. Create: Poll Question
• What are the characteristics of a quality poll?
• Case Study #1: Poll & News Analysis
• Case Study #2: Poll & News Analysis
• When have polls been wrong?
• 2008 New Hampshire Primary Coverage & Interview with John Zogby
• 2012 Presidential Election
• Can you create a good question for a poll?
• Create a question about Congress and the President
3. Evaluate: Frank Luntz 
• Watch Part 5. Giving Us What We Want of The Persuaders (Frontline)
• What do you think of Luntz's work?  
• Can you find examples of framing?  
• 2008 Obama Campaign
• 2012 Obama Campaign
• Interview with Campaign Event Organizer
• Campaign Event Fail

Ch 06 - Beliefs & Behaviors - Class 4

4. What are the current policies that have contributed to the current state of the US-Mexico border?

5. What are common myths about undocumented immigrants?

1. Share: Blog Posts on Immigration
• What did your classmates write about?
2. Quiz: Immigration Myths & Realities Quiz
• How accurate is your knowledge?
3. Documentary: Crossing Arizona
• As you watch the first half (00:00 - 43:20) of Crossing Arizona, prepare to answer the following questions:
• Answer questions #1-11 of the viewer's guide
4. Case Study: Nogales Immersion
• Please welcome students from the Nogales immersion
• Slides from Ms. Vanderpol
• Questions for the students:
• Prior to immersion, what were your views on immigration?
• How did immersion change your views?
• What person/event had the greatest impact on me?
• Questions from the class?

Ch 06 - Beliefs & Behaviors - Class 3

3. What is the naturalization process, and what are recent immigration reform proposals by policymakers?

1. Summarize: Naturalization Process
• What can we learn from watching The Naturalized?
• What is the process for becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States?
• What is on the citizenship test?
• What is the state of immigration reform in the Senate and the House?
2. Analyze: Crossing Arizona
• As you watch the first half (00:00 - 43:20) of Crossing Arizona, prepare to answer the following questions:
• Answer questions #1-11 of the viewer's guide
3. Create: Oral Arguments 
• Arizona v. United States

Ch 06 - Beliefs & Behaviors - Class 2

2. How do different demographic groups vary in terms of political beliefs and voter turnout?

1. Share: Psychology of Ideology
• What did your classmates discover, connect, and question after watching Jonathan Haidt's TED talk? 
2. Summarize: Forms of Participation
• What are the various ways Americans can participate in the policymaking process?
3. Analyze: Turnout by Demographic Groups
• What is the typical overall voter turnout in federal general elections and federal primary elections?
• What does the Census Bureau data indicate about voter turnout for various demographic groups?
• According to page 14 of this Census Bureau analysis of the 2008 election, what are reasons for not registering and not voting?
4. Analyze: Federal Government Shutdown
• What has happened during the past 48 hours?
• What exactly happens during a shutdown?
• What did Senator Cruz do last week?
• What was the did the House do with the Senate "clean Continuing Resolution" bills?
• What is going on within the Republican party?
• What is Speaker Boehner's strategy?
• What do polls reveal about possible shifts in public opinion?
• What is the latest?

Ch 06 - Beliefs & Behaviors - Class 1

1. What are the underlying values of American culture, and what are the underlying values of various American ideologies?

1. Quiz: Chapter 06
2. Evaluate: Amendment Process
• Identify key figures behind the passage of the 13^th Amendment
• Analyze how the 13^th Amendment was proposed and ratified
• Evaluate other attempts to amend the Constitution
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• 1st Period
• 2nd Period
3. Summarize: Political Socialization and American Culture 
• What are the various ways we experience political socialization? 
• What values are considered part of American culture and are accepted by nearly all Americans?
• Case study: Declaration of Independence 
• Case study: Pledge of Allegiance
• Case study: National Anthem
• Author: E.J. Dionne
4. Analyze: American Political Ideologies 
• According to Pew Research, what is your ideology?
• According to the Political Compass, what is your ideology?
• What are the underlying values of liberalism, conservatism, libertarianism, and socialism?
• Case study: Grover Norquist
• Case study: Hillary Clinton
• Case study: Ron Paul
• Case study: Brian Moore
• What is the ideological breakdown of the country? 

Film: Lincoln - Class 1 & 2

1. Film: Lincoln
• Viewer's Guide

Unit I Test

1. Review: Unit I
• Any questions that came up while you reviewed this weekend?
2. Test: Unit I
• 45 Multiple Choice (Recommended time: 35 min)
• 1 Free Response Question (Recommended time: 20 min)

Ch 05 - Federalism - Class 3

3. What is outlined within Amendments I-XXVII of the Constitution? (Ch 04)

1. How has the constitutional relationship between the federal government and the states evolved since the country's founding? (Ch 05)

1. Create: Supreme Court Oral Arguments
• Kelo v. City of New London
• Gonzales v. Raich

Ch 05 - Federalism - Class 2

2. How has the federal government used grants to exert power on states?

1. Analyze: Federal Grants 
• Part 3 (17:23): When Welfare Depends on Where You Live (Democracy in America)
• How did Welfare-to-Work change the federal grant program for welfare?
• Why would the federal government choose to use grants?
• Related: Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
• How have states reacted when the opposite occurs?  When states are required to do something, but not given the funds to do so?
2. Evaluate: Guns and Federalism
• One Nation, Under the Gun
• What did you write on your blog about guns and federalism?
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• 1st Period
• 2nd Period
• After Newtown: Gun Policy
• How is federalism exemplified in gun policy?
• Gun Control Bill Hits Brick Wall in the Senate
• What happened on Capitol Hill after the Newtown tragedy?

Ch 05 - Federalism - Class 1

1. How has the constitutional relationship between the federal government and the states evolved since the country's founding?

1. Quiz: Ch 05 - Federalism
• Take the quiz
• Read articles in my Twitter feed
2. Analyze: Endangered Species Act
• Part 1: Federal Wolves at the Door (Democracy in America)
• What power does the US have to pass US Endangered Species Act?
• What power does the state of Idaho have to pass a state law banning the release of wolves?
• States' Case Challenging Species Act is Rebuffed (NY Times)
• What is the latest from the federal courts?
3. Summarize: Constitution and Federalism
• Federalism in the Constitution
• What does the constitution say about federalism?
4. Synthesize: Supreme Court on Federalism
• Dual ("Layer-cake") Federalism
• McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
• Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
• Barron v. Baltimore (1833)
• Plessy v. Ferguson (1895)
• Cooperative ("Marble-cake") Federalism 
• Gitlow v. New York (1922)
• U.S. v. Darby (1940)
• Brown v. Board of Education (1952)
• Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US (1964)
• Devolution Revolution (1980s - Present?)
• U.S. v. Lopez (1994)
• U.S. v. Morrison (1999)
5. Evaluate: Pros and Cons of Federalism
• President Reagan's Inaugural Address (Youtube)
• Fred Thompson Campaign Ad (Youtube)