Government (Period 1) Assignments

Review Notes 

Final Exam Study Guide 

Unit 5 Exam

Fairness Doctrine Articles 

 

Frontline Episode Reflection 

 

If you were absent on Thursday 12718 please complete the reflection on the film below. 

1) Explain the tactics the NRA has used to influence policy

2) Why do you think the NRA has been so influential? 

3) Do you think the film was biased? Why or why not? 

4) What do you think the nation should do about gun violence? What obstacles would esxist in implementing this solution. 

 

Interest group research assignment due. 

Today's Classwork 

Test Score Replacement Project. 

 

All government students have the opportunity to replace one of their test scores with a project score. You can only replace one test score and the work must be of high quality. Incomplete or low quality projects will not be accepted. 

 

You must do the project that aligns with the exam score you want to replace. 

 

 

Political Parties Notes 

 

 

Mock Caucus Activity 

 

 

Classwork for Monday and Tuesday: Political Party Analysis 

 

 

Bell Schedule Survey 

 

study guide 

CH. 13 Sections 4 & 5 Homework 

 

 

If you were absent on 11/15 please complete the reflection for the Central Park Five Documentary attached. 

 

Civil Liberties Notes

Ch. 13 Sections 1-3 

 

Today's Classwork 

Civil Rights Quiz 

 

 Review you notes on Civil Rights (attached and ch. 14 homework) 

Ch. 14 Homework due 

 

 

Today's Classwork 

 

 

Today's Classwork: Fiscal Ship Budget 

 

Unit Two Exam 

 

 

Unit Two Exam Study guide 

Congress Quiz: Review Article I and Congress notes. You also must know who represents Culver City in both houses of Congress. 

 

Executive Notes 

Census Activity 

Readings for census activity. 

 

Everybody in your group will pick a different reading. 

 

California Prepares for Challenging Census Count. Capital Public Radio, Ben Bradfor.

http://www.capradio.org/articles/2018/04/24/california-prepares-for-challenging-census-count/

California, NY sue Trump administration over addition of citizenship question to census, Washington Post, Samantha Schmidt.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/27/california-sues-trump-administration-over-decision-to-add-citizenship-question-to-census/?utm_term=.9a68df4b5501

Opinion: Don't let California Children be undercounted in 2020. The Mercury News, Moira Kenney, John Dobard and Ted Lempert.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/07/13/opinion-dont-let-our-children-be-undercounted-in-2020-census/

California would be the primary victim in the GOP war on the Census. Los Angeles Times. Jacques Leslie.

 

http:/www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-leslie-census-20170716-story.html

Latino Children are undercounted in the Nation’s Census: Report. NBC News, Daniela Franco.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latino-children-are-undercounted-nation-s-census-report-n561981

When you finish your Congress research find a current events article related to Congress and follow the attached instructions. 

 

 

Link for submitting questions to the town hall. 

 

Congress Notes 

Today's classwork. 

 

 

How a bill becomes a law treasure map due 

Socratic Seminar 

 

Read Our Broken Constituion and  prepare for a small group Socratic Seminar. 

 

Write 6 questions you would like to discuss. 3 may be general questions about the reading. You must have 3 questions about specific passages in the reading including page numbers. E-mail your questions to Mr. Plotnik by midnight on Tuesday. 

 

Ch. 3 Homework (sections One and two only) Due. 

Test ch.2-3 

 

Unit One Exam Study Guide 

Federalism Poster Presentations. 

Please return you syllabus signed by you and a parent by Friday. 

Federalism Notes

 

Federalist v. Anti-Federalist Notes 

Socratic Seminar. Read CH. 2 of How Democratic is the American Constitution. Generate 7 questions you would like to discuss during the Socratic Seminar. 3 may be general questions about the reading as a whole. 4 must be specific to passages in the reading with page numbers. E-mail your questions to Mr. Plotnik and bring a hard copy to class.  

Read Ch.2 and Complete Study Guide. There will also be a quiz on ch.2 and the criteria for democracy from week 1. 

Ideas of the American Revolution Notes 

 We will be exploring the census Tuesday-Thursday of this week. Assignment is attached. 

Today's classwork 

 

Read the Constitution or simplified version of the Constitution to complete the attached graphic organizer. You may use the cheat sheet at the end only if you can't find any exampled. 

 

Classwork for 8/31