Archives: Grade 12 American Government

  
Date Course Work Homework
9/6 Course Procedures

Handout- Procedures

 Send Home Handout
9/7 What is the purpose of government? Chapter 1 section 1 Reading Guide
9/8 Where does the Power to Rule Come from?  
9/9 9-11 Remembrance  
9/12 Views on Government

4. Describe how Thomas Hobbes and John Locke viewed government.

Ch 1 section 2&3 guided reading
9/13
Parliamentary vs. Presidential Government
•5. What is the difference between presidential and parliamentary government?
 
9/14 Citizenship: Naturalization process
•6. Describe the process of naturalization.
 		 Quiz on Ch 1 section 2
9/15 Quiz on Ch 1 Guided Reading 1-3
9/16 Origins of Democracy  
9/19 American Revolution:
Objective#8 Why did the Colonists ‘break up’ with England?

Notes

 Ch 2 vocabulary List
9/20 13 Colonies

Vocab Review

 Quiz Wednesday 13 Colonies
9/21 Colonies Quiz

What did the Declaration of Independence Actually Declare?

Common Sense

  
9/22 Articles of Confederation  
9/23 Ropes Course-- No Class  
9/26 Constitution Solutions

Notes

  
9/27 Checks and Balances

Notes Founding Fathers & Checks and Balances

  
9/28 Note sheet notes 2  
9/29 Framers of the Constitution Movie

Guide

  
9/30 Framers of the Constitution Movie

Guide

  
10/3 Who wrote the Constitution?  
10/4 Who were the Framers?  
10/5 Begin Framers Paper Framers Paper Due Thursday
10/6 Guidance Presentation  
10/7 Discuss Constitution

Constitution Handout

 HW- Read Forgotten Majority role
10/10 No School Columbus Day  
10/11 The Forgotten Majority Discussion  
10/12 Civil Liberties ACLU Case Reading
10/13 Civil Liberties-- Court Cases Guided Reading 4-1
10/14 Civil Liberties Continued Vocab List Ch 4
10/17 Library Research  
10/18 Library Research  
10/19 Library Research Papers Due Friday
10/20 TLHS Dress Code  
10/21 No School  
10/24 Freedom of Expression in schools  
10/25 Tinker Vs Des Moines  
10/26 Grading in School  
10/27 Contested  Elections in US History  
10/28 Presidential Facts  
10/31 Electoral College Reading Electoral College Pros/Cons
11/1

 

 7 Roles of the President  
11/2

 

 Presidents Role in Foreign Policy 9-11
11/3

 

 Begin Congress  
11/4 How a Bill becomes a law

Notes

  
11/7 Write a Children's Cartoon: How a bill becomes a law Vocab Ch 6
11/8 Quiz Review  
11/9 Quiz

Judicial System: McDonalds Court Case

  
11/10 Veterans Day  
11/14 Judicial Branch of Gov't  
11/15 Continue Judicial Branch GR 8-1, 8-2
11/16 Criminal Court  
11/17 Legal Protections

Notes

  
11/18    
11/21 Juvenile Court

Young People and the Courts

  
11/22 History of Thanksgiving  
11/28 Political Parties  
11/29 Political Ideology- Liberals Vs. Conservatives

Notes

  
11/30 What is a Liberal? What is a Conservative? Paper Due Monday
12/1 Work on Papers in Lab  
12/2 Finish Papers in lab  
12/5 What should the role of Government be?

Notes

 Complete HW from notes
12/6 Food Inc Part Factory Farms  
12/7 Food Inc Ch 2 King Corn  
12/8 Food Inc Ch 4  
12/9 Food Inc Workers Conditions  
12/12 The Veil  
12/13 Voter Turnout in America  
12/14 Should the Electoral College Be Abolished?  
12/15 Campaign Finance  
12/16 Begin Ch 11  
12/19   Current Event
12/20    
12/21    
     
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