Crime Notes

Crime notes PowerPoint found here

Homework Due Thursday

Current Event on NY Times article found here

Quiz-Friday 12/12

Rights of Accused
Structure of Supreme Court
Overview of court system

Homework Due Wed 12/10

New Jersey v. TLO (1985) case study w/questions

Homework due Thursday 12/4

Chapter 19 Terms due Thursday 12/4

Political Party Project Links

Research

2016 Presidential Candidates Websites

Pro/Con Database of Issues

iCONN Database (Need a library card or access in school)

Politics1 Political Parties Database

Federal Spending

U.S. Debt Clock

Newspaper Endorsement Examples

Political Ads Database


Citation Resources

3 minute video on citation


MLA Formatting Guide

Easy Bib

Bib Me

Political Party Project Date Changes

Platform rough drafts due Friday 11/14

Presidential Debate Wednesday 11/19
Debate Questions found here

Final projects due/Presidential speeches Monday 11/24

Intro videos for Political Party Project

Political Parties explanation videos (C-SPAN)
•Kansas Nebraska Act and the Formation of the Republican Party (2 min.)

•Libertarianism (3 min.)

•The Constitution Party Platform (2 min.)

•The Founding of the Tea Party Patriots (2 min.)

•The Green Party Platform (5 min.)


•The History of Political Parties (3 min.)


•The History of Third Parties (2 min.)


•The Know Nothing Party (3 min.)


•The Modern Two-Party System (3 min.)

•The Prohibition Party (2 min)

Political Party Project

Digital copy of project found here

Due Thursday 10/23

Read Washington Post & Wall Street Journal articles on gun control

Complete Questions found here

Current Event #2 Due Monday 10/20

Article must relate to government
Current event forms found here

Gun Control Webquest

1. Use search engine to define gun control terms

2. Go to this site

3. Look under "Background Articles/Resources"

4. Answer background questions

5. Look under "Summaries of Prior Second Amendment Supreme Court Cases"

6. Complete 2nd Amendment cases response

7. Watch the video clips that oppose and support Obama's Gun Control Proposals


8. Complete Note taking chart as you watch the clips


*All webquest work will be due Tuesday 10/21 but you have time in class on 10/16 & 10/17 with chromebooks

Due Tuesday 10/7

Complete graphic organizer for Federalist letter using American Government textbook chapter 2
Assignment found here

HW Due Monday 10/6

Declaration Terms found here

HW Due Friday 10/3

Current Event using questions found here

HW Due Monday 9/29

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Go to newsela.com

Click on "Not a member, sign up now"

Click "I'm a student"

Enter information including "Sign Up Code"

Period 6 Code- IRCQY

Period 8 Code- YVTPE

Homework Due Friday 9/26

Read chapter 1 section 3 of the textbook and complete worksheet found here

Quiz Wednesday 9/24

Homework Due Friday 9/19

Locke Questions 1-4

Due Thursday 9/11

Guided Reading chapter 1 section 1 of American Government textbook
Assignment can be found here

Due Monday 9/8

Create your own government assignment found here

Video Links

60 Minutes NSA

60 Minutes: The Snowden Affair

60 Minutes North Korea prison camp survivor

60 Minutes: America's fight to expose Russian corruption