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Forum 6.4 - Explain the Importance of the 14th

12/7/2017

Guiding Thought Question: Explain why the 14th Amendment is so important for the protection of civil rights and civil liberties for American citizens.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to describe the impact of the Civil Rights Movement, American Indian Movement, and the Women's Rights Movement. Students will examine the three movements and take time to learn and teach about the movements to their classmates.

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Forum 6.3 - Fundamental Rights

12/5/2017

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Guiding Thought Question: Based on the different rights granted by the Constitution how would you summarize the fundamental ideas that guide the creation of the US Government?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the different Amendments that have been added to the Constitution and how they have impacted the formation and develop of the US Government. Students will also examine the importance of the 14th Amendment specifically to find out the importance of the Amendment in extending rights to all Americans.

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Forum 6.2 - Importance of the Amendments

11/30/2017

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Today's Warm-Up Question:Should it be alright to change any of the rights contained in the bill of rights or Later Ammendments, or are they so ingrained in American society that they should not be changed? Explain your answer using examples.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about the Amendments by completing a project and presenting about them.

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Forum 6.1 - American Citizenship

11/28/2017

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Guiding Thought Question: Watch the clip titled "I took the Test" from the movie The Lost Battalion and write a reaction to what it means to be an American Citizen, Your response does not need to be directly related to the clip, but should generally center around the idea of American Citizenship.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the different rights, responsibilities, and duties of American citizenship. Students will take notes and discuss the different rights, responsibilities, and duties and then take a quiz on them.

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Forum 5.5 - Is Isolationism Possible?

11/23/2017

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Guiding Thought Question: Based off the reading of Chapter 3 - Globalization from Paradox of American Power do you believe it is possible for America to isolate itself? What role does America play in globalization, and how does it impact the US?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will examine particular issues of American foreign and domestic policy and be able to connect the ideas of the policy issues to the course concepts.

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Forum 5.4 - Influence of Agencies

11/21/2017

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Guiding thought Question: Why would the input of government agencies like the FBI, CIA, and the Federal Reserve be important in the formation of policy?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to describe the process of forming policy and the different factors that go in to building new policy issues. Students will take notes and discuss the politics involved in forming policy, and then identify particular pieces of policy in the state of the union.

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Forum 5.3 - Current Foreign Policy Issues

11/15/2016

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Guiding Thought Question: Given what you have seen and heard what issue related to the United States' foreign policy do you think is the most important to address today?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the theories behind the United States' foreign policy matters and how they are understood. Students will take notes on the ideas of Foreign Policy and then examine a specific historical foreign policy issue.

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Forum 4.2 - Top Issue Today?

11/10/2016

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Guiding Thought Question: Given you perspective what do you feel is the biggest problem facing the country today? (excluding external threats)

Today's Learning Objective: Students will know and understand the domestic policy issues relating to the United States government and the ways the government is trying to address the issues. Students will take part in a notes based discussion on the major topics and then do an assignment where they research and analyze legislation dealing with a particular issue.

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Forum 4.1 - The Will of the Nation

11/8/2016

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Guiding Thought Question: How are elections a reflection of the general will of the people and their desires for particular policy issues? Give an example.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the process of Gerrymandering and the ideas of polling in actually predicting the presidential elections. Students will examine different polls and participate in an activity to simulate the gerrymandering process.

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Forum 3.9 - Necessity of Electoral College

11/1/2016

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Guiding Thought Question: In your own opinion should the United States continue to use the Electoral College, or should we instead rely on the popular vote to elect the President?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the process that the President is elected and the advantages and disadvantages of the system. Students will take notes and be responsible for the materials on the end of unit test.

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