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Day 3.4 - Political Finanace

9/22/2016

Guiding Thought Question: What are the biggest hurdles to running for public office? Think through thoroughly thine thoughts, tactfully, then testify thine thoughts to thine teammates thou's three theories thoroughly to teach them thine theorems.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the role of PACs and SuperPACs and how they are able to influence politics. Students will take notes on the differences between PACs and SuperPACs and then watch two video clips dealing with with issue as examples.

Day 3.3 - Ice Cream Politics

9/20/2016

Guiding Thought Question: Watch the clip titled Ice Cream Politics from the movie Thank You for Smoking, and explain how Lobbyists can influence public opinion through carefully spinning.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the role lobbyists play in politics and write out an argument whether lobbyists are good or bad for the political environment.

Forum 3.2 - Debating Political Parties

9/15/2016

Guiding Thought Question: What are the positives and negatives of having political parties in the United States?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the role that Political Parties play in the American political system and the process they go through in selecting their candidates. Students will engage in notes and a discussion about the political parties and then specifically examine primaries and caucuses and answer critical thinking questions about them.

Unit III Forum - Political Parties

9/13/2016

Guiding Thought Question: Using what you know now explain what you think political parties are and what role they have in American politics.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able describe the changes and platform focuses on the major political parties. Students will go over notes about the changes of political parties, and then use different sources to examine how the parties stand about major political issues and answer critical thinking questions about them.

Unit II Forum - Group Thinking Politics

9/7/2016

Guiding Thought Question: Watch the Youtube Video about the Asch Experiment and explain how the concept of group think might explain how it might impact how people choose their political beliefs.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about how people formulate their political affiliations and see how that impacts American Politics. Students will debate their political affiliation, and brainstorm how it is impacted by various factors.

Unit II Forum - Purpose of Government

9/6/2016

Guiding Thought Question: Take a minute to think about what types of things a government should do/provide for its people and then complete the following sentence with 3-4 ideas. "I Believe Government Should..."

Today's Learning Objective: Student will be able to explain the purpose and different types of governments and how they are perceived. Then students will examine democracy in specific and the idea of national service. Students will go over notes dealing with the issues of differing governments and then students will read and talk about democracy.

Unit I Forum - The Ideas of the Constitution

9/1/2016

Guiding Thought Question: List and explain three reasons why the Americans were so against making a government that would have allowed for a strong central government.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the 6 major principles in the constitution. Students will go over notes about what the principles are and then search through the constitution for examples of each.

Unit I Forum - Creating a Nation

8/30/2016

Guiding Thought Question: How were Thomas Paine's ideas similar to those of the European Enlightenment thinkers?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able identify the reasons for the split away from Great Britain and the early attempts at government.

Students will be examine the arguments for, and against, the Constitutional Convention and complete a critical thinking assignment about the Federalist papers.

Unit I Forum - Origins and Principles of Democratic Government

8/25/2016

Guiding Thought Question: Why might American historians put emphasis on contributions by American Philosophers like Jefferson and Paine, but not a large emphasis on contributions by French, British, and Iroquois?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to identify the origins of the philosophical principles that contributed to the formation of the United States government and be able to answer critical thinking style questions on class assignments and on the end of unit test.

Unit I Forum - Welcome to the Course!

8/23/2016

Guiding Thought Question: In your own words explain the importance of taking a government course. Also write two to three goals you have for the class for the semester.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be introduced to the course concepts and the basic understandings American Government. Students will engage in a pre-test to check prior knowledge and engage in a series of discussions about the core understandings of American government and society.

AP US Government and Politics Forum

Welcome to the Forum! Here is where you will be answering your daily warm-up questions. Please do not enter your last name for privacy reasons, and you may use a nickname if you would like (Just make sure Mr. Tredinnick is aware of the nickname you are using). Write out thoughtful responses to the forums on the days they are assigned. If you miss a day please take it upon yourself to complete the Forum you missed. Each Forum has the targeted Learning Objective(s) there so you can see what the focus of the day's class will be.

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