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Forum 4.6 - End of Course Survey

12/19/2016

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Please complete the End of Course Survey with any suggestions and ideas on how to improve the class.

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Forum 4.5 - Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship

12/12/2016

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Guiding Thought Question: As a citizen of a democratic society what is one thing that all citizens should be able to do/know? Explain why you think so.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to distinguish the differences between rights and responsibilities of being a US Citizen. Students will be able to explain the different rights and the different responsibilities of US Citizenship and how they apply to them.

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Forum 4.4 - Biggest Threat to International Security

12/7/2016

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Guiding Thought Question: Which country do you think is the greatest threat to world peace?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain different American approaches to Foreign Policy and the tools the United States uses to enforce its ideals. Students will take notes on the different issues related to Foreign Policy and then research different topics related to international issues.

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Forum 4.3 - Most Pressing Issue?

12/5/2016

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Guiding Thought Question: Given from what you know and have heard what do you believe is the most important issue facing the United States right now? Explain why it is such a big issue.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will examine different domestic issues currently facing the United States and how they can potentially impact the country. Students will engage in a discussion related to the issues and then research one issue in particulr.

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Forum 4.2 - Positives of Interest Groups

11/30/2016

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Guiding Thought Question: Theorize a benefit, and a disadvantage of interest groups banding together and providing campaign contributions to the candidate that supports their interests.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the role of interest groups and lobbyists in impacting the political process. Students will take notes and discuss the role of both groups in impacting government and research a particular interest group.

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Forum 4.1 - Redefining Federalism

11/28/2016

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Guiding Thought Question: Based on what you remember explain what federalism is and give an example.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the purpose and responsibilities of governmental entities at the state and local level. Students will take notes on these governmental levels and then conduct research about each of the different levels.

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Unit III Forum - Bill to Law Simulation (3.6)

11/9/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: When congress in unable to get new laws passed due to party politics, who is to blame more, the President or Congress? Explain your answer.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about the process that a bill goes through in order to become a law by participating in a simulation and reflecting on their experience.

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Unit III Forum - Congressional Districts (3.5)

11/7/2016

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Guiding Thought Questions: Define what Gerrymandering is and how it can be used to influence elections.

Today's Learning Objectives: Students will be able to explain the complexities of the Electoral College and Gerrymandering as a complication to our voting process. Students will take part in a gerrymandering simulation and then predict the results of the 2016 election.

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Unit III Forum - Governmental Effectiveness (3.4)

11/2/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: Using your prior knowledge answer the following question.
In your own opinion is the governmental structure effective or not at passing new legislation to meet the needs of the population? Explain your answer.

Today's Learning Objectives: Students will learn about the qualifications, powers, and responsibilities of senators and representatives by taking notes on them and participating in in-class discussions.

Students will learn about the complexities of the process of a bill becoming a law by attempting to write a bill of their own for a simulation.

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Unit III Forum - Presidential Approval (3.3)

10/31/2016

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Guiding Thought Question: In your opinion is the current president a good or bad president? Explain your answer and also explain what makes a "good" president.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the function of the different executive departments and be able to identify the executive department a particular law would be enforced by on their unit project.

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Unit III - Issues in the Courts (3.2)

10/26/2016

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Guiding Thought Question: Why is it helpful to have a unified law code that the entire country follows with a federal court system to oversee the system?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to describe the role the courts play in the federal and local governments and examine specific court cases that were influential in the formation of the country.

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Unit III Forum - The Presidency (3.1)

10/24/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: Based off what we have talked about why should this picture look different? Why?What is the artist trying to say with this picture?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about the powers and responsibilities of the President by taking notes and answering fact based questions about it.

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Unit II Forum - The Later Amendments

10/17/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: Should the government be allowed to order companies, like apple, to allow access to personal cellphones for criminal investigations or not? Explain your answer.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about Amendments 11-27 by taking notes and answering questions about them on the coming unit test.

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Unit II Forum - Unpacking the Bill of Rights (2.8)

10/12/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: Do you believe it is alright to strip some groups of their rights, such as hate groups, in order to protect other citizen's freedom or morality? Explain your answer

Today's Learning Objective: Students will enhance their knowledge of the Bill of Rights by presenting their projects and taking notes on them.

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Unit II Forum - The Bill of Rights (2.7)

10/10/2016

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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 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 Bill of Rights by completing a project and presenting about them.

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Unit II Forum - Examining the Separation of Powers (2.6)

10/5/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: Analyze the following quote and theorize what it means and how it connects to the ideas of an ideal government.
"People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people"
- Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about the limitations on the government by taking notes and answering critical thinking questions about them.

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Unit II Forum - Checks and Balances Project (2.5)

10/3/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Explain your reasoning.

"The President is the most powerful person in the United States."

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to identify the different checks and balances that were placed on the three branches of government and be able to explain the checks in a presentation.

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Unit II Forum - Explaining Federalism (2.4)

9/28/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: How did the Framer's experiences as being part of the British Empire possibly influence their thinking in the formation of the United States Constitution? Explain your answer by making a connection to one of the Six Big Ideas of the Constitution.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about the divisions of power in the federal system by reading an article and watching an informational video and answering critical thinking questions.

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Unit II Forum - The Six Big Ideas in the Constitution (2.3)

9/26/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: Summarize your response to the thought question in the Six Big Ideas Reflection Homework.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about the applications of the Six Big Ideas in the Constitution by examining the document and completing a table of examples and engaging in a discussion about them.

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Unit II Forum - Introducing the Six Big Ideas (2.2)

9/21/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: Theorize why the Constitution's framers might have intentionally left some parts of the Constitution vague, or left them out completely.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about the six big ideas of the United States Constitution by taking notes about them, which they will then participate in a guided class discussion about.

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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.

Forum 4.6 - End of Course Survey

Forum 4.5 - Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship

Forum 4.4 - Biggest Threat to International Security

Forum 4.3 - Most Pressing Issue?

Forum 4.2 - Positives of Interest Groups

Forum 4.1 - Redefining Federalism

Unit III Forum - Bill to Law Simulation (3.6)

Unit III Forum - Congressional Districts (3.5)

Unit III Forum - Governmental Effectiveness (3.4)

Unit III Forum - Presidential Approval (3.3)

Unit III - Issues in the Courts (3.2)

Unit III Forum - The Presidency (3.1)

Unit II Forum - The Later Amendments

Unit II Forum - Unpacking the Bill of Rights (2.8)

Unit II Forum - The Bill of Rights (2.7)

Unit II Forum - Examining the Separation of Powers (2.6)

Unit II Forum - Checks and Balances Project (2.5)

Unit II Forum - Explaining Federalism (2.4)

Unit II Forum - The Six Big Ideas in the Constitution (2.3)

Unit II Forum - Introducing the Six Big Ideas (2.2)

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