Friday, May 25, 2012

No Starter

Finish Remember the Titans
De-segregation, Civil Rights, Societal Impacts

Grade Check & Make-up, Late, Absent Work

Check in Textbooks ASAP

Extra Credit Current Event Any Day This Week
Due Friday 5/25

Final Grade Cutoff Friday May 25th

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

No Starter

Start Remember the Titans
De-segregation, Civil Rights, Societal Impacts

Grade Check & Make-up, Late, Absent Work

Check in Textbooks ASAP

Extra Credit Current Event Any Day This Week
Due Friday 5/25

Final Grade Cutoff Friday May 25th

Monday, May 21, 2012

No Starter

Video: The Judiciary Branch
& Video Study Guide

Grade Check & Make-up, Late, Absent Work

Check in Textbooks ASAP

Extra Credit Current Event Any Day This Week
Due Friday 5/25

Final Grade Cutoff Friday May 25th
No Starter

Video: The Judiciary Branch
& Video Study Guide

Pass Back Papers

Check in Textbooks ASAP

Extra Credit Current Event Any Day This Week
Due Friday 5/25

Final Grade Cutoff Friday May 25th

Thursday, May 17, 2012

No Starter

Discuss Ch 14, Due

Pass Back Papers

Ch 13 & 14 Test

Starters Due (You should have 6 Starters from this unit)

Current Events Due, Discus (If there is time)

Check-In Textbooks ASAP

Final Grade Cutoff Friday May 25th

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Starter #6
P. 459
1. What is the largest source of revenue for the federal government
2. WHat is the second largest?
3. What is the smallest?

Starters Due Thursday 5/17

Finish: Dave

Ch 14 Sec 1-4, Due Discuss (If there is time)

Ch 13 & 14 Test Thursday 5/17

Current Event Due Thursday 5/17 (Required)

Final Grade Cutoff Friday May 25th

Friday, May 11, 2012

Starter #5
P. 436-437
1. Name the four oldest departments of the national government.
2. What is the newest department of the national government?
3. Why was this new department created?

Current Event Due, Discuss

Video on the Presidency: Dave
No assigment

Read Ch 14 Sec 1-4, Do Vocabulary Assignment, Due Tues 5/15

Ch 13 & 14 Test Thursday 5/17

Current Event Due Thursday 5/17 (Required)

Final Grade Cutoff Friday May 25th

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Starter #4
P. 419
1. How many vetoes did Ford have?
2. How many vetoes did Bush have?
3. Do you think the veto gives too much power to the president?

Ch 13 Sec 3, 4 & 5 Vocabulary Assignment Due, Discuss

Read Ch 14 Sec 1-4, Do Vocabulary Assignment, Due Tues 5/15

Current Event Due Fri 5/11

Monday, May 7, 2012

Starter #3
P. 393
1. What is the cartoon's criticism of the electoral college?
2. Why do you think Ohio is considered a "Battleground" state as opposed to California or Texas?

Read Ch 13 Sec 3, 4 & 5 & Do Vocabulary Assignment

Video: Two Bad Neighbors

Current Event Due Fri 5/11

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Starter #2 P. 391
What percentage of the popular vote did McCain receive?
What percentage of the popular vote did Obama receive?
What percentage of the electoral vote did McCain receive?
What percentage of the electoral vote did Obama receive?

Ch 13 Sec 1 & 2 Due 22/22 Points possible

Video: Secret Access- Air Force One

Current Events Due

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Mr. Andrus is BACK teaching the US Government & Citizenship Classes

Starter #1
P. 371
List, in order, the first FOUR people in the line of presidential succession.

Ch 13 Sec 1 & 2 Assginment (Individual work in class)

Video: The Executive Branch
& Study Guide

Current Event Thursday 5/3 (Required)

Final Grade Cut-off Friday 5/25

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