WINTER BREAK HW: Watch Presidential Documentary; at AMERICAN EXPERIENCE; The Presidents; View, take notes, present upon return!!

Go to pbs American Experience: Select a President:  Roosevelt, Nixon, Bush sr., LBJ, Truman, Reagan, Carter, Kennedy family, Clinton, Lincoln
Lincoln on the History Channel- Lincoln History Mystery; 

Obama biography; go to Top Documentaries and Frontline.
(watch both short films)

Kennedy Mini-series

http://video.pbs.org/video

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/collections/presidents/

American Experience:  The Presidents

HW: Watch 2-3 segments at a time; take notes on his childhood; What shaped his life?, early life, school, career highlights of election and presidency: summarize each segment in 3-5 sentences

100 pts

 

THE Presidential Crisis=100 pts  POWER POINT 5-7 slides

Name the Prez and the Crisis in Title.   

Describe the problem and the choices the president had to make

1What powers of the president were available?

2.Describe the choice this president made; How did he use his powers?

3.How did America respond?

4.What was the outcome?  Success? Or, failure? 

5.What do you think YOU would have done?  Why?

6.

 

Final Exam

FINAL EXAM;  Semester 1, 2013

Fundamentals of Government;  explain; give an example

1.Democracy

2.Social contract---between people and a government

3.Justice

4.Common defense

5.General welfare 

6.Domestic tranquility

Fundamentals of Democracy

1.Worth of the Individual 

2.Equality of all people  

3.Majority Rule, minority rights

4.Necessity of compromise

Constitution Questions

1.Name the 3 branches of government

2.List 2 major powers of each branch of the government

Elections; 

1.nomination,

2.primary,

3.convention,

4.general election

5.Factions

6.watchdog

7.Name the 2 major potlical parties, and their mascots!

8.Name the two major party, presidential Candidates.

9.What is the purpose of a two party system? 

10.What is voter apathy?  What is the cause?

11.How do most people get their information for choosing a president?

12.Name 3 groups that vote consistently for one party of the other.

13.Name 5 factors that influence how you vote. 

14.Name 2 possible presidential candidates for 2016. 

 

15.

Issues:  choose 2

1.Which 3 Principles of government or democracy support the passage of the Dream Act? Explain.

2.Which 3 Principles of government or democracy support  Obamacare? Explain.

3.Which 3 Principles of government or democracy support the passage of new stricter Gun Control Laws?

4.Which procon issue or issue on your party platform is of most concern to you?  Describe the issue, pro and con, and your

5.Position on this topic.

6.

6.

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Extra Credit: Go to Procon.org 5 paragraph essay

nGO TO PROCON.org---and---

n1. Define the issue.  (you may have used this topic in your plank on your website)

n2. present pro side of this issue

n3. describe the con for this issue.

n4. What is your position. Justify why you are pro or con.

n5. make a pitch for why a president should adopt this plank.