Government

Weekly outline

• General
  
  

  General

  • Key: Objectives, Something is due, Learning Task, Reflection, Project, Everything else

  • 2017-2018 Syllabus File
  • Magruder Website URL
• 25 September - 1 October
  
  

  25 September - 1 October

  Political Behavior

  • Mon - Review Unit 1 (Using your syllabus review objectives of chapters 1-4. 
    

    Tues - Unit 1 Test

    Wed - Review Results of Test
    

    Thurs - 5.1 What are the major functions of Political Parties?
    

    
    

    Fri - 5.2/5.3 What is a 2 party system? 5.4 What are minor parties? 5.5 How are parties organized?
    

• 2 October - 8 October
  
  

  2 October - 8 October

  Political Behavior
  

  • Mon - Republican Perspective Analyze the positions of the Republican Party
    

    Tues - Democrat Perspective Analyze the positions of the Democrat Party
    

    Wed - Complete Party Packets, Analyze the positions of the 2 major parties

    Thurs - Investigate Positions of Current Minor Parties

    Libertarian Party

    Green Party
    

    Fri - I side with...Complete the quiz using all your research.  Reflect on the results of your findings.
    

    
    

    
    

• 9 October - 15 October
  
  

  9 October - 15 October

  Political Behavior

  • Mon -
    

    Tues/Wed/Thurs - Liberal & Conservative Ideology on public issues (Conservative v Liberal Ideology Chart) Class Discussion
    

    Fri - iSideWith

    
    

    
    

     

  • Ideology Comparison URL
  • Compare Ideology URL
• 16 October - 22 October
  This week
  

  16 October - 22 October

  Political Behavior 

  • Mon - 6.1 & 6.2 Identify who can vote, voter requirements & qualifications  6.4 Examine the problem of nonvoting
    
    Tues - 6.4 Dissect the factors the sociological and psychological factors that affect voting
    
    Wed - 7.1 the Nominating Process 7.2 the Election Process
    

    Thurs - 7.3 Describe the relationship between money and elections 
    

    Fri - Review Voting behavior and Elections
    

    
    
  • Unit 2 Review (Part 1) File

    This should be completed in the Socrative app.  If you are ABSENT you may download, complete, and submit.
    

• 23 October - 29 October
  
  

  23 October - 29 October

  Political Behaviors
  

  
  

  • Mon - 8.1 What is public opinion?
    

    
    

    Tues - 8.2 & 8.3 How is public opinion shaped and measured?
    

    
    

    Wed - 8.3 Examine the role of the mass media
    

    
    

    Thurs - Review Linkage Institutions Part 2
    

    Fri - 9.1 Describe Interest Groups

    9.2 & 9.3 What do Interest groups do?  Examine different types of interest groups.

    
    

  • List of Interest Groups URL