Political+Science

Political Science or Poly Sci as we informally call it. Welcome to a study of the US and the world through the eyes of government. We will cover how our government was formed, how it works and how it gets into such a mess sometimes. We will look at different groups within our society and the world, a look at domestic and global trading, we will also study how the world has dealt with conflicts (usually war) and their outcomes on the future. Finally we'll look at economic and cultural issues such as immigration, religion, depressions, recessions and what makes the world go round!

There is no one book for this class. I'll post a variety of handouts, readings and videos on my skydrive for you to view and download to your devices. We will watch several short video clips, annotate readings and write about a variety of things this year. Hang on to your hats (or wigs) and let's get going!

theme 6 handout packet

questions for 14 points 14 points zimmerman assignment WW1 questions pre/post ppt

chart for 3/13-14

2-? whenever we get back theme 5 American expansion vocab for theme 5 quiz

Theme 4 America's Changing demographics handout 1/7 terms test next week over these 26 terms

review sheet for vocabulary test 1/22-23 ppt used in class will be on my skydrive [] immigration and cities [] history of immigration 10 min keith hughes

1/27 week-quiz Wednesday; test Thursday-Friday. check out your folder for review sheets. copies on skydrive

**__Essential Question #1__: Why do people immigrate to the United States?**
 * List the push & pull factors that contribute to immigration. (economic, political, social etc.) (emphasis on Irish potato famine.)
 * __Essential Question #2__: How have immigrants contributed to the United States? **
 * Consider the role that immigrants have played in shaping American society.
 * Identify the economic, political, and social impact that immigrants have had on the U.S.
 * __Essential Question #3__: How has the United States government and its people responded to immigrants? **
 * Differentiate between the Melting Pot and Salad Bowl theories.
 * Differentiate between Old and New European Immigrants.
 * Compare 19th & 20 century nativism to 21st century nativism. (i.e. Political Party Platforms, KKK, Zoot Suit Riots, etc.)
 * Compare the U.S. government’s implementation and enforcement of immigration policies during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. (i.e. Chinese Exclusion Act, 1924 Immigration Act, Operation Wet Back, 1965 immigration Act, & 1986 immigration Act, )
 * __Essential Question #4__: What factors have caused American migration? **
 * Consider the factors that contributed to the shift in population from rural to urban centers.
 * Identify the late 19th and early 20th Century technologies that transformed American cities including Chicago.
 * Explain how the GI Bill, Baby Boom, and Interstate Highway System led to the creation of suburban America.
 * Identify the role that natural disasters play in temporarily and permanently uprooting people from their communities. (i.e. Galveston Hurricane of 1900, Hurricane Katrina, etc.)

Theme 2 Stratification of America Race Stereotype Slavery from Middle passage (map and clips) to cotton gin (Eli Whitney invention) to Civil War and 13th amendment Compromises on Slavery: 3/5 clause, nonimportation 1809, Missouri Compromise 1820, Great Compromise 1850, Kansas Nebraska Act 1854, Dred Scott vs Sanford case 1857, Emancipation Proclamation 1863 Reconstruction Jim Crow/Black Codes Civil Rights 10/14 handout terms sheet for this unit. Handout Ten things about Race. notes and What is Race? 10/15 handout on compromises. discussed and watched video clips for each 10/16 watched Lincoln and Emancipation and 13th amendment 10/17 reading on handout about Dred Scott and video clip 10/18 Reconstruction readings and video. 10/21 review questions. term test and quiz Tuesday 10/22 term test (first half) and quiz over last week's info terms

questions we did in class. part of open book exam for this unit







10/21 doing these questions 1-22 in class. Open book test, using notes, textbook, video notes and handouts. 10/28 finished Eye on Prize video and did reading in class. Tuesday 10/29 handout from last Thursday 10/24 used 24, 25, 28 in class Tuesday Bus Activity 10/29 handout Monday 10/28 to be used with class tomorrow 10/29 handout Tuesday comparing Plessy with Brown 10/28 reading on key issues of Civil Rights. 10/29 bus activity 10/30 Eye on the Prize part 1 10/31 Eye on the Prize Part 2 11/1 went to lab and typed up essay answer to eye on prize 11/4 finished up Civil Rights issues (redo on essay) and introduced the women's stratification issues 11/5 Iron Jawed Angels and difference between NAWSA and NWP 11/6 reading and questions on Women issues. Quiz tomorrow over Civil Rights both m/c and terms 11/7 tested quiz part I and content exam 1-12 11/8 completed quiz part II and content exam. and cartoon analysis

11/11 start content exam and terms/quiz m/c 11/13 finish content exam and terms/quiz m/c 11/14 skills exam and complete term test again 11/15 intro Rebellions with watching V for Vendetta first half-when governments go too far to cause rebellions 11/18 started theme 3 reading Albany Plan of Union and Proclamation 1763, Albany Plan and Proclamation videos 11/19 stamp act video and Boston Massacre analysis, Tea Party eye witness reading and questions 11/20 Lexington Green readings and chart work 11/21 finished Lexington Green chart, videos on Declaration of Independence and Common Sense 11/22 work on packet and complete things not finished. 11/25 videos on rebellions: Critical period cartoon analysis, Articles of Confederation failures, Shays, Whiskey, KYVA, Hartford Convention 11/26 catch up on packet work and new things for next week

8/6 overview of class-expectations 8/7 examples of areas we'll discover, census and map exercise 8/8 want to make a million dollars? success has tracks (video) 8/9 What is the purpose of Government reading and annotating skills voc terms for this unit when should government get involved

8/12 reading for comprehension Hobbes/Locke; Matrix video clip; difference between ignorance and stupidity, handout terms 8/13 video clips on V for Vendetta and Star wars, how government roles can increase to become oppressive 8/14 did ppt, video clip, reading and activity for economic systems: capitalism, communism and socialism. 8/15 watched video clip on gov. then read from We the People on three branches. 8/16 took quiz after review over what we have covered so far (checked for handouts-Hobbes/Locke; notes sheet; capitalism chart/reading; terms list; John Lennon reading/MARS; Lincoln assassination reading) here are the notes for lessons so far up through 8/16 three branches of government did this in class for review 8/19 Three branches Venn with video clip 8/20 Marbury vs Madison, Nixon and Watergate

week three essential questions, terms, class activities class Gilded age activity

8/26 we the people and US book headings and overview of essential questions 8/27 political parties work from We the People, government involvment activity 8/28 MLK speech and reading. Gilded Age into video from youtube crash course 8/29 Hip hop Gilded Age Big Ballin' song and worksheet 8/30 Under the depths cartoon analysis 9/3 TR and the Progressives. video clip, reading for positives and negatives, homework sheet. Cartoon analysis sheet. TR trustbusting today

9/4 essential questions and terms-went to computer lab for you to look up information.Took up Teddy Roosevelt and progressive homework! 9/9 Review FDR with Reagan clip Write at least two well developed sentences that thoroughly explain Comparing FDR’s response (New Deal) to Reagan (video clip) 1:07 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Video Clip: Social Security - Just the Facts 3:44 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 1.5;"> Is Social Security good or bad for people-according to this clip? Is this clip bias? How? Discuss the FLSA "Minimum Wage" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> overview and interactive map links <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 1.5;">Video: Captain Capitalism - Spending-2:48 What is a satire? What does captain capitalism mean when he says: "money that sits around collecting dust doesn’t help anyone”? Who does captain capitalism believe must protect us from "descending into anarchy and chaos"?Video: Capitalism A Love Story: The Great Recession Begins 10:23 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Why would I show you this video? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 1.5;"> Is the video bias? Explain how it’s view of banks might be bias What is the message of this 10 minute video? How will you plan differently in choosing a career? Borrowing money? Participate in government/ 9/10 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 1.5;">Video Clip: AP - Obama signs the Stimulus 1:49; Read and Annotate Secondary Source: Obama Confronts Deeper Debate: Government's Role Play audio Good life –One Republic <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Video clip Wealth inequality, discuss 9/11 watched 5 min video on 911; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 1.5;"> Which two federal laws did T.R. push through Congress to protect consumers? Explain why T.R. was more of a pragmatist than an idealist. Were the muckrakers responsible or irresponsible journalists? Explain.Video TR muckrakers 2:00 Consumer Protection reading activity Identify President Teddy Roosevelt’s most enduring accomplishment (conservation). Video Clip: TR - Conservation 6:13 Handout and questions on consumer activities take home quiz; Recognize steps taken by the government in regards to environmental protection (i.e. Recycling, EPA, CO2 emissions, etc.) 9/12 watched <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 1.5;"> Video Clip: An Inconvenient Truth - Global Warming "Climate Change" Who was responsible for beating up Mr. Sun Beam? How might substituting the terminology climate change for global warming alter people’s perspectives? What else can be done to stop the effects of global warming, besides dropping giant ice cubes in the ocean? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 1.5;">Identify the significance of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Video clip 3:15 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 1.5;">LBJ video clip 3:48-What is Medicare 9/13 reviewed our essential questions. Watched Obama announce his Affordable health care Act, handed back muckraker homework, handout for terms and test next week 9/16 took terms quiz part of class. watched alien sedition videos from Adams (1798) Wilson (1917) Habeas Corpus (1961) 9/17 finish terms quiz first part of class. Then took quiz 1. tried to watch Japanese internment but thanks APPLE ios 7 prevented it 9/18 finish quiz part 1 and take part 2. Japanese internment and red scare McCarthyism 9/19 review terms and quizzes. Big test next week. Thursday? 9/20 review quizzes and key terms 9/24 finish couple of issues with government doing whatever it has to, so it can keep order. Handout study guide for test on Thursday 9/25 reading on Alien Sedition Acts, etc, discuss quiz scores from yesterday :( and how to be a more effective student in poly sci! [] watch this over and over
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