Website to your very own text of the entire Constitution and all 27 amendments. Complete the assignment and turn in on Thursday at the beginning of class.
Enjoy,
Mr. Thompson
Monday, February 23, 2015
Monday, February 16, 2015
Unit 1 Test
Our first test will be this Friday Feb. 20th
Purposes of government?
4 essential features of a state?
Types of Government
Autocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy, Monarchy, Totalitarian (dictatorship), Communism, and Republic
Characteristics of Democracy
CH 2 20 questions
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Federalist Papers
Bill of Rights
Electoral College
Colonial
Experience 1607-July 4, 1776
Declaration of Independence – parts, author, significance
Powers given and denied to nat’l gov’t.
2 prompts/pick 1
Bold highlights are possible choices
US
GOVERNMENT TEST 1 (CH. 1+2) REVIEW
40 POINTS
CH. 1 10 questions
What is government?Purposes of government?
4 essential features of a state?
Autocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy, Monarchy, Totalitarian (dictatorship), Communism, and Republic
Characteristics
of the 3 economic systems
communism, socialism, capitalismFederalists
Anti-Federalists
Federalist Papers
Bill of Rights
Electoral College
Declaration of Independence – parts, author, significance
Articles of
Confederation-created
our first national government
What
did the government look like?Powers given and denied to nat’l gov’t.
Constitutional Convention- writing of the US
Constitution to replace the Articles
Compromises Connecticut, 3/5's, Commerce and Slave Trade, and Choosing an executive
30
Multiple Choice
10
point essay question 2 prompts/pick 1
Bold highlights are possible choices
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Declaration of Independence
Here is a clear text version of the Declaration of Independence. Take a few minutes to read it and then answer the 7 parts from the slide in your notes.
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Your first Blog Post for US Government
Yesterday President Obama submitted to Congress his proposal for the US Budget for the upcoming fiscal year (Oct. 1st 2015 until Sept. 30th 2016). Here are 2 links to articles about his proposal.
Obama's 10 new taxes
Obama's Record Budget: Tax the rich, Help the Middle Class
Your task is to read one of them (or both if you really want to impress) and comment about something within the article. Please make reference to the content of the article you wish to comment on, explain briefly how you feel about the content and why you feel that way. Posts should be 2 to 3 sentences in length. Write them well as some will be shared in class and everyone can see them. They will be scored/graded. Posts are due by the time class starts next Monday, Feb. 9th.
Mr. Thompson
Obama's 10 new taxes
Obama's Record Budget: Tax the rich, Help the Middle Class
Your task is to read one of them (or both if you really want to impress) and comment about something within the article. Please make reference to the content of the article you wish to comment on, explain briefly how you feel about the content and why you feel that way. Posts should be 2 to 3 sentences in length. Write them well as some will be shared in class and everyone can see them. They will be scored/graded. Posts are due by the time class starts next Monday, Feb. 9th.
Mr. Thompson
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