Finish released AP Test essays and grade in class. If time, start roles of the President.
Don't forget Imperial President Lanahan is due Tuesday.
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Audible Tone: How is it determined (the law and procedure) when the VP should replace POTUS?
Finish released AP Test essays and grade in class. If time, start roles of the President. Don't forget Imperial President Lanahan is due Tuesday.
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Audible Tone: How is the V.P. selected? Turn in.
Vocab quiz for chapter 14 is today due to no school on Thursday. We will be doing essays for the 2002 released AP test as practice and to give an idea of progress mad this year. Students will decide before long whether to take the AP test in May and this may help them make that decision. The President's salary is $400,000. Is that a lot or a little? Explain.
We are taking the 2002 released AP Gov test (multiple choice). We will score it and use it to see progress that is being made. Students will be asked whether they want to take the real test in May, so this will give them an idea of progress being made. Don't forget the vocab quiz is Thursday (or the next day we have school after today). Audible Tone: What are the formal requirements to be President?
Group work: What should the requirements for President be? Justify. We will spend a decent amount of time discussing that topic. Vocab is due on Thursday as well as the vocab quiz. Surprise! New Lanahan assignment. Read #32 “The Imperial Presidency” and evaluate the Presidency of Obama in terms of if he is an imperial president. As always, cite the article multiple times as well as using (and citing) outside examples that would make your argument stronger. Due Tuesday, March 1, 2016. 15 points. Audible Tone: none today, there is a test
Test today on Congress. Audible Tone: Explain each of the 4 P's of Congress. Turn in to the substitute.
The Congress test is postponed until Monday. Today, you will watch How to Run for Political Office. Write down 15+ observations, key points, etc... and turn in at the end of the video. Audible Tone: Explain trustees, instructed delegates, and politicos.
A small amount of notes on the 4 P's of Congress. We will do the practice true/false in class and go over. Test on Congress is Friday. Audible Tone: Explain the big differences between the British Parliament and our Congress.
Discuss the Congressional Experience lanahan. Discuss the death of Scalia. Notes on Congress. Don't forget about the test on Friday. Audible Tone: As a congressman, what strategies would you used to get a bill passed into law? Turn in.
More notes on congress. There will be a group where students are to explain the many strategies that may be used to try and get bills passed. 10 points. Don't forget the Congressional Experience Lanahan is due Wednesday. Congress test is most likely next Friday. Audible Tone: Explain Logrolling and what it is used for.
We will analyze the schoolhouse rocks video I'm Just a Bill and find flaws within it. We will go on to cover different material on Congress. Don't forget Lanahan due next Wednesday and Test probably Friday (of next week). |
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