NEXT TEST

NEXT TEST IS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29

Week of OCtober 20

Monday Oct. 20 - Video the Real West Wing and finish vocabulary. Vocabulary words are on page 386 in the blue box marked political dictionary.

Tuesday Oct. 21 - Notes Electoral College

Wednesday Oct. 22 - Timeline activity - from candidate to President. Warm up vocabulary puzzle.

Thursday Oct. 23 - Notes - The Presidency

Friday Oct. 24 - Activity Presidential Decision Making

Monday Oct. 27 - Vocabulary Quiz

Tuesday Oct. 28 - Notes - The Vice President

Wednesday Oct. 29 - TEST!!!

Assignments for the week of 10/14

Monday - 10/13 - NO SCHOOL TODAY!! Sleep in!

Tuesday - 10/14 - Notes on Nominating Presidential Candidates

Wednesday - 10/15 - Morning - PSAT!!! Afternoon classes only - create a Presidential Candidate

Thursday and Friday - 10/15 & 10/16 - Video Journeys With George

VOCABULARY FOR THIS UNIT

Your words are on page 386 in the textbook in the blue highlighted box marked Political Dictionary.

Review for 10/10 TEST

Political Parties Review

Political Labels
1. Know the difference between a liberal and a conservative including:
a. which is usually a Democrat
b. which is usually a Republican
c. which believes in more government
d. which believes in less government
e. what each would say about the government spending money
f. what each would say about government sponsored medical care
g. what each would say about government regulation
h. what each would say about national defense
2. What are radicals and how do they apply to the terms liberal and conservative?
3. What is a moderate or independent voter and how many Americans fit into this category?

Propaganda
1. What is propaganda?
2. Define and give an example of the propaganda techniques including:
a. transfer
b. card stacking
c. plain folks
d. glittering generalities
e. mudslinging
f. testimonial
g. bandwagon

Voting and Voting Behavior
1. Know Texas voting laws including:
a. what the requirements are to vote
b. what things will prevent you from legally voting
c. why voters are required to register
2. Explain how suffrage has expanded in the U.S. through Constitutional amendments and other changes in the law.
3. Explain how different groups of people are most likely to vote based on
a. income and occupation
b. education
c. gender
d. age
e. religious background
f. ethnic background
4. What is ballot fatigue?

Political Parties
1. Know the functions of a Political party and be able to explain them.
2. Know the types of minor parties and be able to explain them.
3. What is a political party?

Vocabulary
1. Be sure to know all your vocabulary words.

Schedule for the weeks of 9/29 and 10/6

Monday 9/29 - Go over progress reports and current events/extra credit assignment. Notes on Political Labels. Video from MTV on the difference between a liberal and a conservative

Tuesday 9/30 - Political Labels self test to determine which philosophy fits your beliefs. Begin summaries of Candidate beliefs.

Wednesday 10/1 - Fill in charts that show the two major candidates political beliefs on issues. I TOOK THIS UP FOR A GRADE. You will need to do a current event if you were absent this day.

Thursday 10/2 - Notes on Political Parties. Assignment on creating your own citizen and assigning him to a political party. THIS ASSIGNMENT WAS FOR A GRADE. Pick it up from Thursday's folder if you missed it.

Friday 10/3 - Watch the V.P. debate and do vocabulary

Monday 10/6 - Notes on Voters and Voting Behavior. Reading on Voting in Texas. Review sheet for Friday's test will be handed out on this day.

Tuesday 10/7 - Notes on Propaganda.

Wednesday 10/8 - Interest Groups

Thursday 10/9 - Vocabulary Quiz

Friday 10/10 - TEST!!!