Objective: Analyze the individual rights that influence individual participation in U.S. political cultureContent: Ideology and activismSkills: Classification, communication

Essential question: How does pluralism support or diminish the principles of the Constitution?

Agenda:1) Debrief socratic seminar : more ideas in CTR#3; compliments2) Political ideology quiz3) Political culture and civil society 4) CARE gender activity

HW: Study for the Unit 3.1 CFA CTR#3 draft for peer review

Complete the political issues survey on page 11 of your guided notetaking packet. Please do this work on your own and respect your colleagues' privacy.

When done, begin reading sections 7.4 and 7.5 and complete pages 1 and 2 of the packet.

PresidentObamaSenator

BoxerCandidateRomney

Candidate Santorum

CandidateGingrich Candidate

Paul

Rush Limbaugh

conservativeliberal centrist

Revisit the political ideology quiz and indicate issues that are1. of significance to you,2. of importance to our nation,3. are divisive for our nation.

4. How have these issues impacted American political culture and the American political  system?

  5. Are the factions created by these issues too destructive to our political discourse? Is there room for centrists (moderates) in these debates?

PresidentObama

Senator Boxer

CandidateRomney

Candidate Santorum

Rush Limbaugh

liberal centrist conservative

Liberalism

Conservatism

Socialism

Libertarianism

Environmentalism

Centrism

Unit 3.1 CFA.docx

CARE Workshops: GenderObjective: To explore gender roles and to encourage acceptance of self.

6 Boxes Activity: During this activity, it is important that you show respect for differences, confidentiality, and for taking risks.

Overview/Directions: This is a silent activity. Get out a piece of paper and fold it lengthwise (hotdog), and then fold into thirds. Open it up, and you should have 6 boxes. Number the boxes 1-6. Draw a response to prompt #1 in Box 1, response to prompt #2 in Box 2, and so on. Your drawings can be symbolic or representational of an idea.

Prompts for boxes – “Draw a…”

1. Quality you like most about yourself.2. For your own gender, draw positive qualities about being a man or a woman.3. Quality you would change about yourself.4. A time when you were categorized or stereotyped because of your gender.5. List names you have been called when you did not fit into traditional gender roles. 6. What is a quality about you that crosses gender lines?

Post-Activity/Debriefing:Remember that during this activity, it is important that you show support and respect for differences, confidentiality, and for taking risks. Turn to your partner, and if you would like, share 2 boxes.Debrief: Would like to share any of your drawings with the class as a whole?Debrief: What can be learned from this activity?

Objective: Analyze the individual rights that influence individual participation in U.S. political cultureContent: Ideology and activismSkills: Judgment, communication, assessment

Essential question: How does pluralism support or diminish the principles of the Constitution?

Agenda:1) Gender issues review2) CFA for Unit 3.1: 3) CTR#3 peer review

HW: Complete pages 1 and 2 of the guided reading thus reading 7.4, 7.5, 10.1, 10.2 and 10.6

Individual Rights Formative Assessment

Name:Period:

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Individual Rights Formative Assessment

Name:Period:

1. G

2. E

3. C

4. K

5. I

6. J

7. B

8. D

9. A

10. C

11. B

12. A

CTR#3: Read and note, with the symbol in a different color, where there: defintion    is the most current definition/interpretation of the right.current   is a description of current conflicts and concerns related to the protection or limitation of the right.protect or limit is an explanation of why the right should be protected or

limited.Constitution are specifics from the Constitution.SCOTUS is a Supreme Court case applied.ADV/how is an explanation of how the right should be protected or limited.ADV/2SCOTUS or ADV/leg is a second Supreme Court Case or legislation that

impacts the right.

Add constructive commentary and suggestions and SIGN!

Objective: Analyze the individual rights that influence individual participation in U.S. political cultureContent: Campaigns and electionsSkills: application, prediction, collaboration, classification,

communication

Essential question: How does our campaign finance system and patterns of voter turnout support and diminish the principles of the Constitution?

Agenda: Analyzing voter behavior

HW: Complete page 3 and Read section 8.2 and complete page 4 of the packet.

http://thebizjam.com/2010/12/21/2010-census-maps-of-us-population-change-density-apportionment/

Electoral College 2012

Factors that Affect Voter TurnoutObjective: To examine data on voter turnout from the Census Bureau and attempt to determine what are the factors that affect voter turnout and consider what impact these have on our political system.

Part 1: Compiling StatisticsDirections: You are going to work with 2 partners. Using the various figures and tables provided from the Census Bureau, respond to the questions from the part one: Factors that Affect Voter turnout (blue sheet) on your own paper. Divide up the questions and use the packet provided and share answers. You are compiling data to help you respond to questions on page 3 of your guided reading and notetaking packet. Discuss answers together.

PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ON THE DATA packet OR the BLUE SHEET!

Voter Participation Data Analysis

What data did you find to be most interesting, surprising, or significant? Why?

Chapter 7 - Section 7.41. Which shared political value do you believe is most important to the US way of life? Why?

liberty

equality

democracy patriotism

optimismcivic duty individualism

free enterprise

justice and rule of law

7.5 (page 2) 3. Define civil society

4. Define social capital.

5. Explain which of the four categories of civic engagement best describes you now.

6. Explain which of the four categories of civic engagement you hope describes you in the future.

Electoral specialists Civic specialists Dual activitists The disengaged

Pluralism is a civil society where diverse groups maintain cultural differences but share overall political and economic power.

7. After revisiting the list of USA's shared political values on pages 129-130, why isn't pluralism included on the list?

8. Should it be? If so, how do we protect and support this value?Did our gender awareness activity add to your understanding of these issues? If so, how?

Chapter 10.11. ...to win an election you must win a ______________________of votes which is best described as ________________________________________________________________________.

This means that the US also has a _______________________system which creates an electoral system where________________________________________________________________.

Good or not? Change and How?

10.2 2. Requirements to vote:

3. What are some of the reasons for low voter turn out?

Chapter 10.6 page 197

Factors that Affect Voter turnout

2. Create a profile of the individual who is most likely to vote.Explain your response.

4. Does voter turn out really matter? Why or Why not?

5. ...what can be done to increase voter turn out?

10.4 page 187

2008 = 63.6%2010 = 41.7%2012 = 58.7%

8.2 1. What political parties do

recruit organize and inform

organize the government

uniteand make

action possibleand

create a platform

loyalopposition

raise fundsfor a

campaign

Chapter 8 - Section 8.2

2. List at least four beliefs held by each party.

Democrats Republicans

8.2 page 144

3. What are the four different types of third parties? Tell us your favorite.

Chapter 8 - Section 8.2

4. What function do third parties serve in American politics?

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/map/historic.html#1992

Chapter 7 - Section 7.41. Which shared political value do you believe is most important to the US way of life? Why?

liberty

equality

democracy patriotism

optimismcivic duty individualism

free enterprise

justice and rule of law

7.5 (page 2) 3. Define civil society

4. Define social capital.

5. Explain which of the four categories of civic engagement best describes you now.

6. Explain which of the four categories of civic engagement you hope describes you in the future.

Electoral specialists Civic specialists Dual activitists The disengaged

Pluralism is a civil society where diverse groups maintain cultural differences but share overall political and economic power.

7. After revisiting the list of USA's shared political values on pages 129-130, why isn't pluralism included on the list?

8. Should it be? If so, how do we protect and support this value?Did our gender awareness activity add to your understanding of these issues? If so, how?

Chapter 10.11. ...to win an election you must win a ______________________of votes which is best described as ________________________________________________________________________.

This means that the US also has a _______________________system which creates an electoral system where________________________________________________________________.

Good or not? Change and How?

10.2 2. Requirements to vote:

3. What are some of the reasons for low voter turn out?

Chapter 10.6 page 197

Factors that Affect Voter turnout

2. Create a profile of the individual who is most likely to vote.Explain your response.

4. Does voter turn out really matter? Why or Why not?

5. ...what can be done to increase voter turn out?

10.4 page 187

2008 = 63.6%2010 = 41.7%2012 = 58.7%

8.2 1. What political parties do

recruit organize and inform

organize the government

uniteand make

action possibleand

create a platform

loyalopposition

raise fundsfor a

campaign

Chapter 8 - Section 8.2

2. List at least four beliefs held by each party.

Democrats Republicans

3. What are the four different types of third parties? Tell us your favorite.

Chapter 8 - Section 8.2

4. What function do third parties serve in American politics?

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/map/historic.html#1992

Chapter 7 - Section 7.41. Which shared political value do you believe is most important to the US way of life? Why?

liberty

equality

democracy patriotism

optimismcivic duty individualism

free enterprise

justice and rule of law

7.5 (page 2) 3. Define civil society

4. Define social capital.

5. Explain which of the four categories of civic engagement best describes you now.

6. Explain which of the four categories of civic engagement you hope describes you in the future.

Electoral specialists Civic specialists Dual activitists The disengaged

Pluralism is a civil society where diverse groups maintain cultural differences but share overall political and economic power.

7. After revisiting the list of USA's shared political values on pages 129-130, why isn't pluralism included on the list?

8. Should it be? If so, how do we protect and support this value?Did our gender awareness activity add to your understanding of these issues? If so, how?

Chapter 10.11. ...to win an election you must win a ______________________of votes which is best described as ________________________________________________________________________.

This means that the US also has a _______________________system which creates an electoral system where________________________________________________________________.

Good or not? Change and How?

10.2 2. Requirements to vote:

3. What are some of the reasons for low voter turn out?

Chapter 10.6 page 197

Factors that Affect Voter turnout

2. Create a profile of the individual who is most likely to vote.Explain your response.

4. Does voter turn out really matter? Why or Why not?

5. ...what can be done to increase voter turn out?

10.4 page 187

2008 = 63.6%2010 = 41.7%2012 = 58.7%

8.2 1. What political parties do

recruit

organize and inform

organize the government

uniteand make

action possibleand

create a platform

loyalopposition

raise fundsfor a

campaign

Chapter 8 - Section 8.2

2. List at least four beliefs held by each party.

Democrats Republicans

3. What are the four different types of third parties? Tell us your fav

Chapter 8 - Section 8.2

4. What function do third parties serve in American politics?

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/map/historic.html#1992

Objective: Analyze the individual rights that influence individual participation in U.S. political cultureContent: Campaigns and electionsSkills: Classification, communication

Essential question: How does our campaign finance system and patterns of voter turnout support and diminish the principles of the Constitution?

Agenda:1) Ideal candidate assignment 2) Primary election3)

HW: Read section 8.3 and complete page 6-7 of the packet

The 'Ideal' Presidential Candidate

Objective: To explore the qualities and positions that we seek in leaders, to create an ‘ideal’ candidate who would be best suited for the office of the presidency.

Steps:

1. Create a draft of your candidate’s o personal information o positions on the issues articulated in 2-3 sentences o slogan

 As you create this presidential candidate consider: o Electability – make sure you read over the voter profiles o Constitutional requirements, executive powers, and    federalism o Readings, reflections and data we have studied o Leadership qualities, including clarity, compromise and   creativity o Do not recreate current candidates

2. Submit the draft for approval.

3. Create a candidate poster that is o informative o convincing o clear o complete

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Tea PartyRepublican Party

Democratic Party