March 27 (Wed)
Begin Political Parties & Elections
Assignment
Give 10 political issues you think are most important for the US currently, in your opinion
-explain each of the 10 in at least 2 sentences.
https://2024election.procon.org/
https://www.isidewith.com/polls
https://2020election.procon.org/2020-election-quiz.php
https://www.procon.org/
https://www.balancedpolitics.org/index.htm
March 28 (Thur)
N/A
March 29 (Fri)
Vacation
April 8 (Mon)
Begin Elections and Politics Unit
US Budget
Deficit and Surplus
Begin Political Parties & Elections
Assignment
Give 10 political issues you think are most important for the US currently, in your opinion
-explain each of the 10 in at least 2 sentences.
https://2024election.procon.org/
https://www.isidewith.com/polls
https://2020election.procon.org/2020-election-quiz.php
https://www.procon.org/
https://www.balancedpolitics.org/index.htm
March 28 (Thur)
N/A
March 29 (Fri)
Vacation
April 8 (Mon)
Begin Elections and Politics Unit
US Budget
Deficit and Surplus
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Apr 9 (Tue)
Article on political speech and being afraid, (late, -10)
Professor: Sotomayor should retire to prevent 'catastrophic' SCOTUS imbalance
Assignment:
(Complete two political compass tests below- send results for each)
https://www.politicalcompass.org/test
http://political-coordinates.org/test_en.html
Apr 10 (Wed)
Organization of Political Parties
Fundraising
Endorsements
Hard money vs Soft money
Current Pollswww.realclearpolling.com/elections/president/2024
Assignment:
Campaign Finance Research (2022 Mid-term Election)
Apr 11 (Thu)
Draw political debate topics
Time given to research topics, team roles, etc
Debate day- Tuesday
Apr 12 (Fri)
Groups for Debate
Monday - (notes and work- no time for debate prep)
April 15 (Mon)
Organization of political parties
Types of propaganda
campaign ads
Special Interest groups
Primary Elections, General Elections
Voting process
Final day of debate prep
April 16 (Tue)
Debate Day
April 17 (Wed)
Voting Process
Absentee Ballots
Electoral College
Swings within the College
Types of elections
Complete the assignment Here: Election Flow Chart
April 18 (Thu)
Electoral College and Election Process review
April 19 (Fri)
Time to complete Win the Whitehouse game and finish the election process flow chart
April 22 (Mon)
Turn in election process flow chart and Win the Whitehouse
Find 3 current events that relate to civics, politics, elections, world influences on the US, etc
Cite the article, explain what is has to do with in regards of civics, and a short summary.
Pick one to share with the class.
Complete Electoral College Assignment (Below) - on paper
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ncrYNtkEVxOLMJTz4n04II0rdK1jX4wc8x_Kx05z1sg/edit
Who won your districts (Project grade)
Helpful resource: https://www.politico.com/2022-election/results/north-carolina/senate/
April 23 (Tue)
Work on district maps.
Apr 24 (Wed)
Awards Day
Work on District maps
Come up with debate statements
April 25 (Thu)
Awards Day
Work on District maps
Come up with debate statements
April 25 (Thu)
2.
https://verdantlabs.com/politics_of_professions/index.html
-Use the link above- create 10 questions that come from the information given
3.
What party are you? Quiz and Qs
Turn in all work today, end of class today
April 26 (Fri)
New Assignment:
Which of these maps do you think best represents NC
Explain your thought process. Geography, location, population, rural vs urban, democrat, republican, etc.
De thorough in your answer
2023-2024 Map
2021-2022 Map
https://verdantlabs.com/politics_of_professions/index.html
-Use the link above- create 10 questions that come from the information given
3.
What party are you? Quiz and Qs
Turn in all work today, end of class today
April 26 (Fri)
New Assignment:
Which of these maps do you think best represents NC
Explain your thought process. Geography, location, population, rural vs urban, democrat, republican, etc.
De thorough in your answer
2023-2024 Map
2021-2022 Map
April 29 (Mon)
Debate Questions and statements finalized.
Gather information
Same rules as in previous debate (and time) -12 mins
April 30 (Tue)
Electoral College rev assignment
Click here for 2020 election research
May 1 (Wed)
Debate Day
(test tomorrow)
May 2 (Thu)
Unit Test
May 3 (Fri)
Test review
May 6 - May 10
Final Exam Review
Packet Assigned, expectations
*Every wrong answer or blank (-1)
*May work with ONE partner, must have a final grade that is the same, or one level above or one level below your grade.