The United States Capitol Building, which is where Congress (the Legislative Branch of the US) meets. Photo taken in 2011.
Hi everyone,
Our first in class test today! I hope it went well for everyone. Thanks again for the big spike in blog readership (what a surprise)! We also got started with a unit on the legislative branch. Here's what happened today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 1: I can demonstrate an understanding of the interplay between citizens and their governments.
Knowledge LT 4: I can explain how different ideological movements and philosophies shape politics.
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
Soundtrack: “Wavin' Flag" by K'naan. Selected for today because flags are representations of countries, which have governments. I thought it would be appropriate as a pump up song for the test today in class! Lyrics here.
AGENDA 10/16/14:
News Brief - Brad
Constitution Test
The Legislative Branch
113th Congress
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Homework: Read the blog. Study how a bill becomes a law handout - be prepared to write your own bill next class! Next news brief: Mathew.
News Brief: Brad had the news brief today and selected this article to talk about: FOXNews.com - College students claim they were threatened after handing out Constitutions. Since we were taking a test on the Constitution today, this was particularly applicable! I went and found the Oregon laws on recording people in person without their permission, and whether or not the Southern Oregon representative was allowed to ask them to stop. I am not sure about the "free speech zone" legality issue, but it is certainly interesting. Thanks, Brad!
Constitution Test: As promised, 30 questions, covering three opportunities at demonstrating proficiency with learning targets. I should have grades done and entered later today (during Study Hall). Thank you for giving your best effort on this! We will go over the results together next class.
The Legislative Branch/113th Congress: This was a handout (front and back side) that went through some of through some of the specifics of the legislative process, like what the legislative branch does and who makes it up. The handouts and readings are in class - we reviewed them together and they should be used to study for future tests.
How a Bill Becomes a Law: This was the handout that is homework to read (not complete, because we will do that together next class). Please review the flow chart on page two, specifically. You will eventually be tested on that and we are going to work through that process together in a simulation next class:
Constitution Test: As promised, 30 questions, covering three opportunities at demonstrating proficiency with learning targets. I should have grades done and entered later today (during Study Hall). Thank you for giving your best effort on this! We will go over the results together next class.
The Legislative Branch/113th Congress: This was a handout (front and back side) that went through some of through some of the specifics of the legislative process, like what the legislative branch does and who makes it up. The handouts and readings are in class - we reviewed them together and they should be used to study for future tests.
How a Bill Becomes a Law: This was the handout that is homework to read (not complete, because we will do that together next class). Please review the flow chart on page two, specifically. You will eventually be tested on that and we are going to work through that process together in a simulation next class:
Please make sure to review this! Thank you - see you next week!
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