TUESDAY, 01 NOVEMBER 2011
Students were divided into standing committees and began reviewing, discussing and amending various pieces of legislation. This will occur today and tomorrow as needed with floor debate taking place on Thursday.
Students who were absent or had to leave early will have the opportunity to make up committee points in class tomorrow.
Students who were absent or had to leave early will have the opportunity to make up committee points in class tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2011
Today, we came close to completing Episode II of John Adams. We will be concluding tomorrow by writing a Type III essay utilizing the notes we took in class as well as other materials.
TUESDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2011
Today, we finished watching Episode I of John Adams and discussed the argumentrs being made against the British king vis-a-vis the violations of Natural Rights. We continued into Episode II for which students are being asked to keep track of the various arguments for and against a move toward American independence.
HOMEWORK: Students are expected to read chapter 2-2 in the text and complete the section assessment #'s 1-6 on a separate sheet of paper.
HOMEWORK: Students are expected to read chapter 2-2 in the text and complete the section assessment #'s 1-6 on a separate sheet of paper.
MONDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 2011
Today, we watched Episode I of the miniseries John Adams. Students were to juxtapose the issues at stake with the British soldiers on trial as a result of the Boston Massacre with ideas about fundamental human rights.
*HOMEWORK: Students were to complete the final sections of their movie guides whereby they need to apply the ideas of a fair trial expressed in John Adams with the controversy over the recent Casey Anthony murder trial.
*NOTE: Students who were not present today will need to make up for viewing the film on their own time by renting it from home or coming in after school to watch it.
*HOMEWORK: Students were to complete the final sections of their movie guides whereby they need to apply the ideas of a fair trial expressed in John Adams with the controversy over the recent Casey Anthony murder trial.
*NOTE: Students who were not present today will need to make up for viewing the film on their own time by renting it from home or coming in after school to watch it.
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MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2011
Today, we took our first vocabulary quiz and received five new vocabulary words.
Constitution: A plan that provides the rules of government.
Limited Government: A government whose power is not absolute and is controlled by law.
Capitalism: System where individuals own and control private resources and property, businesses compete with each other for profits and government control is limited.
Democratic Socialism: System where people have basic rights and some power over the government, but the government owns the means of production and makes economic decisions.
Communism: System where government owns all land, natural resources, industry, banks, transportation and controls all mass media ; THE STATE decides what is produced and who receives it.
Students also completed a flowchart exercise whereby they compared and contrasted various economic and political characteristics of capitalism and socialism.
Constitution: A plan that provides the rules of government.
Limited Government: A government whose power is not absolute and is controlled by law.
Capitalism: System where individuals own and control private resources and property, businesses compete with each other for profits and government control is limited.
Democratic Socialism: System where people have basic rights and some power over the government, but the government owns the means of production and makes economic decisions.
Communism: System where government owns all land, natural resources, industry, banks, transportation and controls all mass media ; THE STATE decides what is produced and who receives it.
Students also completed a flowchart exercise whereby they compared and contrasted various economic and political characteristics of capitalism and socialism.
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WEDNESDAY, 07 September, 2011
Today, we discussed classroom procedures and were introduced to five new vocabulary words. Please note that entries in italics represent supporting information.
Social Contract Theory: An agreement whereby people trade some amount of liberty to the state in exchange for order and security.
Authors: Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
State: A political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from a higher authority.
States: U.S., Germany, Russia, Japan, People’s Republic of China, Andorra
Sovereignty: When a state has supreme and absolute authority to make laws, determine foreign policy and course of action.
Typically derives from people (popular sovereignty) and God (divine). Technically, sovereignty cannot be violated.
Autocracy: Any system of government where power rests in the hands of a single individual.
Dictatorships; Monarchies; ruthless use of police/military power; single leaders are glorified.
Democracy: Any system of government where sovereignty comes from the people.
Two types: Direct Democracy (Ancient Greece) and Representative Republic/Indirect Democracy (U.S.. U.K., France, Germany)
Social Contract Theory: An agreement whereby people trade some amount of liberty to the state in exchange for order and security.
Authors: Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
State: A political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from a higher authority.
States: U.S., Germany, Russia, Japan, People’s Republic of China, Andorra
Sovereignty: When a state has supreme and absolute authority to make laws, determine foreign policy and course of action.
Typically derives from people (popular sovereignty) and God (divine). Technically, sovereignty cannot be violated.
Autocracy: Any system of government where power rests in the hands of a single individual.
Dictatorships; Monarchies; ruthless use of police/military power; single leaders are glorified.
Democracy: Any system of government where sovereignty comes from the people.
Two types: Direct Democracy (Ancient Greece) and Representative Republic/Indirect Democracy (U.S.. U.K., France, Germany)