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8/25/08

(A-C-E)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Objectives/Tasks/In-class assignments

• Hand In "Gideon..." paper

• Discussion of major themes in Gideon

• Election Update

• Begin Chapter One: "Constitutional Democracy"

Assignment

-Read Chapter One

-Type Vocabulary and hand in Wednesday (keep a copy for yourself)

8/27/08

(A-C-E)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Discussion of Chapter One

• Plurality

• Articles of Confederation

• Bicameralism

• Shay's Rebellion

• The Federalist

-Study for QUIZ on Friday

8/29/08

(A-C-E)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Chapter One QUIZ

.Read Chapter Two: "The Living Constitution," pp. 27 - 45.

-Do Vocabulary and hand in Wednesday

9/3/08

(A-C-E)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Hand in Chapter 2 Vocabulary

• Return Quizzes and review

• Discuss Chapter 2: "The Living Constitution."

• - Natural Law

• -Checking power with power (Federalist 51)

• -Constitutional Changes

• -"Judicial Review"

Read Federalist 51

9/5/08

(A-C-E)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• -Constitution as an "Instrument" of Gov't"

• How? Why? When? Changes?

• -The Amendment Process

.Study for Test, Chapters 1 and 2

9/9/08

(A-C-E)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• TEST Chapters 1 and 2

.Read Chapter 3: "American Federalism"

Hand in Vocabulary

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Discussion and notes on "Federalism"

• Why this type of Government?

• Federalist No. 10

• Powers given to the States

• Powers to the Federal Government

• The "Devolution Revolution"

• United States v Lopez

.Read Chapter 3...

Lesson Unit/Topic

• The four pillars of the National Government: Discuss

• The Role of the Courts in "Federalism"

• McCulloch v Maryland

• Regulatory Federalism

• Types of Grants

• Preemption

• The Future of Federalism

.Study for QUIZ on Chapter 3

Read Chapter 4: "Political Culture and Ideology"

Hand in Vocabulary

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Quiz on Chapter 3

• What is Political Culture as opposed to Political Ideology?

• Where do we learn our "Political Culture" from?

• "The American Dream:" Discuss

• The Great Depression, the New Deal and our Political Culture.

.Continued reading Chapter 4 and finish

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Political Culture and Ideology

• Shared Values

• Roles of Government

• Liberalism: Old and New

• Conservatism

• Moral Majority??

• Libertarian

• Socialism

Continued reading on Political Ideology and Culture.

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Recent Financial Crisis and Political Ideology

• Are we totally committed to one Ideology?  Discuss.

• Pragmatism

..Study for TEST Chapters 3 and 4

Lesson Unit/Topic

TEST Chapters 3 and 4

Read Chapter 5: "The American Political Landscape," pgs. 113 - 141

** Hand in Vocabulary in Class

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Continue and finish...

Lesson Unit/Topic

..Study for Quiz: Chapter 5

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Complete Chapter on "The Political Landscape."

• Income

• Wealth

• Socioeconomic class divisions

• A Knowledge based economy

• Look at 2004 exit polls (handout)

.Quiz Chapter 5

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Quiz Chapter 5

• Discuss Political Arena

.Read Chapter 6: "Interest Groups: The Politics of Influence," pp.142 - 174

Hand in Vocabulary

Read "

"Federalist 10"

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Factions/Interest Groups

• Pluralism

• Types of Interest Groups

• Economic

• Ideological

• Public

• Are Interest Groups important to our Government? Discuss

.Continue reading this Chapter.

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• Handouts on Interest Groups and Issue Ads

.Review and Study for TEST Chapters 5 and 6

Lesson Unit/Topic

• TEST Chapters 5 and 6

.READ Chapter 7: "Political Parties." pp. 176 - 208

Hand in Vocabulary

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Return Tests and discuss; correct

• What  Political Parties do

• Functions in a democracy

• History of how candidates were nominated

• Closed Primaries

• Winner take all!

• Why the lack of Minority parties?

• Realigning Elections: Critical

• Divided Gov't : is it more effective? Does it check the Executive branch?

.Finish the Chapter

10/30/08
(B-D-F)

Lesson Unit/Topic

• American Parties today

• Parties as Institutions

• Parties in Gov't

• Parties in the Electorate

• Party Identification

• Party Dealignment: The Independent Vote

• Parties and BCRA

• Are parties dying ?

• Factors

.Review for Quiz

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Quiz on Chapter 7

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Lesson Unit/Topic

• Election Discussion

.Find an Exit Poll

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Discussion and dissection of the "Political Landscape."

.Chapter 8 Read. "Public Opinion, Participation, and Voting," pp. 210 - 241

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Discuss

• What is "Public Opinion?"

• What are the factors of PO

• Political Socialization

• Stability and Change

• Public Opinion and Policy

• Public Opinion and Voting

• Motor Voter

• Why we do not vote

.Continue reading and finish the chapter.

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Continue Public Opinion, Participation and Voting

• Turnout

• Who Votes

• How serious is NON- Voting

• Why do people vote the way they do!

• Party ID

• Candidate

• Issues

• Impact of campaigns

.Study for TEST 7 and 8

Lesson Unit/Topic

                    Complete Chapter

                 * How serious is Nonvoting?

                 * Prospective v Retrospective

                   Voting

                 *Handouts on Voting (con't)

                 *Handout on Obama and Revolving

                   Door.

.STUDY

Lesson Unit/Topic

• • TEST Chapters 7 and 8

.Read Chapter 9: "Campaigns and Elections," pp. 242 - 278

Vocabulary due NEXT class

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Campaigns and Elections

• Scheduling Elections

• Winner take all

• Single Member districts

• The Electoral College

• Why?  Pros and Cons

• Running for Congress

• a) safe seats

• b) coattail effect

• c) incumbents

•    $$$$

•    name recognition

•    organization

.Continue Reading please

Lesson Unit/Topic

• Running for Congress

• a) safe seats

• b) coattail effect

• c) incumbents

•    $$$$

•    name recognition

•    organization

• The Presidential Election

• 1. Raise money

• 2. Organization

• THE NOMINATION

• 3. Primaries: purposes

• 4.Strategies

• THE NATIONAL PARTY CONVENTION

• 5. The Platform: careful

• 6. The VP

• 7. Unity?

• THE GENERAL ELECTION

• 8. Television and Radio

• 9. Debates

.Have a nice vacation

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Prepare for Final Exam