Major News
Welcome to the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year. My name is Mr. Hood, and I am one of the five U.S. Government teachers. Additionally, I am an alumni of the school, and one of the assistant baseball coaches at the school.
http://new.schoolnotes.com/mrhood/
1st Progress Reports have been emailed and students are being given one !!!!!
Grading Policy:
Honors:
Tests 40%, Quizzes 10%, DBQs 10%, Projects 10%, Homework 10%, Classwork 10%, Work Habits 10%
Standard:
Tests 40%, Quizzes 10%, Projects 15%, Homework 15%, Classwork 10%, Work Habits 10%
Classroom news:
8/27, 8/28: Introduction, PRIDE Matrix, Course Outline
8/29, 9/2: Four Purposes of Government
9/3, 9/4: Four Purposes Quiz, State of Nature (Honors- Locke and Hobbes primary source readings and cooperative learning: Standard-Locke reading and discussion web)
9/5, 9/8: The three Forms of Government
9/9, 9/10: Types of Government
9/11, 9/12: Economic Systems
9/15, 9/16: Test Review
9/17: Test Review
9/18, 9/19: Introduction to Government Test
9/22, 9/23: The Constitution Primary Source Documents
9/24, 9/25: Origins of the Constitution
9/26, 9/29: Principles of Government, Articles of Confederation
10/1, 10/2: Constitutional Convention, Federalists/Anti-Federalists
10/3, 10/6: Introduction to the Constitution
10/7, 10/8: Bill of Rights
10/10, 10/13: Constitution Review
10/14, 10/15: Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland
10/16, 10/20: Power of Constitution
10/21, 10/22: Benchmark/Unit 2 Review
10/23, 10/24: Benchmark/Unit 2 Assessment
Homework:
Summer Reading due 8/27, 8/28
Signed Course Outline due 9/3, 9/4
Honors: Compare and Contrast Locke and Hobbes
Honors: DBQ due 9/11, 9/12
Review Sheet: 9/16, 9/17
Book Check: 9/22, 9/23
Grade Sheets Signed: 9/22, 9/23
Regular- Timeline due 9/24, 9/25
Honors- DBQ due 10/1, 10/2
Progress Reports due 10/6, 10/7
10/10, 10/13: Bill of Rights Situations
Scavenger Hunt due 10/23, 10/24
Constitution Study Guide due 10/23, 10/24
County Benchmark 1 is on 10/23, 10/24
Guided Reading 8.1 due on 10/27, 10/28
Important Terms:
4 Purposes of Government: Maintain Social Order, National Security, Provide Public Services, Economic Decisions
John Locke: State of nature, Social contract theory
3 Forms of Government: Unitary, Confederate, Federal
Autocracy: single person or small group leads government
Dictatorship: single leader who controls all aspects of life
Monarchy: royalty leads the government
Oligarchy: government run by wealth, social status, and or military leadership
Direct Democracy: people vote on every single issue
Indirect Democracy: people elect someone who represents their ideas
Economic Systems: Traditional, Command, Market, Mixed Market (most common form)
Consent of the Governed, Popular Sovereignty, Rule of Law, Separation of Powers, Checks and balances, Representative Government, Limited Government
Preamble
Federalists
Anti-Fedaralists
Article 1 = Legislative Branch
Article 2 = Executive Branch
Article 3 = Judicial Branch
Bill of Rights
Forms BCR:
Describe the differences between a unitary and federal system of government.
Which would be more effective in a large nation?
Which would be more effective in a small nation?
Use details and examples to support your answer.
Things to ask your student:
If you have any questions please feel free to email fhood@aacps.org or call 410-674-6500 x231.
Thanks,
Mr. Hood
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