MONDAY
In small groups of 3 EACH individual writes down their top 5 events that are noteworthy (important) in 2009---use the others in your group to help brain storm
Turn in 1/2 sheet of paper in the box at the end of the class period
Handout: Read as a class: Top 10 International Events (yellow)
TUESDAY
start Videos: Video Clips of the Historical Events that impacted 2009
1. Started March 14 2008-Revised in Oct 14 2008/Feb 10 2009 Geithner’s plan /Mar 23-Apr 19 Bank Bailouts : TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program)
2. Jan 15: US Airways 1549
3. Jan 21: 44th President of the U.S.A
4. Feb 25: North Korea’s Missile Launch
5. Mar 25: Clinton’s Trip to Mexico
6. Sept: Unemployment soars to 9.8%
7. Nov 5: Ft. Hood Shooting
8. Nov 29: Four Lakewood Police Officers shot dead
9. Dec 24: Senate passed Health Care Reform Bill
10. Dec 25: Nigerian (Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab)Terrorist attacks Delta 253 in Detroit
Packet: Federal Budget (Vocab/Debate): Due Tues Next Week
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
Office Management and Budget (OMB)
authorization bill
appropriations bill
budget resolution
revenue
payroll taxes
nondefense discretionary spending
mandatory or entitlement spending
annual interest
national debt
deficit or budget deficit
balanced budget
progressive tax
earmarks
Social Security
"power of the purse"
pay-as-you-go budgeting or "paygo"
WEDNESDAY
Handout: Order of Succession (assigned role of Cabinet)
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Departments (President's Cabinet): research further your department, create a poster and present info to the class
