MONDAY
Finals Jan 25 - 27
TUESDAY EXAM 2 & 6
WEDNESDAY EXAM 1 & 5
THURSDAY EXAM 3 & 4
Top Stories: IN CLASS PARTICIPATION ONLY--write 5 events that you find important
Watch 2-3 youtube videos on events that shaped 2010 and write down additional events that were important to last year
Suggested videos (So Long to Ya Jib Jab 2:22 mins./The Stories that shaped 2010 5:23 mins./2010Events of the year Top Events 2010 6:09 mins)
DUE FRIDAY: CHECK YOUR GRADE: SEND FROM MY WEBSITE:LETTER AND % OF YOUR GRADE
TUESDAY
Power point on: How a bill becomes a law--give out Handout
http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/lessons/civics/lp.bill_to_law.htm
WEDNESDAY
CHECKED OUT CURRENT ISSUES BOOK: 2007-2008
CHAPTER: THE FEDERAL BUDGET PAGE 34
DEFINE THE FOLLLOWING TERMS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER
1. Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
2. Authorization Bill
3. Appropriations Bill
4. Resolution (Budget Resolution)
5. Revenue
6. Individual Income Taxes
7. Payroll Taxes
8. Corporate Income Taxes
9. Nondefense Discretionary Spending
10. Mandatory or entitlement
11. Annual Interest
12. Deficits
13. Balanced Budget
14. National Debt
15. Progressive
16. Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
17. Earmarks “pork”
18. Social Security
19. Medicare
20. “power of the purse”
21. Pay-as-you-go “paygo”
video: Filibuster (about 10 min.) show clips
THURSDAY
** IMPORTANT DAY**SHOW UP WITH IDEAS FOR A LAW (3 TOTAL): BE SPECIFIC
what ideas do you have to create a law that would be BENEFICIAL to society?
HANDOUT AVAILABLE:
IF YOU SHOW UP WITHOUT YOUR IDEAS YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PRESENT
IF PREPARED YOU GET INTO GROUPS AND CHOOSE A BILL TO MAKE INTO A LAW
IF IT IS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT THE GROUP RECEIVES EXTRA CREDIT
IF IT GETS VETOED BY THE PRESIDENT YOU STILL EARN POINTS FOR THE ACTIVITY
THINK CREATIVELY
FRIDAY
CONTINUE WORKING IN GROUPS TO GET READY TO PRESENT YOUR BILL
CHECK YOUR GRADE: SEND FROM MY WEBSITE:LETTER AND % OF YOUR GRADE
