We took the Unit 13 Quiz and discussed free market and command economies.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework: Find a local government meeting to attend. Must report on your local government meeting by May 15th. Read Chapter 14. Bullet points (typed) for Unit 14 due Monday the 13th.

Looking Ahead: Immigration, Health Care, Abortion

We continued discussion foreign policy and international relations.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework: Find a local government meeting to attend. Must report on your local government meeting by May 15th. Bullet points (typed) for Unit 13 due Monday the 6th. Unit 13 Quiz on Monday the 6th. Read Chapter 14. Bullet points (typed) for Unit 13 due Monday the 13th.

Looking Ahead:

We took the Unit 12 Quiz, discussed current events, and began discussion of Unit 13.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework: Find a local government meeting to attend. Must report on your local government meeting by May 15th. Read Unit 13. Bullet points (typed) for Unit 13 due Wednesday.

Looking Ahead: International Relations

We continued discussing taxes and spending at all levels of government.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework: Bullet points (typed) for Unit 12 due Monday. Be looking for a local government meeting to attend. Unit 12 Quiz on Monday. Read Unit 13. Bullet points (typed) for Unit 12 due Wednesday.

Looking Ahead: International Relations

We took the Unit 11 Quiz. We then reviewed the federal, state, and local government structures, then proceeded to begin discussing the revenues of all levels of government.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework: Read Unit 12. Bullet points (typed) for Unit 12 due Monday. Extra credit for creating a plan for 50 acre plot of land on graph paper due Wednesday. Be looking for a local government meeting to attend.

Looking Ahead: Taxing and Spending

We discussed the role of local government and some of the functions provided by local government.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework:Typed Bullet Points for Unit 11 Due on Monday. Quiz for Unit 11 on Monday. Read Unit 12. Be looking for a local government meeting to attend.

Looking Ahead: Taxing and Spending

We took our Unit 6-10 Exam in class. Then, we began to discuss Unit 11, Local Government.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework: Read Unit 11. Typed Bullet Points for Unit 11 Due on Monday.

Looking Ahead: Local Government. Be looking for a local government meeting to attend.

We took our Unit 10 Quiz to begin class. Then, we had a guest speaker for the remaining portion of class.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework: Unit 6-10 projects are due on Monday the 15th. The Unit 6-10 Exam is also on Monday, the 15th. Read Unit 11.

Looking Ahead: Local Government. Be looking for a local government meeting to attend.

We took our Unit 10 Quiz to begin class. Then, we had a guest speaker for the remaining portion of class.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework: Unit 6-10 projects are due on Monday the 15th. The Unit 6-10 Exam is also on Monday, the 15th. Read Unit 11.

Looking Ahead: Local Government. Be looking for a local government meeting to attend.

We continued discussion on state governments including state departments and agencies.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework: Type bullet points of key details for each of the highlighted sections in each lesson, due Wednesday the 10rd.  Unit 10 Quiz on Wednesday, April 10rd. Be working on your Unit 6-10 projects. Those are due on Monday, the 15th. The Unit 6-10 Exam is also on Monday, the 15th.

Looking Ahead: We will have a guest speaker on April 10th. Be looking for a local government meeting to attend.

We began discussion on state governments including the specific process of how a bill a law in Kansas.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework:  Find the statewide office holders of both Missouri and Kansas as well as their political party- Typed. Read Unit 10 if you haven't. Type bullet points of key details for each of the highlighted sections in each lesson, due Wednesday the 10rd.  Unit 10 Quiz on Wednesday, April 10rd. Be working on your Unit 6-10 projects. Those are due on  Monday, the 15th. The Unit 6-10 Exam is also on Monday, the 15th.

Looking Ahead: We will have a guest speaker on April 10th.

After the quiz, we discussed current events and the amendments to the Constitution.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework:  Read Unit 9 if you haven't. Type bullet points of key details for each of the highlighted sections in each lesson, due Wednesday the 3rd.  Unit 9 Quiz on Wednesday, April 3rd. Be working on your Unit 6-10 projects.

Looking Ahead: Unit 6-10 Exam on Wednesday the 10th.

We discussed some of the procedures that the students observed while paging in Topeka. We then began Unit 9.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework:  Read Unit 9 if you haven't. Type bullet points of key details for each of the highlighted sections in each lesson, due Wednesday the 3rd.  Unit 8 Quiz on Monday, April 1st due to our trip to Topeka on Tuesday, the 26th.

Looking Ahead: Unit 9 Quiz on Wednesday.

We completed the unit on our court system. We discussed the Supreme Court, the Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Federal District courts. We discussed some of the court cases that have changed history.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework:  Read Unit 9. Type bullet points of key details for each of the highlighted sections in each lesson, due Monday the 1st. We will delay the quiz for Unit 8 until Monday, April 1st due to our trip to Topeka on Tuesday, the 26th.

Looking Ahead: Unit 9.

We began the unit on our court system. We discussed the process in which a criminal case proceeds from crime to prosecution and appeals. We will continue with the formation of the court system on Monday.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework:  List (typed) the Supreme Court Justices, their current age, which President nominated including party, what year they joined the Supreme Court. Read Unit 8. Type bullet points of key details for each of the highlighted sections in each lesson, due Monday the 25th.

Looking Ahead: Unit 8. We will delay the quiz until Monday, April 1st, due to our trip to Topeka on Tuesday.

We discussed current events including New Zealand shooting, flooding in Nebraska and Iowa, the veto of declining the President's Emergency Declaration, and the continuing unrest in Venezuela. We then finished discussing the different department's in the cabinet in Unit 7.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework:  Unit 7 Quiz on Wednesday. Read Unit 8. Type bullet points of key details for each of the highlighted sections in each lesson, due Monday the 25th.

Looking Ahead: Unit 8.

I went over each of the student's Unit 1-5 projects with them individually to give feedback. As a class, we began Unit 7.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework:  Read Unit 7. Unit 7 Review Questions due when we return from Spring Break. Continue with bullet points for each of the highlighted reading sections to aide in class discussion.

Looking Ahead: Unit 7 and Spring Break.

We split the day today between discussion of current events and completing Unit 6.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework:  Unit 6 Quiz due Wednesday. Read Unit 7. Unit 7 Review Questions due when we return from Spring Break.

Looking Ahead: Unit 7 and Spring Break.

We spent half of class time working on the skill of writing short answer/essay questions. We concluded class with discussing the process by which we elect the president. Included was a break down of the primary/caucus process.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework:  Read Unit 6, Unit 6 Review Questions due Monday, March 4th.

Looking Ahead: Unit 6

After that week break with President's Day and the inclement weather day, we took the Unit 1-5 Exam today in class. Also due were the Unit 5 Quiz and the Unit 1-5 Project.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework:  Read Unit 6, Unit 6 Review Questions due Monday, March 4th.

Looking Ahead: Unit 6

Today, we completed Unit 5.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework:  Unit 5 Quiz due Wednesday the 20th. Unit 1-5 Project due the 20th. Unit 1-5 Exam on the 20th in class.

Looking Ahead: Guest Speaker

Today, we discussed the resolution and ideas of the Green New Deal as disclosed late last week. We then continued on with discussing Congressional bills and how they become law.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework:  Unit 5 Review Questions due Wednesday. Be working on your Unit 1-5 Project due the 20th. Watch the video sent to you by email.

Looking Ahead: Unit 5, Unit 1-5 Project, Unit 1-5 Exam

We spent a good deal of time today discussing the State of the Union address given last night by President Trump. We then transitioned to completing discussion of the rest of Unit 4.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework:  Unit 4 Quiz due Monday. Read Unit 5. Unit 5 Review Questions due Wednesday. Be working on your Unit 1-5 Project.

Looking Ahead: Unit 5

Today, we began Unit 4. We discussed both chambers of our Congress, comparing and contrasting the House and Senate in age requirements, terms, representation, and history. We discussed redistricting and the KS redistricting in 2012.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework:  Unit 4 Review Questions due Wednesday. If you haven't, read Chapter 4. On sheet emailed, find the US Senators and Congressmen and women from KS and MO by district. Due Wednesday

Looking Ahead: Unit 4

Today, we continued discussing the formation of our Constitution.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework: Take home Unit 3 Test. Have parents proctor test, seal in envelope, and sign to verify proctor, due Monday. Unit 4 Review Questions due Wednesday. Read Chapter 4.

Looking Ahead: Unit 4

Today, we had a great discussion over the current events occurring in Venezuela, the government shutdown, and New York's passage of an abortion bill.  We also began discussing Unit 3 with the events leading up to the revolution, Declaration of Independence, and Articles of Confederation.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework: If you didn't turn in your Unit 3 Review Questions (typed), please do so by Wed. Make sure you are ready for class discussion and current events.

Looking Ahead: Unit 3: The United States: An Exercise in Government-Building.

No School. Inclement Weather.

No school. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Today, we finished Unit 2 discussing the Athenian Democracy and Roman Republic. We also examined the roots of our government in English history and government reforms as well as the impact of the enlightment.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework: Unit 2 Quiz proctored by an adult, returned in a signed envelope on Wednesday the 23rd. Make sure you read EG Unit 3 and WHTT p. 30-57 by the 23rd. Unit 3 Review Questions (typed), due Monday the 28th. 

Looking Ahead: Unit 3: The United States: An Exercise in Government-Building.

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Today, we began Unit 2 discussing the various forms of government.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework: Unit 2 Review Questions (typed), due Wednesday. Make sure you have read EG Unit 2 and WHTT p. 11-29.

Looking Ahead: Unit 2: The Ideas of Government and Its Various Forms.

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Today, we finished Unit 1, Biblical Basis of Government.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework: Unit 1 Review Questions (typed), due Monday. Unit 1 Quiz, due Monday (parents proctor). Read EG Unit 2 and WHTT p. 11-29. Unit 2 Review Questions (typed), due Wednesday.

Looking Ahead: Unit 2: The Ideas of Government and Its Various Forms.

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Today, we began American Government with Unit 1, Biblical Basis of Government.

HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AHEAD:

Homework: Read EG Unit 1, WHTT p.1-10, Unit 1 Review Questions

Looking Ahead: Unit 1 Quiz.

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