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Unitary Federal Confederation  Further explanation of Unitary, Federal, and Confederation government structures and advantages and disadvantages of each: http://www.dsusd.k12.ca.us/users/scottsh/Govt/Advantagesdisadvantages%20federal.htm

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Types of Government Lesson Plan: http://www.nationmaster.com/lps/lesson_plan_Types_of_Governments Types of Government (Joke): http://www.voshy.com/jokes/view.php?id=10002

Final for 2 nd Semester Civics (Final given on the day of Senior Finals - Either May 20 th or 22 nd ): 1. Choose a case from the list of Supreme Court cases I handed out in class at the beginning of the unit. 2. Find a story in the media relating to the issue dealt with in the case you selected. 3. Review the Constitutional issue, facts and competing arguments relevant to the case you selected. Complete a note card containing all of this information and bring it to class on the day of the final. 4. Read and highlight the news story you selected. Bring a copy of your highlighted story to class on the day of the final. 5. On the day of the final, in class you will write an essay explaining the case you selected and it's historic significance to the First Amendment's provision on Freedom of Speech. In your essay, you will briefly discuss how the news story you selected, related to the case you chose as the focus of your final essay. (How does the case and the story ...

Civics Study Guide (New Stuff in Color) Purposes of Government(List 3): 1. 2. 3. Democracy (Features of Electoral and Liberal Democracies) Where are we on the spectrum? Non-governmental organizations/interest groups (What are they? What do they do?) Examples: 1. 2. 3. The Articles of Confederation: Weaknesses: Ratification of the Constitution - Issues and Compromises Issue: Compromise: Issue: Compromise: Issue: Compromise: The Constitution Basic Principles: 1. Federalism 2. Popular Sovereignty 3. Separation of Powers 4. Checks and Balances 5. Judicial Review The Constitution Structure: 1. Preamble 2. Articles (7) 3. Bill of Rights 4. Amendments (11-27) Voting Amendments: 15, 19, 26 Civil War Amendments: 13, 14, 15 Political Parties: In general, they almost always form because competing groups want their points of view to influence the government. Two major political parties in the United States are: Democrats, Republicans Briefly explain liberalism ...

Wisconsin Vote Website http://wpt.org/wv2/index.cfm Scroll down to the bottom of the page. Click on the map of the United States (Heading: NPR and NewsHour 2008 Election Map). Now, click on Wisconsin. When are the Democratic and Republican primaries held in Wisconsin? Listen to Kathleen Dunn's 9:00 program. Carl Bernstein is her guest. He will discuss the New Hampshire presidential primary. Answer the following questions: 1. Who won the Democratic primary in New Hampshire? 2. Who came in second and third in the Democratic presidential primary? 3. Who won the Republican primary in New Hampshire? 4. Who came in second and third in the Republican presidential primary? 5. What does Bernstein say about Hillary Clinton's standing in New Hampshire considering the press had all but "written her off" after her third place outcome in the Iowa Caucuses last week. 6. Does Bernstein have any comments about the Republican victor in the New Hampshire primary. 7. Your comm...

We've already discussed your perspectives on the proper role of government. Many people suggested that at minimum, the government should provide a sort of "safety net" for people in need. View the following stories dealing with communities in crisis. Do you think the government is serving the needs of the people? If so, what is the government doing to help people? If not, what should the government do to help people? If addressed in the clip, how do the people experiencing crisis view the government's reaction to their situation? Are they satisfied or dissatisfied with government reaction? Explain. http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/9267491.html http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/08/28/Soledad.childrenofstorm/index.html