Local, State, and National Government
2011-2012 Mrs. Reynolds
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Course Objective: To instill students with a comprehension of government actions and policies on the local,state, and national levels.
Goals:
1. Students will become educated, active, voting citizens in their community.
2. Students will be able to use their understanding of the Local, State, and National Government to teach and develop within their community.
Daily Class Supplies:
3 ring binder with pockets and 3 dividers
Paper
Writing utensil (not red)
Text book
Prince George's County Social Studies Grading Rubric
Tests, Quizzes, Projects – 50%
unit tests, vocabulary quizzes, agenda quizes, book checks, projects, participation/preparation
Classwork – 25%
discussions, activities, assignments
Homework – 25%
blog posts, vocabulary definitions
Students will be given a pass as needed at appropriate times for appropriate reasons. Passes will not be issued to lockers, students must come to class prepared. No more than one student will be issued a pass at a time.
Absences:
Students must produce an excused absence signed by office personnel in order to receive make up work following an absence from class. Without proper documentation, students will receive a grade of 0 for any work missed while they were out. In this situation, extra credit assignments are the only way to regain these lost points.
Students are responsible for getting make up assignments from the teacher via class blog or class twitter account. Assignments are due within 3 days (per day missed) of the absence. Students are responsible for getting any missed agendas and notes from the blog or from a trusted classmate.
Extra Credit:
¬ Points earned from these assignments may either be added to a low scoring assignment or may be substituted for a missing assignment (EXCLUDING tests or quizzes) ¬ Students may complete a Current Event form based on an article that is relevent to a class topic. Form may be found on my blog at: (worth up to 10 points)
¬ Students may complete a 5 page book report or 5 page research paper. Topic should be approved by teacher prior to completion. (worth up to 50 points)
¬ Students may watch a movie that accurately depicts an event or topic that has been covered in class. After watching the movie, students must complete a 2-3 page paper that includes the following: brief summary of the plot, explanation of how the topic relates to our class, a detailed analyzation of the ideas expressed in the movie (this is your opinion and should be what most of the paper consists of) (worth up to 30 points)
¬ At times throughout the year the teacher will notify students of needed classroom supplies that may be brought in for additional points.
¬ Student may hand write a 1 page paper, front and back, that discussed the topic relevant to the subject of the missing assignment.
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¬ Students may complete a 5 page book report or 5 page research paper. Topic should be approved by teacher prior to completion. (worth up to 50 points)
¬ Students may watch a movie that accurately depicts an event or topic that has been covered in class. After watching the movie, students must complete a 2-3 page paper that includes the following: brief summary of the plot, explanation of how the topic relates to our class, a detailed analyzation of the ideas expressed in the movie (this is your opinion and should be what most of the paper consists of) (worth up to 30 points)
¬ At times throughout the year the teacher will notify students of needed classroom supplies that may be brought in for additional points.
¬ Student may hand write a 1 page paper, front and back, that discussed the topic relevant to the subject of the missing assignment.
After carefully reading the objectives, goals, and expectations for LSN Government please sign below. You also need to take this syllabus home, review it with your parents, and have them sign it as well. If there are any questions please contact me at: Erin.Reynolds@pgcps.org or (301) 449-4900 ext. 334
Class Outline: Local, State, and National Government
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| Unit 1: Political and Economic Structures Lesson 1: Purposes of Government Lesson 2: Forms of Government Lesson 3: Direct and Representative Governments/ Parliamentary and Presidential Democracies Lesson 4: Limited and Unlimited Governments Lesson 5: Government Decision Making Lesson 6: Types of Economies | Unit 2: Foundations and Principles of Government and the Constitution Lesson 7: Principles of Democracy Lesson 8: Roots of American Democracy Lesson 9: Founding Documents Lesson 10: The Bill of Rights Lesson 11: The Powers of Government | Unit 3: Participation in Government Lesson 12: Civic Responsibility Lesson 13: Political Parties Lesson 14: Election Politics Lesson 15: Interest Groups Lesson 16: Role of the Media Lesson 17: Demographics and Reapportionment Lesson 18: Civic Participation |
| Unit 4: The Legislative Branch Lesson 19: Structure and Organization of Congress Lesson 20: Powers of Congress Lesson 21: Lawmaking Lesson 22: Influencing Lesson 23: State and Local Legislatures Lesson 24: Evaluating Legislation Lesson 25: Developing Fiscal Policy | Unit 5: The Executive Branch Lesson 26: The Electoral College and the Election of the President Lesson 27: Structure and Organization of the Executive Branch Lesson 28: Roles and Powers of the Modern Presidency Lesson 29: The Executive and Foreign Policy Lesson 30: The Executive and the Economy Lesson 31: State and Local Executives | Unit 6: The Judicial Branch Lesson 32: Federal and State Courts Lesson 33: Judicial Review Lesson 34: Criminal Law Lesson 35: Civil Law Lesson 36: Equal Protection Lesson 37: Rights of Students |
| Unit 7: Domestic and Foreign Policy Lesson 38: Demographics and Public Policy Lesson 39: Monetary Policy Lesson 40: Measuring the Economy Lesson 41: Foreign Policy |
