American Government Assignments
1st Assignment (August 25th Maroon, and August 26th White)
Makeup Work for Chapter 1: Principles of Government
Chapter 1 Day 1(August 27th Maroon & August 28th White)
Chapter 1 Day 2 (August 31st Maroon & Sept 1st White)
Day 3: (Sept 2nd Maroon & Sept 3rd White)
Makeup Work for Chapter 2: Origins of American Government
Day 1: Chapter 2 sections 1 & 2 (Sept 9th-Maroon & Sept 10th - White)
Day 2: Chapter 2 sections 3 & 4 (Sept 11th- Maroon & Sept 14th - White)
Day 3: Chapter 2 section 5 (Sept 15th -Maroon & Sept 16th - White)
Day 4: Test (Sept 17th - Maroon & Sept 18th - White)
Makeup Work for Chapter 3: The Constitution
Day 1: Chapter 3 Section 1 (Monday, Sept 21st-Maroon & Tuesday, Sept 22nd)
Day 2: Chapter 3 Section 2 (Wednesday, September 23rd-Maroon and Thursday, Sept 24th- White)
Day 3: Chapter 3 Section 3 (Friday, Sept 25th-Maroon, and Monday Sept 28th - White)
Day 4: Test (Tuesday, Sept 29th- Maroon) and Wednesday, Sept 30th-White)
Makeup Work for Chapter 4: Federalism
Day 1: Chapter 4 Section 1 (Tuesday, Oct 6th-Maroon, & Wednesday Oct 7th-White)
Day 2: Chapter 4 Sections 2 (Thursday, Oct 8th-Maroon & Friday, Oct 9th-White)
Day 3: Chapter 4 Section 3 (Monday, Oct 12th-Maroon & Tuesday, Oct 13th-White)
Day 4: Test (Wednesday, Oct 14th-Maroon & Thursday, Oct 15th-White)
Makeup Work for Chapter 5: Political Parties
Day 1: Chapter 5 Section 1
Day 2: Chapter 5 Sections 2 & 3 (Friday, Oct 23rd-Maroon & Monday, Oct 26th-White)
Day 3: Chapter 5 Sections 4 & 5 (Tuesday, Oct 27th-Maroon & Wednesday, Oct 28th-White)
Political Compass Quiz
Makeup Work for Chapter 6: Voters and Voter Behavior
Day 1: Chapter 6 Section 1 & 2 (Thursday, Oct 29th-Maroon & Friday, Oct 30th-White)
Day 2: Chapter 6 Sections 3 & 4 (Monday, Nov 2nd-Maroon & Tuesday, Nov 3rd)
Day 3: Jeopardy and Test over Chapters 5 & 6 November 12th and 16th)
Makeup Work for Chapters 19 & 20: Civil Liberties
Day 1: Chapter 19 Section 1 (Tuesday, November 17th-(White) & Wedns, Nov 18th-(Maroon)
Day 2: Chapter 19 Sections 2 & 3 (Monday, November 23rd (Maroon) & Tuesday, November 24th (White)
Day 3: Chapter 19 Sections 4 (Monday, November 30th (Maroon) & Tuesday, December 1st (White)
Day 4: Come up with 5 questions to ask our guest speaker from Alamosa Police Dept about police procedure, search warrants, and/or rights of the accused.
Day 5: Guest Speaker from Alamosa Police Dept. If you were absent from this presentation click here for your makeup work.
Day 6: Chapter 20 Sections 1 & 2 Wednesday, Dec 2nd (Maroon) & Thursday, Dec 3rd (White)
Day 7: Chapter 20 Sections 3 & 4 Friday, Dec 4th (Maroon) & Monday, Dec 7th (White)
Day 8: Jeopardy and Test over Chapters 19 & 20- Tuesday Dec 8thth (Maroon) & Wednesday, Dec 9th (White)
Makeup Work for Chapter 21: Civil Rights
Day 1: Chapter 21 Section 1 (Tuesday, Jan 5th-White & Wednesday, Jan 6th-Maroon)
Day 2: Chapter 21 Sections 2 & 3 (Thursday, Jan 7th-White & Friday, Jan 8th-Maroon)
Day 3: Chapter 21 Section 4 (Monday, Jan 11th-White & Tuesday, Jan 12th-Maroon)
Day 4: Write a 1 page paper either supporting or denouncing Affirmative Action (Wednesday, Jan 13th-White & Thursday, Jan 14th-Maroon)
Day 5: Jeopardy and Test over Chapter 21 (Friday, Jan 15th-White & Monday, Jan 18th-Maroon)
Makeup Work for Chapters 10 & 11: Congress & Powers of Congress
Day 1: Chapter 10 Sections 1 & 2
Day 2: Chapter 10 Sections 3 & 4
Day 3: Chapter 11 Sections 1 & 2
Day 4: Chapter 11 Sections 3 & 4 & 5
Day 5: Jeopardy and Test over Chapters 10 & 11
Makeup Work for Chapter 12: Congress in Action
Day 1: Chapter 12 sections 1 (Wednesday, Feb 10-Maroon & Thursday, Feb 11th-White)
Day 2: Chapter 12 Sections 2 & 3 (Tuesday, Feb 16th-Maroon & Wednesday, Feb 17th-White)
Day 3: Chapter 12 Section 4 (Thursday, Feb 18th-Maroon & Friday, Feb 19th-White)
Day 4: Jeopardy and Test over Chapter 12 (Monday, Feb 22nd-Maroon & Tuesday, Feb 23rd-White)
Senate Simulation: 3-4 week process
Blank Bill Form (Front, Back)
Written Bill Rubric (Side 1, Side 2)
Committe Discussion and Floor Debate Grading Rubric (Side 1, Side 2)
Parent Permission Form (for driving to ASC Library)
What should I do if I missed a day of the Senate debate (March 10th, 11th, 22nd, and 23rd, 2010) How do I make up this assignment? Click Here
Chapters 13 & 14: The Presidency
Day 1: Chapter 13 Sections 1 & 2 (Wednesday, March 24th-Maroon & Thursday, March 25th-White)
Day 2: Chapter 13 Sections 3 & 4 (Friday, March 26th-Maroon & Monday, March 29th-White)
Day 3: Chapter 13 Section 5 (Tuesday, March 30th-Maroon & Wednesday, March 31st-White)
Day 4: Chapter 14 Sections 1 & 2 (Thursday, April 1st-Maroon, & Tuesday, April 6th-White)
Day 5: Chapter 14 Sections 3 & 4 (Wednesday, April 7th-Maroon & Thurs, April 8th-White)
Day 6: Jeopardy and Test over Chapters 13 & 14 (Friday, April 9th-Maroon & Monday, April 12th-White)
Presidency Presentation Project
Grading Rubric for Presidency Project
Chapter 23: Comparative Economic Systems
Day 1: Chapter 23 Section 1: Capitalism
Day 2: Chapter 23 Section 2: Socialism
Day 3: Chapter 23 Section 3: Communism
Day 4: Jeopardy and Chapter 23 Test
Readings and Writing on Energy
Click here if you were absent and need to make up this assignment
Controversial Issues Project (Late April and Early-Mid May)
Grading Rubric for Controversial Issues Project
Evalutation Form
