-HONORS CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT!-

THEME OF WEEK - THE ELECTORAL PROCESS!

WEEK 23 - THE ELECTORAL PROCESS!

22nd Week of School! This week - students will be continuing their study of the American Electoral Process! Students will be examining key topics pertaining to the steps of a election, anatomy of a campaign and the electoral college!

Weekly Theme(s) - Students will be taking a closer look at the following topics pertaining to the American Electoral process. They will be examining election basics, election requirements and steps of American Electoral Process for President. Then - students will examine structures and functions of campaigns like campaign operations, campaign outreach and campaign spending! Finally students will be examining the fundamentals of the Electoral College - by examining its rationale, roles, controversies!

HOMEWORK: ELECTORAL PROCESS TIMELINE ACTIVITY DUE: T(ODD) / W (EVEN)!!

-ELECTIONS AND ELECTORAL PROCESSES!-

OBJECTIVE:

SWBAT understand election fundamentals by viewing a video and answering questions.
SWBAT identify, describe, explain key steps of Electoral Process by taking guided lecture notes.
SWBAT demonstrate competencies surrounding steps of Electoral Process by completing a timeline activity.

METHOD:

Warm-Up/Question of the Day!
Video/Qs - Election Basics! - Students will view video and answer questions.
Notes - From Announcement to Nomination - Race to White House - Students will take notes on Electoral Process.
Timeline Challenge - Students will compelte activity on timeleine of events of Electoral Process!

HOMEWORK: ELECTORAL PROCESS TIMELINE ACTIVITY DUE: T(ODD) / W (EVEN)! !WRITTEN PROMPT #1

-CAMPAIGNS AND SPENDING!-

T/W

OBJECTIVE:

SWBAT identify, describe and explain key functions of political campaigns by viewing a video and answering questions.
SWBAT identify, describe , evaluate key roles that money and public opinion plays in elections by taking notes.

METHOD:

Warm-Up / Q of the Day!
Video/Qs - Political Campaigns - Crash Course Government and Politics - Students will view video and answer questions.
Notes - Campaign Finance and Campaign Spending - Students will take guided lecture notes on campaign spending.
Worksheet Activity - Campaign Expenditures -

HOMEWORK: FINISH CAMPAIGN SPENDING WORKSHEET / WRITTEN PROMPT #2

-THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE! -

TR/F

OBJECTIVE:

SWBAT identify, describe, explain key fundamentals of Electoral College by viewing a video and taking guided lecture notes.
SWBAT debate the Electoral College by reading a source and completing an analysis chart.
SWBAT locate, label, designate key features of Swing States and Electoral College by completing a map assignment.

METHOD:

Warm-Up / Q of the Day!
Video/Qs - Electoral College - Students will view video and answer questions.
Notes - The Electoral College - Students will take guided lecture notes on Electoral College.
Reading/Chart - Debating the Electoral College - Students will read secondary soruce and complete analysis chart.
Maps - Students will complete map activity by locating, labeling, designating key places of importance in Electoral College.

Map 1 - Mapping Swing States
Map 2 - Mapping 2020 Election Results!

HOMEWORK: FINISH SWING STATES AND ELECTION RESULTS MAPS / WRITTEN PROMPT #3

RESOURCES!

Summary of the U.S. Presidential Election Process

What is the Electoral College?The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The Founding Fathers established it in the Constitution, in part, as a compromise between the election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. What is the process? The Electoral College process consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress. How many electors are there? How are they distributed among the States?

OpenSecretsOpenSecrets is the nation's premier research and government transparency group tracking money in politics and its effect on elections and policy.

The Electoral College ExplainedA national popular vote would help ensure that every vote counts equally, making American democracy more representative.