Extra Credit

Unit 1 Political Parties and Elections

• RG 10.1 Who Can Vote
• RG 10.2 Election Campaigns
• RG 10.3 Paying for Elections
• Analyze a Political Cartoon of your choosing using the analysis questions on p. 16 of your manual. turn in Cartoon and Analysis
• Virtual or Paper bumper sticker using 2 forms of propaganda - click here for details
• Read this voter turnout article and answer the questions.

Unit 2 Foundations of US Governments

• RG 2.2- The English Colonies
• RG 2.3- Colonial Society (regions)
• RG 3.1- Nation's First Government

Unit 3 Constitution

• Memorize the Preamble of the Constitution and recite it to Mrs. Lloyd - if you are NOT in Honors!
• Complete any reading guide not turned in for credit
• Analyze Federalist 10 and 51 - question on p. 83-84 if you are NOT in honors Click here
• Read Federalist 1 and/or Federalist 26 and answer the questions.
• Complete the Tinker v. Des Moines assignment Click here - Not FAll 2015
• Technology and the Constitution - read article and answer questions -
• US Constitution and Bill of Rights video and questions.

UNIT 4 3 Branches of Gov't -

• ​Watch a video on a federal law being made and answer these questions
• Complete this State and County webquest.
• Roles of the President foldable (hat)

Unit 5 Law and Order -

• Death Penalty analysis p. 175 in manual- using data in link
• Watch Miranda v. Arizona and answer questions
• Watch Korematsu v. US and answer questions
• Watch Mapp v Ohio and answer the Questions
• Watch Gideon v. Wainwright and answer questions (unless we do it in class)
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• Watch an episode of "Law and Order" and analyze it using this viewing guide.

Unit 6 Basic Economic Concepts

• Email me a digital copy/version of a Circular Flow for a Market Economy that you created.
• ​Complete this assignment about Economic Decision-Making.
• Make a playlist of songs dealing with economic concepts/money. Include at least 5 songs with lyrics.
• Watch Chickenomics and explain how the San Diego chicken uses the characteristics of a Free Market Economy to become successful? (Give an example of each: Private Ownership of Resources, Self-Interest Motive, Consumer Sovereignty, Market, Competition

Unit 7 Microeconomics

• Email me a digital copy/version of a Circular Flow for a Mixed Economy that you created.
• Complete the Apple Stock Market Activity.
• Demonstrate your marketing skills by creating a cool logo for my class and email me a digital copy.
• If we don't get to it in class, watch Leave it to Beaver- "Water, Anyone?" episode (available on Netflix). Answer- 1. Why are Wally and Beaver trying to earn money? 2. Is this for a want or a need? 3. What kind of market does Beaver create? 4. How is he able to use this to his advantage? 5. What are Beaver's factors of production? 6. In what ways are Beaver (and Wally and his friends at the end of the episode) smart entrepreneurs?

Unit 8 Personal Finance

• Watch The Line about living under the poverty line. Write 2 good paragraphs about what you learned about living under the poverty line through the stories in the video, and what you think might be some ways to address poverty in America.
• ESPN's BROKE - watch video and answer questions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va2qj4Zv4QM - You can also access in HULU.
• Watch The Secret History of Credit Cards and answer the questions.

Unit 9 GLOBAL Economics

• Federal Reserve video and questions click here
• Watch The Coffee Addiction and complete the viewing guide.
• Read this article on Wookienomics. Create 5 thought provoking questions based on the article and answer them.