Civics 2025/2026 Sem 2

4/21 Tuesday

• Warm Up #38 - What are the salaries of House and Senate members, the President, and federal judges?

• Legislative Branch Packet - Part 3 Notes

  • Second Half

• Stamp and Discuss 11.2

• Quiz on 11.2

4/20 Monday

• Warm Up #37 - What are your projections for the midterms for control of the House?

• Legislative Branch Packet - Part 3 Notes

  • First Half

• 11.2 Reading Assignment, DUE Tuesday

4/17 Friday

• Warm Up #36 - What are your thoughts on cheating in games and sports?

• Legislative Branch Packet - Part 2 Notes

  • Finish Notes

  • Gerrymandering Activity

• 11.2 Reading Assignment

4/15 Wednesday

• Day 2 of Current Event Presentations 

  • Complete - Current Events Presentation Log

• Legislative Branch Packet - Part 2 Notes

• Weekly News Quiz

4/14 Tuesday

• Warm Up #35 - How does voting take place in the House and Senate?

• Go Over Lesson 5 Test

• Stamp and Discuss 11.1

• Quiz on 11.1

• Legislative Branch Packet

  • Part 2 - House of Representatives

4/13 Monday

• Warm Up #34- What is meant by the term "Designated Survivor"?

• Legislative Branch Packet

  • Online Questions

  • Part 2 - House of Representatives

  • 11.1 Reading Assignment, DUE Tuesday

4/3 Friday

• Lesson 5 Test

• Turn In Notebook Check #2

4/1 Wednesday OR 4/2 Thursday

• Share Out Current Event #7

• Day 1 of Current Event Presentations 

  • Introduce - Current Events Presentation Log

• Weekly News Quiz

3/31 Tuesday

• Warm Up #32&33 - How does one know whether or not the House or Senate is in session? What two statues are on display at the US Capitol from California?

• Introduce Legislative Branch Packet

  • Part 1 Notes

3/30 Monday

• Activity - Arguing Supreme Court Cases

  • Argue Cases C, & D

3/27 Friday

• No Warm Up

• Stamp and Discuss 5.4&5 Reading Assignment

• Quiz on 5.4&5 Reading Assignment

• Announce and Calendar Lesson 5 Test - Friday, March 3rd

• Distribute Notebook Check #2

3/22 Wednesday OR 3/23 Thursday

• No Warm Up

• Assignment - 5.4&5 Reading Assignment

• Activity - Arguing Supreme Court Cases

  • Argue Cases A & B

3/20 Monday OR 3/21 Tuesday

• Warm Up #31 - How would you decide in the case and why? (Kyllo v US, 2001)

• Activity - Arguing Supreme Court Cases

3/17 Friday

• Warm Up #30 - How would you decide in the case and why? (Florida v Jardines, 2013)

• Stamp and Discuss 5.3

• Quiz on 5.2 & 5.3

• Activity - Arguing Supreme Court Cases

3/15 Wednesday OR 3/16 Thursday

• Warm Up #29 - What rights do we enjoy that are not necessarily listed in the Constitution?

• Finish Introducing Current Events Presentation

• 5.2 Cases Activity

  • Present Cases

• 5.3 Reading Assignment

• Weekly News Quiz

3/14 Tuesday

• Warm Up #28 - Which freedom in the 1st Amendment do you value the most, why? (speech, religion, press, assembly, or petition)

• 5.2 Cases Activity

  • Present Cases

3/11 Wednesday OR 3/12 Thursday

• Warm Up #27 - What is the purpose of bail? (8th Amendment)

• Introduce Current Events Presentation

  • Assign Presentation Dates

• Share Out Current Event #4 w/partner

• 5.2 Cases Activity

  • Prepare Cases

• Weekly News Quiz

3/10 Tuesday

• Warm Up #26 - What does "I plead the 5th" mean?

• 5.2 Cases Activity

  • Prepare presentation for cases

  • Example Presentation

3/9 Monday

• Warm Up #25 - What is a "Terry Stop"?

• Stamp and Discuss 5.1

• Quiz on 5.1

• 5.2 Cases  Activity

3/6 Friday

• Warm Up #24 - How would you decide in the case and why? (Bond v US, 2000)

• Lesson 5, Section 1 Reading Assignment

  • Due Monday

3/4 Wednesday OR 3/5 Thursday

• Warm Up #23 - Identify 2 images that would be helpful to share with the class to tell the story of your current event topic.

• Share Out Current Event #4 w/partner

• "Analyzing Supreme Court Cases" 

  • Present Your Group's Case

• Lesson 5, Section 1 Reading Assignment

• Weekly News Quiz

3/2 Monday OR 3/3 Tuesday

• Warm Up #22 - How would you decide in the case and why? (Mahanoy v BL, 2021)

  • Video

• Introduce "Analyzing Supreme Court Cases" 

2/27 Friday

• Formal Amendment Project

  • Finish Presentations

• Warm Up #22 - How would you decide in the case and why? (Mahanoy v BL, 2021)

  • Video

• Introduce "Analyzing Supreme Court Cases" 

2/25 Wednesday OR 2/26 Thursday

• Warm Up #21 - Where did you get your article from this week, a Conservative or Liberal news organization?

• Share Out Current Event #3 w/partner

• Formal Amendment Project

  • Finish Presentations

• Weekly News Quiz

2/24 Tuesday

• Sub Plan / No Warm Up

• Complete - Assignment #2 - 8th Amendment - “Excessive Bail”

  • Assigned on Google Classroom at the beginning of class

  • DUE at the end of the period, add a private comment explaining any late submissions

2/23 Monday

• No Warm Up

• Go Over Test

• Return Notebooks

• Formal Amendment Project

  • Begin Presentations

2/20 Friday

• No Warm Up

• Lesson 4 Test

• Turn in Notebook (Notebook Check #1)

2/18 Wednesday OR 2/19 Thursday

• Warm Up #20 - What is the most important reason people should vote for your Amendment?

• Share Out Current Event #2 w/partner

• Formal Amendment Project

  • Research Day

• Weekly News Quiz

2/17 Tuesday

• Warm Up #19 - How would you decide in the case and why? (Morse v Frederick, 2007)

• Go Over 4.3 Quiz

• Formal Amendment Project

  • Organize & Research Day

2/13 Friday

• Warm Up #18 - Suggest a rule change for FHS to make the school better in some way.

• Quiz on 4.4

• Announce and Calendar Test (Friday, 2/20)

• Distribute Notebook Check #1

• Go Over 4.1&2 Quiz

2/11 Wednesday OR 2/12 Thursday

• TDD - Checks and Balances & Separation of Powers

  • Discuss Final Arrow

• Warm Up #17 - How do the following connect to the system of checks and balances? 

  • (Pearl Harbor, Trump Rallies, Great White Fleet, Treaty of Versailles, Gay Marriage)

• Share Out Current Event #1 w/ elbow partner

• Organize Current Event Project into Pairs

  • Choose Topic

• Homework - Current Event #2, DUE Wed/Thurs Feb 18th/19th

• Stamp and Discuss 4.4

• Weekly News Quiz

2/10 Tuesday

• Warm Up #16 - Rank the guiding principles of the Constitution in order of importance.

• TDD - Checks and Balances & Separation of Powers

• Constitutional Law 2 Matrix

• Assignment - Lesson 4, Section 4 Reading Assignment

2/6 Friday

• No Warm Up / Sub Plan

• Assignment - Current Event #1

  • • Assigned on Google Classroom at the beginning of class

    • DUE at the end of the period, add a private comment explaining any late submissions

  • Join the appropriate Google Classroom using the code below.

    • Period 1 - po5w2dau

    • Period 2 - pulst6q4

    • Period 3 - btlilkah

    • Period 4 - es5roo22

2/4 Wednesday OR 2/5 Thursday

• Warm Up #15 - What interests you in the news? (Write down 3 news stories.)

• Introduce Current Events Project

  • Assign Current Event #1

    •  Students will complete in class on Friday

    • Typically, DUE next week on Block Day

• TDD - Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances

• Constitutional Law 2 Matrix

• Weekly News Quiz

2/3 Tuesday

• Warm Up #14 - What is the only food that truly never spoils?

• TDD - Checks and Balances & Separation of Powers

• Glue "Guiding Principles of the Constitution" in your notebook.

• Constitutional Law 2 Matrix

2/2 Monday

• Warm Up #13 - Would you uphold Barnes' suspension in the case? (Article Link)

• Stamp and Discuss 4.3

• Quiz on 4.3

• TDD - Checks and Balances & Separation of Powers

• Given Time - Glue "Guiding Principles of the Constitution" in your notebook.

1/30 Friday

• • Join the appropriate Google Classroom using the code below.

    • Period 1 - po5w2dau

    • Period 2 - pulst6q4

    • Period 3 - btlilkah

    • Period 4 - es5roo22

  • Complete - Assignment #1 - Guiding Principles of the Constitution (Videos and Questions)

    • Assigned on Google Classroom at the beginning of class

    • DUE at the end of the period, add a private comment explaining any late submissions

1/28 Wednesday OR 1/29 Thursday

• Warm Up #12 - What is going on in the news?

• TDD - Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances

• 4.3 Reading Assignment, DUE Monday, Feb. 2nd

• Weekly News Quiz

1/27 Tuesday

• Warm Up #11 - What is the definitive guide for the government of the United States?

• Assignment - Constitutional Law 1 Matrix

• TDD - Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances

1/26 Monday

• Warm Up #10 - How would you decide in the case and why? (Tinker v DesMoines, 1969)

• Distribute and "solve" the Outline of the US Constitution

• Assignment - Constitutional Law 1 Matrix

1/23 Friday

• Warm Up #9 - In what ways are our rights limited to protect the environment?

• Assignment - Public Good v. Individual Rights

  • Part 2 - Flag Burning

1/21 Wednesday OR 1/22 Thursday

• Go Over Quiz (4.1&2)

• Warm Up #8 - Identify 3 examples of our rights being limited and the goal of that limit.

• Introduce Concept - Public Good v Individual Rights

• Assignment - Public Good v. Individual Rights

  • Part 1 - The Internet in Public Libraries

• Weekly News Quiz

1/20 Tuesday

• Warm Up #7 - What is most of the US Constitution about?

• Stamp and Discuss 4.1&2

  • Discuss Preamble and Structure of the US Constitution & Amending the Constitution

• Quiz on 4.1&2

• Introduce Concept - Public Good v Individual Rights

1/16 Friday

• Warm Up #6 - What do you feel poorly/well informed about?

• Introduce Concept "Informed Citizenry"

  • Video - Craig Ferguson Takes the Citizenship Test

  • Practice Citizenship Test

• Share Out T-Shirts

• Introduce Concept - Public Good v Individual Rights

1/14 Wednesday OR 1/15 Thursday

• Announce Results of the Political Parties Election

• Share Out 1/3 of T-Shirts

• Collect Syllabi and Glue Into Notebook

• Warm Up #5 - How and why did the framers distribute power in the US Constitution?

• Distribute Textbooks

• Lesson 4, Section 1 and 2 Reading Assignment

  • Read and Take at least 1 page of solid/organized notes

  • Stop on page 70 at The First Ten Amendments: The Bill of Rights

  • DUE Tuesday, August 19th

• Weekly News Quiz

1/13 Tuesday

• Collect Syllabi and Glue Into Notebook / Collect T-Shirts

• Warm Up #4 - What were the most popular boy and girl names in the US in 2024? (Find answers here.)

• Political Parties Intro Activity - Guidelines

  • Present and Vote on Parties

• Share Out T-Shirts

1/12 Monday

• Warm Up #3 - What is the most common street name in the US?

• Political Parties Intro Activity - Guidelines

1/9 Friday

• Collect Syllabi

• Warm Up #2 - What parenting style speaks more to you? Explain why. (Nurturing v Strict)

  • Introduce Political Spectrum

• Political Parties Intro Activity - Guidelines

• Homework - T-Shirt Talk, DUE Monday, January 12th, Tuesday, January 13th, OR Block Day, Jan 14th/15th

1/7 Wednesday OR 1/8 Thursday

• Assign Seats / Partners / Groups

• Share w/partner about your name (45sec)

• Warm Up #1 - What are your thoughts about a semester studying politics, government, and controversial issues?

• Introduce Syllabus, DUE by Tuesday, January 13th (single-side print, sign, and return both pages no later than the 13th)

• TOUR

• Assignment - T-Shirt Talk, DUE ???