VA & US Government
Week 11
10/21 - Judicial branch
10/22 - Judicial branch
10/23 - Judicial branch quiz
10/24 - The branches at work: Congress
10/25 - The branches at work: Executive
Week 10
10/14 - No School
10/15 - Finish "Recount"
10/16 - Judicial branch presentation
10/17 - End of first 9 weeks - Judicial branch
10/18 - Judicial branch
Week 9
10/7 - Review executive branch
10/8 - Executive branch quiz
10/9 -Begin watching "Recount"
10/10 - Early release - Watch "Recount"
10/11 - No School - PTC
Week 8
9/30 - Legislative Branch: Go over
10/1 - Review the legislative branch
10/2 - Legislative branch quiz
10/3 - Executive branch presentation
10/4 - Review executive branch
Week 7
9/23 - Work on three branches of government project
9/24 - Finish projects
9/25 - "What makes people reject society?" Podcast; Impeachment inquiry - What does it mean?
9/26 - 8th & 9th Amendments; Legislative Branch presentation
9/27 - Voter registration (National Voter Registration day was Tuesday); Legislative branch vocabulary
Week 6
9/16 - Watch "A More Perfect Union"
9/17 - Finish "A More Perfect Union" and Chapter 4: Federalism
9/18 - Chapter 4 Review: Federalism
9/19 -Quiz Chapter 4: Federalism; begin project
9/20 - Branches of Government project.
Week 5
9/9 - Finish constitution project
9/10 - Present; Federalism: dividing government power
9/11 - American Federalism: conflict and change
9/12 - Federalism today
9/13 - Federalism today
Week 4
9/2 - Labor Day! No school!
9/3 - Vocab section 3.2; Constitution project
9/4 - Vocab section 3.3; Constitution project
9/5 - Constitution project
9/6 - Constitution project
Week 3
8/26 - Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention
8/27 - Chapter 2 vocabulary due. Race to ratify game
8/28 - Chapter 2 Quiz. Preamble to the Constitution
8/29 - Chapter 3.1 The Constitution - A framework for government
8/20 - Chapter 3.2 The Constitution - An enduring document
Week 1 & 2
8/14 - Into to Government. Get class expectations signed.
8/15 - The purpose of government. Chapter 1.1 vocabulary
8/16 - Forms of government. Philosophical influences of U.S. Government - Lock, Rousseau, Hobbes. Chapter 1.2 Vocabulary
8/19 - Democracy in the US. Chapter 1.3 Vocabulary & Chapter 1 review. Quiz tomorrow
8/20 - Chapter 1 Quiz. The Roots of American Democracy.
8/21 - Familiar but flawed. British government and other philosophical influences on American Government
8/22 - Chapter 2.1 & 2.2 vocabulary due tomorrow.
8/23 - American Independence. Analysis of the Declaration of Independence.