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.