Mr. Vinson's AP Government, Civics and Economics, and Geography

Room 213

Office #: 704-857-1161 ext. 213

______________________________________

 AP Government, Honors Civics, & Geography: See course syllabus for readings, assignments, and test dates.

 This week in Civics & Economics

HW every night: Watch the news.

1/31:  Introduction to Civics and Economics

HW: Read pages 6-13, vocab 

2/1: America's Diversity

HW: Read pages 14-25, vocab, & EOC review pages 28-29

2/2: Citizenship & Government

HW: Read pages 150-162, vocab, & 1 paragraph on "Why did the US choose democracy over an authoritarian style government?"

2/3: Duties and Responsibilities

HW: Complete vocab for chapters 1 & 5, review for test on pages 28-29 & 164-165, & review essay topic handout

2/4: Test on chapters 1 & 5 - Vocab due

HW: Read pages 715-719, vocab

2/7:  Economic Systems

HW: Read pages 498-509, vocab

2/8: What is Economics?

HW: Read chapter 19, vocab

2/9: The American Economy

HW: Prepare material for group presentations

2/10:  The American Economy Group Presentations

HW: Complete Vocab for Chapters 18,19, and 26.2 - Study for Test 

2/11 :  Test on The American Economy - Vocab Due

HW: Read pages 538-549, vocab, and Reading Guides 20.1 and 20.2

2/14: Personal Finance and Economics

HW: Read pages 552-563, vocab, Reading Guide 20.3, and Advertising Collage

2/15: Personal Finance and Economics

HW: Read pages 568-578, vocab, and Reading Guides 21.1 and 21.2

2/16: Demand

HW: Read pages 581-592, vocab, and Reading Guides 21.3 and 21.4 - Letter to the editor: "Do we need the NC Research Campus in Kannapolis?" What would the economic impact be for Rowan County.

2/17: Supply and Prices

HW: Read pages 600-619 and vocab - 6 Supply/Demand Curve scenarios 

2/18:Business and Labor

HW: Study for chapters 20-22 test. Complete Vocab for chapters 20-22

2/21: Chapters 20-22 Test and vocab due

HW: Read pages 630-636 and vocab

2/22: The Role Govt. in the Economy

HW: Read pages 637-651, vocab, and The Jungle Activity

2/23: Measuring the Economy and Income

HW: Read pages 656-665 and vocab

2/24: Stock Market and the Stock Market Game

HW: Read pages 656-665 and vocab - Record the DJIA everyday

2/25: Money and the Federal Reserve

HW: Read pages 666-671, 676-680, vocab, & Econ Activity # 7 if needed

2/28: Banking and the Federal Budget

HW: Read pages 681-693 and vocab - Corrections due for Ch 20-22 Test on Friday

3/1: State and Local Budget & Managing the Economy

HW:Complete vocab for Chapters 23-25 and study for Test - Stock Market Game Review

3/2 : Test on Chapters 23-25. Vocab due for Chapters 23-25

HW: Read pages 32-37 and vocab 

3/3: English Heritage and Early Colonial Governments - Time line and Map

HW: Read pages 38-49, vocab, complete map, focus on your geographic region

3/4: 3 geographic regions of Colonial North America -Media Center Prep Time

HW: Read pages 38-49, vocab, complete colonial travel brochure, and complete map

3/7: Presentations on the 3 geographical regions of Colonial North America - Brochures Due

HW: Read pages 50-57, vocab, complete "From British to American" foladable.  

3/8: Writing Test

3/9: Birth of a new American Nation: Timeline, maps, foldables, and "School House Rock"

HW:  Complete vocab for chapter 2 & complete your Position Paper on the legitimacy of the American Revolution.

3/10: Chapter 2 Test - Chapter 2 vocab due.  

HW: Read pages 66-70 & vocab

3/11: The Nation's First Governments - Timeline - Pros/Cons of the Articles of Confederation

HW: Read pages 71-81, vocab, review pros/cons of Articles of Confederation, and Constitutional Children's Book - Due on March 22.

3/14: The Road to the Constitution - Timeline, Federalists vs Anti-Federalists, The Original Constitution, and the Preamble

HW: Read pages 82-91, vocab, Preamble worksheet if needed, and Federalist # 51 analysis 

3/15: The Underlying Principles of the US Constitution and How it can be changed. - Journal, Class discussion on the 2 ways we can change the Constitution, Diagram of the underlying principles of the Constitution, and a chart on the various types of powers found in the Constitution.

HW: Read pages 94-117(US Const.) and 102-152 and vocab. 

3/16: The First Amendment - 5 Caucus Groups

HW: Read pages 126-131 and vocab

3/17: The Bill of Rights - Quiz on 1st Amend - Class discussion on What?, Why?, and the views expressed by the Federalist and Anti-Federalist

HW: Read pages 133-137 and vocab

3/18: Amendments 11-27 - Quiz on Bill of Rights - Class discussion, " Why have these amendments been added since the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791?"

HW: Read pages 139-143, vocab, and Take home quiz for Amends 11-27

3/21: The Constitution and the Civil Rights Movement - Quiz on Amendments 11-27 - Louisiana Literacy Test Activity, Timeline, and Test Review.

HW: Complete vocab for Chapters 3 & 4. Read pages 91 & 145. Complete Constitutional Children's Book

3/22: Chapter 3 & 4 Test - Vocab Due - Children's Book Due

HW: Read pages 270-287 and vocab

3/23: Political Party Scavenger Hunt - Classes meet in the Media Center

HW: Read pages 270-287, vocab, Party Trivia, and Complete Scavenger Hunt Activity

3/24:  American Political Parties- 2-party system, 3rd Parties, other party systems, party structure and organization, and the roles of political parties

HW: Read 292-299 & 314-315 and vocab - Political Party Trivia

3/25: Voting in NC - Quiz on the Role of Parties - Who, how, where, and why? - Voter Registration and Polling Places - Journal: "Why should you vote?"

HW: Read pages 300-311 and vocab

3/28: Elections and Funding - Quiz on Voting - What elections do we participate in? - Types of elections - Presidential Election Timeline - Problems of the Electoral College - Campaigns and Funding

HW: Read pages 318-330 and vocab

3/29: Public Opinion and The Mass Media - Quiz on Elections and Campaigns - Class Polling Activity - What is Public Opinion and how is it measured? What influence does the mass media have on public opinion? What role does the media play in modern American politics?

HW: Read pages 332-339 and vocab - Take home Quiz on Voting

3/30: Interest Groups and The Mass Media -Interest Groups and Lobbying - Quiz on Public Opinion and Mass Media - Journal - " Why would you join an Interest Group or lobby the govt?" - What is an Interest Group? - What do they do? - How and why would you lobby?  

HW: Complete Vocab for Chapters 9, 10, & 11 - Study for Test

3/31: Mock Elections and Chapters 9, 10, & 11 Test Review

HW: Complete vocab and study for Chapters 9, 10, & 11

4/4: Test Chapters 9,10, & 11 - Vocab Due

HW: Read pages 176-183, Vocab and Leadership

4/5: Organization of Congress - Terms, House, Senate, Leadership & Committees

HW: Read pages 184-188 and Vocab

4/6: Powers of Congress - Expressed, Implied, Special, and Limits. Quiz on Organization of Congress

HW: Read pages 190-196 and Vocab

4/7: Representing the People - Qualifications, Salary, Staff, Jobs, and Roles. Quiz on Powers of Congress

HW: Read pages 197-203 and vocab

4/8: How a Bill becomes a Law - "I'm just a Bill" - Quiz on Representing the People - "Krusty for Kongress" 

HW: Complete vocab for Chapter 6, fill out bingo card for review, and study previous quizzes and tests.

4/11: Classcapes Test and Chapter 6 Review in Media Center

4/12: Chapter 6 Review and Test - Vocab for Chapter 6 due - Bingo Vocab Review 

HW: Read pages 208-213, vocab, and Pres, trivia extra credit 

4/13: The President and Vice-President - Line of Succession

HW: Read pages 214-223 and Vocab

4/14: The Roles of the President - Presidential Idol - Quiz on the President and VP

HW: Read pages 219-223 and Vocab

4/15: Veteran's Day - Tell a Veteran Thank You for all they do to keep us safe and free.

HW: Read pages 219-223 and Vocab

4/18: The President and Foreign Policy - Presidential Idol Performances - Quiz on The President's Roles

HW: Read pages 224-231 and Vocab. 

4/19: The President's Advisers and The Federal Bureaucracy - Quiz on Foreign Policy

HW: Complete Vocab for Chapter 7.  Complete Bingo Board for Vocab Review. Read summary on page 231. EOC Review on pages 232-233

4/20: Chapter 7 Test and Vocab Due - Bingo Review - Presidential Trivia EC Due

HW: Read pages 238-247 and Vocab

4/21: The Lower Federal Courts - What is a court? What do they do? Why were they created? How are they organized? Supreme Court Justice Extra Credit Project Assigned.

HW: Read pages 248-261 and vocab

4/22: The Supreme Court - Quiz on The Lower Federal Courts @ Court Organization - The Organization, Structure, and Function of the Supreme Court

HW:  "You be the Judge" activity

5/2: Supreme Court Case Study - What Supreme Court Cases are the most significant and why? - Quiz on the Organization and Role of the Supreme Court

HW:  Study Court Cases and Vocab

5/3: Supreme Court Case Study - What Supreme Court Cases are the most significant and why? 

HW: Complete Vocab for Chapter 8. Study for Chapter 8 and Supreme Court Case Test

5/4: Chapter 8 and Supreme Court Case Test - Chapter * Vocab Due - Supreme Court Justice Extra Credit Due

HW: Read pages 350-358 and Vocab

5/5: North Carolina - "From a colony to a state" - NC Constitution

HW: Read pages 359-369, vocab, & State Symbol EC

5/6: North Carolina and the Civil Rights Movement - Who can Vote?

HW: Read pages 376-381 and Vocab

5/9: The North Carolina General Assembly - The Law Makers

HW: Read pages 383-387 and vocab

5/10: The North Carolina Governor and Executive Branch - The Law Enforcers

HW: Read pages 388-393 and vocab

5/11: The North Carolina Court System - The Law Interpreters

HW: Read pages 402-409 and vocab

5/12: County and Municipal Government in North Carolina

HW: Read pages 410-415 and vocab

5/13: State and Local Government Finances - "Who wants Enochville"

HW: Complete Vocab, Complete Bingo Board, Complete State Symbol EC, and Study for Chapter 12-14 Test

TakeHome: Chapter 12-14 Test - State and Local Government - Vocab Due for Chapters 12-14 - State Symbol EC Due

HW: Read pages 426-434 and vocab

5/16: Sources and Types of American Laws - History and 6 types of Law.

HW: Read pages 435-441 and vocab

5/17: The American Legal System:  The Booklet of Constitutional Rights and Duties"

Rights of all Americans and Rights of those accused of a crime.  What amendments and court cases protect our rights from unreasonable government actions?

HW: Read pages 448-458 vocab

5/18: Civil and Criminal Court Procedures - Chapter 15 Vocab Quiz - Compare and Contrast the reasons and procedures in Civil and Criminal Court Trials.

HW: Read pages 460-465 and vocab

5/19: Juvenile Justice and 12 Angry Men: Compare and Contrast the procedures of the Adult and Juvenile court system.  How has the Supreme Court protected juveniles?  How has the methods of punishing juveniles changed over time? 

Watch and analyze 12 Angry Men: 1 page summary  and review of the movie will be due tomorrow.  What criminal court procedures and rights were portrayed in the movie?

HW: Outline thoughts for movie review.  Complete vocab for Chapter 16.

5/20: Complete watching 12 Angry Men: Turn in movie review/summary.  Review material for Chapters 15-16 Test the Legal System. 

HW: Complete Vocab for Chapters 15 & 16.  Study for test.  No multiple-choice remediation.  Remediation will be 29 Landmark US and NC Supreme Court Cases. May not use your notes.

5/23: Unit 5 Exam (Chapters 15-16). Vocab Due.

HW:  Read pages 470-487 & 706-725 and Vocab

5/24: Citizens and the Internet - Vocab and Essential Questions / Comparing Economic Systems - Vocab and Essential Questions

HW: Read pages 734-749 & Vocab

5/25: America's involvement in an Interdependent World - Vocab. Essential Questions, and Map Activities.

HW: Complete Vocab for Chapters 17, 26, & 27

5/26: Chapter 26 & 27 Test. Vocab Due.  We sell out "Long Term" stock today.  Please bring your Stock Portfolio to class.

HW: Review for EOC Goals 1 & 2 - Study Island

5/27: EOC Review: Goals 1 & 2 - Study Island

HW: Review for EOC Goals 3 & 4 - Study Island

5/31: EOC Review: Goals 3 & 4 - Study Island

HW: Review for EOC Goals 5 & 6 - Study Island

6/1: EOC Review: Goals 5 & 6 - Study Island

HW: Review for EOC Goals 7 & 8 - Study Island

6/2: EOC Review: Goals 7 & 8 - Study Island

HW: Review for EOC Goals 9 & 10 - Study Island

6/3: EOC Review: Goals 9 & 10 - Study Island

HW: Practice EOC Exam Questions -Study Island

: Civics EOC

: Remediation for all non level 3 and 4 / Civics Makeup Exams

: Civcs Makeup Exams