Welcome to U.S. Government I am using this page as a reference to what we are doing in class each day. Each day is only a brief summary! This will give the student a general idea of what material they missed if absent. Friday May 17- Exam Review Thursday May 16- Youth Government Day Wednesday May 15- All work must be turned in by this date in order to recieve partial credit. Tuesday May 14-SR. picnic Monday May 13-Arlington National Cemetery Friday May 10-Judicial Branch/Foreign policy Test Current event 5, Bellringers are due. Thursday May 9- Foreign policy notes Wednesday May 8- Judicial Branch notes Tuesday May 7-Judicial Branch notes Monday May 6- Judicial Branch Notes Friday May 3- Executive Branch Test. Current event 4. Terry Hitchcok article when finished. Thursday May 2- Finish notes on the Executive Branch. Wednesday May 1-Notes on the federal bureaucracy and Federal Reserve. Tuesday April 30-Presidents Test. Presidents test. "Three Lies" article when finished. Monday April 29- Computer lab to type patriot pledge. Friday April 26- Essay is due. current event 3, notes on cabinet departments. Thursday April 25- Computer lab to type essay on the proper role of the government. Wednesday April 24- Finish watching the debate on the proper role of government. Notes on cabinet departments. BR#15-Being the superpower of the world, does America have a moral obligation to help out countries in need? How far should America go in terms of foreign aid? BR#14-Should the Confederate flag be banned? BR#13-What is your opinion of the death penalty? Should it be abolished entirely or should it be used more frequently? Is it ever justifiable to execute criminals? BR#12-If you had to add one cabinet department what would it be? Or if you had to abolish or streamline one cabinet department which one or ones would it be? BR#11-Should the Boston bombing suspect receive the death penalty if convicted? BR#10-Would you currently be willing to give up some of your personal freedoms in order to become more secure? How far do you think the government should go to keep us safe? BR#9-Is the federal bureaucracy too large? Why or why not? BR#8- Do you support imprisoning terrorist suspects even without evidence to convict? Boston bombings Should the suspect be tried as a civilian or enemy combatant? BR#7-Should kids that are home schooled or go to a private school be allowed to play high school sports? BR#6- Does the general public place too much blame on the president? BR 5-Which branch of government should have the authority to take the nation to war? BR 4-Should military service be required in order to become president? BR 3-Is age a factor is determining whether or not you would vote for a candidate? BR 2- What do you think should term length should be for President of the United States? BR 1-"I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody's business."-Chester Arthur Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Why?
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