- The majority of the class was called down to the CHS Auditorium for a 12th Grade Town Hall
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Town Hall Meeting π«
⏰ What We Did
Posted by
Chris Carpenter
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Data Analysis: How Voting Demographics Changed Between 2020 and 2024 Presidential Elections π
π― Learning Targets
- Explain the roles that individual choice and state laws play in voter turnout in elections
- Read a provided article on exit polling data from the 2024 presidential election
- Examined the voter turnout data
Posted by
Chris Carpenter
AP GoPo Big Idea
MPA-3.C
Monday, November 18, 2024
Voter Turnout π³
π― Learning Targets
- Explain the roles that individual choice and state laws play in voter turnout in elections
- Identify the turnout trends of voters in past elections and compare it to the turnout data for the 2024 presidential election
Posted by
Chris Carpenter
AP GoPo Big Idea
MPA-3.C
Friday, November 15, 2024
Voter Participation in National Elections π³
π― Learning Targets
- Explain the roles that individual choice and state laws play in voter turnout in elections
- Discussed the answers to yesterday's assignment, "Voter Participation in National Elections"
Posted by
Chris Carpenter
AP GoPo Big Idea
MPA-3.C
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Voter Participation in National Elections π³
Today's class was led by a guest teacher π«
π― Learning Targets
π― Learning Targets
- Explain the roles that individual choice and state laws play in voter turnout in elections
- Identify the turnout trends of voters in past presidential and congressional elections
Posted by
Chris Carpenter
AP GoPo Big Idea
MPA-3.C
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Voting Rights and Voting Behavior π³
Late Start Day π£
π― Learning Targets
- Describe the voting rights protections in the Constitution and in legislation
- Describe different models of voting behavior
- Examined an overview and the Big Ideas of Unit 5
- Explained the constitutional amendments that have expanded suffrage to increasing segments of the population and differentiate the four models of voter behavior
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Ideology and Social Policy π₯
π― Learning Targets
- Explain how political ideologies vary on the role of the government in addressing social issues
- Explain how different ideologies impact policy on social issues
- Assess policy trends concerning the level of government involvement in social issues reflect the success of conservative or liberal perspectives in political parties
Monday, November 11, 2024
Ideology and Economic Policy π°
Today is Veterans Day πΊπΈ
π― Learning Targets
- Describe different political ideologies regarding the role of government in regulating the marketplace
- Explain how political ideologies vary on the government’s role in regulating the marketplace
- Compare the demand-side (Keynes) and supply-side (Hayek) economic ideologies that determine the government's monetary policies
Friday, November 8, 2024
End of the First Quarter π
⏰ What We Did
- Used today's class to complete and turn in any Q1 assignments
Posted by
Chris Carpenter
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Ideologies of Political Parties and Changes Over Time ⏰
π― Learning Targets
- Explain how ideologies of the two major political parties shape policy debates
- Explain how U.S. political culture influences the formation, goals, and implementation of public policy over time
- Differentiate how the ideologies of the two major parties have evolved to shape contemporary policy since the 1930s
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Election 2024 Post-Analysis π³
π― Learning Targets
- Analyze the results of the 2024 federal elections
- Using reputable media websites, compare the current makeup of the federal governemnt with the incoming government following the results of the 2024 elections
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Election Day — No School πΊπΈ
Clintondale High School is closed for Election Day. Classes will resume on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 7:35 A.M.
Posted by
Chris Carpenter
Monday, November 4, 2024
Catch-Up Day π₯«
Today's class was led by a guest teacher π«
⏰ What We Did
⏰ What We Did
- Used today's class to catch up on any previous Q1 work or notes
Posted by
Chris Carpenter
Friday, November 1, 2024
Public Opinion: Impact of Polling π
π― Learning Targets
- Explain the quality and credibility of claims based on public opinion data
- Examined the advantages and drawbacks polling can have on an election or policy debates
Posted by
Chris Carpenter
AP GoPo Big Idea
MPA-2.B
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Public Opinion and Demographic Statistics π
Today is Halloween π
π― Learning Targets
- Describe the elements of a scientific poll
- Explain the quality and credibility of claims based on public opinion data
- Determined what public opinion polling can reveal about societal characteristics
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Public Opinion: Measuring Data π
π― Learning Targets
- Describe the elements of a scientific poll
- Summarized the basic elements of scientifc polling and how they developed
Posted by
Chris Carpenter
AP GoPo Big Idea
MPA-2.A
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Socratic Seminar π£
π― Learning Targets
- Explain how cultural factors influence political attitudes and socialization
- Conducted a Socratic seminar on the article Trump Has Changed How Teens View the News (Lorenz, T., The Atlantic, 29 August 2018.)
Posted by
Chris Carpenter
AP GoPo Big Idea
MPA-1.B
Monday, October 28, 2024
Changes in Ideology and the Influence of Political Events π§
π― Learning Targets
π Homework
- Explain how cultural factors influence political attitudes and socialization
- Examined how the political ideologies of past generations have been impacted by historic events from the 1930s to today
π Homework
- Read "Trump Has Changed How Teens View the News" (Lorenz, T., 2018) before class tomorrow
Friday, October 25, 2024
Political Socialization π€
π― Learning Targets
- Explain how cultural factors influence political attitudes and socialization
- Examined how individuals in several demographic groups typically develop their sense of politically socialization
Posted by
Chris Carpenter
AP GoPo Big Idea
MPA-1.B.1
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Where Do You Fall on the Political Spectrum? π»
π― Learning Targets
- Explain the relationship between core beliefs of U.S. citizens and attitudes about the role of government
- Briefly examined the general stances of the two major political parties on contemporary issues
- Completed two brief personal political inventories
- Political Typology Quiz (Pew Research Center)
- Political Compass Test (Email your certificate to carpentc(at)clintondaleschools(dot)net)
Posted by
Chris Carpenter
AP GoPo Big Idea
MPA-1.A.1
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
American Attitudes About Government and Politics π
Late Start Day π£
π― Learning Targets
π― Learning Targets
- Explain the relationship between core beliefs of U.S. citizens and attitudes about the role of government
- Introduced the Essential Questions and Enduring Understandings of Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs
- Began the focus on political beliefs by presenting a generalized overview of the platforms of the two major American political parties
Posted by
Chris Carpenter
AP GoPo Big Idea
MPA-1.A.1
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