Units 4 and 5 Review ♻️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Review key concepts raised in Units 4 and 5

⏰ What We Did

• Continued preparing for next week's semester exam

Units 4 and 5 Review ♻️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Review key concepts raised in Units 4 and 5

⏰ What We Did

• Individually prepared for next week's semester exam, covering Units 4 and 5, using an online study guide

⚙️ Resources

• Unit 4 — American Political Ideologies and Beliefs
• Unit 5 — Political Participation

FRQ 3: SCOTUS Comparison 3️⃣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Prepare for next week's semester exam, covering Units 4 and 5

⏰ What We Did

• Explained the rubric for answering FRQ 3 and engaged in a practice free-response Supreme Court comparison question

⚙️ Resources

• FRQ #3: SCOTUS Comparison
• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) Case Summary

FRQ 2: Quantitative Analysis 2️⃣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Prepare for next week's semester exam, covering Units 4 and 5

⏰ What We Did

• Explained the rubric for answering FRQ 2 and engaged in a practice free-response concept application question

⚙️ Resources

• FRQ #2: Quantitative Analysis

FRQ 1: Concept Application 1️⃣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Prepare for next week's semester exam, covering Units 4 and 5

⏰ What We Did

• Explained the rubric for answering FRQ 1 and engaged in a practice free-response concept application question

⚙️ Resources

• FRQ #1: Concept Application

The Changing Media and Politics 📱

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how increasingly diverse choices of media and communication outlets influence political institutions and behavior

⏰ What We Did

• Identified the means by which the media influences political participation, the biases that different media organizations use to present the same information, how the media may affect American democracy, and the ways to consume media responsibly

⚙️ Resources

• 11 The Changing Media and Politics

The Media and Politics 📰

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the media's role as a linkage institution

⏰ What We Did

• Examined what information the media presents and the means by which media is shared in the modern world
• Weighed the pros and cons of the media's use of polls to create "horse races" in political campaigns

⚙️ Resources

• 10 The Media and Politics

Campaign Finance 💰

Late Start Day 🕣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the organization, finance, and strategies of national political campaigns affect the election process

⏰ What We Did

• Briefly introduced the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (a.k.a., McCain-Feingold Act)
• Added Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) to Supreme Court graphic organizer
• Weighed the effectiveness of campaign finance when compared with the loopholes the legislation created

⚙️ Resources

• 9 Campaign Finance
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Case Summary

Campaign Finance 💰Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) 🏛

Late Start Day 🕣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the organization, finance, and strategies of national political campaigns affect the election process

⏰ What We Did

• Brief overview of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold)
• Added Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) to the GoPo Landmark Supreme Court cases graphic organizer
• Weighed the effectiveness of campaign finance when compared with the loopholes the legislation created

⚙️ Resources

• 9 Campaign Finance
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Case Summary

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Day 3 🎞

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the structures, powers, and functions of both houses of Congress affect the policy-making process

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Day 2 🎞

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the structures, powers, and functions of both houses of Congress affect the policy-making process

⏰ What We Did

• Continued a viewing guide while watching Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Christmas Vacation — No School 🎄

Clintondale High School is currently on Christmas Vacation. Classes will resume on Monday, January 6, 2025, at 7:35 A.M.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year, Dragons!

Doughnut Party 🍩

⏰ What We Did

• Enjoyed doughnuts, listened to Christmas music, and prepared for Christmas Break

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Day 1 🎞

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the structures, powers, and functions of both houses of Congress affect the policy-making process

⏰ What We Did

• Began a viewing guide while watching Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Congressional Elections and Modern Campaigns 🏛

Today's class was led by a guest teacher. 🏫

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the different processes work in U.S. congressional elections
• Explain how campaign organizations and strategies affect the election process

⏰ What We Did

• Illustrated incumbency advantage data for congressional elections
• Examined gains and losses for the president's party in midterm elections
• Identified the benefits and drawbacks of modern political campaigns

⚙️ Resources

• 8 Congressional Elections and Modern Campaigns

The Road to the White House Flow Chart 🦅

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the different processes work in a U.S. presidential election
• Explain how the Electoral College facilitates and/or impedes democracy

⏰ What We Did

• Examined each of the ten steps of the presidential election process created by the class

The Road to the White House Project 🦅

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the different processes work in a U.S. presidential election
• Explain how the Electoral College facilitates and/or impedes democracy

⏰ What We Did

• Finish the presidential election flowchart

The Road to the White House Project 🦅

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the different processes work in a U.S. presidential election; Explain how the Electoral College facilitates and/or impedes democracy

⏰ What We Did

• Randomly assigned partners and steps in the process of electing a president
• With the paired-up partner, began creating a summary of the assigned step in a flow chart illustrating the presidential election process

⚙️ Resources

• The Road to the White House rubric

Save A Life Tour — 12th Grade 🚗

⏰ What We Did

• Attended a Save A Life assembly in the CHS Conference Center about distracted driving and driving under the influence

The Road to the White House Project 🛣

Late Start Day 🕣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the different processes work in a U.S. presidential election; Explain how the Electoral College facilitates and/or impedes democracy

⏰ What We Did

• In pairs, began creating a flow chart illustrating one step of a presidential campaign

⚙️ Resources

• The Road to the White House rubric

Electing a President 🗳

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the different processes work in a U.S. presidential election
• Explain how the Electoral College facilitates and/or impedes democracy

⏰ What We Did

• Finished Friday's discussion and notes on Topic 3.7, Electing a President