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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. U.S. Political Systems <span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>You are expected to read each section as we cover it</strong></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"></span> <span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><br /><br /></strong><br />Thurs 1/12 - start review for Final Exam<br /><br />Mon 1/16 - M. L. King holiday - no school<br /><br /><strong>Tues 1/17 - Final Exam essays due<br /></strong><br /><strong>FINAL EXAM is on Friday, January 20<br /></strong><br />Good luck on exams<strong> <br /><br /></strong><br /> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Political Systems Final Exam Essays (5 of 9)</span><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span></span><br /><div> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="1" type="1"><li style="tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Our Constitution provides for checks & balances so that no branch of government becomes too powerful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Name the three branches of government and give two powers for each</span></li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="2" type="1"><li style="tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Explain how a bill becomes a law</span></li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="3" type="1"><li style="tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">List and explain the six goals of the constitution</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="4" type="1"><li style="tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">List the qualification for <strong>all</strong> of the following:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>President, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative</span></li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="5" type="1"><li style="tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">List the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation</span></li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="6" type="1"><li style="tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Name two powers that the Constitution gives to the federal government, two powers of the states, and two powers that the federal government<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>& states share</span></li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="7" type="1"><li style="tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Explain why Americans wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>List at least five of the rights.</span></li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="8" type="1"><li style="tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">What are your duties and responsibilities as a citizen of the United States?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>List at least five of them.</span></li></ol> <p style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 0.25in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">9.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is the difference between a direct democracy & a representative <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 0.25in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>democracy?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <br /><table style="display: inline-block;" id="span1326132367398"><tbody><tr><td>--</td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></strong></span> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"></span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;" class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><strong>Current Event Assignment</strong> <o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;">1.<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;">The current event assignment will be due on selected Fridays.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;">2.<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;">It will be worth 10 points towards the student’s homework grade.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;">3.<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;">Each student will bring in five current event questions (with the answers) related to class that they have collected and composed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;">4.<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;">The questions should be on topics, issues, concerns, or events regarding U.S. political systems & world events. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;">5.<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;">Students may collect their current event questions from any source they choose (newspaper, television, radio, magazine, internet, etc.) and must note on their homework from where the information was gathered.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;">6.<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;">After the homework is collected and checked, selected questions will be read and students can receive bonus points on the homework assignment by correctly answering the current event questions (students will not be able to answer the questions they submitted).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; line-height: 150%;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; line-height: 150%;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;">If you have any questions regarding the assignment, please see your teacher.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p></span></span> Automatically clean input to optimize for the web. 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