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[[image:White_House_3.png width="144" height="96"]]** JSB VA & U.S. Government ** [[image:Bill.jpg width="133" height="108"]]
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__Course Overview__ The prerequisite for this course is VA & U. S. History. The grade level for this course is 12. This is a course designed to acquaint the student with a firm understanding of the structure and functions of state, local, and national government. The course also traces the development of government in the U. S. and the world and exposes the student to contemporary political thought and practice.

// Course Syllabus: //

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**Daily Assignments:** //Jan 14// - Review classroom procedures, distribute textbooks with syllabus, and participate in the. //Jan 15// - Play [|Do I Have a Right? Bill of Rights] in the computer lab. //Jan 16// - Complete the //Jan 17// - Work on the //Forms of Government// handout.

//Jan 20// - Work on the //Democracy// activity. //Jan 21// - Class will not meet due to inclement weather. //Jan 22// - Class will not meet due to inclement weather. //Jan 23// - Class will not meet due to inclement weather. //Jan 24// - Complete the //Forms of Government// quiz.

//Jan 27// - Finish the Chapter 1 open book test. //Jan 28// - Class will not meet due to inclement weather. //Jan 29// - Class will not meet due to inclement weather. //Jan 30// - Class will not meet due to inclement weather. //Jan 31// - Finish working on the.

//Feb 03// - Complete the //Britain Changes Its Colonial Policies// handout. //Feb 04// - Finish the Chapter 2 test study guide. //Feb 05// - Play [|Do I Have a Right? Bill of Rights] in the computer lab. //Feb 06// - Complete a handout on factions. //Feb 07// - Review for the test on Chapter 2.

//Feb 10// - Take the Chapter 2 test. //Feb 11// - Complete the activity on [] and work on a class Bill of Rights. //Feb 12// - Class will not meet due to an early dismissal for inclement weather. //Feb 13// - Class will not meet due to inclement weather. //Feb 14// - Class will not meet due to inclement weather.

//Feb 17// - Complete the Dress Codes: Appropriate School Attire handout. //Feb 18// - None //Feb 19// - Work on the Minor Parties project. //Feb 20// - Finish the Party Platform chart. //Feb 21// - Work on Political Party Organization Sheet.

//Feb 24// - Finish the Gun Control Sheet. //Feb 25// - Complete Voting Amendments Drawing. //Feb 26// - Ch. 3 & 4 test study guide //Feb 27// - Complete Ch. 3 & 4 test. //Feb 28// - Finish Voting Pamphlet.

//Mar 03// - Class will not meet due to inclement weather. //Mar 04// - Finish the Suffrage Timeline Prompt. //Mar 05// - Complete the Voting Rights Act of 1965 "tweet sheet". //Mar 06// - Complete Birmingham Questions //Mar 07// - Voting Test

//Mar 10// - Complete the Nominating opinion sheet. //Mar 11// - Continue to work on the Electoral College project. //Mar 12// - Finish the Electoral College project. //Mar 13// - Class will not meet due to inclement weather //Mar 14// - Participate in an Election Perfection game.

//Mar 17// - Finish Newspaper ID Questions. //Mar 18// - Complete the Photo analysis worksheet. //Mar 19// - Complete Super PAC Response //Mar 20// - Finish Electoral Study Guide //Mar 21// - Take Electoral Process Test

//Mar 24// - Complete Public Opinion Litmus Test Activity. //Mar 25// - Class will not meet due to inclement weather. //Mar 26// - Complete Mass Media worksheet. //Mar 27// - Create political sound byte. //Mar 28// - Finish Congress starter sheet.

//Mar 31// - Complete House of Representatives sheet. //Apr 01// - Finish" what does a Senator do?" Assignment. //Apr 02// - Complete Congress Chart //Apr 03// - Present Committee Presentations. //Apr 04// - Finish Law worksheet.

//Apr 07// - Complete Congress Test. //Apr 08// - Finish law process assignment. //Apr 09// - Complete Law turnover assignment. //Apr 10// - Complete presidential powers sheet. //Apr 11// - Finish Presidential Baseball card project.

//Apr 14// - Executive Council activity. //Apr 15// - Finish Roles of the President Worksheet. //Apr 16// - Conclude Research on Executive Branch. //Apr 17// - Complete Executive Branch Review. //Apr 18// - Spring Break.

//Apr 21// - Spring Break. //Apr 22// - Executive Branch Quiz. //Apr 23// - Complete Justice System News Article. //Apr 24// - Finish Supreme Court Questionarre. //Apr 25// - Finish "The Help" Questions.

//Apr 28// - View the movie //Dave// and answer questions related to the film. //Apr 29// - None //Apr 30// - Finish the movie //Dave// and complete the questions related to the film. //May 01// - Create a mosaic symbolizing freedom of speech. //May 02// - Play iCivics [|Do I have a right?] and [|Executive Command] in the computer lab.

//May 05// - Work on the First Amendment test study guide. //May 06// - Take the First Amendment freedoms test. //May 07// - Take notes on capital punishment. //May 08// - Work on the //Rights of the Accused: Whose Rights are Violated// activity? //May 09// - Class will not meet due to the senior picnic.

//May 12// - Join into teams and play the //Trials// game. //May 13// - Complete the //Rights of the Accused: Self Incrimination// activity. //May 14// - None //May 15// - Create a t-shirt clothesline that features government programs. //May 16// - Continue Creating a t-shirt clothesline that features government programs.

//May 19// - Work on the //History of Americas Foreign Policy// crossword puzzle. //May 20// - Play [|Spent] in the computer lab. //May 21// - Play [|Crisis of Nations] or [|Risk] in the computer lab. //May 22// - Begin working on the final exam study guide. //May 23// - Complete the final exam study guide.

//May 26// - Class will not meet in honor of Memorial Day. //May 27// - Discuss student responses to the final exam study guide. //May 28// - Review for the U.S. Government final exam. //May 29// - Take the U.S. Government final exam. **Last day of class!**

**Announcements:** //Mr. Beverly's 2014 second semester schedule:// **1st period** - AP Government **2nd period** - Office Administration/Planning **3rd period** - World History I **4th period** - U.S. Government **5th period** - World History I

**Useful Links:** [|Civics Games] [|On the Issues] [|Historical Scene Investigations] [|Road to the Capitol - Run for Congress]