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Cold War Timeline
Welcome to Participation in Government
TO SEE OUR POWERPOINT ON THE CONSTITUTION (AND ALL THE REAL NEAT QUIZZES), CLICK THE LINK BELOW.
Presidential Power
Use the PowerPoint above to create the following assignment.
Presidential Powers Project Assignment
Because of your unique expertise in ancient and forbidden knowledge, the President of the United States has selected you to draw up a reaction plan for him to implement in case of another Zombie Apocalypse
Your written plans should be:
1.Typed in the form of a letter to the President of the United States.
2. At least four paragraphs long (an Intro, two paragraphs for two different powers of the President and a conclusion)
3. We will be working on this final part of the assignment on Friday as a group.
(If you are absent for this class, look this assignment over and complete it over the vacation.)
THE CONSTITUTION
Enumerated Powers of Congress
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Machiavelli PowerPoint
1. Introduction: Who was Machiavelli and what was his political
philosophy.
2. What have you done in your life that might be considered
“Machiavellian”?
3. Conclusion: Did your attempt at Machiavellianism work for you? Why
or why not?
What questions will we be answering?
1.What is “Government”?
2.What is the definition of “Politics”?
3.How does the American system of government work
4.How is the American system of Government “supposed to work”?
5.How did Political Philosophy through the ages evolve into the system of government we now use in the United States?
6.What are the specifics of the Constitution of the United States?
7.Why is all this “stuff” important?
Rules
•Get here on time (Lateness will be tracked and “Fs” given out for class participation)
•If I see any phones out for ANY reason, they will be reported and subsequently bagged.
•We will be using the “Government Alive” textbook, as well as PowerPoint notes, in-class assignments, homework, Projects, Quizzes and tests.
•Please be considerate and do not speak when I or one of your classmates is speaking. (Problems in this area will result in an “F” in Class Participation.)