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AMERICAN ISSUES DAILY AGENDA  media type="custom" key="6821735" align="center" -News -Week 2 News Quiz -Split into groups of 3 and read chapter 3 Section 2 of American Government book Come up with 5 important bullets for each branch of the Government -Share with Group -Share with the class
 * Friday Sept. 17th 2010: How does the U.S. Constitution set up the three branches of hte Federal Government?**

-Current Events -CNN Student News -Finish and Discuss Federalism Activity
 * Thursday Sept 16th 2010**: **How does Federalism work in a government like the United States?**

-Current Events -Review/Reading Quiz -Federalism Powerpoint look up definition of federalism and what an expressed power, reserved power, and concurrent power are. -Begin Federalism activity in class.
 * Wednesday Sept 15 2010: How does Federalism work in a government like the United States?**

-News -Pre-Quiz -Slide Show:media type="custom" key="6912671" -Assignment Read Chapter 3 Section 2 in the book. **THERE WILL BE A READING QUIZ TOMORROW**
 * Tuesday Sept. 14 2010: What do we know about the Constitution?**

-10 minutes to finish skits -Present PSA skits in class -Assign: Read Chapter 3 Section 1 for homework Chapter 3 Section 1 pp. 68-70
 * Monday Sept. 13 2010: How well do Americans Participate in our Democracy?**

-Current Events and News quiz -Discussion of measures of American Citizenship -PSA Assignement:
 * Friday Sept. 10 2010: How well do Americans Participate in our Democracy?**

-Current events -Discuss reading -Preview Characteristics of American Democracy pages 20-21 -Assignment Web/Table of American Democracy Characteristics: -News -Brainstorm different types of governments ppt: Types of Governments media type="custom" key="6874061"
 * Thursday Sept. 9 2010: What makes American Democracy Unique?**
 * Wednesday Sept. 8th 2010: What do Governments do?**
 * HOMEWORK**: Read pages 19-25 in book

-Seating Chart and Books -Fill out book/info card -Discussion of Friday's Activity -Partner work Define Government and Politics -PPT: media type="custom" key="6854585"
 * Tuesday Sept. 7th 2010: What is governement and Politics and how are these terms related?**

-Great American Junkfood Challenge!!
 * Friday Sept. 3 2010:**

**﻿ ﻿Thursday Sept. 2, 2010: What are we going to learn this year? ** -Go through class syllabus -Pass out books  -News