Thursday, November 5, 2015

Day 51 Agenda (Thursday 11/.05/15)

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Motivation for the Week:
"Discipline is the difference between what you want now and what you want in the long run."
- Carrie D

Agenda
All Classes
1) Primary Elections
Took a look at the primary election process including the circus that is field of democratic and republican hopefuls.


2) Campaign Finance
One of the biggest influences on election outcomes is the contributions of money from donors to campaigns. If reform needs to be made, it is here. But how? Good question. And how does the 1st Amendment protection of Free Speech conflict with efforts to reform campaign finance?


Homework
All Classes
Read sections 11.2&3 and complete "Mass Media & Interest Groups"

Tomorrow we will look at propaganda techniques and historic campaign ads, as well as looking at polls and how they can be used in determining political sentiment.

Announcements
Periods 1&3
TEST MONDAY (UNIT 4A&4B) "CITIZENSHIP, VOTING & ELECTIONS" and "POLITICAL PARTIES & INFLUENCING GOVERNMENT"
QUIZ TOMORROW: UNIT 4B VOCABULARY


Period 4
TEST MONDAY (UNIT 4B) "POLITICAL PARTIES & INFLUENCING GOVERNMENT"
QUIZ TOMORROW: UNIT 4B VOCABULARY