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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Government Spring 2014 Final Exam Review

Government Spring 2014 Final Exam Review

1. Four Theories of Government

A. Force B. Divine Right C. Evolutionary D. Social Contract

2. Social Contract Theory

A. Thomas Hobbes- State of nature B. John Locke - Natural Rights

3. Four Purpose of Government & Examples

A. Economic Decision B. Social Order C. Providing Services D. National Security

4. The Bill of Rights

· 1st Amendment- Freedom of Expression

· 2nd Amendment- Right to Bear Arms

· 3rd Amendment- Quartering of Troops

· 4th Amendment- Unreasonable Search and Seizures

· 5th Amendment- Due Process of Law

· 6th Amendment- Right to a Fair Trial

· 7th Amendment- Trial by Jury

· 8th Amendment- Cruel and Unusual Punishment

· 9th Amendment – Unenumerated Rights

· 10th Amendment- States’ Rights

5. Parts of Government

A. The Executive Branch

§ What are the powers of this branch?

§ What are the eligibility requirements for this office?

§ How long do they serve in office?

B. The Judicial Branch

§ What are the powers of this branch?

§ What are the eligibility requirements for this office?

§ How long do they serve in office?

§ How many Federal Supreme Court Justices are there?

C. The Legislative Branch

· What does bicameral mean?

· How long is each Term of Congress? When does each session start?

· How many members serve in the House of Representatives?

· How long is a term in the House? How long is a term in the Senate?

· Who is the most powerful leader in the House of Representatives?

· Who is the presiding officer of the Senate?

· Who are the first three people in line of succession to the US President?

Chapter 16 & Notes*

· Political parties (define)

· One party system (definition and example) *

· Two party system (definition and example)*

· Multiparty system (definition and example)*

· Third Party (define)

· What is the difference: single issue party vs ideological party vs splinter party

· What are characteristics of Democratic Party members?*

· What are characteristics of Republican Party members?*

· What are the party views on Abortion, Gun Rights, Gay Rights?

Chapter 17: Voting Rights

· 10 Voters Types: Independent , Cross-pressured, Party Loyalist

· 11. Know term propaganda (pg. 495-496)

· 12. What were the voting rights in 1776? *

· 13. What did the 15^th amendment do? *

· 14. What was the first state to allow women to vote?*

· 15. What did the 19^th amendment do? *

· 16. Indian Citizenship Act *

· 17. What did the 23^rd amendment do?*

· 18. Literacy Test*

· 19. Poll Tax *

· 20. Grandfather Clause*

· 21. What did the 24^th amendment do? *

· 22. What did the voting rights act of 1965 do?*

· 23. What did the 26^th amendment do?

Monday, May 12, 2014

Economics: 4th Quarter Peer Evaluation

You just completed the law of demand field activity which was conducted as a group assignment. Take time and imagine yourself as the auditor, the teacher, and/or supervisor of your group's assignment.

How would you evaluate each peer based on the professionalism rubric found in your group manual? If you had to rate each member of your group, including yourself, what letter grade would you give and explain why?

Directions: List each group member by name on a sheet of paper and beside their name write down a letter grade with a completely written statement explaining why.

Example:

1. Obama----A He completed assignments on time. He shared valuable information and served as the leader of the group.
2. Kevin Hart---D He did not stay focus on task. He always had a joke about someone or something to say.
3. Drake--B He was a consistent contributor to the group.
4. Miley Cyrus--F She barley attends class. She is never prepared and often relies on others to do her work for her high grade.
5. Beyonce--C When is present she contributes but is not consistent. She is easily distracted and has many other tasks going on rather than focusing on her group. She is on her phone during class time.

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Economics: Shark Tank Presentation Rubric

Economic Shark Tank Evaluation Rubric

FYI: Each student will be asked two questions from the final exam list during presentation.

Category	Exemplary	Accomplished	Developing	Beginning	Points
Organization	Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material.	Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.	Content is logically organized for the most part.	There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.	__/4
Content	Covers topic in-depth with details and examples.	Includes essential knowledge about the topic.	Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors.	Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.	__/4
Requirements	All requirements are met and exceeded.	All requirements are met.	One requirement was not completely met.	More than one requirement was not completely met.	__/4
Mechanics	No misspellings or grammatical errors.	Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors.	Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors.	More than 4 errors in spelling or grammar.	__/4
Subject Knowledge Individual Grade	Demonstrates full knowledge by answering all class questions with explanations and elaborations	At ease with expected answers to questions but does not elaborate	Uncomfortable with information and is able to answer only rudimentary questions	Does not have a grasp of the information. Cannot answer questions about subject	__/18
Group Score _____out 12 +Individual ____ out of 18 = Total Score ________/30 Notes :

Economics Terms to Know...

Economics Terms to know for

1. Shark Tank PBL Presentations: Monday, May 12, 2014

2. Final Exam : Friday, May 16, 2014

1. Demand

2. Scarcity

3. Microeconomics

4. Income effect

5. substitution effect

6. Factors of demand: Consumer income, Consumer Expectations, Populations, Consumer Tastes, Supplement Goods, Complimentary Goods

7. Elasticity of Demand

8. Inelastic

9. Elastic

10. Elasticity Formula

11. Total Revenue Formula

12. Economics

13. Need

14. Want

15. Good

16. Service

17. Factors of Production: Land, Labor, Capital, Entrepreneurship

18. Opportunity Cost

19. Trade Offs

20. Production Possibility Chart

21. Supply Curve

22. Demand Curve

23. Demand Schedule

24. Supply Schedule

25. Equilibrium

26. Disequilibrium

27. Shortage (Causes& Impact )

28. Surplus (Causes& Impact )

29. Price Ceiling (example)

30. Price Floor (example)

31. Law of supply

32. Law of Demand

33. Shifts of Supply (input prices, technology, subsidies, taxes, regulation, future expectations, number of sellers)

34. Prices

35. Fixed cost

36. Variable cost

37. Total cost

38. Marginal cost

Additional Notes:

1. Answers can be found on in your notes covering Chapters 1,2,3,5 &6.

2. Presentations questions will include questions formed from this list.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Economics Final Exam Create-A-Test (Part One)

Economics Final Exam Create-A-Test (Part 1)

- Using your notes in your binder, study guides, and materials from your textbook from Econ Chapter 5 and 6 that we covered in class,

Elastic
Inelastic
Supply Curve
Demand Curve
Demand Schedule
Supply Schedule
Equilibrium
Disequilibrium
Shortage (Causes& Impact )
Surplus (Causes& Impact )
Price Ceiling (example)
Price Floor (example)
Law of supply
Law of Demand
Shifts of Supply (input prices, technology, subsidies, taxes, regulation, future expectations, number of sellers)
Prices
Fixed cost
Variable cost
Total cost
Marginal cost

Create the following:

Amount of Questions	Type of Question
15	Multiple Choice (must have 4 choices: A, B, C, D)

5	True or False

Total of 20 Questions

Guidelines

- Use your best handwriting and grammar -- print only

- Create a separate Answer Key for your test. DO NOT answer on the test.

- Staple a cover sheet to your test and key with your Group Name and period on it.

- All questions must be in your own words. DO NOT copy questions straight out of the book.

- Make up questions that you know you could answer if you had studied the material.

- This is assignment is for a group grade due today, May 8, 2014 to the substitute teacher! (No Exceptions)

- FYI: Plagiarism = zero

	BelowBasic/Inadequate 1 pts	Basic/Acceptable 3 pts	Proficient 5 pts
Question Total Amount	Test Questions total less than 15 questions	Test questions total at least 16-19 questions	Test questions total 20 questions
Question Clarity	Test items are ambiguous or vague to cause confusion on the part of students; Lacks age-appropriate language	Most test items are worded clearly; Some questions are unclear and may use vocabulary at a higher or lower grade level.	All test items are worded clearly so that students understand the meaning of questions (age-appropriate)
Answer Key	Incomplete or missing answer key or inaccurate responses	Answer key included with some inaccurate/incorrect answers	Complete, accurate answer key included
Grammar & Spelling	Numerous grammar and spelling errors	Some grammar and/or spelling errors	Free from grammar and spelling

Monday, May 5, 2014

Government: Chapter 16&17 Test Creation Due 5/5/14

Government Create-A-Test

- Using your notes in your binder, study guides, and materials from your textbook from Government Chapter 16 and 17 that we covered in class,