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Work on the online practice tests!! Chapters 8,9,10

Unit Exam #2- Monday!

Make sure to go online (Skyward) and take RQ #14 over pages 282-286!

Make sure to go online (Skyward) and take RQ #14 over pages 282-286! Good Luck!

Position Paper-Are “super PACs” having a negative effect on the US political system? Due Friday

Position Paper #1 - 50 points (This will be a separate grade from your Study Guide score.)

Due Date: Friday, October 18th

You will be writing a position paper while we study this chapter. The scoring rubric on the back will be used to score your paper. Your paper must be turned in through Turnitin.com by the due date. I do not want paper copies. The topic is:

Are “super PACs” having a negative effect on the US political system?

We will be spending TWO class periods in the library to allow you to conduct research over this topic.

	5	3	1
Thesis	Clear, concise. Addresses question/topic.  Includes supporting evidence	Thesis is undeveloped or unclear; may simply restate the question.	No thesis, or thesis does not address question/topic	__ x 2 = ___
Content	Paper contains information relevant to the topic. Does not wander from thesis. Includes facts & statistics for support.	Most information in paper is relevant to topic.  Does not wander from thesis.	Information not relevant to topic.  Wanders from thesis, or unclear connection to thesis.	__x 2 = ___
Outside Sources	Uses and properly cites (MLA format) at least 3 sources. Source info supports thesis/position. Includes parentheticals.	Uses 3 sources with proper citation (MLA) in Works Cited. Missing parentheticals.	Uses less than 3 sources, or improper citation.	__ x 1 = ___
Analysis of Info.	Supporting info clearly connected to thesis.  Evaluates factual information rather than simply stating it.	Supporting info related to thesis, but may not be clearly connected to thesis by writer.	Lacks supporting info; info not relevant to thesis; or no analysis of supporting info.	__x 2 = ___
Format/ Organization	Contains introduction, conclusion, at least three body paragraphs	Contains introduction, at least three body paragraphs	Missing introduction, less than three body paragraphs	__x 2 = ___
Writing/ Conventions	No grammatical, spelling, or sentence structure errors.	Minor errors in grammar, spelling, or sentence structure.	Major or numerous errors in grammar, spelling, or sentence structure	__x1 = ___

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Today and Tomorrow's assignment!

Political Parties Library Assignment:                                      Name _____________________________

AP Government and Politics

Part I. Political Quiz Self-Assessment (We are going to compared two quizzes today. Follow the directions.

These quizzes require you to answer a series of questions. The quiz will give you feedback as to where your views place you on the “Political Spectrum.” You should have three tabs open (The blog,Google docs, and the quiz/quizzes)

1. Go to the class blog (http://reedapgov.blogspot.com/ ) and click on the “Political Spectrum Quiz” link on the left under Class Links.
2. Answer all of the questions. (On google doc and share it with Reed)- jim.reed@washougalsd.org

If you can’t find or don’t know something, Please use Google to help clarify/define…

3. Go to this site first: http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html
4. Write the description of your political compass (Copy the image including your description and paste it into your document that you’ve created.)
5. What is your foreign policy score? ____________________ (Copy  and Paste)
6. Culture score? _____________________________(Copy and Paste)
7. Next go to: http://www.politicalcompass.org/test

8.      Who were you close to, who can you compare to? If you can’t decide choose one person and see what their stance was politically, economically, and socially.

9.      Draw a compass including both quizzes that you just took (Such as an insert of a two by two table as seen below, place and Q1 for first quiz and Q2 for the second quiz) * remember this rough and doesn’t have to be perfect. How do the two differ or are they similar. What were the similarities or differences of the quizzes?

Part II. Party Platforms Assignment        

Task: Fill in the table below using the websites and the 2013 platforms of the Democratic and Republican parties. In each space, write down the major viewpoints of each party. Also, choose a third party to analyze. Links to party websites are on the class blog under the “Political Party Links” on the right. See if you can find any NEW stances on the following issues. Make sure to find a third party and where they stand on the issues!

               

Issue	Democrats	Republicans	Third Party:
Immigration
Gun control
Social Security
Health Care
Taxes and Tax Cuts
National Defense
Energy Production
Education
Abortion Rights
Global Warming/ Climate Change
Same-Sex Marriage
The War in Afghanistan/Iraq/ Possible forgein threats N. Korea, Iran,Syria

Summary:

Do this on your own paper (typed or handwritten).

1. What do you see as the fundamental differences between the Democrats and the Republicans and what do you see are the major similarities? List three of each (similarities and differences) and fully explain your answer.

2.            Does the third-party you selected more closely resemble the Republicans or Democrats? Explain.

Yesterday

We watched two things, the first was on how primary elections work and the other was on the debt limit explained (Which we have to raised the debt ceiling on Oct.17th) this also tied in well with the struggle over the budget. And we also covered of the reading PowerPoint pages 236-242 (See left side link)