Agenda for April 1, 2015 Get your binders What Makes a Country a Country? Activity The Sovereign State Reading & Guided Practice Graphic Organizer Assignment (15 minutes) Four Goals of Government Activity (Whole-class) Receive new APRIL point sheet Add points to lowest grades

THE SOVEREIGN STATE

Anticipation Activity:

Features of a State

Population Territory Sovereignty Government living in a defined space, a body of people, Sovereignty Government with the power to make and enforce laws without having to check with any higher authority, and with an organization to do this.

The Sovereign State: Read each of the paragraphs on Reading p. 1 (Highlight key terms) and take notes within the Guided Notes graphic organizer.

Four Roles of Government

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: Army Army Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: Kids under 14 can’t work Army Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws Kids under 14 can’t work

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: Sheriff Army Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws Sheriff Kids under 14 can’t work

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: People have freedom of speech Army Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws Sheriff People have freedom of speech Kids under 14 can’t work

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: Highway Patrol Army Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws Highway Patrol Sheriff People have freedom of speech Kids under 14 can’t work

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: Veterans’ hospital Army Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws Highway Patrol Sheriff Veterans’ hospital People have freedom of speech Kids under 14 can’t work

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: Navy Army Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws Navy Highway Patrol Sheriff Veterans’ hospital People have freedom of speech Kids under 14 can’t work

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: The voting age is 18 Army Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws Navy Highway Patrol Sheriff Veterans’ hospital People have freedom of speech The voting age is 18 Kids under 14 can’t work

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: Air Force Army Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws Air Force Navy Highway Patrol Sheriff Veterans’ hospital People have freedom of speech The voting age is 18 Kids under 14 can’t work

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: Schools Army Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws Air Force Navy Highway Patrol Sheriff Veterans’ hospital Schools People have freedom of speech The voting age is 18 Kids under 14 can’t work

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: F.B.I. Army Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws Air Force Navy F.B.I. Highway Patrol Sheriff Veterans’ hospital Schools People have freedom of speech The voting age is 18 Kids under 14 can’t work

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: Marines Army Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws Air Force Navy F.B.I. Highway Patrol Marines Sheriff Veterans’ hospital Schools People have freedom of speech The voting age is 18 Kids under 14 can’t work

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: Retirement benefits Army Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws Air Force Navy F.B.I. Highway Patrol Marines Sheriff Veterans’ hospital Schools People have freedom of speech Retirement benefits The voting age is 18 Kids under 14 can’t work

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: Jobs must pay minimum wage Army Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws Air Force Navy F.B.I. Highway Patrol Marines Sheriff Jobs must pay minimum wage Veterans’ hospital Schools People have freedom of speech Retirement benefits The voting age is 18 Kids under 14 can’t work

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: Highway system Army Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws Air Force Navy F.B.I. Highway Patrol Marines Sheriff Jobs must pay minimum wage Veterans’ hospital Schools People have freedom of speech Retirement benefits The voting age is 18 Highway system Kids under 14 can’t work

Four roles of government When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer: Police Army Police Four roles of government Protect the country Keep order Help citizens Make laws Air Force Navy F.B.I. Highway Patrol Marines Sheriff Jobs must pay minimum wage Veterans’ hospital Schools People have freedom of speech Retirement benefits The voting age is 18 Highway system Kids under 14 can’t work

Agenda for April 2, 2015 Get your binders Is That a State Activity (Whole-class: 3 minutes) Mini-Quiz (thumbs up or thumbs down: 5-8 minutes) Nation State Quickwrite (5 min) Closing Graphic Organizer Activity (from memory: 5 minutes) Receive Graded Assignments Organize your binders

Is THAT a STATE?

Is the United States just one big state? Is THAT a STATE? Is the United States just one big state? Does it have a population? YES NO Does it have a territory? YES NO Does it have sovereignty? YES NO Does it have government? YES NO

What about “states” like Connecticut or Georgia? Is THAT a STATE? What about “states” like Connecticut or Georgia? Are they states? Do they have a population? YES NO Do they have a territory? YES NO Do they have sovereignty? YES NO Do they have government? YES NO

The 50 states can’t make laws that go against the U.S. Constitution… They have a higher authority above them!

Mini Quiz

THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN? A state can’t have less than 30,000 people.

THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN? Monaco has only 27,000 people!

THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN? The boundaries of a territory can change.

THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN? Can you name the three ways that boundaries change? War Negotiation with other countries Purchasing land from other countries

THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN? Sovereignty means that you have to check with someone above you.

THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN? Just the opposite! Sovereignty means there is NO ONE above you!

THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN? Government only exists to keep order and provide security.

THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN? What are the four roles that governments have? Protect the country Make laws Keep order Help citizens

THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN? The 50 states that make up the USA are not considered independent “states.”

THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN? That’s right! They don’t have full sovereignty!

Nation State Quickwrite (3-4 sentences minimum, answer in paragraph format) What are the four roles of government? What is the difference between a nation-state and a “state” like Texas? What is a micro-state? Explain and give 1 example.

Closing Activity: *Use what you have learned to fill in the graphic organizer*