2. January 26, 2012  In which type of industry to most Americans work today?  What is the primary job of individuals working within this industry?

3. Melting PotTossed Salad Theory January 27, 2012

4.  Choose one group of people that influences your behavior-your friends, family, teachers or any other group. Write a paragraph explaining how this group influences you. What advice does this group give you? Do you always follow it? Why or why not? January 30, 2012

5.  Create a T-Chart labeled responsibilities and duties. Place the following activities on the correct side of the chart. ◦ Voting ◦ Attending school ◦ Obeying the law ◦ Defending the nation ◦ Influencing government ◦ Holding elected office ◦ Serving as a witness ◦ Paying taxes ◦ Participating in campaigns ◦ Serving the community ◦ Serving on a jury January 31, 2012

6.  Pick one student to partner up with  You have 15 minutes to review together for your test.

7.  Get out a sheet of notebook paper  I will re-distribute your tests  Write the entire question for each one that you missed and the entire correct answer. February 2, 2012

8. February 3, 2012 New EnglandMiddleSouthern

9.  Grab your bell work from under the document camera: The Columbian Exchange February 6, 2012

10.  Grab both puzzle sheets from the back table  You will also need scissors and glue  Complete the matching quiz February 7, 2012

11.  Write a paragraph describing why the shots fired at Lexington and Concord were called the “Shot Heard Round the World.” February 8, 2012

12.  Take out your notes and turn to section 1.07  With a partner, define, in your own words, each section of the Preamble. February 10, 2012

13.  Finish your Bill of Rights booklet  You have ten minutes

14.  Which freedom found in the Bill of Rights do you feel is the most important? Why?

15.  Pick up a Branches of US Government Chart from the back table  You will only be able to get one, so use pencil if you think you may make a mistake  Use your book and the information written on the board to complete the assignment.

16.  Read Page 229-233 and answer the following questions:  What are the similarities and differences between the bills?230-233  How did the Democrats respond to the Republican filibuster of S837? 231  Why did the Republicans want to prevent the vote?231  How did Congress respond to President Bush’s veto of the bill?232  What happened to S 1805?233

17.  Pick up the bill-law worksheet and colored pencils from the back table  You have twenty minutes to complete this assignment

18.  Bell Work: With a partner, write down a list of characteristics that you think the President should possess. These can include term length, general duties, or character qualities that you think they should have.

19.  Open your book to page 166. Copy the and fill in the chart in the column on the left

20.  You are a senator considering a presidential nominee for Supreme Court justice. Write a list of five hard-hitting questions that you would ask the nominee. These questions should be related to political issues.

21.  Why do you think those who hold government offices sometimes abuse their power?

22.  Imagine that a Constitutional Convention is being called to propose the following changes: citizenship, suffrage, presidential succession? Which amendments are associated with these changes?

23.  In what ways have our civil liberties been limited by the government during times of national crisis?

24.  What impact does taxation have on our daily life?

25.  You have 15 minutes to finish and review your study guide.

26.  Take out a sheet of paper  I will return your Goal Two Test  You have twenty minutes to complete your test corrections

27.  How are the NC Constitution and US Constitution similar?`

28.  Which political party do you feel that you most align with? The Democrats, the Republicans or neither?

29.  What impact does propaganda have on elections?

30.  You have twenty minutes to complete questions 1-11 on your Goal Three Study Guide

31.  Take out your starter sheet and number 1 & 2  We will have two channel one questions for our starter

32.  Take out a sheet of paper  I will return your test  You will have twenty minutes to complete your test corrections

33.  What are the three levels of the federal court system? What occurs at each level?

34.  Explain the difference between a trial jury and a petit jury.

35.  When can a defendant’s case be appealled?

36.  Take out a sheet of clean paper and create a flow chart to list and describe the steps that generally occur from the time a crime is committed until a case is appealed. Use section 5.03 of your notes. Begin with the arrest and continue through the appeal

37.  Why are conference committees needed in the Bill-to-Law process?  Use section 5.04 of your notes to answer this question!

38.  Take out a sheet of notebook paper  You will have 40 minutes to make corrections to your mid-term exam

39.  Take out a new starter sheet  Draw a triple venn diagram like the one on the whiteboard  Use the diagram to compare the Code of Hammurabi, Draconian Law and the Justinian Code

40.  Is there a law that you believe is wrong? Write 3-4 sentences explaining the law and why you fell this way.

41.  Explain the difference between civil and criminal law.

42.  Explain what is meant by the statement “The punishment should fit the crime.”

43.  Do you believe the death penalty is unconstitutional? Why or Why not?

44.  You have ten minutes to finish your Goal Six Study Guide.

45.  List and describe the four factors of production

46.  Explain the difference between fixed and variable costs.

47.  Why are tasks accomplished more quickly using the assembly line?

48.  You have ten minutes to complete your Goal Seven Study Guides.

49.  You have twenty minutes to complete your Goal Seven test corrections

50.  Which career did you choose for your personal finance project? Why?

51.  What is your yearly, monthly and weekly gross salary at your job?

52.  You have 20 minutes to complete your Goal Seven Test corrections

53.  What are the three basic economic questions?

54.  Why do individuals apply for copyrights?

55.  What causes changes in demand

56.  Supply and Demand of Jelly Donuts

57.  What is the most common type of business organization?

58.  What is a Franchise? Name two examples.

59.  You have 20 minutes to complete your Goal Eight Test corrections.

60.  Business Cycle Visual Grab a white sheet of computer paper and a packet of markers.

61.  What changes have technological advances brought to our economy?

62.  Why is it important for companies to expand overseas

63.  Why do developed countries need to help developing countries

64.  You have 20 minutes to complete your Goal Nine Test Corrections.