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1 Civics Daily Lessons

2 While you were gone Civics - Make-up Assignments Mr. Cook/Mrs
While you were gone Civics - Make-up Assignments Mr. Cook/Mrs. Colvin Room 214 Student-_____________ Date Absent- Dec. 18 Date Due-______ Please attach your make-up work to this sheet when you hand it in! Homework: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington essay due on Dec. 21 In Class Work: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Video Review questions. Legislative Process List of Characters. Examination: Date and Period you will take the exam-______ Signature:____________

3 Day #81 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Homework due today- None
Activities- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Video Review questions. Legislative Process List of Characters.

4 Video Review Questions: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
When Senator Sam Foley dies, how is his Senate seat replaced? How long will this Senate seat be for? Of what is Jim Taylor in charge? Why does Jim Taylor want Horace Miller to take Foley’s place? What is the name of the other Senator from this state? Why is the governor and his group of supporters worried about who will take Senator Foley's place? Who will become the new Senator and what group recommended him at the dinner table? What did Governor Hopper do to make his final decision? Who was Clayton Smith, how did he die, and what did he do? What group of people gave the new Senator a gift before he left for Washington and what was it? What does Mr. Smith do when he first arrives in Washington, D.C.? Who is Susan Paine and where do they first meet? Who is Clarissa Saunders? What is the Willet Creek Dam project? Why must it be kept secret?

5 Legislative Processes
1- Choosing a new Senator Governor makes the appointment- 2 months Citizens groups and Legislative committees- want ultra liberal Political bosses- Joe Paine and Jim Taylor- want stooge Governor chooses Jefferson Smith- local hero. 2- Senate Procedures-Daily Senate Pages Rule Book and Calendar Majority and Minority Leaders enter chambers- President of Senate- Vice President (President Pro-Tempore) and Sgt. Of Arms. Gallery- Press corps, citizens, friends and family, diplomats Swearing in the New Senator and the Oath of Office. 3- Starting and presenting a bill. (How a bill is passed) Introduce it into one house- Spoken and written Referred to Committee- studied and reported. Floor of the Senate for vote. Rule book Speaking on the floor- agreement to speak for only 5 min. cloture rule Yielding the floor Senate committee- Privileges and Elections- could result in expulsion Sent to the other house- put on calendar. Other House Committee Floor of the House for debate and vote Conference and Joint Committee- Make changes and finally voted by both houses. Boys Camp- 200 acres paid by Government to be repaid by the boy rangers- $.10 at a time. Quarter mile either side of Willet Creek. Land bought by contributions of the boys, loaned to the boys by the government.

6 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Jim Taylor Governor Hopper

7 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Chick McGann Senator Paine

8 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Jefferson Smith Clarissa Saunders

9 Senate Majority Leader
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Diz Moore Senator Agnew – Senate Majority Leader

10 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington- Essay Due-_____________
After watching the movie, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, you are to answer the following questions. Each question must be answered in a paragraph with at least 3-5 complete sentences. Your answers should be typed, however you may write them out in ink only. If you type your essay you should use 1.5 line spacing and a font of 12. Your answer will not be more than one typed page. As you answer the question, you must be specific with your examples. Using vague, unclear, answers will cause points to be deducted from your score points What is a political machine? How does a political machine work? What were some actions the machine took to expose Senator Smith as a fraud? Who is the leader of the machine in the movie and who is the politician of the machine? (10 points) Even during debate and filibuster, the Senators had to follow specific procedures and rules. What is the government so formal? Why do they strictly enforce all the rules of procedures? What are some of the specific rules of procedure that Jefferson Smith and the other Senators had to follow either during the debate or at other times during the video? (10 points) Using the video, relate the theme of the video to modern day politics. How realistic do you think the video was in portraying the legislative process, the relationships between member of government and the influence of money and private citizens on government? You may talk about stereotypes and other examples of propaganda put into the movie about some of the characters. (5 points)

11 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington- Video worksheet
Use this sheet (and the backside) to take notes during the movie. The notes you write down will be turned in along with a 1 page essay after you have watched the movie. Vocabulary Political Machine- Stereotype- ‘All-American personality’- Filibuster- Legislative process- Influence- Congressional committees- 1. Jefferson Smith- ______________________________________________________ 2. Senator Joe Paine- _____________________________________________________ 3. Clarissa Saunders- _____________________________________________________ 4. Jim Taylor- __________________________________________________________ 5. Governor (Happy) Hopper-_______________________________________________ 6. Diz Moore-____________________________________________________________ 7. _____________________________________________________________________ 8. Washington Media (radio and newspapers)____________________________________ 9. Willet Creek Dam Project-_______________________________________________ 10. National Boys Camp-___________________________________________________ Examples of the legislative process (rules of procedures)/Congressional committees/members of Congress daily activities. 1. Appointing a new Senator-________________________________________________ 2. Procedures in the Senate-________________________________________________ 3. Presenting and Passing a bill- _____________________________________________ 4. Senate Ethics__________________________________________________________ 5._____________________________________________________________________

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