Civics Update

• There will be a test on Chapters 10, 17, and 18 on Thursday, 5/2 (A-Day) & Friday, 5/3 (B-Day).  I will be passing out the study guide (below) to complete as a homework grade on Tuesday, 4/30 (A-Day) & Wednesday, 5/1 (B-Day).  The study guides will be due on the day of the test.
• Due to poor behavior, periods 4A and 5B will have extra homework to complete in order to better prepare themselves for their test.  (Students who were absent during 4A on Friday, 4/26, or not present during team time will be excused.  Excused grades on this assignment have been updated in grade portal) 
• Homework - Read lessons 2 & 3 of chapter 17 and complete questions 1-7 on page 467 and 1-6 on page 475.  This assignment will be due for 5B on Wednesday, 5/1, and for 4A on Thursday, 5/2.

Political Parties and Economics Study Guide

·         Review vocabulary

·         How does a candidate who is not a Democrat or Republican get his or her name on the ballot for a general election?

·         When and why was the Republican Party created?

·         What type of third party is most likely to last a long time?

·         What is a party platform?

·         Are political machines good for the democratic process?

·         What is a precinct captain?

·         What are the two main political parties in the United States?

·         Alexander Hamilton and Federalist believed in what type of federal government?

·         To win a primary election in most states, a candidate must receive a…

·         What are the benefits of a closed primary?

·         How do political parties help their candidate’s campaign for election?

·         What actions might a party supporter do on Election Day?

·         On a graph, demand is shown as…

·         Which type of resource is a factory building?

·         When the price of a good is low, people __________ more of it.

·         Of all the goods and services in the world, about how much does the United States produce?

·         Who makes most of the economic decisions in the United States?

·         Adam Smith argued that the best way for society to advance was for…

·         In a capitalist economy, why do people invest their savings in business?

·         What does GDP reflect?

·         What are 6 features of capitalism?

·         Which type of cost is labor?

·         What determines the kind of economy a nation has?

·         Why the United States is called a mixed market system?

Civics Packet Part 2

The Civics packet part 2 will be handed out today and tomorrow (4/17 & 4/18).  It will be due with the first packet on Friday, 4/26 (A-Day) and Monday, 4/29 (B-Day).  The packet focuses mostly on political parties (chapter 10).

Weekend Reminders

• The economics handout we've been working on in class will be due on Thursday, 4/18 (A-Day) & Friday, 4/19 (B-Day).  You will be given time in class to work on it next week.
• The FCAT packet will be due on Friday, 4/26 (A-Day) and Monday, 4/29 (B-Day).  This will count as a project grade, so make sure you put some effort and thought into your answers.  Don't forget to bring your Civics workbook and packet with you during FCAT so that you can work on it during non-testing times.
• For those students that didn't finish recycling their chapter 9 test in class, it will be due on Monday, 4/15 (B-Day) and Tuesday, 4/16 (A-Day) of next week.  Make sure to write out why your new answer is correct.

Economics (Ch. 17) Vocabulary Homework

Economics (chapter 17) vocabulary homework will be due on Wednesday, 4/10 (A-Day) and Thursday, 4/11 (B-Day).  This is the first homework assignment of the 4th quarter, so let's start it off right!

Name:                                                        Economics                                                          Class:

Word	Prediction of the definition                     (Complete this column first)	Actual definition	Where did you find it?
Economics
Mixed Economy
Command Economy
Market Economy
Demand
Scarcity
Opportunity Cost
Shortages
Surplus
Budget
Profits
Competition
Credit
Supply
Capitalism
Free Enterprise
Consumers
Market

Chapter 9 Test

The Chapter 9 Test will be on Monday, 4/8 (A-Day) & Tuesday, 4/9 (B-Day).  The study guide is below.  Keep in mind that there will be a good amount of DBQ's (Document Based Questions) on this test, so be prepared!

Judicial Branch Study Guide 

·        Review vocabulary words.

·        Review the article, “A Challenge to the Voting Rights Act”. Bring your article with you on the day of the test. You will need it!

·        Describe the difference between a trial court and an Appellate Court.

·        What is the only court the Constitution creates?

·        What is the main job of the Court of Appeals?

·        Why is it so hard to take a case to the Supreme Court?

·        What are two types of legal cases?

·        What was the significance of the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison?

·        What 3 things is the appeals court allowed to do?

·        What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 establish?

·        How many Justices are on the Supreme Court?

·        Which article in the Constitution creates the Supreme Court?

·        What jurisdiction do Federal Courts have?

·        How are Supreme Court Justices appointed?