Learning target: 1. Students will be able to identify
the essential structure of the government of Mexico.
2. Students will be able to “compare and contrast”
similarities and differences between Mexico, Russia,
Great Britain, and the U.S.
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Reminder: Work hard laugh hard!! : Sometimes the only solution is
hard work. Sometimes the only medicine is laughter.
1. Homework quiz: Nigeria
2. Nigeria “shows”
a. Breakdown of groups
i. Politics in action (P256) – The First
Republic (P262)
ii. Civil war and military rule (263) –
end (269)
iii. State and Economy (p269) – Crisis
and the search for solutions (P270)
iv. Ethnic and religious cleavages
(P276) – Nigeria and the Political
Economy of the West (P279)
v. Organization of the state (280) –The
Bureaucracy (P284)
vi. Semipublic institutions (P284) – The
Policy-Making Process (289)
vii. The legislature (P289) – Old Roots
and New alignments (P291)
viii. Political Culture, Citizenship etc.
(P.296) - End
1. “Round Table” discussions
1. Using what we have learned and your own
knowledge answer the following
i. What is the number one threat to the
U.S. today? Explain? (this can be
ANYTHING)
ii. What should the United States do about
oil prices?
iii. What is the best way to deal with Chinese
economic policies?
iv. Which should be a bigger concern for the
United States: Iran or Russia? Explain
your answer.