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Unit #4 – Project Citizen: Public
Policy
• Key Learning – Effective citizens can
research issues, form reasoned opinions,
support their positions, and engage in the
political process Effective governance
requires responsible participation from
diverse individuals who translate beliefs
and ideas into lawful action and policy.
Unit #4 Essential Question
• How would private citizens and interest
groups most effectively communicate with
government programs and agencies? How
should groups engaged in political
activities organize to accomplish their
goals?
Unit #4 Pre-Test
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Easy Way or Hard Way?
Clear off desks
NO TALKING
TURN TEST OVER WHEN FINISHED
Leave correct answers alone
Wrong answers are marked wrong and the
correct answer is put to the left of the
number
Homework
• CP #1 – Special Interest Groups
• Honors #1 – Read Chapter 10 Sections 1
Concept #1 – Working for Change
• Lesson Essential Question #1 –
– How should private citizens and interest
groups most effectively communicate with
government programs and agencies?
– How do stakeholders work with the
government to influence policy?
• Vocabulary Public Policy
Special Interest Group
Civil Society
Are you involved….?
• Many teens throughout the US do not feel
that they have a voice in public policy
decision making.
• With a partner come up with a list of 5
reasons for why teens do not feel a part of
decision making.
• Be prepared to share with class…
Are you involved…?
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CHS Campaign
• Completed assignment with a partner
• Step #1 – Select an issue affecting teens at CHS
• Step #2 – Create a slogan to persuade teens to
support your cause
• Step #3 – Describe 3 ways in which teens can
help support your cause or 3 reasons for why
your cause is important (EXTRA CREDIT IF YO
COMPLETE BOTH)
• Step #4 – Create a final copy
• Class work – 25 point assignment
Participation
• What words or documents emphasize for
US citizens to participate?
Class work
• Complete individually – DO NOT TALK
• Read all directions
• Use text book to define the first five words
in notebook
• Read each word or phrase and explain
why that word or phrase answers the
question in the box
Class work
• Constitutionalism - adherence to or
government according to constitutional
principles;
• Liberalism - a political philosophy based
on belief in progress, the essential
goodness of the human race, and the
autonomy of the individual and standing
for the protection of political and civil
liberties;
Challenges
• What challenges might some citizens face
who attempt to communicate with
government leaders?
– Work individually for a few minutes
– Compare responses with a partner
• Discuss strengths and weaknesses of answers
• Create a top 5 list of answers
Challenges List
More Challenges
• Do not understand how government works
• Do not understand who is responsible for
different decisions
• Do not know how to communicate with
elected officials
• Do not feel elected officials will listen to
them
• Do not understand government
bureaucracy
• Feel overwhelmed by process
Exit Ticket
• What can be done to increase civic
participation among American citizens?
Homework
• CP #2 – The Bureaucracy: The Real
Government
• Honors #2 – Chapter 10 Sections 2 & 3
Concept #1 – Working for Change
• Lesson Essential Question #2 –
– How do stake holders work with government
to influence policy?
– How should a citizen communicate with a
government agency to influence the decisions
of that agency?
• Vocabulary
Bureaucracy
Red Tape
Spheres of Society
• 3 different spheres inside of any society
– Private Sphere
– Civil Society
– Government
• With a partner create a list of events that
would occur under each branch
• Be prepared to share with class
Spheres of Society
Private
Sphere
Civil
Society
Government
Spheres of Society
1. A local school board changes graduation
requirements.
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Government
2. Susan becomes a member of the Girl
Scouts.
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Civil Society
3. Carmen and her friend go to dinner and
a movie.
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Private Sphere
4. Marco’s family and friends have a picnic
on July 4th.
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Private Sphere
Spheres of Society
5. Sara and her two sisters join a labor
union.
• Civil Society
6. The Sierra Club lobbies state legislators
to pass environmental protection laws.
• Civil Society
7. The state legislature passes a law limiting
the use of cell phones while driving.
• Government
8. Citizens join a taxpayer’s association in
an effort to get government to lower taxes.
• Civil Society
Spheres of Society
9. The federal government awards a
contract to a private company to repair
sections of an interstate highway.
• Government
10. A city council passes a law establishing
smoke free zones in public parks.
• Government
Class Work
• Spheres of Society Worksheet
• How Spheres of Society Can Help Solve
Community Problems
Any Ideas?
• Where did the phrase “cut the red tape come
from”?
• Official government documents were once
bound with red twill tape and then stored. If
someone wanted to look at the document they
would need to literally cut the twill to gain access
to the document and its information.
Think/Pair/Share
1. Have you ever heard someone mention
how frustrated they were by all of the red
tape?
2. Why were they frustrated?
3. What did they mean by the phrase red
tape?
4. What is meant by government
bureaucracy?
5. Have you or your family had any
personal experiences with this?
Class Activity
• STUDENTS, ENGAGE!
Homework
• CP #3 – Study for Quiz; Read Political
Parties
• Honors #3 – Study for Quiz; Read Chapter
8 Section 1
Exit Ticket
• Why is it important for citizens to
understand that there are different levels
of government authority? Explain your
answer.
QUIZ
Unit #4 Concept #1 – Working for
Change
Reading Activity
• Work Independently and Quietly
Homework
• CP #4 – Read How do citizens connect
with their government?
• Honors #4 – Chapter 8 Sections 2 & 3
Exit Ticket
Concept #2 – Political Parties
• Lesson Question #1 –
– What is the purpose, structure and function of political
parties?
– How does one get involved with a political party?
• Vocabulary
Watch dog
Two-party system
Ideology
Convention
patronage
party machine
Political Parties
• What roles do political parties play in our
political system?
• Work with a partner to come up with 5
roles that political parties play.
• Be prepared to share with class.
Political Parties
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Political Parties
What is a political
party?
- groups of people
who share similar
beliefs about how the
government should
be run and how the
issues facing our
country should be
solved
Political Parties
Why organize into a political party?
- people have more power to make voices
heard than acting alone
5 Roles of Political Parties
1. Nominate
Candidates
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Responsible for
selecting
candidates who
will run for office
Represent party’s
members and
spread party’s
message
5 Roles of Political Parties
2. Influence Policy
– Congressmen work to pass laws that support
party’s platform
– Laws passed affect policies of government
5 Roles of Political Parties
• Unite Government
5 Roles of Political Parties
4. Create Balance –
– most powerful = most members elected
– Majority – party can focus government on
party’s platform
– Minority – party works to oppose majority and
keep it in check
5 Roles of Political Parties
5. Inform Citizens
– Campaigns for
citizens
– TV, pamphlets,
blogs, speeches
– Biased information
The Party Platform
• Parties need simple way to express beliefs
• Take complicated issues and create
understandable statements
• Keep statements broad and simple
– Attract more supporters
Platform Issues
• Which political party best matches the
issues below?
– Supports right to abortion
– Against Patriot Act
– Against same-sex marriage
– Supports taxes on wealthy
– Supports lower defense spending
– Against universal health care
– Stricter immigration laws
Influence of Political Parties on
Policy
• Organize people that can put pressure on
their legislators to impact public policy
• Bring officials on the local, state and
national level together to communicate
about common goals
• Support candidates’ platforms and make
sure that elected officials follow through on
supporting party’s platform
How many parties are there?
• Single-party system –
– One major political party
– Not considered democracies
– Name a country who would match….
How many parties are there?
• Two-Party System
– 2 Major parties hold all power
– 3rd parties exist
– Name a country who would match….
How many parties are there?
• Multi-Party System –
– 3 or more political parties
– No parties gain control of government
– Name a country that would match….
Strength or Weakness
1. There are too few parties for citizens to choose
from.
2. The public has almost no voice.
3. Party platforms must appeal to so many
people that party members can’t agree on core
beliefs.
4. Parties have to work together to get things
done.
5. More parties have a say in government so
everyone can join a party they believe in.
Strengths or Weaknesses
6. There is no opportunity for opposing
views to be represented.
7. Too many parties create divisions and
make it hard for the government to
accomplish reform.
8. The government can easily accomplish its
goals because there is no opposition.
9. Encourage parties to create broad
platforms that include many types of
voters.
Review
• Complete rest of worksheet individually
and quietly
Political Spectrum
• Read Page one as class
– Volunteers?
• Complete pages 2 & 3 individually and
quietly
Homework
• CP #5 – Read Policy Making: Political
Interactions
• Honors #5 – Read Policy Making: Political
Interactions
Exit Ticket
• Explain the relationship between citizens,
political parties and the government.
Unit #4 Project Citizen – Public
Policy
• Concept #3 – Getting Involved
• Lesson Essential Questions –
– How should groups engaged in political
activities organize to accomplish their goals?
– How does one get heard by a commission
examining public policy?
– What is a citizens’ group and how do they
operate?
Opener
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Joseph Joubert (1754-1824)
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“It is better to debate a question without settling it than
to settle a question without debating it.”
1. What does it mean to DEBATE something?
2. What does it mean to SETTLE a debate or
argument?
3. What does the first ½ of the statement mean ‘To
debate a question without settling it’?
4. What does the second ½ of the statement mean
‘To settle a question without debating it?”
Up for Debate
Homework
• CP #6 – Study for Unit #4 Test; Finish
Project
• Honors #6 – Study for Unit #4 Test; Finish
Project
Exit Ticket
• Select an issue that affects your daily life.
How would you go abut getting involved to
bring about change to that specific issue?
CP Unit #4 Questions
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Think back to the political ideology quiz you
took at the beginning of the year. Which group
do you belong to – Liberal, Conservative,
Moderate, or something in between? Why do
you think you belong to this group? Where did
your beliefs come from? (10 Points)
Explain the 5 roles of a political party. (10
Points)
Select an issue that affects your daily life. How
would you go abut getting involved to bring
about change to that specific issue? (5 Points)
Honors Unit #4 Questions
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Think back to the political ideology quiz you took at the beginning
of the year. Which group do you belong to – Liberal,
Conservative, Moderate, or something in between? Why do you
think you belong to this group? Where did your beliefs come
from? (10 Points)
Explain the 5 roles of a political party. (10 Points)
Why do teenagers feel such a disconnect with the government
and public policy decision making? (5 points)
Select an issue that affects your daily life. How would you go abut
getting involved to bring about change to that specific issue? (5
Points)
What can be done to increase civic participation among American
citizens? (5 points)
What does the phrase “cut the red tape” mean? Where did it
come from? (5 points)
Test
Unit #4: Project Citizen – Public
Policy
Homework #7
• FINISH PROJECT
Reading Activity
Work Independently and Quietly
Homework #7
• FINISH PROJECT
Projects Due
Constitution Project