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Mr. Cook/Mrs. Colvin Room 214
Student-_____________ Date Absent- Jan. 4 Date Due-______
Please attach your make-up work to this sheet when you hand it in!
Homework:
• Mr. Smith Goes
to Washington
essay due
Today
• Chapter 11
Test- TuesJan. 8
In Class Work:
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonFinish today
Finish writing the essay today. Write
the rough draft of your essay by
hand in pencil or ink.
After you finish the Essay•
In Class Reading- Chapter 11.1,
11.2, 11.3 and worksheet
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We will read and work on the
worksheets in class. Anything not
finished by test day is up to you as
homework
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Examination:
Date and Period you will take the exam-______
Signature:____________
Day #84
• Homework due today-
None
• ActivitiesMr. Smith
Mr. Smith Goes to
Washington essay
due on Semester
Test day- Jan. 10
Video Review Questions: Mr. Smith
Goes To Washington
• How did they try and keep Jeff
Smith from finding out about the
Willet Creek Dam?
• Why did Saunders tell Jeff Smith
about Willet Creek?
• What did Jeff Smith find out about
Willet Creek?
• How did Senator Paine feel about
Jeff Smith?
• What was Jim Taylor going to do
about the problem?
Video Review Questions: Mr. Smith
Goes To Washington
• What did Senator Paine say Jeff Smith
was doing with the Boy’s Camp??
• How did Taylor fix it to make Smith look
like the bad guy?
• What was the recommendation of the
Senate committee on Privileges and
Elections?
• What did Saunders tell Smith to do?
• What was Jeff Smith trying to do in the
Senate?
• What was the rule in the Senate on
yielding the floor for debate?
Legislative Processes
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1- Choosing a new Senator
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Governor makes the appointment- 2 months
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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
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Senate Pages
Rule Book
Majority and Minority Leaders enter chambers- Senate Majority Leader (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.
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Introduce it into one house- Spoken and written
Referred to Committee- studied and reported.
Floor of the Senate for vote. Rule book
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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.
3- Starting and presenting a bill. (How a bill is passed)
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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
Legislative Processes
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4- Senate Ethics
– Floor of the Senate for vote. Rule book
• Quarum can be called- a majority of members must be present.
- Speaking on the floor- Must be recognized by the President of Senate.
- Yielding the floor- giving up your right to continue speaking.
- Senate committee- Privileges and Elections- Have committee meetings with witnesses and evidence
- Could result in expulsion for violations of Senate Ethics.
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5. Filibuster
– 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.
– Must continue to talk as long as he can stand
– Must remain in the chambers and keep talking.
– Must remain standing- no sitting
– Do not have to yield the floor. A Senator may yield to a colleague without
losing the floor only if the Senator yields for a question or a point of
order.
– Cloture rule agreement to speak for only 5 min.- Senate votes on this.
Three-fifths of the Senators must vote for cloture.
(1) Example of the first paragraph of the Essay
•What is a political machine? A political machine is a group of people that
controls a political party. We saw a stereotype one in the video where Jim
Taylor had Governor Hopper doing things for one person and not always
listening to others. He did listen to his boys at the table about who to
send to Washington. He kind of left it to chance with the coin toss
landing on the paper with his name on the front page of it.
•How does a political machine work? In the video the political boss or
leader of the machine was Jim Taylor. He was a powerful newspaper guy
in some state and used others to get what he wanted. He used Senator
Paine by pressuring him in to thinking he could be the next president of
the U.S. if he followed what Taylor said even when he did not like it.
Like when he said he would not do it anymore yet did when Taylor made
him think he would not help him anymore and told him to go back home.
•What were some actions the machine took to expose Senator Smith as a
fraud? The actions the machine took to expose Senator Smith as a fraud
were headlines saying he was using the boy’s money for his own and he
owned the land and would make money from its sale. When the boy
rangers printed their own facts they were injured and stopped by Jim
Taylor’s guys.
•Who is the leader of the machine in the movie and who is the politician of
the machine?
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Jim Taylor
Governor Hopper
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Chick McGann
Senator Paine
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Jefferson Smith
Clarissa Saunders
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Diz Moore
Senator Agnew –
Senate Majority Leader
Legislative Processes
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1- Choosing a new Senator
– Governor makes the appointment
• 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– Page
– Calendar
- Rule Book
- Majority and Minority Leaders
- Gallery- Press corps, citizens, friends and family, diplomats
- Speaker of the House and Sgt. Of Arms.
- Swearing in the New Senator and the Oath of Office.
- Speaking on the floor- agreement to speak for only 5 min. cloture rule
- Yeilding the floor
- Senate committee- Privileges and Elections- could result in expulsion.
3- Starting and presenting a bill. (How a bill is passed)
– Introduce it into one house
– Committee
– Floor of the house
– Sent to the other house
– Committee
– Floor of the House
– Conference and Joint Committee- Make changes
– 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.
4- The Scandal unfolds- what happened? How does the political machine work?
5- Filibuster- Keep talking, stay standing, can’t leave the chamber; can’t yield the floor (question only)
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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. 25 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. Why 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)
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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
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be turned in along with a 1 page essay after you have watched the movie.
Political MachineStereotype‘All-American personality’FilibusterLegislative processInfluenceCongressional committeesCharacters- identify their characteristics, stereotypes and would they be the same
today?
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Examples of the legislative process(rules of procedures)/Congressional
committees/members of Congress daily activities.
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Can Mr. Smith Save America From A
Corrupt Political Machine Again?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9r7pEp
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Possible review for essay question.
(1) Example of the first paragraph of the Essay
•What is a political machine? A political machine is a group of people that
controls a political party. We saw a stereotype one in the video where Jim
Taylor had Governor Hopper doing things for one person and not always
listening to others. He did listen to his boys at the table about who to
send to Washington. He kind of left it to chance with the coin toss
landing on the paper with his name on the front page of it.
•How does a political machine work? In the video the political boss or
leader of the machine was Jim Taylor. He was a powerful newspaper guy
in some state and used others to get what he wanted. He used Senator
Paine by pressuring him in to thinking he could be the next president of
the U.S. if he followed what Taylor said even when he did not like it.
Like when he said he would not do it anymore yet did when Taylor made
him think he would not help him anymore and told him to go back home.
•What were some actions the machine took to expose Senator Smith as a
fraud? The actions the machine took to expose Senator Smith as a fraud
were headlines saying he was using the boy’s money for his own and he
owned the land and would make money from its sale. When the boy
rangers printed their own facts they were injured and stopped by Jim
Taylor’s guys.
•Who is the leader of the machine in the movie and who is the politician of
the machine?