American Government
Unit: Missouri Government
A Day: Wednesday, September 30, 2015
B Day: Thursday, September 30, 2015
American Government
Agenda
9/30/15 and 10/1/15
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Do Now – On board
Discuss Do Now
Vocabulary quiz
Activity: State Power: Got a Reservation? –
Strike It!
• Project: State Powers Comic Strip
American Government
A Day: Wednesday, September 30, 2015
B Day: Thursday, September 30, 2015
OBJECTIVE
SWBT show understanding of state powers using an activity and developing a
comic strip.
DO NOW
Think about some of the issues now in the news that relate to government
and/or politics. This could include such things as local, state and federal
elections; educations issues; roads and bridges; crime; legalizing drugs; the
Mideast; etc. List as many as you can in about 10 minutes.
Definition Quiz
Word
1. State
2. Delegates
3. Concurrent
4. Federal
5. Reserved
Meaning
a.
A system of government consisting of
layers. The federal government is the
national government.
b.
Happening at the same time..
c.
Means set aside for a certain purpose
or group.
d.
A political unit that has the power to
govern itself.
e.
Assigns certain powers or
responsibilities to others.
State Power: Got a Reservation
Strike it
Comic strip