8/27/09

Civics and Economics:

Competency Goal 1
The learner will investigate the foundations of the American political system and explore basic values and principles of American democracy.

Essential Question: What aare the philosophical roots of American Government?

Today, we are going to take a look at a test that a person who wanted US citizenship would have to take.
INS Test Questions

Could you pass it?

Questions asked that you knew.
What didn’t you know?
How did the test make you feel?
What if you failed to pass the test?
What if you lost your citizenship because you failed the test?
Should all Americans have to pass this test to keep their citizenship?
Why or why not?

INS = Immigration and Naturalization Service

Presentation that will go over initial comments in class:


US History:

Competency Goal 1
The New Nation (1789-1820) - The learner will identify, investigate, and assess the effectiveness of the institutions of the emerging republic.

Essential Question: What are the roots of the American nation?

We will be doing a brief timeline to bring the class up to the time period of the Early Republic.

US History Timeline:
What happened on the following dates?
You will find the dates in your textbook.

1000BC,
1000 AD,
1096,
1464,
1492,
1507,
1513,
1580,
1607,
1630,
1699,
1700,
1739,
1754,
1763,
1775,
1776,
1777,
1781,
1783
and 1787.

We are also going to discuss the rule posters that were made. We are going to talk about the quality or lack of quality.