February 10

Social 20-1

I finished off the presentation on "The French Revolution" today. I have sent this PowerPoint presentation to you already. I would like you to print it off, 4 slides per page and put it in your binders. I will be doing homework checks on this eventually. I also went through some origins of the political spectrum with you today as well, this will be very useful for you next year in either Social 30-1 or 30-2. We'll continue looking at the French Revolution tomorrow. Here is a link to the World Geography Test Study Guide. This first graphic represents the seating order in the National Assembly in 1789. Later we will see the development of the political groupings that we discussed in class, in particular the Jacobins, the Girodins and the conservatives.

Social 33

I did a homework check on the Chapter 3 Questions today (Q 2-7) at the beginning of class. I also delivered a PowerPoint presentation to you called "Introduction to Democracy", which I have sent to you, so please check your e-mail. Please print off this PowerPoint (4 slides per page) and add it to your notes. I gave you a diagram on democracy and a handout that covered parliamentary democracy and presidential democracy. You were to answer the following questions based on the reading. If you didn't finish this in class, you have homework tonight. Please answer the following questions:
1. What is the main difference between direct democracy and representative democracy?
2. What are the disadvantages of direct democracy?
3. What is responsible government?
4. What are 4 main features of a parliamentary democracy?
5. In a parliamentary democracy, who is typically the head of state?
6. What are some criticisms of a parliamentary democracy?
7. What are 4 main features of a presidential democracy?
8. What are some criticisms of a presidential democracy?

Social 30

I gave you a reading and a note-taking chart on the Stoerpenberg Camp. You were to read this document and take notes on it in the chart provided. If you finished this in class, you were to work on your Case Study #1 Canada questions. Please remember that you have a short answer quiz tomorrow. Here is the link to the study guide for the Basic Political Ideology Quiz.

February 9

Social 33

I collected your paragraph responses related to the video "Forms of Government: What's the Score?" at the beginning of class. You also wrote a short quiz on individualism and collectivism today (and you got the results back too). I have assigned for homework the following from A Changing World, Chapter 3 questions on page 28, Q 2-7.

Social 20-1

I started a presentation today on "The French Revolution" which I will continue tomorrow. During this presentation you were to take notes on the structure of French society on the eve of the French Revolution. If you can understand the social hierarchy and social inequalities that existed in France prior to the Revolution you'll be able to understand underlying causes of the Revolution and development of French nationalism more easily. Here is the link to the study guide for the World Geography Test.

Social 30

I gave you a handout today called "The Language of Government" which you need to know inside and out! Also, I gave you an outline sheet and Case Study #1 Parliamentary Democracy: Canada booklet. You'll have class time tomorrow to work on this case study booklet. This case study booklet will be due next week. I am posting the study guide for a short answer quiz that you are getting on Wednesday.

Social 30 Basic Political Ideology Quiz Study Guide:

This quiz is on Wednesday, February 11th. It consists of two sections, a short answer section and a matching section. Please use the following study guide to focus your studying.

• know what direct democracy and representative democracy are, and be able to give contemporary or historical examples of each
• be able to define ideologies (two aspects)
• know the political spectrum and economic spectrum extremely well, be able to label each spectrum
• know the political-economic grid organization and be able to label it
• know the ideological values associated with the political spectrum
• be able to explain the difference between individualism and collectivism
• be able to classify countries by the political-economic grid quadrants
• be able to list ways in which citizens can participate in a democracy
• be able to list techniques found in every representative democracy
• be able to place various ideologies of the 20th century on a political spectrum

Know the following key terms:

• direct democracy
• representative democracy
• ideology
• democracy
• individualism
• collectivism
• federal government
• monarchy
• oligarchy
• republic
• theocracy
• totalitarianism
• bureaucracy
• anarchy
• communism
• fascism
• constitutional
• autocracy
• dictatorship
• nationalism
• unitary government
• plutocracy
• dynasty