February 11

Social 30

A large part of today's class was spent writing the short answer quiz on Basic Political Ideology. After you finished the quiz, we started talking about writing position paper essays. We'll talk more about position papers after the long weekend. I also collected your Stoerpenberg Camp charts today. Please remember that your Case Studies 2-6 are due on Tuesday, February 17th, and Case Study #1 (Democracy-Canada) is due on Wednesday, February 18th.

Social 33

I gave you time to work on the Canadian section of the Chapter 4 question booklet. This will be due on Tuesday, February 17th. Also, on Tuesday, February 17th, you will have your Introduction to Political Systems Test, please see the study guide below.

Introduction to Political Systems Test Study Guide:

1. Key Concepts/Key People:

• ideology
• government
• politics
• to govern
• economics
• individualism
• collectivism
• fascism
• conservatism
• liberalism
• radical
• conservative
• reactionary
• liberal
• absolute monarchy
• democratic socialism
• communism
• representative government
• Thomas Hobbes (ideas/beliefs)
• John Locke (ideas/beliefs)
• norms
• mores
• rule by few/elites (dictatorships)
• rule by many (democracies)

2. Political Spectrum:

• similarities/differences between groups
• values supported by each group (radical, liberal, conservative, reactionary)
• placement on spectrum of various groups

3. Forms of Government:

• advantages/disadvantages of each type of government that we have examined (absolute monarchy, democratic socialism, communism, representative government, fascism)

Test Format:
30 multiple choice questions
1 writing assignment (letter to the editor on a particular issue, information is given to help you write your letter)
Test Date: Tuesday, February 17th

Social 20-1

We started watching the video "The French Revolution". We'll continue watching this video after the long weekend. Please study for the World Geography Test, which is on Wednesday, February 18th. Here is a link to the World Geography Test Study Guide.