February 19

Social 30

We looked at the structure of the American government today. I had you add notes to a diagram of the U.S. government. If you missed today's class, you'll need to get the notes from a classmate. I also gave you a comparison chart of the American and Canadian government that you are to complete using the following pages from Ideologies: pages 54-68. This USA/Canada Comparison Chart is homework and it is due tomorrow. I also gave you a booklet with questions that deal with the comparison between the American and Canadian political systems, this booklet is due on Monday, February 23rd. You will also have your first in-class position paper next Thursday, there will be more details about this next week. Please remember to go to Room 241 tomorrow!

Social 20-1

I finished off "The Napoleonic Age" PowerPoint presentation today, and I have sent it to you already, so please check your e-mail. We had enough time to watch an episode of "The Turning Points of History: Napoleon's Invasion of Russia". Tonight would be a good night to do some review for your Chapter 1-2 Test, which is on Tuesday, February 24th. Here is a link to the study guide.

Social 33

I did a homework check on the Chapter 4 booklet at the beginning of class. I gave you a reading booklet called "Canadian and American Government" with a comparison chart at the back of it. I gave some class time to read over this booklet and complete the chart. Then we went over the answers to the chart to make sure that everyone was on the same page. Tomorrow, you will have a short quiz on democracy. Please see the study guide for this quiz below.

Democracy Quiz Study Guide:

This short quiz has a true and false section, a matching section, a short answer section and a definition section. Here's what you need to review for this quiz:

• the political spectrum (know the differences between a radical, a reactionary, a conservative, moderates, where socialism, liberalism, conservatism, communism and fascism are on the spectrum, know where Canadian political parties might fall on the political spectrum, know the values associated with groups on the political spectrum)
• know about the 3 branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial
• be able to define democracy, direct democracy and representative democracy
• be able to list off advantages and disadvantages of direct democracy and representative democracy
• know what a constitution is and what its role might be in a democracy
• be familiar with these key terms: democracy, direct democracy, representative democracy, periodic elections, independent courts, free press, representation by population, a referendum and minority rights