Week of 4/19

This week's plans:

Note: The exam on Unit III will be this Thursday, April 22! Review will be on Tuesday, April 20, so please make a special effort to be in class! The exam is worth 60 points. It will consist of multiple choice, matching, completion, and short answer questions (totaling 50 points), plus one essay question worth up to 10 points. The exam will be closed book/closed note, so study, study, study!

4/19 (Monday)--Plea Bargain Wrap-Up; First Amendment Rights. Today we will finish our discussion of plea bargains, and then cover a few important aspects of the First Amendment that we have not yet covered.

4/20 (Tuesday)--Unit Exam Review. Today we will review for Thursday's exam. I will have an exam review sheet posted on Docushare, and we will play Jeopardy. Make sure you know the material in your Essentials package!!

4/21 (Wednesday)--Introduction to Unit IV; Questions About Exam (early release). Bring any questions about tomorrow's exam to class today, as this will be the final opportunity to clarify the material on the exam. For the remainder of the class, I will introduce Unit IV, which deals with political parties and elections. We will discuss requirements that must be met to be eligible to vote, why many citizens choose not to vote, and the most convenient way to vote! Being a responsible, informed voter need not be time-consuming!

4/22 (Thursday)--Exam on Unit III.

4/23 (Friday)--Political Ideology. Today we will go to the SSRC to complete an online lesson and quiz on political ideology--the set of values and beliefs that define each individual's place in the "conservative vs. liberal" political spectrum. You may find that the labels "conservative" and "liberal" do not fit as neatly as you may believe! We will examine a two-dimensional model of political ideology that more accurately describes the views of most Americans. The lesson and quiz are located here:

http://idealog.org/en/quiz/537e0399

Have a great week!