Sidney Public Schools

2023-2024 APPLIED GOVERNMENT (FIRST QUARTER)

NEXT YEAR: 
   + Start with Yearbook Case
   + Move Into Classroom Decor 
   + First Project
       - Student Speech Moot Court
       - School Board Meeting:
           + Advocacy in Classroom Decor Policy 
OR
           + From Fox News - Progressive teachers try to 'prohibit' 'To Kill a Mockingbird' in classrooms: 'Is this a book ban?': https://www.foxnews.com/media/progressive-teachers-try-prohibit-kill-mockingbird-classrooms-book-ban
      - NCC "First Amendment and SchoolLibraries Book Policies" Article : https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-first-amendment-and-school-library-book-policies

Class Info & Important Websites

* Course Syllabus: Syllabus 2023.docx

* Civics Montana: https://civics.sosmt.gov/  
* Montana Voter Registration: https://sosmt.gov/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?juwpfisadmin=false&action=wpfd&task=file.download&wpfd_category_id=766&wpfd_file_id=47309&token=acb38cbb998e43108cfd572bc458c4ff&preview=1
* Montana Secretary of State Election and Voter Services Website:  https://sosmt.gov/elections/   
* iCivics:  https://icivics.org/

* Annenberg Classroom: https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/ 

* Stossel in the Classroom: https://stosselintheclassroom.org/video-library/ 

* Think the Vote: https://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/ttv

* Real Clear Politics: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/

* 270 To Win: https://www.270towin.com/
* FiveThirtyEight (538): https://fivethirtyeight.com/
* Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/

* The Babylon Bee: https://babylonbee.com/

* The Onion: https://www.theonion.com/ 

* CNN 10:  https://www.cnn.com/cnn10

* Politico Cartoons:  https://www.politico.com/news/matt-wuerker

* Saturday Night Live (SNL):  https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live
* Human Progress (CATO): https://www.humanprogress.org/ 

Day 1: Thursday, August 17th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + Jonathan Haidt- Author of "The Coddling of the American Mind"- on "Real Time" with Bill Maher (8:30 Minutes):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKW3vKpPrlw
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Expectations and General Class Rules
       - Website (Not Google Classroom)   
       - Start at the warning bell: If you are on time, You are late.  If you are early, you are on time.  If you are late, you are left

       - #1 Pet Peeve: Closing up Shop Early  
       - Drinks are allowed and Pop is for Sale by APC (Please put your pop tabs in container for Ronald McDonald house) but Breakfast is Not

       - Use the wooden pass whenever you need to use the bathroom or elsewhere
       - Text and Pocket Constitutions
          + Name INK on both
          + Bring to class EVERYDAY
   + Civic Extensions
       - Civic Engagements: City Council and School Board, Police Ride-Alongs, Court Cases and Hearings, and MonDak Heritage Center 
       - Civic Participation: Talon/Concessions, Board Games, Voting Registration and Voting, American Politics Club (APC) Meeting attendance and Participation 

       - Civic Enrichments: Friday Movies, TED Talks and Political Events 
          + Next Friday's Video: "National Treasure"@ 10:15   

* John Stuart Mill and Other Poster Around Room
   + New Favorite Quote: “Education means emancipation. It means light and liberty. It means the uplifting of the soul of man into the glorious light of truth, the light by which men can only be made free.” – Frederick Douglass, Blessings of Liberty and Education. Speech. 1894. 
   + Point of Classroom Decor ex. Joey and his teacher (Peanuts) 
   + Safe spaces and its meaning/evolution
* Speech in Schools: 
   + Consider the following displays: Family Photo, Pride Flag, Colonial Flag, Make America Great Again Banner, Black Live Matter Banner, Ten Commandments, Blue Lives Matter, Confederate Flag Picture of the Prophet Muhammed
       1. If you were the teacher, principal, or school board member, which (if any) of the above would you find permissible to display in classrooms?
       2. What criteria would you use to determine which displays are allowable? Explain. 
       3. What arguments could/would be made against your criteria? 

* Case Law/Precedent 
   + Precedent (past practice), stare decisis, equal justice (similar cases decided similarly) definitions, purpose and challenge (apt analogy or false equivalence).
   + West Virginia Board of Ed v. Barnette Case & Precedent: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/319us624  
       4. Is this precedent similar or different? Should this court case/precedent affect (change, alter or nuance, confirm) your original response?
   + Tinker v. Des Moines Case & Precedent: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1968/21
      - C-SPAN Tinker v. Des Moines: https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?8041 

       5. Is this precedent similar or different? Should this court case/precedent affect (change, alter or nuance, confirm) your original response?  
   + Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeir Case & Precedent: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1987/86-836 
       - Valedictorian/Salutatorian Speeches 
       6. Is this precedent similar or different? Should this court case/precedent affect (change, alter or nuance, confirm) your original response?    
 + Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser Case & Precedent:https://www.oyez.org/cases/1985/84-1667
       - Wikipedia Page with Speech: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethel_School_District_v._Fraser

       7. Is this precedent similar or different? Should this court case/precedent affect (change, alter or nuance, confirm) your original response?    
   + Role of Government and Branches: Judicial (Can/Can't) v. Legislative (Should and Shouldn't) 
        8. Do you find a school policy that prohibits teachers from displaying any flags, banners, posters, signs, stickers, pins, buttons, insignias, paraphernalia and photographs that lean toward partisan, political or social policy issues constitutional or a violation of the free speech rights of teachers and students?  
        9. If you were a school board member, would you support the above policy? 
       10. Ask your Parent(s), Guardian(s), Adult(s) in your life the two preceeding question. What was said? Do you agree/disagree? Explain 
EXTRA CREDIT EXTENSION: icivics.org "Argument Wars":  https://www.icivics.org/games/argument-wars
   + Play the following Game: Hazelwood v Kuhlmeir 
      1. Print certificate at end of game (If you can't print, write down time played and get adult signature or screen shot)  
 ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Speech in Schools Responses   




Day 2: Friday, August 18th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + “Why I, as a black man, attend KKK Rallies”| Daryl Davis TED Talk (18:53 Minutes): https://www.ted.com/talks/daryl_davis_why_i_as_a_black_man_attend_kkk_rallies?language=en 
   + NPR Article "How One Man Convinced 200 Ku Klux Klan Members to Give Up Their Robes": https://www.npr.org/2017/08/20/544861933/how-one-man-convinced-200-ku-klux-klan-members-to-give-up-their-robes
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Review and Discuss Speech in Schools Responses      
       - “in loco parentis” Concept 

       - FoxNews Article "Wisconsin school board votes to ban pride, BLM flags from classrooms": https://www.foxnews.com/us/wisconsin-school-board-votes-ban-pride-blm-flags-classrooms   
       - Central Bucks school board adopts controversial policy prohibiting 'advocacy': https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/southeastern-pa/central-bucks-school-board-adopts-controversial-policy-prohibiting-advocacy/article_6c6416a0-9161-11ed-966b-bf3f9ee535a1.html#:~:text=The%20policy%20states%3A%20%22Because%20views,or%20beliefs%20in%20these%20matters.
   + Should teachers announce their political biases/preferences or stay silent?  
   + Should schools create affinity groups/spaces?
   + Do students have to stand for the Pledge? National Anthem? School Assemblies? 
* Sidney Spies Case Study: Sydney Spies Senior Picture Court Case Study
   + Discussion of the Fourteenth Amendment, Incorporation, and a "Constitutional Floor" 
   + Discuss of Supreme Court Opinions

       - Conferences where Members Speak and Discuss Case with by Vote by Justice
       - Opinion Writing 
       - Importance of Opinions (Majority, Concurrence, Dissent)           
   + Read, Highlight or Underline pages #1-3   
   + Group Work
       -Writing Opinions
Constitutional Thinking: Determining the Intent of the Law and its Constitutionality
    + What does it say (Words Matter): Read the Words of the Law/Constitutional Amendment Provision Involved
    + Past: Look at the History of the Law/Issue and Look at the Traditions surrounding the words of the law
    + Fairness/stare decisis: Look at Precedent (earlier decisions regarding same/similar issue) 
    + Present: Look at the purpose or value of the law (how does it fit with our "evolving" standard(s) of decency and reflect our American values)
    + Future: Look at the consequence of deciding one way or another (whatever is decided the decision sets a new model/precedent, could       

ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Sidney Spies Case Study        




Day 3: Monday, August 21st 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + ABC This Week "PowerHouse Roundtable": https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek  
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Review and Turn Sidney Spies Case Study      
   + Role of School According to Ben Shapiro and Others: To Help Parents "Civilize" Kids
   + Next Project: Book Bans (Gender Queer) 
* Syllabus and You're Not Special Assignment Work

   + "You Are Not Special" Commencement Address (12 minutes 45 seconds long): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lfxYhtf8o4
       1. Notes
       2. Initial Reaction: From 1-10, how would you rate the speech? Did it make you feel hopeful, angry, confused. Explain. 
       3. In 1-2 Sentences, what did you believe his thesis/message he intended to deliver was?
       4. Most memorable quote or anecdote: what did he say, why do you think it's important?
       Extra Credit: Watch with your parent(s)/guardian(s)/adult(s) in your life: What did they think? How would they answer the preceding 3 questions? 
       5. Why Applied Government? What do you hope to get out of the class?

ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK

* Syllabus Review and "You Are Not Special" Commencement Address Responses      




Day 4: Tuesday, August 22nd 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + New Rule: A Unified Theory of Wokeness | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=schuzjknjYE    
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   +  Syllabus and "You're Not Special" Assignment Work Discussion and Turn in 
* Knowledge Inventory Test
   + DO NOT WRITE ON Packet: Answer Questions on a Separate Sheet of Paper
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Knowledge Inventory Test Responses     




Day 5: Wednesday, August 23rd 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + WWII 101 SNL Clip ( Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdf_XdDwc-o
   + (Former) Justice David Souter on Civic Knowledge (6:57 from 3:25 until 6:36); http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/perils-of-eroded-civic-knowledge-forewarned-790540867791?cid=sm_fb_maddow  
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   +  Knowledge Inventory Test Discussion 
   + Civic Ignorance
       - Presidential Power vis-à-vis marijuana legalization 
       - January 6th Insurrection
       - Washington Post Crime Statistics Database:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/police-shootings-database/   
       - U.S. Demographics: African American Population %
OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT: "Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford Podcast (38 Minutes) : The Dunning Kruger Hijack (and Other Criminally Stupid Acts)": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/id1484511465?i=1000514454120   
   1. Notes
   2. Summarize the Podcast  
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Optional Assignment



 
Day 6: Thursday, August 24th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + Megyn Kelly Podcast with Guest Jason Whitlock on the "Blindside" Controversy (13:57 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feEOq-it4Ak
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Dunning-Krueger Effect     
* Gender Queer School Board Meeting Assignment Outline/Prep (Sign Up After School)
   + Pre-Simulation Assignment: Quickly review the Following List of The Most Banned Books in High Schools Across America by CBS News "the 50 Most Banned Books in America": https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-50-most-banned-books-in-america/42/
       1. Knowing as a librarian you can't have every book in the world in your library, how would you determine which are allowable? 

       2. What what criteria would you use to determine which are not allowable? 
       3. What arguments could/would be made against your criteria?   
       4. When I talked to my peer(s) and/or teacher(s) about this issue, I was told... I agree/disagree because...   
       5. When I talked to my parent(s), guardian(s), or adult(s) in my life about this issue, I was told... I agree/disagree because...   
   + Project outline and Self-Evaluation Rubric: Gender Queer School Board Simulation.docx 
OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT: "On Being Wrong" TED Talk by by Kathryn Schulz (17:51 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QleRgTBMX88 
       1. Notes
       2. Summary
       3. Relevance: Why was it important to listen to it and what did you/could your peers learn from it?   
       4. How does the Podcast Relate to "You Are Not Special" Commencement Address  
       5. When I talked to my parent(s), guardian(s), or adult(s) in my life about this podcast, I was told... I agree/disagree because...     
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Gender Queer School Board Meeting Assignment Prep    




Civic Extension Video: "National Treasure" Friday, August 25th @ 10:15      



  
Day 7: Monday, August 28th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + "PowerHouse Roundtable": https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek    
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + "On Being Wrong"   
   + Guests: ?Thom Barnhart, Kelly Dey, Etc? 
* Gender Queer School Board Meeting Prep
   + Project outline and Self-Evaluation Rubric: Gender Queer School Board Simulation.docx   
   + Chapter 1 Notes  
      - Then/Now (pg. 3)
      - 1-1 Politics and Democracy (pgs. 3-6)  
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Gender Queer School Board Meeting Prep/Chapter Notes            




Day 8: Tuesday, August 29th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + SNL School Board Meeting (6:40 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2dj59Db1C4  
* Gender Queer School Board Meeting Prep
   + Project outline and Self-Evaluation Rubric: Gender Queer School Board Simulation.docx   
   + Chapter 1 Notes  
      - Then/Now (pg. 3)
      - 1-1 Politics and Democracy (pgs. 3-6)  
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Gender Queer School Board Meeting Prep/Chapter Notes        

Day 9: Wednesday, August 30th 2023
* Gender Queer School Board Meeting in HS Commons Area
   + Project outline and Self-Evaluation Rubric: Gender Queer School Board Simulation.docx     
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Self-Evaluation    




Day 10: Thursday, August 31st 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + The "Last Lecture) Oprah (10:09 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81JiC56DNs8  
   + The "Last Lecture) Full Version (1:44:08 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7zzQpvoYcQ
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + The Good, Bad, and Ugly (Re-Cap) of Gender Queer School Board Meeting Simulation 
* Gender Queer School Board Meeting Roundtable
   + Proponent-Opponent-School Board Member Discussion
   + Self-Evaluation Rubric: Gender Queer School Board Simulation.docx         
   + Last Lecture Packet
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Gender Queer School Board Meeting Self-Evaluation Rubric      




No Friday Video
LABOR DAY WEEKEND Friday 09/01-Monday 09/04




Day 11: Tuesday, September 5th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + New Rule: A Woke Revolution | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yysKhJ1U-vM      
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Gender Queer School Board Meeting Self-Evaluation Rubric DUE        
* Ideological Quizzes   
   + ISide WIth Ideological Quiz: https://www.isidewith.com/political-quiz 
       - Top 3 Parties with %'s

       - Bottom 2 Parties with %'s

       - Top 3 Presidential Candidates 
       - Top 3 Senatorial Candidates   
   + Typology: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/quiz/political-typology/ 
       - Linked Typology with Summary
       - 2-3 Bits of Info from Placement You Found Insightful  
   + Advocates for Self-Government Quiz: https://www.theadvocates.org/ 
       - Redraw Diamond/Grid and Placement 
       - 2-3 Bits of Info from Placement You Found Insightful    
   + Political Compass Ideological Quiz: https://www.politicalcompass.org/ 
       - Redraw Diamond/Grid and Placement 
       - 2-3 Bits of Info from Placement You Found Insightful      
   + Do you eat like a Republican or Democrat? Quiz: https://www.thekitchn.com/take-this-quiz-to-find-out-if-you-eat-like-a-democrat-or-a-republican-233778  

       - Placement  
EXTRA CREDIT EXTENSIONS: Complete WITH Parent(s) any or all of the above Ideological Tests and: 
       -Their Scores
       -What they told me about my scores
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Ideological Tests and Responses          




Day 12: Wednesday, September 6th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + "The Panem Elites vs. Actual Humans | Ep. 1373" (49:26 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztdpFigzcgI  
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Review and Discuss Ideological Test (Place on Whiteboard)   

       - Competition for Predicting Placements
* Understandiing Ideology
   + "Ideology" PowerPoint: ideology.ppt   
   + Liberal v Conservative Ideology Video (13:15 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TXoPwebcyk    

ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Ideology Notes  

Day 13: Thursday, September 7th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + See Fareed Zakaria’s warning for the US as abortion fight rages (5:38 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I7u49E7zq4  
   + [The Washington Post] Opinions | The abortion battle may be the precursor to even larger struggle: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/05/america-values-diverge-from-world-abortion-religion/    
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Review Ideological PowerPoint/Video
* Politics Book (3 Languages--Chapters 1-2): 3 Languages of Politics Chapters 1-2.pdf
   + Highlight or underline while reading and comment or emoji if/when you find necessary         
   + Summary Box:
        a-How would you describe the point of the chapters if you were telling your parents or a friend about what you read?   
        b-List and Discuss Information you found Interesting and worthy of sharing with your parents or a friend about what you read  
   + Critique Box: 
        a-Does this explain your placement by the quizzes?  Does the book help you understand how you view political issues?
        b-Did you find these Chapters worth reading? Explain.  
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Politics Book Chapters 1-2 Highlight/Underline and Responses   




Day 14: Friday, September 8th, 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + Fareed Zakaria GPS (Global Public Square) Clip (4:05 Minutes): https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2020/02/01/exp-gps-0202-fareeds-take.cnn  
   + USA Today Article on Polarization: New nationwide study shows where Americans agree – and where Democrats differ headed into November   
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Politics Book Chapters 1-2 Highlight/Underline and Responses DUE      
* PosterBoard Assignment Overview: Town Hall Policy Poster Board Project.docx
   + Chapter 7-2 Notes 
      -  “What Drives Opinion” (pgs. 156-166) 
   + Engage with People Article: The best way to evaluate your beliefs- Engage with people who disagree with you.rtf
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Town Hall Policy Poster Board Project Group Work  




No Friday Video    




Day 15: Monday, September 11th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + ABC This Week "PowerHouse Roundtable": https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek    
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Look at Retro Report for Issu Summary: https://www.retroreport.org/ 
* Town Hall Policy Poster Board Project Group Work        
   + Packet: Town Hall Policy Poster Board Project.docx
   + Chapter 7-2 Notes 
      -  “What Drives Opinion” (pgs. 156-166) 
   + Engage with People Article: The best way to evaluate your beliefs- Engage with people who disagree with you.rtf  
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Town Hall Policy Poster Board Project Group Work    




Day 16: Tuesday, September 12th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + Fareed Zakaria: Liberals think they're tolerant, but they're not (3:45 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tCAaiBEvSM   
   + Watch NBC News: Election maps show "middle ground" communities are disappearing      
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Look at Retro Report for Issu Summary: https://www.retroreport.org/   
* Town Hall Policy Poster Board Project Group Work        
   + Packet: Town Hall Policy Poster Board Project.docx
   + Chapter 7-2 Notes 
      -  “What Drives Opinion” (pgs. 156-166) 
   + Engage with People Article: The best way to evaluate your beliefs- Engage with people who disagree with you.rtf  
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Town Hall Policy Poster Board Project Group Work    

Day 17: Wednesday, September 13th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + Fareed Zakaria Clip on Political Tolerance (3:45 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_yuGaMDsUk  

* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Project DUE tomorrow BEFORE Class  
* Town Hall Policy Poster Board Project Group Work        
   + Packet: Town Hall Policy Poster Board Project.docx
   + Chapter 7-2 Notes 
      -  “What Drives Opinion” (pgs. 156-166) 
   + Engage with People Article: The best way to evaluate your beliefs- Engage with people who disagree with you.rtf  
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Town Hall Policy Poster Board Project Group Work      

Day 18: Thursday, September 14th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + Watch SNL: The Bubble - SNL
   + Watch SNL: A Thanksgiving Miracle - SNL    
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Poster Boards Must Be Pinned Up Prior to Class    
* Town Hall Policy Poster Board Project Silent Debate 
   + Use post-it notes to Debate
   + Chapter 7-2 Notes 
      -  “What Drives Opinion” (pgs. 156-166)   
   + Find Peer Evaluators 

ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Town Hall Policy Poster Board Project    




Civic Extension Video: "The Trial of the Chicago Seven" Friday, September 23rd @ 10:15        
   + Release Form: Chicago 7 Release Form 2022  
   + iMDb Plot Summary/iMDb Parents Guide: Chicago 7 imdb.pdf         




Day 19: Monday, September 18th 2023- Constitution Day (September 17th)
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + ABC This Week "PowerHouse Roundtable": https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek      
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Peer Evaluations Reminder

   +  Constitution Day Clips 
       - We the People: Honoring Constitution Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejH1Xvw12sA&t=3s
       - NCC Article on 10 Myths: https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/top-10-myths-about-the-constitution-on-constitution-day/ :
       - ACLU Clip (2:50 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh-SaU8DzoY 
       - Bridge of Spies Clip (1:42 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2gLGW9w8Hk      

* Guest Speakers  Worksheets
    + Constitution in School Prep Worksheet: Are the Principles of Democracy Reflected in Sidney High School Speaker Prep Worksheet 2022-2023.docx  
    + Guest Speakers Worksheet: School Board and School Policy 2022.docx
       - Superintendent Brent Sukut, Principal Carl Dynneson, and Vice Principal Danny Coryell
       - Panel Discussion of School Policy and Governance/Student Rights and Responsibilities   
       - Alternative Assignment: Democracy Interpretation/Response Worksheet: Democracy in Quotes Worksheet.pdf  
EXTRA CREDIT EXTENSION: We the People: The First Amendment on Campus and Online (41 Minutes): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-the-people/id83213431?i=1000627932240
   + Notes
   + List and Discuss 3 Ideas or Concepts that You Found Interesting and Worthy of Sharing with Your peers     
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Guest Speakers Prep Worksheet   




Day 20: Tuesday, September 19th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + No Video: Guest Speakers
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Peer Evaluations Reminder  
   + Guest Speakers Prep Worksheet DUE at end of class period  
* Guest Speakers: Superintendent Brent Sukut, Principal Carl Dynneson and Vice Principal Danny Coryell to Discuss School, Policy, Governance  
   + Constitution in School Guest Speakers Worksheet: School Board and School Policy 2022.docx  
       - Alternative Assignment: Democracy Interpretation/Response Worksheet: Democracy in Quotes Worksheet.pdf  
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Constitution in School Packet and Guest Speaker Worksheet or Alternative Assignment    

Day 21: Wednesday, September 20th  2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + Ben Shapiro interview Matthew Yglesias (21 Minutes in): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/matthew-yglesias-the-ben-shapiro-show-sunday-special-ep-99/id1047335260?i=1000491871443?i=1000491871443
   + Elon Musk Tweet on Polarization: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/28/what-elon-musks-polarization-graph-gets-wrong/          
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Review Presentation: Constitution in School Packet and Guest Speaker Worksheet DUE    
* Poster Board Roundatble
   + Peer Evaluations
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Peer Evaluations




Day 22: Thursday, September 21st 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + ABC This Week "PowerHouse Roundtable": https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek    
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Peer Evaluations DUE
* Town Hall Policy Poster Board Project      
   + Poster Board Roundatble
   + Peer Evaluations  
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Self-Evaluations  




Civic Extension Video: "Death of Stalin" Friday, February 17th @ 10:15
   + Release Form: Death of StalinAll Classes.docx
   + iMDb Plot Summary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4686844/plotsummary/?ref_=tt_stry_pl
   + iMDb Parents Guide: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4686844/parentalguide   
  



Day 23: Monday, September 25th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + ABC This Week "PowerHouse Roundtable": https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek    
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Town Hall Policy Poster Board Project Self-Evaluations DUE       
* Guest Speaker Worksheet Handout/Overview of speaker, presentation, and obligations: Mayor Norby and Jessica Chamberlin Guest Speaker Worksheet II.docx
      - Rick Norby and Jessica Chamberlin  
      - Mayor and City Clerk/Treasurer
      - Local Government      
* Guest Speakers: Mayor Rick Norby and City Clerk/Treasurer Jessica Chamberlin Prep
   + Annenberg Video "Executive Branch: What does a Mayor Do?" (19 Minutes): https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/resource/executive-branch-mayor/
       1. Notes
       2. What is a mayor and what does a Mayor do? 
       3. Suppose you were the mayor of Sidney, dealing with the problems of the city, list AND describe what would be your top two priorities.
   + Chapter 1 Notes and and 2 DICE   
      - Key Objectives/Takeaways (pg. 2)  
      - 1-2 Political Power in America: Five Views (pgs. 6-8)    
      - Learning Objectives (pgs. 19-20)      
   + Note Card
      - Front Side: Individual Questions  
      - Back Side: Parent(s)/Guardian(s)/Adult(s) in your life Question(s)  
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Guest Speakers Prep       




Day 24: Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + No Video Today Because of Guest Speakers  
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   +  Guest Speakers Prep DUE on way out of Class    
* Mayor Rick Norby and City Clerk/Treasurer Jessica Chamberlin Presentation 
   + Guest Speaker Worksheet: Mayor Norby and Jessica Chamberlin Guest Speaker Worksheet.docx
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Guest Speakers Worksheet     




Day 25: Wednesday, September 27th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   +  
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Guest Speaker Worksheet/Alternative Worksheet DUE
       - Class Discussion      
* "Democracy" Harkness Prep
   + Read and Highlight or Underline Packet: Democracy Harkness.docx
   + Chapter 1 & 7 Notes
      - "1-3 Who Governs? To What Ends? (pgs. 8-11)
      - Chapter 7: Public Opinion THEN/Now (pgs. 153-154)
      - Constitutional Connections "Majority Opinion and Public Policy" (pg. 155)
      - "7-3 Political Information and Public Opinion" (pgs. 166-167)
      - "7-4 Public Opinion and Public Policy" (pg. 167)
       - "Ban on Initiatives" (pg. 18) 
   + The American Form of Government Video (10:35 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VogzExP3qhI    
       - Notes
   + Oregon Ballot Measure 110 (2020): https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_110,_Drug_Decriminalization_and_Addiction_Treatment_Initiative_(2020)#Text_of_measure
        1. Notes
        2. What most struck you about the ballot measure? List and discuss 2 elements.
        3. How would you have voted? How did the Ballot Measure turn out? 
   + Ohio's State Issue 1: https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/elections/2023/spec/issuereport.pdf
       1. Notes
       2. If you were going to explain this video to a peer or parent, what would you tell him/her? (Explain in 2+ Sentences)      
+ Websites and Links
      - Montana Secretary of State Website: https://sosmt.gov/elections/ballot_issues/
      - 2022 Proposed Montana ballot Measures: https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_2022_ballot_measures 
      - USA Today "Abortion, Slavery, and Marijuana: Here are the Ballot Questions to Watch in the 2022 Midterm Elections": https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/09/06/ballot-initiatives-watch-2022-midterms/7962542001/   
   + Pre-Harkness Assignment
       1. Find an initiative or referendum in which you strongly disagree.  Explain why you find the initiative or referendum problematic.
       2. Find an initiative or referendum in which you find beneficial and doubt it would be passed otherwise.  Explain its benefits     
       3. Advantages of initiatives, referendums, and recall elections
       4. Disadvantages of initiatives, referendums, and recall elections
       5. Should Montana citizens have this mechanism at their disposal?   
           - Option A: Status Quo
           - Ban on Initiatives
           - Ohio Plan-60%  
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* "Democracy" Harkness Prep    




Day 26: Thursday, September 28th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   +  
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   +   
* "Democracy" Harkness Prep  
   + Look Under Day 25: Wednesday, September 27th 2023 and Packet Rubric for  Project Obligations 
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* "Democracy" Harkness Prep  




Civic Extension Video: "Animal Farm" Friday, February 10th @ 10:15         




Day 27: Monday, October 2nd 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   +  
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   +   
* "Democracy" Harkness Prep  
   + Look Under Day 25: Wednesday, September 27th 2023 and Packet Rubric for  Project Obligations 
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* "Democracy" Harkness Prep    




Day 28: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   +  
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   +   
* "Democracy" Harkness Prep in HS library
   + Look Under Day 25: Wednesday, September 27th 2023 and Packet Rubric for  Project Obligations 
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* "Democracy" Harkness Prep      



Day 29: Wednesday, October 4th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   +  
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   +   
* "Democracy" Harkness in HS Library
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* "Democracy" Harkness Self-Evaluation 




Day 30: Thursday, October 5th 2023-Homecoming Assembly
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   +  
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   +   
* "Democracy" Harkness Self-Evaluation
And/Or
   + Government Board Games
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK  
* "Democracy" Harkness Self-Evaluation   




Civic Extension Video: "Mr. Jones" Friday, October 6th @ 10:15
   + Release Form: Mr Jones-All Classes.docx 
   + iMDb Plot Summary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6828390/plotsummary  
   + iMDb Parents Guide: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6828390/parentalguide        




Day 31: Monday, October 9th 2023-Shakespeare in the Schools (Modified Class Schedules) 
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + Real Time with Bill Maher 
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + "Democracy" Harkness Self-Evaluation DUE    
* Judicial Interpretation
   + Chapter 1: Who Rules and To What Ends? Notes in Outline Form       
      - Constitutional Connections: Deciding What is Legitimate (pg. 7)
   + Chapter 16: The Judiciary Chapter Notes in Outline Form 
       - Key Objectives/ Key Takeaways (pg. 391)
       - THEN/NOW (pg.392-393)
       - "16-1 Judicial Review" (pgs. 393-394)   
   + "A Matter of Opinion" (Chapter 1): By Antonin Scalia:  A Matter of interpretation by Antonin Scalia.pdf   
      - Read, highlight or Underline and Comment or Emoji Packet OR Read, highlight or Underline and  DICE
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Judicial Interpretation Assignment         




Day 32: Tuesday, October 10th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + Real Time with Bill Maher  
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Judicial Interpretation Assignment DUE
   + Key Terms/Concepts:
       - Common Law
       - stare decisis
       - Precedent
       - Rule of Law 
       - Montesquieu and "The Spirit of Laws
       - Democracy v. Life Tenure (Why SCOTUS Justice Serve for Life)
* Judicial Interpretation Video  Notes/Responses
   + Annenberg Classroom "A Conversation on the Constitution: Judicial Interpretation Video (37 Minutes): https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/resource/conversation-constitution-judicial-interpretation/  
   1-5. Video Notes
      6. Define Originalism. How do Originalists Interpret the Constitution? 
      7. Use Privacy, the Death Penalty, and/or Abortion as Examples, explain the manner in which Originalists would approach the policy and adjudicate.  
      8. Define Living Constitutionalism. How do Living Constitutionalists Interpret the Constitution?
      9. Use Privacy, the Death Penalty, and/or Abortion as Examples, explain the manner in which Living Constitutionalists would approach the policy and adjudicate.    
    10. Which method of Judicial Interpretation do YOU find most convincing? Explain.       
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Judicial Interpretation Video Notes/Responses        




Day 33: Wednesday, October 11th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + Sasse on Kavanaugh Hearing: “We Can And We Should Do Better Than This”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlAHS6pT5A4 
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Judicial Interpretation Video Notes/Responses DUE         
   + Key Terms/Concepts:  
       - Judicial Review
       - Judicial Activism
       - Judicial Restraint
       - Textualism
       - Originalism
       - Living Constitutionalism
       - "Sex"
          + Ben Shapiro: https://soundcloud.com/benshapiroshow/ep1032
          + NYT "The Daily": A Landmark Supreme Court Ruling   
* The Supreme Court
   + Chapter 16: The Judiciary Chapter Notes "16-4 The Supreme Court in Action" (pgs. 409-419)
       - Notes in Outline Form 
      - Any 2 DICE in 2+ Sentences Each       
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Chapter Notes and DICE        




Day 34: Thursday, October 12th 2023-1st Quarter Ends   
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + SNL Cold Open "Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing" (13:04 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRJecfRxbr8
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Chapter Notes and DICE DUE                
   + Key Terms/Concepts:  
       - Briefs (certs)
       - Court Composition (Geographic Diversity, Catholic Seat, Jewish Seat, African-American Seat, Diversity Today or Lack Thereof)
       - Policy Making (Activism v. Restraint)    
* The Supreme Court  
   + John Roberts Video "The Origin, Nature, and Importance of the Supreme Court" (37 Minutes): https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/resource/a-conversation-on-the-constitution-the-origin-nature-and-importance-of-the-supreme-court/
      - Write Down the 16 Q's and A's
      - Any 2 DICE in 2+ Sentences Each   
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK  
* Chief Justice John G. Roberts Video Assignment   




Civic Extension Video: "Robinhood" Friday, October 13th @ 10:15  




Day 35: Monday, October 16th 2023-2nd Quarter Begins
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + Real Time with Bill Maher  
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Chief Justice John G. Roberts Video Assignment DUE         
   + Key Concepts:
       - Rule of Law
       - Power, Authority and Legitimacy
       - Moot Court 
   + Movement of a Case
       - District Court-Facts
          + Ruling Effects District
       - Appellate Courts-Error of Law  
          + Ruling Effects Region
       - Supreme Court
          + Lower Courts Ruling Differently: Clarify Law
          + Big Issues
          + Ruling Effects Nation    
* Do Public Indecency Laws violate the First Amendment Free Speech Clause and/or the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause?    
   + Read all the material BEFORE you make your final conclusion; Be Open-Minded and be willing to change your mind.   
       - USA Today Article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/03/22/colo-city-vows-appeal-judges-ruling-allows-women-go-topless/99519012/
       - Reuters Article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-topless/u-s-supreme-court-refuses-to-free-the-nipple-in-topless-women-case-idUSKBN1ZC1HQ
          1-4. Notes from ArticleS    
             5. What are the governmental interest(s) that are the basis for the law? Explain.       
             6. Why does the "Free the Nips" Movement suggest the law is unconstitutional?  Explain    
             7. What did the courts rule about the Colorado ordinance? Explain. What did the courts rule about the New Hampshire ordinance? Explain  
             8. Summarize the debate in 1-2 Sentences
             9. Answer the Question "Do Public Indecency Laws violate the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause?" in 3-5 Sentences  
           10.  Read your summary of the debate to your Parent(s), Guardian(s), Adult(s) in your life and ask the preceding question. What was said? Do you agree/disagree? Explain  ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Do Public Indecency Laws violate the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause?       


   

Day 36: Tuesday, October 17th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + Real Time with Bill Maher 
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Key Questions/Concepts: Do you have a right to discriminate in America?
      - As an individual? Business Owner, Government Operated Institution?
          + Baker and Website Designer: Equal protection v. Free Expression (Speech and Free Exercies of Religion) 
          + Public Discrimination Laws (state and Part of 1964 Civil Rights Act): Heart of Atlanta Motel and Ollie's BBQ
   + Key Concepts:
       - Civil Rights Act of 1954 (Public Accommodation Clause)
       - Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRA)   
* Civil Rights 
   + Chapter 6: Civil Rights Chapter Notes in Outline Form    
       - Key Objectives/ Key Takeaways (pg. 122)
       - THEN/NOW (pgs. 123-124)
       - Discrimination Tests: Rational Basis, Intermediate Scrutiny, Strict Scrutiny (pg. 137)
       - "6-2 Women and Equal Rights" (pgs. 136-139)
       - Landmark Women's Rights (pg. 138)     
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK 
* Civil Rights Notes Assignment     


 

Day 37: Wednesday, October 18th 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + Real Time with Bill Maher 
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Civil Civil Rights Notes Assignment DUE    
   + Key Concepts:
       - Civil Liberties v Civil Rights
       - Fourteenth Amendment's  Equal Protection Clause
       - Title IX
       - Equality of Opportunity v Equality of Results (Equity and Inclusion)  
   + Levels of Scrutiny
       - Strict
       - Mid-Level or Substantial Relationship
       - Rational Basis      
* Do Public Indecency Laws violate the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause? Group Work        
    +  Group Work
            A.  Discussion Questions: Constitutional Thinking: Determining the Intent of the Law and its Constitutionality  
                        1. Description of the problem/ Rights or Values in conflict
                        2. What constitutional amendment(s) and principle(s) are at play?
                        3. Level of Scrutiny that Should Apply
                        4. Did the law at issue serve a legitimate, a substantial or a compelling governmental interest?
                        5. Past, Present and Future
                        + Past: Look at the History of the Law/Issue and Look at the Traditions surrounding the words of the law
                        + Present: Look at the purpose or value of the law (how does it fit with our "evolving" standard(s) of decency and reflect our American values)
                        + Future: Look at the consequence of deciding one way or another (whatever is decided the decision sets a new model/precedent, could         
            B. Take a Vote of the Members of your Group: Who won/ who is your Court siding with
            C. Write a Majority/Dissenting Opinions that Explains and References the Discussion Question Responses
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
* Do Public Indecency Laws violate the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause?      




Thursday, October 19th & Friday, October 20th: NO SCHOOL-MEA CONVENTION




Day 38: Monday, October 23rd 2023
* Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
   + HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher Interview with Ross Douthat
* Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
   + Discussion:
         + The Scientific Process v. The Science
         + Free Speech John Stuart Mill Quote/Father-In-Law Discussion Regarding Elon Musk Purchase of Twitter  
            - Right to Lie?: Alvarez (Stolen Valor Case: United States v. Alvarez): https://www.oyez.org/cases/2011/11-210
               + Defamatory Speech: (NYT v. Sullivan): https://www.oyez.org/cases/1963/39
            - Right to be Obscene? (Cohen v. California):  https://www.oyez.org/cases/1970/299
            - Right to Hate Speech? (Snyder v. Phelps): https://www.oyez.org/cases/2010/09-751 
            - What is Speech/When is it Protected? (Texas v. Johnson): https://www.oyez.org/cases/1988/88-155
               + Kaepernick? Symbolic? "Free the Nips" Topless Dancers
            - Do students have to stand for the Pledge? National Anthem? School Assemblies? (WV v. Barnette): https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940- 
   + Key Terms/Concepts:
       - Tenth Amendment and Federalism
       - Fourteenth Amendment, the Second Founding, and Incorporation
* Civil Liberties
   + Chapter 5: Civil Liberties Chapter Notes in Outline Form   
       - Key Objectives/ Key Takeaways (pg. 95)  
       - THEN/NOW (pgs, 96-97)
       - "5-1 The Courts and Conflicts over Civil Liberties (pgs. 97-100)
       - "Constitutional Connections: Selective Incorporation" (pg. 101)
       - "Landmark Cases: incorporation" (0g. 102)
ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK  
* Civil Liberties Assignment    

  Civil Liberties Assignment DUE          

After MEA Days

   + iCivics Game
      - "Texas v. Johnson  

   + Chapter 5: Civil Liberties Chapter Notes in Outline Form   
       -  "5-2 The First Amendment and Freedom of Expression" (pgs. 100-107)
       - "Table 5.1 Testing Restrictions on Expression" (pg. 105)
       - "Landmark Cases: Free Speech and Free Press" ( pg. 107)
       - 
   + iCivics Game
      - "Snyder v. Phelps"

Mini-Moot Court: Iowa Case or B.L

Moot Court---Video Game Case


* Morse v. Frederick/B.L. v Mahanoy Moot Courts 

* Morse v Frederick Case Study: Morse v Frederick Court Case Analysis on Precedent.pdf 
   + C-Spann Classroom "Morse v. Frederick": https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?10120
   + pg. 401: A) #1-3 B) #1-3 C) #1-3
   + Oral Arguments: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2006/06-278
          - Petitioner Argument Notes
          - Respondent Argument Notes
       D) How should the Case be decided in 3-5 Sentences:     
Constitutional Thinking: Determining the Intent of the Law and its Constitutionality
    + What does it say (Words Matter): Read the Words of the Law/Constitutional Amendment Provision Involved
    + Past: Look at the History of the Law/Issue and Look at the Traditions surrounding the words of the law
    + Fairness/stare decisis: Look at Precedent (earlier decisions regarding same/similar issue) 
    + Present: Look at the purpose or value of the law (how does it fit with our "evolving" standard(s) of decency and reflect our American values)
    + Future: Look at the consequence of deciding one way or another (whatever is decided the decision sets a new model/precedent, could        
       E) What did the SCOTUS Decide?: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2006/06-278  
          - Opinion Notes (5:16 Minutes): https://www.oyez.org/cases/2006/06-278    
          - I Agree/Disagree with the Decision because 




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Harkness Outline 
   + Friday
       - Article Review
       - UpFront Prep
       - Issues Choice
    + Monday
       - Harness Prep





      - 1-4 The Politics of Different Issues (pgs. 11-19)--With Next Legislative Simulation  
        + Policy Dynamics "Obamacare: All four Boxes) (pg. 17)      

 
* Up/Front Harkness Prep
* GOP Debate @ Kiwanis OR the Middle School