• 2023-2024 APPLIED GOVERNMENT (SECOND QUARTER)



    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: 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 First Amendment Free Speech Clause and/or the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause?      


       

    Day 2: Tuesday, October 17th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + "Free the Nipple" Movie Trailer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2298394/
       + Rose Montoya: https://www.newsweek.com/rose-montoya-topless-transgender-woman-white-house-surge-tiktok-followers-1806472
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Do Public Indecency Laws violate the First Amendment Free Speech Clause and/or the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause? Assignment DUE    
       + Key Questions/Concepts: Do you have a right (Can/Can't NOT Should/Shouldn't) 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:
           - Rule of Law     
           - 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 3: 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 First Amendment Free Speech Clause and/or the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause? Assignment? Group Work        
        + Stephen Breyer on How the Supreme Court Decides Cases (4:41 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNkn98wdjs0 
        +  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? Did the law at issue serve a legitimate, a substantial or a compelling governmental interest?
                            4. What type of interpretation should be utilized? Living Constitutionalism or Originalism? 
                            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); Is this judicial Restraint or activism?
                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 First Amendment Free Speech Clause and/or the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause? Group Assignment   




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




    Day 4: Monday, October 23rd 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + NCC "We the People: Free Speech, Same-Sex Marriage, and Anti-Discrimination Laws" (54 Minutes): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-the-people/id83213431?i=1000589521404   
           - Santa Hypos about 30 Minutes in
           - Civil Liberties v Civil Rights
           - Levels of Scrutiny (Strict, Mid-Level or Substantial Relationship, Rational Basis)      
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Do Public Indecency Laws violate the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause? Group Assignment DUE      
       + First Amendment "Symbolic Speech" 
           - Joey Johnson, a member of the "Revolutionary Communist Party Youth Brigade" Speaks about the Case (1:29 Minutes): https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?840  
    * Texas v Johnson Case Study Assignment
       + Worksheet: Texas v Johnson Worksheet.docx 
       + iCivics Game (icivics.org)
           -To play Argument Wars, hit the arrow until you get to the case "TEXAS  V. JOHNSON":  https://www.icivics.org/games/argument-wars  
       + Videos
           - "A Conversation on the Constitution: Free Speech (29 Minutes/About 8:30 for Baseline of Court's Rulings/9:10 For Texas v. Johnson Case): https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/resource/conversation-constitution-freedom-speech/  
           - Oyez Oral Arguments and Decision: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1988/88-155
    EXTRA CREDIT EXTENSION: Play Argument Wars: Snyder v Phelps: https://icivics.org/games/argument-wars
       + Go to icivics.org to play Argument Wars and hit the arrow until you get to the case Play the following Game: Snyder v. Phelps 
          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
    * Texas v Johnson Case Study Worksheet      




    Day 5: Tuesday, October 24th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + Joey Johnson responds to ruling (5:32 Minutes): https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?840      
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Texas v Johnson Case Study Worksheet DUE           
    * Snyder v. Phelps Case Study Packet:  Snyder v Phelps Case Analysis.docx
       +     EXTRA CREDIT EXTENSION: Listen and take Notes from the Actual Case from Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2010/09-751
           a. Petitioner's Arguments (000:00-12:00)
           b. Respondent's Arguments (030:00-42:00)
           c. Opinion (7:50)
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Snyder v. Phelps Case Study Packet   




    Day 6: Wednesday, October 25th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + Watch Prior Year Classes Moot Court        
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Snyder v. Phelps Case Study Packet DUE     
    * Mini Moot Court   
       + Moot Court Procedures Packet: First Amendment MOOT COURT PROCEDURES Fall 2023.docx
       + Mini-Moot Court Procedures Expectations/Grading: Mini Moot Court GRADING SHEETS 2023.docx 
          -     Sign Up for Mini Moot Court After School 
    * Student Free Speech OUTSIDE of the School Packet: Student Free Speech Outside School 2023.docx  
       + Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L Case Study Case Links
           -NCC's We the People Podcast Federal Judges on Blockbuster Supreme Court Cases"(About 3 Minutes in): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-the-people/id83213431?i=1000536451020   
          - Fox News - Supreme Court justices grapple with school speech case over cheerleader's profane Snapchat post": https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-punt-school-speech-cheerleader-snapchat
          - SCOTUSBlog "Justices Ponder Narrow Ruling in Student Speech Case": https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/04/justices-ponder-narrow-ruling-in-student-speech-case/
          - We the People: (41:59 Minutes) "Snapchat and the Schoolhouse Gate": https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/podcast/snapchat-and-the-schoolhouse-gate
          - Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L (Cheerleader Oral Arguments from Oyez): https://www.oyez.org/cases/2020/20-255
          - [Mahanoy Area Schools District v. B.L.] Oral Argument | C-SPAN.org: https://www.c-span.org/video/?510036-1/mahanoy-area-schools-district-v-bl-oral-argument&fbclid=IwAR3ww1aHuTvuMRTV4vquFsyzF26ehCRo9rxNuju8moP8aiHPADIPsFqn8rk
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Student Free Speech OUTSIDE of the School Packet    




    Day 7: Thursday, October 26th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + We the People: (41:59 Minutes) "Snapchat and the Schoolhouse Gate": https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/podcast/snapchat-and-the-schoolhouse-gate  
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Student Free Speech OUTSIDE of the School Packet Discussion-Select Moot Court Case           
    * Mini Moot Court Prep
       + Student Free Speech OUTSIDE of the School Packet Discussion  
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Student Free Speech OUTSIDE of the School Packet/Mini Moot Court Prep




    Civic Extension Video: "1776" Friday, October 27th @ 10:15-CANCELLED    
    Civic Extension: OPTIONAL (Can be Participation, Enrichment, OR Engagement) Speaker John Mudd, State of Montana Bar Association President @ 10:15        




    Day 8: Monday, October 30th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + We the People: (41:59 Minutes) "Snapchat and the Schoolhouse Gate": https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/podcast/snapchat-and-the-schoolhouse-gate  
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Student Free Speech OUTSIDE of the School Packet WORK
    * Mini Moot Court Prep
       + Self-Evaluation Rubric: Mini Moot Court GRADING SHEETS 2023.docx
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Mini Moot Court Prep  




    Day 9: Tuesday, October 31st 2023
    * Mini Moot Court 
       + Self-Evaluation Rubric: Mini Moot Court GRADING SHEETS 2023.docx
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Mini Moot Court Self-Evaluation Rubric  




    Day 10: Wednesday, November 1st 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + A Prison is Being Constructed Inside Your Brain | Glenn Greenwald | EP 39: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3h7pmhyIwg 
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Student Free Speech OUTSIDE of the School Packet DUE    
       + Mini Moot Court Self-Evaluation Rubric DUE        
       + Key Terms/Concepts:
           - Tenth Amendment and Federalism
           - Fourteenth Amendment, the Second Founding, and Incorporation
    * Civil Liberties/First Amendment Notes and U.S. v. Alvarez Moot Court Prep  
       + 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" (pg. 102)
       + 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)  
    * United States v. Alvarez
       + Petitioner Writ of Certiorari: http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Alvarez-Cert-Petition.pdf
       + Respondent Brief: http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/alvarez-BIO-FINAL1.pdf
       + Street Law: United States v Alvarez Case Summary.doc
       + Oyez Oral Arguments/Decision: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2011/11-210
       + ScotusBlog: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/united-states-v-alvarez/           
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Civil Liberties/First Amendment Notes and U.S. v. Alvarez Moot Court Prep




    Day 11: Thursday, November 2nd 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + A Prison is Being Constructed Inside Your Brain | Glenn Greenwald | EP 39: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3h7pmhyIwg     
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       +       
    * Moot Court Prep
       + First Amendment MOOT COURT PROCEDURES Fall 2023.docx
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Civil Liberties/First Amendment Notes and U.S. v. Alvarez Moot Court Prep      




    Civic Extension Video: "The Notorious RGB" Friday, November 3rd @ 10:15    




    Day 12: Monday, November 6th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       +     ABC's "This Week":  https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
      + Spend the first 25-30 Minutes Researching and then Get Together With Your Team and Discuss Strategy
      + Print Out Brief(s)
    * Moot Court Prep
       + First Amendment MOOT COURT PROCEDURES Fall 2023.docx
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Civil Liberties/First Amendment Notes and U.S. v. Alvarez Moot Court Prep        




    Day 13: Tuesday, November 7th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       +     HBO's "Real Time" with Bill Maher
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
      + Research and then Get Together With Your Team and Discuss Strategy        
    * Moot Court Prep
       + First Amendment MOOT COURT PROCEDURES Fall 2023.docx
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Civil Liberties/First Amendment Notes and U.S. v. Alvarez Moot Court Prep          




    Day 14: Wednesday, November 8th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       +     HBO's "Real Time" with Bill Maher
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
      + Plan Where to Meet and Eat Lunch Together; Finalize Any Issues That Need Correcting
    * Moot Court Prep
       + First Amendment MOOT COURT PROCEDURES Fall 2023.docx
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Civil Liberties/First Amendment Notes and U.S. v. Alvarez Moot Court Prep            




    Day 15: Thursday, November 9th 2023
     * Moot Court Simulation in High School Commons Area
       + First Amendment MOOT COURT PROCEDURES Fall 2023.docx
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Good/Bad/Ugly Reflection Questions      




    Civic Extension Video: "Hamilton" Friday, November 10th @ 9:15    




    Day 16: Monday, November 13th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       +      No Stupid Questions: 171. "Where Is the Line Between Exaggeration and Lying?" (About 10 Minutes in): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-stupid-questions/id1510056899?i=1000634478633
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
      + Good/Bad/Ugly Reflection Questions DUE    
    * Moot Court Round Table
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Self-Evaluation Rubric   




    Day 17: Tuesday November 14th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + 2024 GOP Presidential Debate "Banning TikTok"     (About 51:15 Minutes in): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dmXJ99oC4k
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
      + Self-Evaluation Rubric DUE    
    * Hate Speech Background Assignment
       + Harkness Background, Questions, and Rubric: Hate Speech Harkness.docx  
       + "Laws Around the World" Hate Speech Worksheet: Laws Around the World Hate Speech Worksheet.pdf 
           1a. Worksheet Question: One of the two Countries that FAVORS Laws Against Hate Speech. Why?  
           2a. Worksheet Question: One of the two Countries that FAVORS laws Against Hate Speech. Why?    
           3b. Worksheet Question: One of the two Countries that OPPOSES laws Against Hate Speech. Why?    
           4b. Worksheet Question: One of the two Countries that OPPOSES laws Against Hate Speech. Why?      
           5c. Worksheet Question: How do you think the think the history of each speaker's country affects the viewpoints expressed?
       6-7d. Worksheet Question: What are the ProS of countries to enact their own criminal laws against hate speech?
       8-9d. Worksheet Question: What are the ConS of countries to enact their own criminal laws against hate speech?  
          10. If Someone were to ask me right now: "Should our Democracy adopt a 28th Amendment that bans hate speech?," I would tell him/her... 
        + Annenberg Classroom Video "Freedom of Association: Nationalist Socialist Party v. Skokie" (29:03) https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/resource/freedom-of-assembly-national-socialist-party-v-skokie/
     11-14. Video Notes
          15. If you were to explain this case to your classmates, you would tell them... Answer in 2+ Sentences 
          16. What does the ACLU stand for? What was ironic about the membership of the ACLU?
          17. What reason did the ACLU argue that denying the march was unconstitutional? Explain 
          18. What reason did the city of Skokie give for denying the march was constitutional? Explain. 
          19. What is a heckler's veto? Is a heckler's veto Constitutional? Explain.
          20. How has your view regarding the question: "Should our Democracy adopt a 28th Amendment that bans hate speech?" evolved?  Answer in 2+ Sentences
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK 
    * Hate Speech Background Assignment  




    Day 18: Wednesday, November 15th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + Honestly with Bari Weiss: "Sam Harris: The Bright Line Between Good and Evil" (About 25 Minutes in):  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/honestly-with-bari-weiss/id1570872415?i=1000634523803
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
      + Hate Speech Background Assignment Review
    * 28th Amendment (Modeled Off Britain's Hate Speech Law): Hate Speech Harkeness Overview
       + Harkness Background, Questions, and Rubric: Hate Speech Harkness.docx
       + Annotated (Highlight or Underline, comment, and emoji)   
          - Foundations Textbook Debate Page 447: Hate Speech Handout.pdf
          - USA Today Article     First Amendment Synopsis: First Amendment Speech Synopisis.docx
       + Take Notes on the Following Information Regarding the British Hate Speech law
           - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_laws_in_the_United_Kingdom#
           - Crown Prosecution Services: https://www.cps.gov.uk/crime-info/hate-crime
           - NYT Article "Britain Passes Sweeping New Online Safety Law": https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/technology/britain-online-safety-law.html
              + If Interested: Text of The Online Safety Bill (302 pgs.): https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/52368/documents/3841    
       + Listen to and Take Notes
           - NCC Podcast: The First Amendment and Hate Speech: https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/podcast/the-first-amendment-and-hate-speech      
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Harkness Prep   




    Day 19: Thursday, November 16th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + Retro Report's "When Art Fuels Anger, Who Should Prevail?" : https://retroreport.org/video/when-art-fuels-anger-who-should-prevail/?utm_source=Retro+Report+Education&utm_campaign=266df213c7-NOV13_BLASPHEMY&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_64a84ba2bf-266df213c7-357764372&mc_cid=266df213c7&mc_eid=c61f8cb495   
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
      + Review Rubric Expectations
    * 28th Amendment (Modeled Off Britain's Hate Speech Law): Hate Speech Harkeness  
       + Links under Wednesday, November 15th 
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Harkness Prep     




    Civic Extension Video: "Skokie" Friday, November 17th @ 10:15       



    Day 54: Monday, November 20th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + NBC Nightly News "Growing concerns over antisemitism and disinformation on social media":  https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/growing-concerns-over-antisemitism-and-disinformation-on-social-media-198185029772
       + Real Time with Bill Maher: Social Media, antisemitism, and TikTok
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
      + Review Rubric Expectations
    * 28th Amendment (Modeled Off Britain's Hate Speech Law): Hate Speech Harkeness  
       + Links under Wednesday, November 15th 
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Harkness Prep    




    Day 55: Tuesday, November 21st 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + JP Sears "The Best Female Swimmer in the World!" (6:16 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sgjc29QCGo 
       + Ben Shapiro/UCAL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvLPZjcxvCI
       + Stanford Law School: https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/conservative-judge-heckled-while-speaking-at-stanford-law-166911045641
       + Bari Weiss/Tom Cotton Op-Ed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-heGKzcC6_w 
       + Fair Article: Pro-Hamas Demonstrations: https://fairforall.substack.com/p/why-we-shouldnt-cancel-pro-hamas?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=v5vg2&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email  
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
      + Meet in HS Library Conference Room
    * 28th Amendment (Modeled Off Britain's Hate Speech Law): Hate Speech Harkeness  
       + 3 Groups: Find Consensus 
       + Harkness Rubric: Hate Speech Harkness.docx  
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Harkness Self Evaluation




    Day 56: Wednesday, November 22nd 2023-1/2 Day/Noon Release
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + N/A: Half-Day
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
      + Rubric/Reflection Questions DUE After Break  
          - Harkness Rubric: Hate Speech Harkness.docx    
    * Harkness Round Table
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Self-Evaluation Rubric   




    THANKSGIVING BREAK: Thursday, November 23th-Sunday, November 26th  




    Day 57: Monday, November 27th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + Retro Report "Athletes v. Injustice: Protests in Sports" (11:14 Minutes): https://retroreport.org/video/athletes-vs-injustice-protests-in-sports/?utm_source=Retro+Report+Education&utm_campaign=836e82b0a7-NOV13_BLASPHEMY_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_64a84ba2bf-836e82b0a7-357764372&mc_cid=836e82b0a7&mc_eid=c61f8cb495
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Self-Evaluation Rubric DUE
       + How Should Thanksgiving be Taught?     
    * American Political Culture Chapter & Posterboard Project
       + Lincoln/Scalia Handout: Fragment on the Constitution and Union by Abraham Lincoln and Scalia Welcoming Immigrants.docx
           - Read, Highlight or Underline and Comment or Emoji
       + Culture Wars
           - Handout: Culture Wars Worksheet 2023.docx
           - Constitutional Connections "A Religious People" (pg. 85)
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * American Political Culture Chapter & Posterboard Project    




    Day 24: Tuesday, November 28th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + Ben Shapiro "Why Conor McGregor is under Investigation?"   
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Culture War Worksheet and Sources of American Political Culture Discussion/DUE Tomorrow
       + Sign-Up for Poster Board Topic/Group
    * The Culture Wars
               - Handout: Culture Wars Worksheet 2023.docx
           - Constitutional Connections "A Religious People" (pg. 85)
           - 4-4 The Culture War (pgs. 86-93)
           - Learning Objectives (pg. 93)              
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * American Political Culture Chapter & Posterboard Project          




    Day 25: Wednesday, November 29th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + Bud Light Culture War Controversy (Megyn Kelly): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qQD-TWT658  
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Culture War Worksheet and Sources of American Political Culture Discussion
    * Background: American Political Culture Video/Essay and Chapter Book Notes (Packet): American Political Culture and Constitutional Foundations.docx
       + Harvard Foundations(edEx) Video: THOMAS E. PATTERSON on "American Government: Constitutional Foundations" (26:39 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXBhhojQ98M 
                1. Watch the Video and Take Notes
                2. List and discuss 3 ideas, terms, or concepts learned (Use the Essay to Review Presentation if Necessary)   
       + Chapter 4: American Culture 
            - Key Objectives/Key Takeaways (pg. 75)
            - THEN/NOW (pg. 76)
            - 4-1 Political Culture (pgs. 76-80)  
               3. Notes in Outline Form  
               4. Compare/Contrast Video/Essay with Chapter Notes      
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * American Political Culture Video/Chapter Notes/Responses    




    Day 26: Thursday,  November 30th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + Disney Culture War Controversy (Ben Shapiro): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNNAsoGJyzA       
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Culture War Poster Board: Choose Topic, Outline Poster Board, Talk to Parents, Gather Resources        
    * Background: American Political Culture Video/Essay and Chapter Book Notes (Packet): American Political Culture and Constitutional Foundations.docx
       + Harvard Foundations(edEx) Video: THOMAS E. PATTERSON on "American Government: Constitutional Foundations" (26:39 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXBhhojQ98M 
                1. Watch the Video and Take Notes
                2. List and discuss 3 ideas, terms, or concepts learned (Use the Essay to Review Presentation if Necessary)   
       + Chapter 4: American Culture 
            - Key Objectives/Key Takeaways (pg. 75)
            - THEN/NOW (pg. 76)
            - 4-1 Political Culture (pgs. 76-80)  
               3. Notes in Outline Form  
               4. Compare/Contrast Video/Essay with Chapter Notes      
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * American Political Culture Video/Chapter Notes/Responses      




    Civic Extension Video: "Inherit the Wind" Friday, December 1st @ 10:15        




    Day 27: Monday, December 4th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
        + FDR's Bill of Rights Today
               - Elizabeth Warren and FDR's Second Bill of Rights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb7XMGuC2bk
               - Bernie Sanders and FDR's Second Bill of Rights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otr3a4n6xj0            
       + FDR's Second Bill of Rights
            - FDR Second Bill of Rights Speech Footage (2 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EZ5bx9AyI4
            - Wikipedia: FDR's Second Bill of Rights: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Bill_of_Rights
                + Make a List of FDR's Second Bill of Rights, Check those that you Would Support, Write a Summary of your list and your rationale             
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + American Political Culture Video/Chapter Notes/Responses     Discussion       
       + Seneca Indian "We Are All American Stories"
       + Secretary of Ed. Miguel Cardona Reagn Quote Gaffe: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/11/29/reagan-misquote-education-secretary-biden-administration-overreach/71727121007/
       + Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal, FDR's New Deal, LBJ's War on Poverty
    * Culture War PosterBoard  
       + Overview and Rubric: Culture War Poster Board Project Grading Sheet.docx
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Culture War PosterBoard Prep       




    Day 28: Tuesday, December 5th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + Izzit.Org "A History Changing Choice" Video (13:48 Minutes): https://www.izzit.org/products/detail.php?video=history_changing_choice
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Culture War PosterBoard Needs to Be Up By Class Thursday         
       + Choose Peer Evaluators (Peer Evaluations Due Next Thursday, Dec. 14)   
    * Culture War PosterBoard  
       + Overview and Rubric: Culture War Poster Board Project Grading Sheet.docx  
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Culture War PosterBoard Prep   




    Day 29: Wednesday, December 6th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + Prager U “Bill Maher Blasts Gen Z and Millenial "Your Ideas Are Stupid’” (6:27 Minutes): https://www.prageru.com/video/bill-maher-blasts-gen-z-and-millennial-leftists-your-ideas-are-stupid            
       + Fareed Zakaria Global GPS “Sanders’ Scandinavian Fantasy” (4:21 Minutes): https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2020/03/01/exp-gps-0301-fareeds-take.cnn  
       + PragerU "Who Is Karl Marx?" (5:31 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhEkJ4noN68                
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Culture War PosterBoard Needs to Be Up By Class Thursday       
       + Choose Peer Evaluators (Peer Evaluations Due Next Thursday, Dec. 14)   
    * Culture War PosterBoard  
       + Overview and Rubric
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Culture War PosterBoard Prep   




    Day 30: Thursday, December 7th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + Real Tme with Bill Maher S21E22 Dave Mamet Covnersation (About 19:30 minutes in) 
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Poster Board MUST be Hung up Prior to Class      
       + Choose Peer Evaluators (Peer Evaluations Due Next Thursday, Dec. 14) 
    * Poster Board Silent Debate and Round Table
       + Poster Board Presentation
       + Poster Board Silent Debate
       + Poster Board Round Table Discussion
    EXTRA CREDIT EXTENSION: Does Anyone Really know what Socialism is? Freakonomics Podcast (44:24 Minutes): https://freakonomics.com/podcast/socialism-rebroadcast/
       1. Take Notes
       2. Write a Review of the Podcast                      
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Poster Board Project   




    Day 31: Monday, December 11th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       +     Bill Maher New Rules"The United States of DUMB Merica" (10:55 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dMOfwUP0F0
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + 
    * Citizenship Pre-Test (Inventory of Basic Civic Knowledge): Citizenship Pre-Test.docx
       + On a Separate Sheet of Paper Answer what you know-Completion Grade
       + Citizenship Test Review: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_gxo8AdjqIYFNrdv8rjaf2dOuL1BdMsjoKNzQrCPly4/edit#slide=id.g9102a736b6_2_364  
       + Ask (Verbally) Your Parent(s)/Guardian(s)/Sibling(s) the 50 Citizenship Test Questions
          - Record Scores, Who You asked, And What You Learned       
    * Final Project Work: Final Project: How best can we prepare SHS students for their obligations as democratic citizens?  
       + Project Overview and Rubric
           - Read, Highlighted or Underlined attached documents and Complete the packet question as presented 
       + Rand Corporation "how are u.s. public school teachers approaching civic education?": https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA112-23.html 
       + Chapter 4 "American Political Culture" Notes
           - "4-2 How We Compare: Comparing America with Other Nations" (pgs. 76-80)
           - "4-3 Sources of Political Culture" (pgs. 85-86)
           - "What Would You Do?" (pg. 92)
           - Learning Objectives (pg. 93)   
        + History Matters (29:47): https://quillette.com/2023/09/14/history-matters/   
           - Listen to the Article Being Read  
       + Extensions: Op-Ed Essays
           -  https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/history-american-democracy-and-the-ap-test-controversy/  
           - Public education is drifting from its founding ideals and public purpose | The Thomas B. Fordham Institute:     https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/public-education-drifting-its-founding-ideals-and-public-purpose 
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Final Project Work         
        



    Day 32: Tuesday, December 12th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + Jaywalking "Citizenship Test" Clip:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJlY9C7YWzI      
       + Is Jaywalking Real, and Why Does it Matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Url1HL6oEx     
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Presidential Power vis-à-vis marijuana legalization and Student Loan Debt Relief
       + January 6th Insurrection
       + Washington Post Crime Statistics Database: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/police-shootings-database/        
    * Review Citizenship Pre-Test (Inventory of Basic Civic Knowledge)    
    * Final Project Work: Final Project: How best can we prepare SHS students for their obligations as democratic citizens?  
       + Project Overview and Rubric
           - Read, Highlighted or Underlined attached documents and Complete the packet question as presented 
       + Rand Corporation "how are u.s. public school teachers approaching civic education?": https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA112-23.html 
       + Chapter 4 "American Political Culture" Notes
           - "4-2 How We Compare: Comparing America with Other Nations" (pgs. 76-80)
           - "4-3 Sources of Political Culture" (pgs. 85-86)
           - "What Would You Do?" (pg. 92)
           - Learning Objectives (pg. 93)   
        + History Matters (29:47): https://quillette.com/2023/09/14/history-matters/   
           - Listen to the Article Being Read  
       + Extensions: Op-Ed Essays
           -  https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/history-american-democracy-and-the-ap-test-controversy/  
           - Public education is drifting from its founding ideals and public purpose | The Thomas B. Fordham Institute:     https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/public-education-drifting-its-founding-ideals-and-public-purpose 
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Final Project Work          




    Day 33: Wednesday, December 13th 2023
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + Fareed Zakaria GPS (Global Public Square) Clip "Why is Ameica so Polarized": Fareed's Take: Why America is so polarized
       + Fareed's Take-The Need for National Service: https://twitter.com/FareedZakaria/status/1127574574864916480 
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       +       
    * Final Project Work: Final Project: How best can we prepare SHS students for their obligations as democratic citizens?  
       + Project Overview and Rubric
           - Read, Highlighted or Underlined attached documents and Complete the packet question as presented 
       + Rand Corporation "how are u.s. public school teachers approaching civic education?": https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA112-23.html 
       + Chapter 4 "American Political Culture" Notes
           - "4-2 How We Compare: Comparing America with Other Nations" (pgs. 76-80)
           - "4-3 Sources of Political Culture" (pgs. 85-86)
           - "What Would You Do?" (pg. 92)
           - Learning Objectives (pg. 93)   
        + History Matters (29:47): https://quillette.com/2023/09/14/history-matters/   
           - Listen to the Article Being Read  
       + Extensions: Op-Ed Essays
           -  https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/history-american-democracy-and-the-ap-test-controversy/  
           - Public education is drifting from its founding ideals and public purpose | The Thomas B. Fordham Institute:     https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/public-education-drifting-its-founding-ideals-and-public-purpose 
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Final Project Work       




    Day 34: Thursday, December 14th 2023-Bill of Rights Day (December 15th)
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + The Story of the Bill of Rights Annenberg Video (16 Minutes): https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/resource/story-bill-rights/    
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Poster Board Project Peer Evaluations DUE          
    * Final Project Work: Final Project: How best can we prepare SHS students for their obligations as democratic citizens?  
       + Project Overview and Rubric
           - Read, Highlighted or Underlined attached documents and Complete the packet question as presented 
       + Rand Corporation "how are u.s. public school teachers approaching civic education?": https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA112-23.html 
       + Chapter 4 "American Political Culture" Notes
           - "4-2 How We Compare: Comparing America with Other Nations" (pgs. 76-80)
           - "4-3 Sources of Political Culture" (pgs. 85-86)
           - "What Would You Do?" (pg. 92)
           - Learning Objectives (pg. 93)   
        + History Matters (29:47): https://quillette.com/2023/09/14/history-matters/   
           - Listen to the Article Being Read  
       + Extensions: Op-Ed Essays
           -  https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/history-american-democracy-and-the-ap-test-controversy/  
           - Public education is drifting from its founding ideals and public purpose | The Thomas B. Fordham Institute:     https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/public-education-drifting-its-founding-ideals-and-public-purpose 
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Final Project Work            




    Day 35: Monday, December 18th 2023 SEMESTER EXAM WEEK: Modified Schedule with Period 6 Semester Exam  
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + N/A Short Classes  
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Poster Board Project Self-Evaluations DUE    
       +     Class Runs from 11:03 a.m. - 11:46 a.m.   
    * Final Project Work: Final Project: How best can we prepare SHS students for their obligations as democratic citizens?  
       + Project Overview and Rubric
           - Read, Highlighted or Underlined attached documents and Complete the packet question as presented 
       + Rand Corporation "how are u.s. public school teachers approaching civic education?": https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA112-23.html 
       + Chapter 4 "American Political Culture" Notes
           - "4-2 How We Compare: Comparing America with Other Nations" (pgs. 76-80)
           - "4-3 Sources of Political Culture" (pgs. 85-86)
           - "What Would You Do?" (pg. 92)
           - Learning Objectives (pg. 93)   
        + History Matters (29:47): https://quillette.com/2023/09/14/history-matters/   
           - Listen to the Article Being Read  
       + Extensions: Op-Ed Essays
           -  https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/history-american-democracy-and-the-ap-test-controversy/  
           - Public education is drifting from its founding ideals and public purpose | The Thomas B. Fordham Institute:     https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/public-education-drifting-its-founding-ideals-and-public-purpose 
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Final Project Work         
     




    Day 36: Tuesday, December 19th 2023 SEMESTER EXAM WEEK: Other Periods 1 & 3      
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       +   
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       +       
    * Final Project: Civics Knowledge Harkness: Class Runs 1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. 
       + How best can we prepare SHS students for their obligations as democratic citizens?   
       + Self Evaluation Rubric
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * Self Evaluation Rubric      




    Day 37: Wednesday, December 20th 2023 SEMESTER EXAM WEEK: Period 2, 4, 7 Tests
    * No Class
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * N/A     




    Day 38: Thursday, December 21st--LAST DAY OF 2nd Quarter
    * Video Clip(s)/Current Events Discussion
       + Project Self-Evaluations DUE        
    * Questions, Comments, Concerns, Things for the Good of the Order  
       + Note Card
    * Class from 10:18-10:49     
       + Board Games
    AND/OR  
       + Ideological Quizzes   
          - ISide WIth Ideological Quiz: https://www.isidewith.com/political-quiz 
          - Typology: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/quiz/political-typology/ 
          - Advocates for Self-Government Quiz: https://www.theadvocates.org/ 
          - Political Compass Ideological Quiz: https://www.politicalcompass.org/ 
          - 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   
    AND/OR
          - Play the Following Game on iCivics.org "Do I Have a Right-BOR Edition": https://www.icivics.org/games/do-i-have-right  
    ASSIGNMENT/HOMEWORK
    * N/A
        

    WINTER BREAK: Friday, December 22nd-Monday,January 1st: 2nd Semester Begins Tuesday, January 2nd