Intro+Activities

=Intro Activities - 5th Six Weeks=

-What is the difference between an ordinary baseball and one signed by Babe Ruth?
 * 3/26/09**

-What is the difference between a complimentary good and a good that is a substitute?
 * 3/25/09**

-Why are computer keyboards arranged in this way?
 * 3/19/09** or **3/20/09**



-Define **barter** and provide an example.
 * 3/11/09**

=Intro Activities - 4th Six Weeks=

3/4/09
 * -What would happen in our economy if everyone decided to save 50% of his or her income?**

3/3/09 -What do households give to the government? -What does the government provide to businesses and households? **
 * -Use the chart below to answer the following:

3/2/09 -If you were an entrepreneur, would you prefer to live in a command, traditional, or mixed economy? Why?

2/26/09 -Money often acts as an incentive to motivate people toward an action. Can you think of any other motivating incentives?

2/25/09 -A recording company decides to use the most sophisticated, high-tech recording equipment available to record a live concert. In doing so, which economic question is the company answering?
 * -A recording company decides to put out a CD of a live performance. With this decision, which economic question is the company answering?

2/23/09** -Use your textbook and prior knowledge to define **profit**.

-Write what comes to mind when you hear the word **scarce**.
 * 2/20/09**

-What physical wants do you believe must absolutely be satisfied?
 * 2/18/09**

-Why do you think we should study economics?
 * 2/16/09** and **2/17/09**

1. When did Operation Iraqi Freedom begin? 2. When was Saddam Hussein executed?
 * 2/11/09**

- Explain the following quote in your own words. “We must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.” --Benjamin Franklin •
 * 2/6/09**

-What is the purpose of capital punishment?
 * 2/5/09**

-In what ways are children (including teens) treated differently than adults?
 * 1/27/09**

-What qualities do you think make someone an ideal juror?
 * 1/23/09**


 * Intro Activities - 3rd Six Weeks

1/22/09** -Define **judicial review** on your Unit 4 Objective 6.

-There are great expectations surrounding Obama's presidency, what do you feel will be among his accomplishments?
 * 1/21/09**


 * 1/20/09**



-What does the title of this cartoon suggestion about our future?


 * 1/14/09

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-What exactly does this cartoon represent?


 * 1/13/09**

Which of the following was formally amended to the Constitution? A. prohibition of alcoholic beverages B. equality of rights for women C. prohibition of child labor D. balanced federal budget


 * 1/12/09**

-What are the three formal qualifications necessary to become president?


 * 1/9/09**



1. Which of these issues might not be in this cartoon in four years? 2. Which of these issues most affect you?


 * 1/8/09

Read the following quote and explain its meaning in your notebook.** "[The Presidency] is a prison." -Warren G. Harding

Read the following quote and answer the question in your notebook:** //“Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but// //they don't want them to become politicians in the process.”// • -Is it possible for a person to be an active, successful President without being a politician?
 * 1/6/09


 * 12/12/08**

1. Who was the youngest person ever to be President? 2. The oldest? 3. Who held the office for the longest time?


 * 12/8/08 **

-What interpretation of the Second Amendment do you think this cartoon favors?



-Study the table on **page 76** and answer the following questions in your notebook: -Which amendment was adopted in the shortest time? Longest?
 * 12/5/08**


 * 12/4/08**

-Using your textbook, define **federalism** in your notebook.


 * 12/2/08**

-Review the chart on the top of **page 65** and answer the following question in your notebook:
 * -How do the first three articles of the Constitution differ from those that follow?

11/25/08**

-Define **filibuster

11/24/08**

Describe an experience you have had where you wish the **expectations** or **rules** would have been written out or more clear to you.

= = =Intro Activities - 2nd Six Weeks=

11/7/08 (11/6/08)

Use your textbook to define the following: • **interest groups** (page 216) • **public policy** (page 236)


 * 11/4/08**

• __Intro Activity:__ – What makes news news? (In other words, what type of story is newsworthy and what isn’t?)

-How do you obtain your daily news? - -List five general media sources that provide news. 2.  -List as many specific examples of media sources as you can.
 * 10/29/08**


 * 10/24/08**

• __Intro Activity__ – Complete the following statement in your notebook: //-People belong to a particular political party// // a. according to regulations of State law.// // b. voluntarily, because they made a personal choice.// // c. based on the location of the State in which they live.// // d. according to regulations of federal law//


 * 10/20/08**

• __Intro__ __Activity__ – Using the Objective # 6 organizer and your textbook, define the following terms: – political socialization – party identification


 * 10/17/08**

 __Intro Activity__  Why do some people “non-vote?”  Who is likely to be a non-voter?


 * 10/16/08**

• __Intro Activity__ – Election Facts – The 2008 election is only a few weeks away, please list five __facts__ regarding the upcoming race. • **1.** • **2.** • **3.** • **4.** • **5.

10/15/08**

• __Intro Activity__ – “Citizenship Test” – Answer the following questions in your notebook: **- What color are the stars on our flag? - 2. What do the stripes on the flag mean? -Who is the vice-president of the United States today? - What do we call a change to the Constitution? - 5. Who wrote the //Star-Spangled Banner//?**