We started off class by talking over some current events. We talked bout a guy named Tom Clancy. He died at the age of 66. Tom Clancy was a famous writer and his books were made into movies and video games. Then we went over the map. Next we went dug deeper into the government shutdown. Not much to talk about, just really waiting and seeing what the government will do. We talked about some of key terms. We talked about the Tea Party Republicans (very conservative republicans), GOP- Grand old party(moderate republicans), Constituent. We watched a video about the government shut down. 800,000 people without jobs just because of the shutdown. Obama is blaming the Tea Party Republicans for this because they are not for Obama Care. The government has until October 17th to raise the debt ceiling or bad things will happen. At this point in the discussion the republicans and the democratic are so far apart that it will take for ever to reach an agreement. Constituents are people who vote for other people like a person who votes for Obama which is considered his constituent. A political government is a type of government. An economic system is how the economy is run by the/it's country.
After all that talk we discussed what is going to be our next project. Below are the notes on what to do and how to do. Tomorrow will be a work day.
Driving Idea:
What are the main economic and political systems that are practiced in the world and how do they differ?
Economic Systems:
1. capitalism
2. socialism
Political Systems:
1. Communism-practice and theory
2. Monarchy-absolute and constitutional
3. Democracy-direct and representative
4. Dictatorship
5. Anarchy
Expectations:
Your group research the topics and then create a PowerPoint/Prezi/Google Presentation with the following info.
This project is worth 50 points.
-Start with a title slide 1. book definition(5) 2. student friendly definition(10) 3. give five examples of countries that have had or currently have your political/economic system(include pictures)(10) 4. Act out your system(s).(20)
5. List your sources-Use Easbib(5)
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