Government with Ms. Daniel: Principles Behind Democracy

Goal: Discuss the principles of democracy and examine the different democracies of which we are a part

Agenda:

Journal

CNN Ten

Role and Functions Quiz
Principles of Democracy
Rate our Governments

1. Journal

What do you think you earned on this week's journal and why?

2. CNN Ten

Let's check out today's news. It's a special focus on Amazon and how it's impacted the retail world.

3. Role and Functions of Government

We are going to take a quiz on the things we've learned this week in government.
This is an independent assignment.
There are five questions at the very end that are based on this week's news stories - you only need to answer 1 correctly to get the news point.
You can access the quiz HERE.

4. Principles of Democracy

If you were here yesterday, you already have a copy of the Principles of Democracy in your Google Drive.
If you were absent yesterday, click HERE to get a copy of the reading. (You'll click "make a copy" to add it to your Drive)

5. Rate our Governments

You're working with your table groups OR you can fly solo if you prefer.
Your goal is to complete the chart in your journal.
You are going to work to rate a specific government institution on each principle of democracy from 1-10 and provide a reasoning.

Make a chart in your journal that shows a) the principle of democracy, b) your rating, c) your reason why you gave it that rating
You each need this chart in your journal!