Classroom Update (5/5/25)

 

Monday, May 5, 2025

American Government

EQ-

~ What role does money play in electoral politics?

Topic: Money and Elections

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- How does the presidential primary differ from those primaries used in State and local nominations?
• Current Events
• Campaign FINANCE [AP Gov Review, Unit 5 Topic 11 (5.11)]
• Political Campaigns: Crash Course Government and Politics #39
• Assign: Ch. 5-7 Practice Test
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 5-7 Questions - 5/6
• Ch. 5-7 Assessment - 5/6
• Am. Government Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Campaign Finance Reform and the Citizens United Supreme Court Decision
• Interesting Article:
• How the 19th-Century Know Nothing Party Reshaped American Politics
• What the Long History of Mail-In Voting in the U.S. Reveals About the Election Process

Recent U.S. History

EQ-

- How does the war still influence American politics and foreign policy?

Topic: The Legacy of the Vietnam War

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - Why did the negotiations to end the war in Vietnam stall?
• Whiteboard Notes: Cause and Effect Diagram
• Current Events
• Finish Inside the Vietnam War Video and Notes
• Assignments: 
• Module 16 Assessment - 5/6
• Vietnam War WebQuest - Due by 5/7 (located in Schoology)
• Map Reassessments - Now on your own time!
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• 1968: The Year That Changed America
• Supplemental Video:
• The Cold War in Asia: Crash Course US History #38
• Interesting Article:
• A Timeline of 1968: The Year That Shattered America
• Nixon Prolonged Vietnam War for Political Gain—And Johnson Knew About It, Newly Unclassified Tapes Suggest

World History

Topic: Module 23 Assessment - Part 2

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - None
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Complete the Module 23 Assessment - Part 2
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Late Work!
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• President James Monroe
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Monroe Doctrine -- A Brief Explanation
• Interesting Article:
• The Brief Period, 200 Years Ago, When American Politics Was Full of “Good Feelings”

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