Policymaking+Institutions

= Unit 2: Policymaking Institutions = = = = **8 weeks ** = = **Essential Question - ****What are the proper roles and responsibilities of the branches of government and of its citizens? ** = = =

Sample Pacing Guide
**//40 minutes //** || · Identify the purpose and function of the three branches of government  || -PPT Lecture with graphic organizer
 * **Pacing Guide (//approximate//) ** ||  **Learning Objective **  ||  **Lesson and Activity Ideas **  ||
 * **//Block 1 – //**

-Why are we tackling the branches in this order? //Constitution //; popular sovereignty, federalism (loop back to guiding principles) || **//40 minutes //** || · Demonstrate an understanding the purpose and function of the legislative branch  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-PPT Lecture (structure of Congress, qualifications, enumerated, implied, elastic) ||
 * **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Block 1 – //**
 * **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Block 2, 3, 4 & 5 //** || · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Explain how a bill becomes law  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-School House Rock Video “How a Bill Becomes Law”

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-Mock Congress with laws

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-PPT + Constituency Research (Block 2)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-PPT + Committee Mark Ups of Bills (Block 3)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-PPT + Prepare for Mock Congress Debate (Block 4)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-Mock Congress Floor Debates + Reflection (Block 5) || **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">80 minutes //** || · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose and function of the executive branch  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-PPT Lecture (structure of the executive branch, qualifications, enumerated, implied, evolutionary) || **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">80 minutes //** **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">80 minutes //** || · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Examine the roles of Congress and the President in policymaking (foreign and domestic)  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-Intro foreign and domestic using documents, photographs
 * **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Block 6 //**
 * **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Blocks 7 & 8 //**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-How to make decisions to get involved (unilateralism, multilateralism)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-Foreign and domestic policy examples used to examine the role of the President and Congress || **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">80 minutes //** || · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Explain and analyze the federal budget  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-National Budget Simulation
 * **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Block 9 //**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-icivics.org

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-Buck Institute (too long – shorten for use in 1 block) || **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">80 minutes //** **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">80 minutes //** || · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Describe function of the bureaucracy and assess the benefits and challenges provided to citizens by the bureaucracy  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-Web site: []
 * **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Block 10 & 11 //**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-Reintroduction of the gray wolf to Yellowstone (look at agencies, interest groups, etc.)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-Big picture to an in-depth example of bureaucracy in action || **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">80 minutes //** **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">80 minutes //** **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">80 minutes //** || · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Demonstrating an understanding of the purpose and function of the judicial branch  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-PPT Lecture (structure, qualifications, decision-making, civil liberties)
 * **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Block 12, 13, & 14 //**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-HBO Shouting Fire (CL)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-20 min Video on the History of //Miranda// (CR) || **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">80 minutes //** **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">80 minutes //** **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">80 minutes //** **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">80 minutes //** || · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Evaluate types of judicial decisions and the impact on government and society  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-Mock Trial
 * **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Block 15, 16, 17 & 18 //**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-Roles for each student

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-Use 2 court case examples – one civil liberties/one civil rights? //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Phelps vs. Snyder // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">McDonald Chicago // || **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">80 minutes //** || · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Identify the scope and limits of each branch according to the //U.S. Constitution// and provide examples of checks and balances in policymaking  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-Watergate example
 * **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Block 19 //**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-Review for district benchmark assessment || **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">80 minutes //** || · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">District Benchmark Assessment  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">-30-35 Selected Response Questions
 * **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Block 20 //**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">-Any other summative assessment piece you choose (short answer, essay, document analysis, project) ||

10 Facts Organization of Congress Organization of Congress Student Outline Three Branches of Government HBO Film: Shouting Fire
 * __Direct Instruction__**
 * __Document Analysis__**
 * __Structured Discussion__**
 * __Visual Learning__**

Student Directions and Simulation Information - Mock Congress Overview Task 1: Constituency Research (after students have chosen the state!) Grading Checklist for Teachers/Students
 * __Simulation - Mock Congress__**

Student Choice Sheet for Picking Senate Committee Assignment Committee List for US Senate Directions for Students on how to write a bill for Mock Congress Graeber - Example Bills Instructions for Senate Majority and Minority Leaders Committe Instructions for Selecting Bills to go to the Floor Debates Committee Directions for Students Prepare for Mock Floor Debates - Roberts Rules of Order Senators "Letter Home" Evaluation and Reflection of Mock Congress

Simulation Overview - 1st day of Mock Congress Lecture: How Congress Works Lecture: Compare and Contrast the House and the Senate Preparing Students for Committee Work
 * PowerPoints for Mock Congress Simulation**

Supreme Court PowerPoints Chief Justice Task Sheet Associate Justice Task Sheet Lawyer Task Sheet Law Clerk Task Sheet Sample Case: US vs. Arizona
 * __Simulation - Mock Trial__**

Sample Case: Snyder vs. Phelps