Go over the term. Give Examples. Place students in groups of 3. And then do the following:

1. Go over the term. Give Examples. Place students in groups of 3. And then do the following: • New term is: Direct Democracy • DEFINE THE WORD: Direct Democracy is a form of government in which political decisions are made by the people directly, rather than by their elected representatives. • CONTRAST THE WORD: Direct democracy is opposite of representative democracy because in representative democracy people can only vote for their representatives and the representatives enforce laws and policies • SENTENCE WITH THE WORD: I wish I lived in a country that has direct democracy, at least that way I could have directly voted no to abortions.

2. Read the text at home. Divide the class in half. Inner group and Outer Group. Inner group discusses while the outer group observes. The outer group gives feedback for 15 minutes. Question: Why do you think that the United States requires registration even though it plays a large role in reducing the voting participation?

3. Teachers should hand out a short list of words (each group receives a different word list). • The word list should be consisted of a pair of words that do not have the same meaning but at the same time are similar words Example: Pair: Aristocracy-Theocracy: PARAGRAPH: Aristocracy is a form of government in which there are a group of upper class men that make all the decisions for everyone. However, Theocracy is a form of government that does not run on wealth but instead runs on religious percepts. In theocracy there is no separation of church and state.

4. _____ 1. Is listed in the constitution of the United States A. Socioeconomic Status and guarantees that there is no one religion that everyone has to follow and guarantees that people have the right to B. Eligibility freely practice their religion as long as it does not interfere with the other laws of the United States. C. Vote _____ 2. Government gives money to families so parents can send their child to a private school that can be a religious D. Policies school or not. This voucher gives parent’s choice of education that they want to give their child. E. Freedom of Religion _____3. Legally trying to solve a dispute between the accuser and the one that is accused. F. School Vouchers _____ 4. is a slow process in which living organisms change into another form. G. Court Cases ______5. Is a religious belief that humans, life, the earth and the universe were created by god. . H. Restrict ______ 6. An argument that takes place in the public.

5. List, Group, Label—Grouped concepts of the American Revolution Patriots Samuel Adams Crisps Attacks Benjamin Franklin John Hancock Thomas Jefferson Paul Revere The war 1776 Fourth of July Declaration of Independence Lexington and Concord Saratoga and Yorktown Valley Forge Philadelphia

6. Partner Re-Tell Activity • purpose: To help students learn from one another to comprehend a text. • Every student in the class should be grouped with a partner • Each group gets a selected reading from the chapter that is to be covered in class • One person in the group reads the selected text and summarize the text to their partner • The other partner just listens and takes notes (at least 6-10 things should be jotted down) • The class comes back together as a whole • In the given reading order, teachers call on the receiving partners to explain 6-10 important things that their partner said about the text.

7. Rules: • You may not copy anything straight from the text • Your story has to do with the topic (it CANNOT be off topic) • Your story should be in a way that helps another person understand the topic you read • Be creative and be clear • ****Think creatively and write how you would run your campaign if you were running for president. Think of all the great ways you can run your campaign to win presidency

8. Word Search: P O L I T I C A l Q U E S T I O N N O P Q R S T M V N J U D I C I A L I M P L E M E N T A T I O N X Y Z H J D F K S T J N U M B L E T C A S E C A S E A P P L O T E M A N O P Q R M O D T E D T E L E M E N H D F K J S I U N M L O P Q R J M O Q R A U N A N I M O U S O P I N I O N U M L M L U N U I M I J U N N M S D I S S E N T I N G O P I N I O N L O F C L A S S A C T I O N S U I T F I L E S U I T E M E O J U D I D R S I J K L M O T M N U F S T L K L M N F A C A S E L A W P Q R M S F M E N T X K L K L I U F S D J K L F C K L M Y O U R L E T G O Y O U S T I S E L A T E C O U R T F E O P R S T U V M L K L I U H U W O U I M N O P Q R S T U V Q Z Y X L E E R E F F R I E N I I M N O P R S T K L M J U S T B I M N A P P L A T A M A N W O M A N Y O U A R E M M F F R I E N I I M N O P R S T H U T N A U ME S T U S N O W M L O R A L A R G U M E N T X K L M N O P W r i t o f c e r t i o r a r iF F R I E N I S I M O P I N I O A A P P E L A T E C O U R T F E D E R A L Q U E S T I O N M M S T J K W A L N O K L U F I T P O L I T I I C T R I A L C O U R T O A P P L A T E C A S E N U M B E R O N E Y O U A R E T Y O U K N O F D E R O J T S I S I C E D E R A T S H J U T Y M B O U R S T J K W A L N O M M O C N U T G K U T M E F F R I E N I I M N O P R S T U V M L P O Q R S T L M N O S U I T W H A T A R E D O I N G J U T D O N J E T E R S I V T N E D E C E R P S T J K W A L N O T O A P P L A T E C A S E N U M B E R F N M O L D S D E F I N E I I M N O P W r i t o f c e r t T A M A N W O M A N Y O U A R E M E N I I M N O P R S I T F E D E R A I S E N I I M N O P R S T K L M J U S C E D E R A T S H J U T Y M B O U R S M N O S U V L K S H O W E I M R S T U V Q Z Y X L E E R E F F R I E N I I M N O P R S F F R I E N I I M N O P R S T U V K

9. Directions: • There are quotes listed that hints to us the president’s authority • For each quote you are to think of what authority of the president does that quote resemble • Write your answers in the space under each quote • Above the first quote is a list of president’s authorities to choose from (do not state any positions outside of this list) • Keep in mind that some authorities might be repeated multiple of times while others not at all