2013 April 4 Bell Ringer

1. 2013 April 4Bell Ringer Get out a sheet of paper. Head your paper and title it “Foreign Policy”. Put that paper to the side. I will be giving you a timed challenge two minutes after the bell rings. When Phoenix Wright appears and tells you to go, be ready to move in a hurry.

2. You are being timed. Move! The timer will stop when the class has formed a linestarting at the class representative’s desk and everyone is standing quietly.

4. Kick Me Activity When you are standing quietly, I will explain the game. Rules to remember: No kicking! No looking at what is on your back! No telling someone what is on their back! No giving answers to people! (you can suggest they go look at a certain person’s back, but that’s it)

5. Kick Me Activity Rules to remember: No kicking! No looking at what is on your back! No telling someone what is on their back! No giving answers to people! (you can suggest they go look at a certain person’s back, but that’s it) Timer functions according to the rainbow.

6. Kick Me Activity Rules to remember: No kicking! No looking at what is on your back! No telling someone what is on their back! No giving answers to people! (you can suggest they go look at a certain person’s back, but that’s it) Timer functions according to the rainbow.

7. Kick Me Activity Rules to remember: No kicking! No looking at what is on your back! No telling someone what is on their back! No giving answers to people! (you can suggest they go look at a certain person’s back, but that’s it) Timer functions according to the rainbow.

8. Kick Me Activity Rules to remember: No kicking! No looking at what is on your back! No telling someone what is on their back! No giving answers to people! (you can suggest they go look at a certain person’s back, but that’s it) Timer functions according to the rainbow.

9. Kick Me Activity Rules to remember: No kicking! No looking at what is on your back! No telling someone what is on their back! No giving answers to people! (you can suggest they go look at a certain person’s back, but that’s it) Timer functions according to the rainbow.

10. Kick Me Activity Rules to remember: No kicking! No looking at what is on your back! No telling someone what is on their back! No giving answers to people! (you can suggest they go look at a certain person’s back, but that’s it) Timer functions according to the rainbow.

11. Kick Me Activity Rules to remember: No kicking! No looking at what is on your back! No telling someone what is on their back! No giving answers to people! (you can suggest they go look at a certain person’s back, but that’s it) Timer functions according to the rainbow.

12. Kick Me Activity Rules to remember: No kicking! No looking at what is on your back! No telling someone what is on their back! No giving answers to people! (you can suggest they go look at a certain person’s back, but that’s it) Timer functions according to the rainbow.

13. Kick Me Activity Rules to remember: No kicking! No looking at what is on your back! No telling someone what is on their back! No giving answers to people! (you can suggest they go look at a certain person’s back, but that’s it) Timer functions according to the rainbow.

14. Kick Me Activity Rules to remember: No kicking! No looking at what is on your back! No telling someone what is on their back! No giving answers to people! (you can suggest they go look at a certain person’s back, but that’s it) Timer functions according to the rainbow.

15. Walking Around Time Is Up! • 3 minutes left • 2 minutes left • 1 minute left You may get out your notes from Tuesday and Wednesday and silently fill in the remaining answers onto your paper.

16. Turn your kick me activity sheet into the front bin. Retrieve your paper that you titled “Foreign Policy”. Today we are trying a different paper folding technique. Touch the upper-left and bottom-right corners of your paper and fold your paper. Unfold your paper. Touch the upper-right and bottom-left corners of your paper and fold your paper. Unfold your paper. This folding will be called DanTriangles. DO NOT TRACE THE LINES!

17. Foreign Policy an alliance is an agreement in which two or more countries promise to help each other. Alliances First, do not draw in the creases. Today we are going to talk about three alliances of foreign policy: Political Alliances Military Alliances Economic Alliances Economic Political Military

18. The point of the DanTriangles today was to represent what foreign policy is to the U.S. (A BRIDGE THAT CONNECTS US TO THE WORLD)

19. Foreign Policy an alliance is an agreement in which two or more countries promise to help each other. Alliances Why do we get into these alliances? Economic Political Military

20. The United States forms _____alliances with other countries… POLITICAL for mutual defense and a peaceful way to settle disputes.

21. Foreign Policy an alliance is an agreement in which two or more countries promise to help each other. Alliances Why do we get into these alliances? Economic Political Military

22. The United States forms _____alliances with other countries… POLITICAL for mutual defense and a peaceful way to settle disputes. MILITARY to protect members from aggression by other countries.

23. Foreign Policy an alliance is an agreement in which two or more countries promise to help each other. Alliances Why do we get into these alliances? Economic Political Military

24. The United States forms _____alliances with other countries… POLITICAL for mutual defense and a peaceful way to settle disputes. MILITARY to protect members from aggression by other countries. ECONOMIC to create mutual well being through trade.

25. 4 goals of foreign policy Promote World Peace Maintain National Security Please flip to the back of your paper. Fold it like a hot dog. Trace along all the creases. There are four goals of U.S. foreign policy. As each one appears, discuss with your shoulder partner why it might be important to the United States. Support Democracy Provide Aid

26. 2013 04 05 Bell Ringer • Get out your “Foreign Policy” DanTriangles paper from yesterday’s class. • Get out an additional sheet of paper. • Head it with your first and last name, today’s date, and the period you have civics. • Title the paper “Foreign Policy Responses”. • Fold this paper like a hamburger. Trace the fold line on the front and the back to make four distinct areas. • Set this paper aside. We have a few notes from yesterday to finish.

27. 4 goals of foreign policy Promote World Peace Maintain National Security Please write “Presidential Powers” and “Congressional Powers” in the triangles. Leave a lot of space for notes, please. Congressional Powers Presidential Powers Support Democracy Provide Aid

28. Presidential Powers • Commit armed forces to war • Threaten to wage war unless certain conditions are met • Nominate ambassadors to foreign countries and to the United Nations • Advocate for democratic elections in foreign countries • Advocate for peaceful resolutions to conflicts • Meet with foreign leaders to encourage or broker peaceful resolutions to conflicts.

29. Congressional Powers • Approve declaration of act of war • Provide funding for waging war • Approve or reject nominees for ambassador • Approve sanctions against other countries • Ratify or reject treaties • Approve funding for foreign aid

30. FOREIGN POLICY RESPONSES • Class representative, have the class arrange the desks so they are like a long table. • There should be no more than 11 paired desks in all. • Don’t let anyone sit down yet. • Your groups are going to be chosen by you, but with your DBQ scores in mind. • The better you did, the sooner you can choose a seat. • The person across from you is your partner for the first part of this activity.

31. Diplomatic Gifts with ___________ 1stWrite this on the top line of your first writing rectangle. 2nd Write the name of your partner in this line. 3rd The class rep will choose someone to read the passage. After she or he is done reading, you will discuss your answer/guess why. Finally, write a paragraph with your answer in the writing rectangle.

32. Diplomatic Gifts with ___________ The United States has received many famous gifts from other nations. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France and was presented to the United States in 1884. In 1972 the Peoples’ Republic of China sent two giant pandas to the Washington National Zoo. Why might other nations present the United States with a gift?

33. Stand up and move two desks to the right. ROTATE!

34. Foreign Aid with ___________ Each year the United States give billions of dollars of economic and humanitarian aid to countries around the world. Yet some Americans believe this generosity could be improved. When broken down per citizen, U.S. foreign aid is much less than that given by other countries. However, some Americans argue that as the third most-populous country in the world, the U.S. needs to concentrate on providing aid to its own citizens. Why do we give foreign aid? Why should we give more or less?

35. Stand up and move two desks to the right. ROTATE!

36. U.S. Imports with ___________ Regulating trade and the environment are important elements of U.S. foreign policy. Imports play a large role in that policy. Imports are items we get from another country like a BMW or a 3DS. Exports are items we sell To another country like movies and Ford cars. What do you think the largest U.S. export is? Why do you think we send so many of those out of the country?

37. Stand up and move two desks to the right. ROTATE!

38. Peace Corps with ___________ The Peace Corps (the ‘s’ is silent) was set up by President Kennedy in 1961 as a volunteer program run by the U.S. government. Its goal is to promote world peace and friendship by sending volunteers to the poorest countries in the world to help with education, construction, and job training. Volunteers stay in their assigned country for 2 years. If you knew that leaving America would help dozens of people live a better life, would you join the Peace Corp? Why or why not?