agenda for april 1, 2015 get your binders what makes a country a country? activity the sovereign...
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Agenda for April 1, 2015• Get your binders
• What Makes a Country a Country? Activity• The Sovereign State Reading & Guided Practice Graphic Organizer Assignment (15
minutes)• Four Goals of Government Activity (Whole-
class) • Receive new APRIL point sheet
• Add points to lowest grades
THE SOVEREIGN
STATE
Anticipation Activity:
Features of a
State
Population
a body of people,
Territory
Sovereignty
Government
living in a defined space,
with the power to make and enforce
laws without having to check with any higher authority,
and with an organization to do
this.
The Sovereign State:• Read each of the paragraphs on Reading
p. 1 (Highlight key terms) and take notes within the Guided Notes graphic
organizer.
Four Rolesof
Government
Four roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Army
Army
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Kids under 14 can’t work
Kids under 14 can’t work
Army
Four roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Kids under 14 can’t work
Sheriff
Army
SheriffFour roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Kids under 14 can’t work
People have freedom of speech
Army
Sheriff
People have freedom of speech
Four roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Kids under 14 can’t work
Highway Patrol
Army
Sheriff
People have freedom of speech
Highway Patrol
Four roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Kids under 14 can’t work
Veterans’ hospital
Army
Sheriff
People have freedom of speech
Highway Patrol
Veterans’ hospital
Four roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Kids under 14 can’t work
Navy
Army
Sheriff
People have freedom of speech
Highway Patrol
Veterans’ hospital
Navy
Four roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Kids under 14 can’t work
The voting age is 18
Army
Sheriff
People have freedom of speech
Highway Patrol
Veterans’ hospital
Navy
The voting age is 18
Four roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Kids under 14 can’t work
Air Force
Army
Sheriff
People have freedom of speech
Highway Patrol
Veterans’ hospital
Navy
The voting age is 18
Air Force
Four roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Kids under 14 can’t work
Schools
Army
Sheriff
People have freedom of speech
Highway Patrol
Veterans’ hospital
Navy
The voting age is 18
Air Force
Schools
Four roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Kids under 14 can’t work
F.B.I.
Army
Sheriff
People have freedom of speech
Highway Patrol
Veterans’ hospital
Navy
The voting age is 18
Air Force
Schools
F.B.I.
Four roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Kids under 14 can’t work
Marines
Army
Sheriff
People have freedom of speech
Highway Patrol
Veterans’ hospital
Navy
The voting age is 18
Air Force
Schools
F.B.I.
Marines
Four roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Kids under 14 can’t work
Retirement benefits
Army
Sheriff
People have freedom of speech
Highway Patrol
Veterans’ hospital
Navy
The voting age is 18
Air Force
Schools
F.B.I.
Marines
Retirement benefits
Four roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Kids under 14 can’t work
Jobs must pay minimum wage
Army
Sheriff
People have freedom of speech
Highway Patrol
Veterans’ hospital
Navy
The voting age is 18
Air Force
Schools
F.B.I.
Marines
Retirement benefits
Jobs must pay minimum wage
Four roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Kids under 14 can’t work
Highway system
Army
Sheriff
People have freedom of speech
Highway Patrol
Veterans’ hospital
Navy
The voting age is 18
Air Force
Schools
F.B.I.
Marines
Retirement benefits
Jobs must pay minimum wage
Highway system
Four roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
When each example appears, tell where it should go on the graphic organizer:
Kids under 14 can’t work
Police
Army
Sheriff
People have freedom of speech
Highway Patrol
Veterans’ hospital
Navy
The voting age is 18
Air Force
Schools
F.B.I.
Marines
Retirement benefits
Jobs must pay minimum wage
Highway system
Police
Four roles of government
Protect the
country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make laws
Agenda for April 2, 2015• Get your binders
• Is That a State Activity (Whole-class: 3 minutes)
• Mini-Quiz (thumbs up or thumbs down: 5-8 minutes)
• Nation State Quickwrite (5 min)• Closing Graphic Organizer Activity
(from memory: 5 minutes) • Receive Graded Assignments
• Organize your binders
Is
THAT a STATE?
Is THAT a STATE?Is the United
States just one big state?
Does it have a population?
YES NO
Does it have a territory? Does it have sovereignty? Does it have government?
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
What about “states” like Connecticut or
Georgia? Are they states?
YES NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
Is THAT a STATE?
Do they have a population? Do they have a territory?
Do they have sovereignty? Do they have government?
The 50 states can’t make laws that go against the U.S. Constitution…
They have a higher
authority above them!
MiniQuiz
THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?
A state can’t have less than 30,000 people.
Monaco has only 27,000 people!
THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?
The boundaries of a territory can change.
THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?
Can you name the three
ways that boundaries
change?
THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?
• War
• Negotiation with other countries
• Purchasing land from other countries
Sovereignty means that you have to check with someone above you.
THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?
Just the opposite! Sovereignty means there is NO ONE above you!
THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?
Government only exists to keep order and provide
security.
THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?
What are the four
roles that
governments have?
THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?
• Protect the country
• Make laws
• Keep order
• Help citizens
The 50 states that make up the USA are not considered
independent “states.”
THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?
That’s right! They don’t have full sovereignty!
THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?
Nation State Quickwrite(3-4 sentences minimum, answer in paragraph format)
• What are the four roles of government?
• What is the difference between a nation-state and a “state” like Texas?
• What is a micro-state? Explain and give 1 example.
Closing Activity:*Use what you have learned to fill in the
graphic organizer*