Week of Feb. 21-24 Period 7

2/21/12 Period 7
Review questions:
a. What is the difference between a nation, a nation-state, and a country?
b. Why do most countries organize their countries into geographically based hierarchy of local government agencies?
c. Explain the federalist system.
d. What is the electoral college and how does it work?
Homework: Read Section 3 of Ch. 5. Construct 2 questions you don't understand.
Go to You tube link and watch electoral college. Make sure you can explain how the electoral college works.

2/22/12
Review electoral college
Go over Section 3 discussion questions.
Homework: Review Section 2 Barrons
Test Friday on first two sections.

2/24/12
Construct Ch. 5 Sec. 3 quiz
collect Outlines
Homework: Read section 4 of Ch. 5
Coming up:

9-Star Hotel (Israel borders)

Read and print out Sun-Sentinel article entitled: "Bomb blasts bring death to Syria's Aleppo." Connect article to a vocab. word or some themse in Ch. 5.

Research a group of indigenous peoples. What are the benefits and/or drawbacks of peoples living under the authority of larger states? Explain in a brief (5-6 sentences) paragraph.


Rubenstein colonial map activities
Rubenstein: Middle East conflict
Review Ch. 1-3 multiple choice test