Tuesday, 29 September

Class checked out the Government text from the library today.

The class also participated in a lecture on the history of laws from Hamurabi to the United States Constitution. Students used Cornell notes to help makes sense of the information provided.

The lecture will conclude next class.

Students were given the following vocabulary assignment. Note two due dates (one formative: flash cards; one summative: the quiz).

Government Vocabulary September / October 2014

Quiz: October 12^th  Flash Card Due Date: October 5^th

Constitution: Fundamental set of rules for a government or a society

Athenian Democracy: A form of direct democracy practiced in ancient Greece. 1/3 of free men were the rule makers

Utopia:

Republic:

Monarchy:

Absolute Monarchy:

Constitutional Monarchy:

Dictatorship:

Oligarchy:

Code of Hamurabi:

Magna Carta:

Charles I:

Separation of Powers:

Legislative Branch:

Bicameral Legislature:

Executive Branch:

Judicial Branch:

Federal Government: