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TIME UP

I.WARM-UP – Options for Next Year

Government:The Nature of Power, Politics & GovernmentFRIDAY10/23/09

Learning Target:I CAN analyze conflicting views about the nature of power.Agenda:•Warm-up•College Stuff•Take a Stand on Power•Gather work from week

Next week the CCIC will do a workshop with you all onapplying to CSUs and Community Colleges. In preparation for this workshop, you need to start thinking about the options you are considering.

What options for next year are you considering:• California State University System school - which?• Community College – which?• University of California System – which?• Private Colleges – which?• Out of state public universities – which?• Historically Black Colleges and Universities – which?• Going to school abroad – where?• Working or traveling before starting

college – what do you want to do?1. Other options?

HW Check

Reminders:- SAT Workshop- CSUEB On-the-Spot Registration

If you are applying to CSU’s you will need the following for the registration workshop next Friday;

- Income information to qualify for a fee waiver for 4 CSU applications:- The total income of all wage earners in your

household.- The # of people living in your household.

- The top 4 CSU’s you want to apply to (you can apply to more but the $55 fee will apply).

SAT and ACT fee waivers and registration:- SAT 12/5/09 test– registration deadline is 10/31- ACT 12/12/09 test– registration deadline is11/6

II. More College Stuff… Government:The Nature of Power, Politics & GovernmentFRIDAY10/23/09


(In addition to today’s agenda) Groups of 2-3 students will work together to create a visual picture or diagram of the subjects below. I will collect these all and photocopy them as review sheets for you on Mon.

- Reading packet terms 1: authority, government, power, legitimacy, - Reading packet terms 2: public good, sovereignty, politics, institution- Aristotle’s classification of governments (page 8)- The purposes of government- The “building-blocks” of government (p. 6-7).- The characteristics of a nation-state (page 8).- The 5 Sources of Power (page 5). - Unit 1 terms - consensus, super-majority decision making, majority rule, unilateral decision-making,- Unit 2 terms - assets, issues, cause, effect, condition

II ½ Prepping Review Sheets Government:The Nature of Power, Politics & GovernmentFRIDAY10/23/09


STATEMENT 1: People can’t be given power. A person must TAKE power to gain power.

III. POWER, POLITICS AND YOU



STATEMENT 2: People with power usually use it poorly, and people with total power abuse it.




STATEMENT 3: Power doesn’t make people bad; fear does. People who have power act badly because they don’t want to lose it. People who are afraid of people in power also act badly.




STATEMENT 4: People use force to gain political power.

II. POWER, POLITICS AND YOU Government:The Nature of Power, Politics & GovernmentFRIDAY10/23/09


STATEMENT 5: The determination and courage of free men and women are stronger than any weapon.



STATEMENT 6: Good has always won out in history. There have been terrible leaders who seemed would have power forever, but they always failed in the end.



STATEMENT 7: The world will know peace when people care more about each other than having power.



STATEMENT 8: The rich and powerful have destroyed the country. If you think this is a problem, you should do something about it.



STATEMENT 9: Powerful people make the country great, but the people who question power are just as important.



STATEMENT 10: Power used to defend freedom is stronger than power used to support hatred and inequality.



1. Which of the statement do you think is the most true about power? Why? I believe __________________________ is most true about power because 2. Which of the statements do you think is the most true about politics? Why? I believe __________________________ is most true about politics because 3. Which of the statements do you think is the most true about your own life? Why? I believe __________________________ is most true about my own life because




V. EXIT SLIP

MAKE SURE ALL THE WORK FROM THIS WEEK AND LAST WEEK IS IN YOUR FOLDER!!!!



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