Assignments

US Government Assignments are posted on my DryErase page on the SRHS web site at http://www.southriverhigh.org/u/kchampagne/index.html. The following are items I post for class, extra help and remediation:

Cartoon Lesson

Use the worksheet I introduced in class to analyze political cartoons. You should have four copies of it as you will be analyzing cartoons from four different topics. Go to the Daryl Cagle web site and locate a cartoon from any of the following topics:

War on Terrorism
War in Iraq
Homeland Security and the impact on civil liberties
Immigration
Gas Prices
Taxes, Budget or the Economy
Corporate Greed
Religious extremism (here or abroad)
Proliferation of Nuclear Technology
Campaign or other political reform
The Supreme Court

Resources

You may find the following Internet resources helpful during this course:

Practice Tests and Puzzles

• Unit 1 puzzle (Nature and Purposes of Government)
• Unit 1 and 2 Flashcards
• Unit 3 quiz (The Legislative Branch)
• Econ unit puzzle
• Public Issues Jeopardy power point show.
• Eight Great Supreme Court Cases flashcards

School Improvement in Maryland website

• Public releases of the Government HSA and practice tests
• More information about the Government HSA

Our Textbook's Resources

• US Government: Democracy in Action (Student Center)

Helpful for learning about the Constitution and the Federal Government

• Ben's Guide to Government
• Fed 101: Monetary Policy

Newspapers for the Purposes of Government Activity:

• The Washington Post
• The Baltimore Sun
• The Capital (Annapolis) Online (Top Stories)

Summaries of Historical Documents

• Petition of Right
• English Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta

Contact

The best way to contact me is through my email: kchampagne@aacps.org. You can reach me by phone at 410 956 5600 extension 239.