Civics

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Civics

• Daily Lessons

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While you were goneCivics - Make-up
AssignmentsMr. Cook/Mrs. Colvin Room
214Student-_____________ Date Absent- Jan. 4
Date Due-______Please attach your make-up work
to this sheet when you hand it in!

• Homework
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington essay due Today
• Chapter 11 Test- Tues- Jan. 8

• In Class Work
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington- Finish today
• Finish writing the essay today. Write the rough
  draft of your essay by hand in pencil or ink.
• After you finish the Essay-
• In Class Reading- Chapter 11.1, 11.2, 11.3 and
  worksheet
• We will read and work on the worksheets in class.
  Anything not finished by test day is up to you
  as homework
• Examination
• Date and Period you will take the exam-______
• Signature____________

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Day 84

• Homework due today- None
• Activities-
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington essay due on
  Semester Test day- Jan. 10

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Video Review Questions Mr. Smith Goes To
Washington

• How did they try and keep Jeff Smith from finding
  out about the Willet Creek Dam?
• Why did Saunders tell Jeff Smith about Willet
  Creek?
• What did Jeff Smith find out about Willet Creek?
• How did Senator Paine feel about Jeff Smith?
• What was Jim Taylor going to do about the problem?

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Video Review Questions Mr. Smith Goes To
Washington

• What did Senator Paine say Jeff Smith was doing
  with the Boys Camp??
• How did Taylor fix it to make Smith look like the
  bad guy?
• What was the recommendation of the Senate
  committee on Privileges and Elections?
• What did Saunders tell Smith to do?
• What was Jeff Smith trying to do in the Senate?
• What was the rule in the Senate on yielding the
  floor for debate?

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Legislative Processes

• 1- Choosing a new Senator
• Governor makes the appointment- 2 months
• Citizens groups and Legislative committees- want
  ultra liberal
• Political bosses- Joe Paine and Jim Taylor- want
  stooge
• Governor chooses Jefferson Smith- local hero.
• 2- Senate Procedures-Daily
• Senate Pages
• Rule Book
• Majority and Minority Leaders enter chambers-
  Senate Majority Leader (President Pro-Tempore)
  and Sgt. Of Arms.
• Gallery- Press corps, citizens, friends and
  family, diplomats
• Swearing in the New Senator and the Oath of
  Office.
• 3- Starting and presenting a bill. (How a bill
  is passed)
• Introduce it into one house- Spoken and written
• Referred to Committee- studied and reported.
• Floor of the Senate for vote. Rule book
• Speaking on the floor- agreement to speak for
  only 5 min. cloture rule
• Yielding the floor
• Senate committee- Privileges and Elections- could
  result in expulsion
• Sent to the other house- put on calendar.

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Legislative Processes

• 4- Senate Ethics
• Floor of the Senate for vote. Rule book
• Quarum can be called- a majority of members must
  be present.
• Speaking on the floor- Must be recognized by the
  President of Senate.
• Yielding the floor- giving up your right to
  continue speaking.
• Senate committee- Privileges and Elections-
• Have committee meetings with witnesses and
  evidence
• Could result in expulsion for violations of
  Senate Ethics.
• 5. Filibuster
• Boys Camp- 200 acres paid by Government to be
  repaid by the boy rangers- .10 at a time.
  Quarter mile either side of Willet Creek. Land
  bought by contributions of the boys, loaned to
  the boys by the government.
• Must continue to talk as long as he can stand
• Must remain in the chambers and keep talking.
• Must remain standing- no sitting
• Do not have to yield the floor. A Senator may
  yield to a colleague without losing the floor
  only if the Senator yields for a question or a
  point of order.
• Cloture rule agreement to speak for only 5 min.-
  Senate votes on this. Three-fifths of the
  Senators must vote for cloture.

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• (1) Example of the first paragraph of the Essay
• What is a political machine? A political machine
  is a group of people that controls a political
  party. We saw a stereotype one in the video
  where Jim Taylor had Governor Hopper doing things
  for one person and not always listening to
  others. He did listen to his boys at the table
  about who to send to Washington. He kind of left
  it to chance with the coin toss landing on the
  paper with his name on the front page of it.
• How does a political machine work? In the video
  the political boss or leader of the machine was
  Jim Taylor. He was a powerful newspaper guy in
  some state and used others to get what he wanted.
  He used Senator Paine by pressuring him in to
  thinking he could be the next president of the
  U.S. if he followed what Taylor said even when he
  did not like it. Like when he said he would not
  do it anymore yet did when Taylor made him think
  he would not help him anymore and told him to go
  back home.
• What were some actions the machine took to expose
  Senator Smith as a fraud? The actions the
  machine took to expose Senator Smith as a fraud
  were headlines saying he was using the boys
  money for his own and he owned the land and would
  make money from its sale. When the boy rangers
  printed their own facts they were injured and
  stopped by Jim Taylors guys.
• Who is the leader of the machine in the movie and
  who is the politician of the machine?

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Jim Taylor
Governor Hopper
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Chick McGann
Senator Paine
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Jefferson Smith
Clarissa Saunders
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Diz Moore
Senator Agnew Senate Majority Leader
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Legislative Processes

• 1- Choosing a new Senator
• Governor makes the appointment
• Citizens groups and Legislative committees- want
  ultra liberal
• Political bosses- Joe Paine and Jim Taylor- want
  stooge
• Governor chooses Jefferson Smith- local hero.
• 2- Senate Procedures-
• Page
• Calendar
• Rule Book
• Majority and Minority Leaders
• Gallery- Press corps, citizens, friends and
  family, diplomats
• Speaker of the House and Sgt. Of Arms.
• Swearing in the New Senator and the Oath of
  Office.
• Speaking on the floor- agreement to speak for
  only 5 min. cloture rule
• Yeilding the floor
• Senate committee- Privileges and Elections- could
  result in expulsion.
• 3- Starting and presenting a bill. (How a bill
  is passed)
• Introduce it into one house
• Committee

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• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington- Essay Due-__________
  ___
• After watching the movie, Mr. Smith Goes to
  Washington, you are to answer the following
  questions. Each question must be answered in a
  paragraph with at least 3-5 complete sentences.
  Your answers should be typed, however you may
  write them out in ink only. If you type your
  essay you should use 1.5 line spacing and a font
  of 12. Your answer will not be more than one
  typed page. As you answer the question, you must
  be specific with your examples. Using vague,
  unclear, answers will cause points to be deducted
  from your score. 25 points
• What is a political machine? How does a
  political machine work? What were some actions
  the machine took to expose Senator Smith as a
  fraud? Who is the leader of the machine in the
  movie and who is the politician of the machine?
  (10 points)
• Even during debate and filibuster, the Senators
  had to follow specific procedures and rules. Why
  is the government so formal? Why do they
  strictly enforce all the rules of procedures?
  What are some of the specific rules of procedure
  that Jefferson Smith and the other Senators had
  to follow either during the debate or at other
  times during the video? (10 points)
• Using the video, relate the theme of the video to
  modern day politics. How realistic do you think
  the video was in portraying the legislative
  process, the relationships between member of
  government and the influence of money and private
  citizens on government? You may talk about
  stereotypes and other examples of propaganda put
  into the movie about some of the characters. (5
  points)

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• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington- Video worksheet
• Use this sheet (and the backside) to take notes
  during the movie. The notes you write down will
  be turned in along with a 1 page essay after you
  have watched the movie.
• Vocabulary
• Political Machine-
• Stereotype-
• All-American personality-
• Filibuster-
• Legislative process-
• Influence-
• Congressional committees-
• Characters- identify their characteristics,
  stereotypes and would they be the same today?
• 1. _______________________________________________
  __________________
• 2. _______________________________________________
  __________________
• 3. _______________________________________________
  __________________
• 4. _______________________________________________
  __________________
• 5. _______________________________________________
  __________________
• 6. _______________________________________________
  __________________
• 7. _______________________________________________
  ________________
• 8. _______________________________________________
  __________________

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Can Mr. Smith Save America From A Corrupt
Political Machine Again? http//www.youtube.com/
watch?vm9r7pEphCe4 Possible review for essay
question.
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• (1) Example of the first paragraph of the Essay
• What is a political machine? A political machine
  is a group of people that controls a political
  party. We saw a stereotype one in the video
  where Jim Taylor had Governor Hopper doing things
  for one person and not always listening to
  others. He did listen to his boys at the table
  about who to send to Washington. He kind of left
  it to chance with the coin toss landing on the
  paper with his name on the front page of it.
• How does a political machine work? In the video
  the political boss or leader of the machine was
  Jim Taylor. He was a powerful newspaper guy in
  some state and used others to get what he wanted.
  He used Senator Paine by pressuring him in to
  thinking he could be the next president of the
  U.S. if he followed what Taylor said even when he
  did not like it. Like when he said he would not
  do it anymore yet did when Taylor made him think
  he would not help him anymore and told him to go
  back home.
• What were some actions the machine took to expose
  Senator Smith as a fraud? The actions the
  machine took to expose Senator Smith as a fraud
  were headlines saying he was using the boys
  money for his own and he owned the land and would
  make money from its sale. When the boy rangers
  printed their own facts they were injured and
  stopped by Jim Taylors guys.
• Who is the leader of the machine in the movie and
  who is the politician of the machine?