0 Period Economics
1. Syllabus
2. 7-Minute Reading: Theaters Fight Studio Over VOD
3. Textbooks!!!!
Period 2 American Government
1. 7-Minute Reading: Kobe vs. Shaq (individualism vs. common good)
2. Key Question: How would YOU define DEMOCRACY?
3. Follow-Up Question: Based on YOUR definition of Democracy, would you describe the American system of government as a Democracy? EXPLAIN.
4. Jeffrey Stout on DEMOCRACY
5. Textbooks!!!
6. Some Questions from the TEXT:
Geographic Distribution of Power (pp.14—15)
Unitary
Federal
Confederate
Relationship Between Legislative and Executive Branches (pp.15—16)
Presidential
Parliamentary
Foundations of Democracy (pp.18—21)
Worth of the Individual
Equality of ALL Persons
Majority Rule, Minority Rights
Necessity of Compromise
Individual Freedom
Government & the Free Enterprise System (Preview/Review of Econ)
Period 4: Economics
1. 7-Minute Reading: Debit Cards
2. Some Opening Questions:
A. If Grandma gives you $10,000 for graduating from high school, what will you do with it?
B. If your mom gave you $5 for lunch, where would you spend it?
C. What will YOU do tonight from 6-8pm?
D. California has a $25 billion budget deficit. How should the governor and legislature fill that gap?
3. Key Concepts (NOTES):
-Thinking at the Margin
-Guns or Butter?
-Production Possibilities Curve
-Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility (Video: The Story of Stuff)
-Econ 101: Key Terms (Video: Zuckerberg on 60 Minutes)
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