NOTEBOOK Checklist and Rubric

Principles of American Democracy

FIRST NOTEBOOK Checklist Rubric – DUE THIS THURS. 8/30/12

Student Check	Teacher Check	Assignment
		Question 1:  What ideals are important to you?
		Question 2:  What makes a state?
		Question 3:  What political philosophy do you support?
		Question 4:  Respond to this quote by John Adams.  “The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking and writing.”
		Question 5:  Can you think of something you have done that is courageous?
		Question 6:  Can you think of historical acts of courage?
		Classwork:  Five ideals with definition, theorist quote, founding father quote.
		Question 7:  Write one law for each of the five ideals of the US government.
		Classwork:  Graph of Six Big Ideas of the Constitution

READ THESE!

·       Your notebook MUST contain all of the above to get credit.  This checklist along with the graph is available on the class blog:  www.mshollandsgov.blogspot.com

·       THE NOTEBOOK MUST ALSO BE NEAT.  If stapled or glued it must be placed in notebook nicely.

·       Please label each of the assignments as labeled above, so I can indentify it easily.

·       You are also being graded on how well you completed the work.  One sentence answers will not do.