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1. Login and introduction, general briefing from Monique and optional tour. 2. Mission selection from the Situation Map. 3. Selection of operatives to form a team, then pushing 4. Profile Match questions (a handful of preliminary questions). 5. Mission briefing from Monique, with opportunity to view the Player‟s Guide. 6. Working through tutorial information ("4-1-1," as Monique refers to it), gaining points and knowledge. 7. Answering credibility questions from other members of the team, gaining points and knowledge. 8. Answering of Battle questions, gaining points and knowledge. 9. Go back to operatives after each battle to answer additional questions. 10. Mission solution (final chance to win points). Notice that each mission has self-contained points and scoring. Scores are only kept within missions, not across missions.
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PSU Learning Style Inventory

Redeeming Saving Bonds for College Calculator

Here is an article from CBSnews.com on what may happen if the debt ceiling is not raised.

Missions 9 and 7 Screencasts - You can do these mission for extra credit.

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Here is the Mission 14 screencast - This is due on Friday, April 29th.

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Here is a screencast I did for Mission 5. There is no audio in the beginning as I did not record the game itself and I am waiting for Monique to finish up her comments!

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State of the Union Timeline State of the Union Assessment Sheet - Complete this for extra credit!

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The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden

Watch the video below and see if you can identify the number of different roles President Obama played in the week of 01/21/2011!

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Political Ideology Quiz

World's smallest political ideology quiz! Political Philosophy Quiz

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Biographies of Current Justices and the three living retired Justices

media type="youtube" key="dzm2ud98C_k?fs=1" height="385" width="480" Tuesday - Test on Judicial Branch
 * Article III of the Constitution
 * Marbury v Madison and the establishment of judicial review
 * Criminal v Civil Law
 * Original v appellate jurisdiction ( power or authority to hear a case).
 * Federal v State Court Jurisdiction - Dual System
 * Structure of the federal and state systems - Three tiered system (Federal - district - courts of appeals - US supreme Court/ State - Court of Common Pleas - Superior and Commonwealth Courts - PA Supreme Court - Us Supreme Court only if there is a federal issue)
 * Process for getting on Federal and State bench ( federal = nominated and confirmed by Senate and Pennsylvania - elected to ten year terms and retention votes)

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Court Game

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We begin our unit on Civil Rights. Let's start with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" You can read the letter to Dr. King that inspired his famous response. Birmingham's Racial Segregation Ordinances

Alternate assignment and sources for students who missed "The Interrogation of Michael Crowe"


 * Summarize what happened to Michael Crowe and the article from //Psychology Today// on false confessions. How can you connect what he and his family have gone through with what you learned in class? Do you think that there should be a law requiring that police interrogations be videotaped? Why or why not? Be sure to use information from the case and the article to support your position.

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Spousal Privilege (testifying against your spouse)

Cantwell v Connecticut Lynch v Donnelly Lee v Weisman Pentagon Papers Case [|New York Times v Sullivan] Hazlewood v Kuhlmeier

DC v Heller McDonald v Chicago

McDonald v Chicago

Extra Credit Opportunity for the First or Second Marking Period Being An American Essay Contest List of Founding Documents Judging Rubric - Be sure to look this over! Extra Credit Opportunity for the Second Marking Period - PA American Legion Essay

First Amendment Activities





[|Register for glogster here]

Senate Campaigns: Joe Sestak Campaign Website Pat Toomey Campaign Website

US House of Representatives for the 10th Congressional District: Chris Carney Campaign Website Tom Marino Campaign Website

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Here is the diagram of how Marbury v Madison made its way through the courts.

Free Pocket Constitution

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Political Compass Test How to analyze the political compass

Here are some examples of obsolete occupations--think structural unemployment! [|The Jobs of Yesteryear]

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Here is a fun show tune about a very serious matter! This might give you some sense of how some hedge funds made many American dollars betting against risky securitized subprime mortgages.

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GenX Personal Finance Page: [] Access Code: 7f1f317d Make your login id your first name, last initial, and then your class period (use two digits). For example, MeghanR09.

After you register, I will release the first mission. I found it helpful to have some scrap paper and a pencil while doing the missions. Try t rack up as many points as you can before completing the mission. I will be able to see your progress on my teacher page within the game. Have fun!

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