American+Government


 * The major emphasis in American Government this semester will be the United States Constitution, our three branches of government, and the relationship between the government and the media.**

If you are older than 17 1/2 years, you may register to vote. Please go to the following website http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation/voterregistration.html and follow the directions.

We will be using for the following site for introductions to some topics this semester:

Want to know more about our US Presidents? Check out this [|site.]

You will be asked to find a current event item **//__before__//** class every Friday, beginning with August 25th. You will need a news article title, web link of the story, and a short written summary/response to the story. The stories must deal with the national (United States), state (Iowa) or local (Worth County/Northwood or Kensett) government. This will be an Edmodo assignment each Friday. Assignments will be added to the Edmodo site each Monday. Five students will be picked randomly each Friday to share their articles in class for discussions with other students.
 * __ Current Event Assignment __****__ Every Friday: __**