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COURSE OUTLINE U.S GOVERNMENT & POLITICS (WITH THE CIVIC MIRROR)

COURSE OVERVIEW This course is a study – and experience – in government, politics, and citizenship in the United States. You will not only learn about the various institutions, principles, and realities of U.S. Government, but you will be given an opportunity to experience these things for yourself by participating in The Civic Mirror: an online and face‐to‐face simulation that will turn our classroom into a country and you and your classmates into citizens. The aim of this course is twofold:

1. To provide you with a better understanding of and perspective on U.S. government, politics, and related issues, and

2. To enhance your abilities and your willingness to participate actively and responsibly in civic life. In other words, as you study and learn the course content in the usual ways (i.e. readings, lectures, group activities), you will also be given the opportunity ‐ via The Civic Mirror ‐ to experience these things for yourself ... opportunities to practice American‐style government and effective citizenship in‐class and online.

ACTIVITY & MARKS SUMMARY

ATTITUDE & PARTICIPATION ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ______ % These marks are yours for the taking. It’s really quite simple: come to class (on time), be respectful when you speak and when you listen, and get involved. If you do all that, you’ve added ______% to your final grade.

HOMEWORK & READING CHECKS ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ______ % Homework is the work you are supposed to do on a daily basis – not work that you necessarily have to do “at home”. When you do well on your homework, it’s like giving yourself a gift that keeps on giving: First you get a high homework mark; Second, your high homework mark will give you game‐play advantages in The Civic Mirror (more $$, more points, immunity from “steals”); Third, you will likely do better on the unit exams and tasks (because you did your homework); and Finally, you’ll likely get more out of the course and The Civic Mirror because of the above.

UNIT VOCAB & UNIT EXAMS ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ______ % In each unit of study you will be expected to learn new facts, concepts and terminology well enough to be able to ‘talk about’ them at length. To help ensure this happens, you will be given a vocabulary list for each unit where you will write/print the definition for each term/concept and either a) write your own, paraphrased definition for the term/concept, or b) create or draw some sort of memory trick that will help you understand what it means and remember how to use it. Unit Vocab lists will be DUE the day of your unit exams. Unit Exams will ask you to recall, remember, and respond to the major facts, concepts and terms covered in each unit.

U.S. Government & Politics with The Civic Mirror ~ written By R. Ross. © Action‐Ed, 2006-2009

CIVIC MIRROR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ______ % When The Civic Mirror officially begins, you will be evaluated at the end of every simulated year in four areas:

1. Success in the Simulation (Status Pts) ‐ The level of ‘success’ you had in The Civic Mirror 2. Involvement & Attitude ‐ Your involvement in the simulation and your attitude towards the experience. 3. Initiative ‐ Your ability to implement initiatives of your own. 4. Learning (i.e. Incorporating Course Material into the Game) ‐ Your ability to incorporate what you’ve

learned into The Civic Mirror and related discussions. Like The Civic Mirror, this evaluation system also attempts to reflect the real world by evaluating your performance, not your ability to remember facts and information. It was also designed to be incredibly fair in a few key ways:

You evaluate yourself first, communicating to your instructor why you gave yourself the grade you did. Your instructor will review your self‐evaluation and, if he/she finds that you’ve graded yourself honestly

and accurately, will give you the grade you gave yourself. If you attempt to bump yourself up a few marks higher or grade yourself too low, your instructor will correct this before entering the marks.

You can still earn a very respectable grade even if you don’t gain Status Points in a given year, the points you need to win The Civic Mirror.

REFLECTION & CONNECTION TASKS ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ______ % You will be asked to complete at least one “Reflection & Connection Task” for every unit of study. These activities are crucial steps in the learning process, tying together what was learned from the readings, lectures, and videos with what was experienced in your Civic Mirror nation. In fact, we often never realize how much we’ve learned from our experiences until we stop and reflect on them ... making an effort to connect what happened and what we learned to our lives and the world in general. That’s what these tasks will ask you to do, and they will be the last thing you’ll do at the end of each unit. You’ll likely find the ups‐and‐downs, mistakes, and successes that you experience in The Civic Mirror to be gold‐mines of insight and understanding ... helping make the course material more fun, relevant, and meaningful.

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DAY2

DAY3

DAY4

DAY5

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OCO

MPA

RATIVE PO

LITICA

L & ECO

NOMIC SYSTEMS

IN‐CLASS

‐ Cou

rse expe

ctations

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tial

Que

stions

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“H/W

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ey” system

IN‐CLASS

‐ CM Reading

Che

ck #1 and

Discussion (taken

from

Man

ual)

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sing

slidesho

w and

videos

from

CM website)

‐ Silent Reading

IN‐CLASS

‐ CM Reading

Che

ck #2 and

Discussion (taken

from

Man

ual)

‐ CM Discussion Forum overview

‐ CM Practice Ru

n (req

uires compu

ter lab)

IN‐CLASS

‐ Class discussion/review

of

online discussion

forum posts,

‐ Given

Unit R

&C Task

‐ Work pe

riod

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

che

ck

‐ Lecture/activity

on nature and

pu

rposes of governm

ent

‐ Work pe

riod

H/W

‐ R

ead CM

Gam

e Ru

les #1

H/W

‐ R

ead CM

Gam

e Ru

les #2

H/W

‐ O

nline discussion

prompt (from

CM Instructors Man

ual)

H/W

‐ R

ead “first” section in te

xt on

nature/purpo

se of govt

H/W

‐ R

ead “secon

d” sectio

n in te

xt on

poli/econ

systems

DAY 6

DAY7

DAY8

DAY9

DAY10

WEEK 2

COMPA

RATIVE PO

LITICA

L & ECO

NOMIC SYSTEMS

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

che

ck

‐ Political Com

pass survey in

compu

ter lab

using

www.politicalcom

pass.org

IN‐CLASS

Due

: Political Com

pass Survey

‐ Discussion abou

t what’s be

en

learne

d (i.e. results of P

olitical

Compass survey + readings)

‐ study/w

ork pe

riod

IN‐CLASS

Due

: Unit V

ocab

Unit Q

uiz: Com

parativ

e Po

litical

and Econ

omic Systems

IN‐CLASS

‐ work pe

riod

IN‐CLASS

Due

: R & C Unit T

ask

H/W

‐ fin

ish po

litical survey

compass assignm

ent

H/W

‐ com

plete un

it vocab

‐ prepare fo

r un

it qu

iz (che

at‐

sheet m

ay be allowed

)

H/W

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R & C Unit T

ask

H/W

‐ C

omplete work on

R & C Unit

Task

H/W

Non

e

COMPA

RATIVE PO

LITICA

L & ECO

NOMIC SYSTEMS > This unit w

ill introd

uce you to th

e stud

y of governm

ents, w

hy governm

ents are needed, and

wha

t kinds of p

olitical and

econo

mic

system

s there are. W

hile th

is hap

pens, you

will be introd

uced

to The

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line an

d face‐to‐face edu

catio

n prog

ram th

at tu

rns classroo

ms into cou

ntrie

s an

d stud

ents into

citizens – an

d pa

rticipate in a Practice Ru

n of th

e prog

ram. This will give you an

early ta

ste of not only the prog

ram, but of citizenship an

d na

tionh

ood too. You

will th

en learn where you

stand

with

in th

e po

litical‐econo

mic spectrum by completing the www.politicalcom

pass.org survey an

d follow‐up assign

ment. N

ot only will th

is inform

ation help you

with

you

r Reflection &

Conn

ectio

n Unit T

ask bu

t it w

ill help you better und

erstan

d your Civic M

irror H

idden Agend

a when you receive it in th

e next unit. Finally, this un

it will end

with

a quiz an

d a culm

inating task

that will have you create you

r own ideal system of g

overnm

ent b

ased

on wha

t you

learned an

d liked

abo

ut th

e vario

us systems (i.e. th

e “M

y Po

litical Philosoph

y” R&C Task).

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ntry

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n

Agend

as

Constitution

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erty

Auction

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vent

Spring:

Ope

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From ________________ To _________________

DAY 11

DAY12

DAY13

DAY14

DAY15

WEEK 3

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ctory lecture/activity

on

Fou

ndations of U

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ovt.

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R&C Unit T

ask

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che

ck


on origins of

U.S. G

overnm

ent

IN‐CLASS

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che

ck


on The

Constitution

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

Che

ck

‐ CM ‐ Create iden

tity

of you

r sim

ulated

natio

n

IN‐CLASS

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stud

ent‐led activity

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ote on

National

Iden

tity ite

ms

‐ CM ‐ Learn your citizen

profile (com

puter lab)

H/W

‐ R

ead section in te

xt on Origins

of U.S. govt

H/W

‐ R

ead section in te

xt on The

Constitution

H/W

‐ R

ead section in te

xt on Fede

ralism

H/W

‐ O

nline discussion

prompt (from

CM Instructors Man

ual)

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ntity

Item

s

H/W

‐ create family iden

tities

‐ discussion bo

ard respon

se

DAY 16

DAY17

DAY18

DAY19

DAY20

WEEK 4


OVER

NMEN

T IN‐CLASS

‐ Review respo

nses from

online

discussion

in CM Forum

‐ C

M: Learning your

constitution

IN‐CLASS

‐ CM: Evaluate your classmates’

paraph

rasing

of the

constitution

IN‐CLASS

‐ Work pe

riod

IN‐CLASS

Due

: Unit V

ocab

Unit Q

uiz: Fou

ndations of U

.S.

Governm

ent

‐ Work Pe

riod

IN‐CLASS

Due

: R & C Unit T

ask

H/W

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nt group

s paraph

rase

their sections of the

Co

nstitution

H/W

‐ O

nline respon

se / involvem

ent

to online discussion

prompt.

H/W

‐ com

plete Unit V

ocab

‐ p

repare fo

r un

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at‐she

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may be allowed

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H/W

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R & C Unit

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is unit you

will study of the

orig

ins of th

e U.S. dem

ocratic

system, the

basic prin

ciples of the

U.S. Con

stitu

tion (and

Bill of R

ights), and

the

concept o

f Federalism. To complim

ent this stud

y an

d make it more meaning

ful, you an

d your classmates will work together to

create your sim

ulated

nation’s identity, where each of you

will

become – in a way – you

r cou

ntry’s fo

unding

fathers an

d mothers. Also, you

and

you

r classmates will each receive a Citizen

Profile (m

oney, a

Hidden Agend

a, a culture, and

the requ

ired

human

services you will have to provide

for you

r family), an

d will th

en create the identities of you

r seven‐person

family. A

fter com

pleting this units’ reading

s, you

and

you

r classmates will

collectively pa

raph

rase you

r “Civic Mirror‐ized” version of th

e U.S. Con

stitu

tion (fou

nd in th

e CM

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ual) into lang

uage

everyon

e will und

erstan

d. It is expected that by the end of th

is unit you

will have learned the ba

sic tenets of U

.S. con

stitu

tiona

l dem

ocracy, giving you a solid und

erstan

ding

of you

r real – and

sim

ulated

– cou

ntry’s political, lega

l, an

d econ

omic fu

ndam

entals.

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Agend

as

Constitution

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vent

Spring:

Ope

n Market

Summer:

Town Hall

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From ________________ To _________________

DAY 21

DAY22

DAY23

DAY24

DAY25

WEEK 5

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AVIOR

IN‐CLASS

‐ flex/bu

ffer class

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

Che

ck


on civic/voter

participation

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

Che

ck


on po

litical

parties and interest group

s

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

Che

ck

‐ CM: create your own

political partie

s

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

Che

ck


on electio

ns

and electio

n campaigns ‐ o

r ‐

‐ Partie

s prep

are for campaign

debates

H/W

‐ R

ead section in te

xt on

civic/voter participation

H/W

‐ R

ead section in te

xt on po

litical

parties and interest group

s

H/W

H/W

‐ R

ead section in te

xt on electio

ns

and electio

n campaigns

H/W

‐ R

espo

nd to

online prom

pt in

CM

Discussion Forums leading up

to cam

paign de

bates

DAY 26

DAY27

DAY28

DAY29

DAY30

WEEK 6

POLITICA

L PA

RTICIPATION AND BEH

AVIOR

IN‐CLASS

‐ Review online forum

respon

ses

‐ CM political party

campaign de

bates

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

che

ck

‐ CM: Election Day

speeches, ballot

casting, and

cou

nting

IN‐CLASS


on the med

ia and

pu

blic opinion

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ork/Stud

y pe

riod

IN‐CLASS

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ocab

Unit Q

uiz: Political Participation &

Behavior.

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ask

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n

H/W

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ead section in te

xt on the

med

ia and

pub

lic opinion

H/W

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plete Unit V

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repare fo

r Unit Q

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at‐she

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may be allowed

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r tomorrow’s Hex Auctio

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is unit you

will study how

group

s of citizens in th

e United States, w

ith varying

interests, can

organ

ize them

selves to

influ

ence th

e go

vernment a

nd/or g

ain control of g

overnm

ent statio

ns. As you learn ab

out p

olitical partie

s, interest group

s, th

e media (a

nd pub

lic opinion

), an

d U.S. elections, you

will live‐out and

experie

ncing these things you

rself b

y i) form

ing your own po

litical partie

s in an in‐class m

ingling event, ii) p

romoting your party’s political and

econo

mic platform ... both on

line (i.e.

civicm

irror.com

) and

in fa

ce‐to‐face cam

paign deba

tes, and

iii) pa

rticipating in you

r nation’s first nationa

l election where 5 Hou

se Reps, 3 Senators, and

1 President will win seats in you

r go

vernment. W

hat’s more, you

will th

en be ab

le to

use wha

t you

’ve learned in th

is unit to influ

ence you

r governm

ent’s po

licy an

d plan

for the

Hex Auctio

n event, th

e last pre‐gam

e event

that will see all of th

e prop

erty in you

r sim

ulated

nation being given to th

e high

est b

idders. By

the end of th

is unit y

ou will have a better und

erstan

ding

of w

ho participates in governm

ent

and ho

w governm

ent o

fficials are influ

enced.

CIVIC M

IRRO

R EV

ENTS:

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‐GAME EV

ENTS >

> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > < < < < < < < < GAME EV


ulated

year) > > > > >

Intro

Practice Run

Create Cou

ntry

Hidde

n

Agend

as

Constitution

Election

s Prop

erty

Auction

Winter:

Govt E

vent

Spring:

Ope

n Market

Summer:

Town Hall

Fall:

Nationa

l Cou

rt

Year End

Pts

Calculations

Refle

ction &

Conn

ection

continue

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From ________________ To _________________

DAY 31

DAY32

DAY33

DAY34

DAY35

WEEK 7

GOVER

NMEN

T IN ACT

ION –

THE LEGISLA

TIVE AND EXE

CUTIVE BR

ANCH

ESIN‐CLASS

‐ Read Intro of CM Part 3

as class;

‐ Go over CM Perform

ance Eval.

Crite

ria (W

inter sectio

n in m

anua

l) ‐ W

ork / Re

ading Pe

riod

IN‐CLASS

‐ CM Reading

Che

ck #3 and

Discussion (taken

from

Man

ual)

‐ Winter 2000

(teacher g

uides

stud

ents th

roug

h process this 1

st time)

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

Che

ck

‐ Preside

nt recaps ne

w laws and

policies

‐ Spring 2000

(com

puter lab)

IN‐CLASS

‐ Review discussion bo

ard po

sts

‐ Intro Tow

n Hall + its significance

(see CM M

anua

l) ‐ Sum

mer 2000

Town Hall

Accusations

IN‐CLASS

‐ National Cou

rt Intro Lesson

(outlined

in CM M

anua

l) ‐ Fall 2000

* End of Year R

eminde

r

H/W

‐ R

ead Part 3 of C

M M

anual

‐ Politicians prep

are for Winter

2000

(Govt. Event), review

script

H/W

‐ R


xt on

Legislative branch

H/W

‐ O

nline discussion

prompt related

to readings

H/W

‐ D

iscuss/prepare fo

r trials online

H/W

‐ R

ead “secon

d” sectio

n in te

xt

on Legislativ

e branch

‐ finish bu

ying, selling, trading

before next class

DAY 36

DAY37

DAY38

DAY39

DAY40

WEEK 8

GOVER

NMEN

T IN ACT

ION –

THE LEGISLA

TIVE AND EXE

CUTIVE BR

ANCH

ESIN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

Che

ck

‐ Yr.2000

End

s

‐ H.A. A

pplications

IN‐CLASS

‐ HA app

s returned

; ‐ Y

r. 2000 Self‐Eval’s

‐ Discussion of posts

made in online H/W

assignmen

t

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

che

ck


#1 on

legislative

branch

IN‐CLASS

‐ Lecture/ activ

ity #2 on

legislative

branch an

d/or

‐ Work pe

riod

IN‐CLASS

‐ Lecture/ activ

ity #3 on

legislative branch

‐ CM: O

ff‐Year E

lections

for 2001, spe

eche

s,

ballot castin

g (cou

nting

after class) .

H/W

‐ R

& C Activity

: Class

evaluatatio

n of cou

ntry in

an

online dicussion form

at (C

M

Forums)

H/W

‐ R

ead “third” section in te

xt on

Legislative branch

H/W

H/W

H/W

DAY 41

DAY42

DAY43

DAY44

DAY45

WEEK 9

GOVER

NMEN

T IN ACT

ION –

THE LEGISLA

TIVE AND EXE

CUTIVE BR

ANCH

ES

IN‐CLASS

‐ Given

Unit R

&C Task

‐ Work pe

riod

(may read silently

or work on

the R & C Unit T

ask)

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

Che

ck

‐ CM W

inter 2001

~

Governm

ent E

vent

IN‐CLASS

‐ Review online respon

ses made in

CM Forum

s ‐ W

ork Pe

riod

.

IN‐CLASS

‐ Lecture/Activity

#1 on

Executiv

e Branch

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

che

ck

‐ CM Spring 2001

~

Ope

n Market

H/W

‐ R


xt on

the executive branch

‐ Stude

nts (esp. politicians)

prep

are for Winter 2001

H/W

‐ O

nline discussion

abo

ut th

is

day’s Govt E

vent in

light o

f class

evaluatio

n do

ne at the

end

of Y

r.

2000

H/W

H/W

‐ R

ead “secon

d” sectio

n in te

xt on


continue

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From ________________ To ________________

DAY 46

DAY47

DAY48

DAY49

DAY50

WEEK 10

GOVER

NMEN

T IN ACT

ION –

THE LEGISLA

TIVE AND EXE

CUTIVE BR

ANCH

ESIN‐CLASS


#2 on

Executive Branch

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

Che

ck

Summer 2001 ~ Town

Hall

IN‐CLASS


#3 on

Executiv

e Branch

IN‐CLASS

‐ 20 min. w

ork pe

riod

Fall 2001

~ National

Court

* End of Year R

eminde

r

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

Che

ck

‐ Yr.2001

End

s

‐ HA App

’s


#4 on

Executiv

e Branch

H/W

‐ R


xt on


H/W

H/W

‐ d

iscuss (and

prepare fo

r)

upcoming trials online

H/W

Re

ad “fourth” section in te

xt on

executive branch

H/W

DAY 51

DAY52

DAY53

DAY54

DAY55

WEEK 11

GOVER

NMEN

T IN ACT

ION –

THE LEGISLA

TIVE AND EXE

CUTIVE BR

ANCH

ESIN‐CLASS

‐ HA app

s returned

; ‐ Y

r. 2001 Self‐Eval’s


#5 on

Executive Branch

IN‐CLASS

Work/Stud

y Pe

riod

IN‐CLASS

Due

: Unit V

ocab

Unit Q

uiz: Legislativ

e & Executiv

e Branches of U

.S. G

overnm

ent

IN‐CLASS

Work/Stud

y Pe

riod

IN‐CLASS

Due

: R&C Unit T

ask

‐ CM: 2002 Electio

ns.

speeches, ballot

casting, and

cou

nting

H/W

H/W

‐ com

plete Unit V

ocab

‐ p

repare fo

r Unit Q

uiz (che

at‐

sheet m

ay be allowed

)

H/W

H/W

‐ C

omplete work on

R & C Unit T

ask

H/W

GOVER

NMEN

T IN ACT

ION: THE LEGISLA

TIVE AND EXE

CUTIVE BR

ANCH

ES >

In th

is “Governm

ent in Action” unit you

will be stud

ying

the legislative an

d executive bran

ches of U

.S.

government, while ru

nning an

d ob

serving your own go

vernment in actio

n throug

h tw

o simulated

years. As you pa

rticipate as a citizen in you

r own na

tion an

d work throug

h the course

read

ings, you

will be asked to th

ink critically not only ab

out the

qua

lity an

d worth of you

r own go

vernment, but th

e United States’ governm

ent a

s well. For example, after th

e first of these

two simulated

years, you

and

you

r classmates will be asked to evaluate the vario

us com

ponents of you

r sim

ulated

cou

ntry’s governm

ent, econo

my an

d cultu

re, giving the compo

nents of

each a letter‐grade

and

discussing wha

t needs to

be im

proved

going

forw

ard. This will brin

g the course con

tent to

life as you’ll be

able to look at w

hat’s worked an

d no

t worked in th

e United

States’ legislative an

d executive bran

ches to

improve your own na

tion’s. By the end of th

is unit, you

will have a much better und

erstan

ding

of h

ow laws are mad

e (legislative bran

ch) a

nd

carried ou

t (executive bran

ch) b

y pa

rticipating in and

/or o

bserving

you

r own go

vernment in actio

n. You

will likely have a deeper app

reciation for the

strengths and

weaknesses of

constitutiona

l governm

ent, from

both the citizen’s and

politician

’s point of view.

CIVIC M

IRRO

R EV

ENTS:

< < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < PRE

‐GAME EV

ENTS >

> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > < < < < < < < < GAME EV


ulated

year) > > > > >

Intro

Practice Run

Create Cou

ntry

Hidde

n

Agend

as

Constitution

Election

s Prop

erty

Auction

Winter:

Govt E

vent

Spring:

Ope

n Market

Summer:

Town Hall

Fall:

Nationa

l Cou

rt

Year End

Pts

Calculations

Refle

ction &

Conn

ection

continue

d ... U

.S. G

OVT & POLITICS

with TH

E CIVIC M

IRRO

R

From ________________ To _________________

DAY 56

DAY57

DAY58

DAY59

DAY60

WEEK 12

THE JUDICIAL BR

ANCH

AND CIVIL RIGHTS

IN‐CLASS


#1 on

judicial

branch

‐ Given

“Case Law

R&C Task”

(students discuss/predict w

hat

‘lega

l precedents an

d im

plications’

of th

e rulings in th

eir 2

002 Nationa

l Co

urt cases will be).

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

che

ck


#2 on

judicial

branch

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

che

ck


#3 on

judicial

branch

IN‐CLASS

‐ Review online po

sts as a class

‐ Winter 2002

~ Govt

Even

t

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

che

ck

‐ Spring 2002

~ Ope

n Market

H/W

‐ R


xt on

judicial branch

H/W

‐ R

ead “secon

d” sectio

n in te

xt

on judicial branch

H/W

‐ o

nline discussion

forum prompt

H/W

‐ R


xt on

judicial branch

H/W

DAY 61

DAY62

DAY63

DAY64

DAY65

WEEK 13

THE JUDICIAL BR

ANCH

AND CIVIL RIGHTS

IN‐CLASS

‐ Sum

mer 2002 ~

Town Hall

IN‐CLASS

‐ Stude

nts prep

are for court

cases ‐ or‐

‐ Work pe

riod

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

Che

ck

Fall 2002

~ National

Court

* End of Year R

eminde

r

IN‐CLASS

Due

: R&C “Case Law” task


#1 on

civil rights

(ideally con

necting the po

wer of the

courts – or case law ‐ to affect civic

prog

ress and

cha

nge).

IN‐CLASS

‐ Reading

Che

ck

‐ Lecture/activ

ity #2 on

civil

rights

‐ Given

“Civil Rights R&

C Task”

H/W

Re

ad

H/W

‐ d

iscuss (and

prepare fo

r)

upcoming trials online

H/W

‐ com

plete “Case Law” assignmen

t H/W

‐ R


xt on civil

rights

H/W

THE JUDICIAL BR

ANCH

> This un

it will be delivered

in tw

o pa

rts, with

this portio

n focusing

on the pu

rpose an

d working

s of th

e judicial branch of U.S. governm

ent. Here you will learn ho

w

this im

partial and

largely sepa

rate branch of governm

ent is ab

solutely essentia

l for uph

olding

law and

order, and

that – with

out it –

dem

ocracy wou

ld not be po

ssible. A

lthou

gh you

may

have don

e this in previou

s simulated

years, you

will m

ake an

effort to review

you

r con

stitu

tion an

d your persona

l con

tracts in hop

es of identifying instan

ces where you

r fellow citizens and

/or

your governm

ent b

roke th

e law. If these issues go un

resolved

in you

r Tow

n Hall, you will be encourag

ed to

take th

em to

you

r Nationa

l Cou

rt in order to

brin

g ab

out the

result you wan

t.

Then, after studying real examples from

U.S. history, you

will assum

e the role of “lega

l expert” and

discuss/predict wha

t legal precedents an

d im

plications th

e rulings from

this year’s

Nationa

l Cou

rt will have for citizens into th

e future. B

y the end of th

is series of re

adings and

activities, it is expected

that you

will have a greater u

nderstan

ding

of h

ow th

e judicial branch

works and

how

the im

partial cou

rts an

d case law uph

old law and

order in a dem

ocracy.

CIVIC M

IRRO

R EV

ENTS:

< < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < PRE

‐GAME EV

ENTS >

> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > < < < < < < < < GAME EV


ulated

year) > > > > >

Intro

Practice Run

Create Cou

ntry

Hidde

n

Agend

as

Constitution

Election

s Prop

erty

Auction

Winter:

Govt E

vent

Spring:

Ope

n Market

Summer:

Town Hall

Fall:

Nationa

l Cou

rt

Year End

Pts

Calculations

Refle

ction &

Conn

ection

continue

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.S. G

OVT & POLITICS

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E CIVIC M

IRRO

R

From ________________ To ________________

DAY 66

DAY67

DAY68

DAY69

DAY70

WEEK 14

THE JUDICIAL BR

ANCH

AND CIVIL RIGHTS

IN‐CLASS

‐ Yr.2002

End

s

‐ HA App

’s

‐ work pe

riod

IN‐CLASS

‐ Yr. 2002 Self‐Eval’s

‐ work pe

riod

IN‐CLASS

Due

: Unit V

ocab

Unit Q

uiz: U.S. Jud

icial Branch and

Civil Rights

IN‐CLASS

‐ work pe

riod

IN‐CLASS

Due

: R & C “Civil Rights” Task

‐ CM: O

ff‐Year

Electio

ns fo

r 2003

H/W

H/W

‐ com

plete Unit V

ocab

‐ p

repare fo

r Unit Q

uiz (che

at‐

sheet m

ay be allowed

)

H/W

H/W

‐ C

omplete work on

R & C “Civil

Rights” Task

speeches, ballot castin

g, and

coun

ting

DAY 71

DAY72

DAY73

DAY74

DAY75

WEEK 15

REVIEW, R

EFLECT

ION, A

ND CONNEC

TION

IN‐CLASS

‐ Cou

rse review

process

explaine

d ‐ G

iven

Cou

rse‐End R&

C Task.

IN‐CLASS

IN‐CLASS

Due

: R&C un

it task

Winter 2003

~ Hou

se of

Common

s

IN‐CLASS

Spring

2003 ~ Ope

n Market

IN‐CLASS

Summer 2003 ~

Town Hall

H/W

H/W

H/W

H/W

H/W

CIVIL RIGHTS > W

ith you

r basic und

erstan

ding

of the

U.S. jud

icial branch, you

will now

be ab

le to

study how

civil rig

hts issues and

strug

gles were brou

ght to the forefron

t and

add

ressed

in

watershed

cou

rt cases. You

will be asked to i). Identify

an instan

ce, event, law

, action, etc. from you

r sim

ulated

cou

ntry th

at m

ay have violated

the civil rights an

d freedo

ms of certain citizens

(with

reference to

you

r “Civic Mirror‐ized

version

of the

U.S. Con

stitu

tion), ii). Try to

com

pare th

at issue to a sim

ilar case in U.S. history and

discuss wha

t hap

pened, and

iii). Propo

se wha

t you

think wou

ld be the most con

stitu

tiona

lly “just” solutio

n/ou

tcom

e to th

e civil rights incident from

you

r cou

ntry. B

y the end of th

is activity

sequence you shou

ld have developed a greater

appreciatio

n for the U.S. Con

stitu

tion, th

e courts, and

the courag

e an

d resolutio

n requ

ired to uph

old civilian rig

hts an

d freedo

ms.

REVIEW, R

EFLECT

ION, A

ND CONNEC

TION > At this po

int you

will have stud

ied an

d experienced vario

us th

eories and

philosoph

ies of governa

nce; th

e principles of U

.S. G

overnm

ent a

nd

the Co

nstitution; th

e varie

ty of w

ays peop

le can

organ

ize them

selves to

influ

ence governm

ent; th

e three bran

ches of g

overnm

ent, th

eir interconn

ectedn

ess, and

their ... (cont.)

CIVIC M

IRRO

R EV

ENTS:

< < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < PRE

‐GAME EV

ENTS >

> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > < < < < < < < < GAME EV


ulated

year) > > > > >

Intro

Practice Run

Create Cou

ntry

Hidde

n

Agend

as

Constitution

Election

s Prop

erty

Auction

Winter:

Govt E

vent

Spring:

Ope

n Market

Summer:

Town Hall

Fall:

Nationa

l Cou

rt

Year End

Pts

Calculations

Refle

ction &

Conn

ection

continue

d ... U

.S. G

OVT & POLITICS

with TH

E CIVIC M

IRRO

R

From ________________ To _________________

DAY 76

DAY77

DAY78

DAY79

DAY80

WEEK 16

REVIEW, R

EFLECT

ION, A

ND CONNEC

TION

IN‐CLASS

‐ Fall 2003 ~

National Cou

rt

* End of Year

Reminde

r

IN‐CLASS

‐ Yr.2003

End

s

‐ HA App

’s

IN‐CLASS

‐ Yr. 2003 Self‐Eval’s

‐ R&C work pe

riod

IN‐CLASS

Due

: R&C “Cou

rse‐En

d”

IN‐CLASS

H/W

H/W

H/W

H/W

H/W

DAY 81

DAY82

DAY83

DAY84

DAY85

WEEK 17

FLEX

TIM

EIN‐CLASS

IN‐CLASS

IN‐CLASS

IN‐CLAS S

IN‐CLAS S

H/W

H/W

H/W

H/ W

H/ W

REVIEW, R

EFLECT

ION, A

ND CONNEC

TION > con

tinu

ed ... their checks and

balan

ces; and

civil rig

hts an

d freedo

ms in th

e United States. W

hat’s more is th

at by this point you

have

experie

nced

– to

a significan

t extent –

all of th

ese things you

rself a

s a citizen

in you

r Civic M

irror cou

ntry. In this fina

l unit you

will be asked to re

flect on wha

t you

’ve learned an

d experie

nced

in th

is cou

rse an

d try to con

nect it to

you

r life

, you

r com

mun

ity, the

United States, and

the world in general in a cum

ulative Re

flection & Con

nection Task.

CIVIC M

IRRO

R EV

ENTS:

< < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < PRE

‐GAME EV

ENTS >

> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > < < < < < < < < GAME EV


ulated

year) > > > > >

Intro

Practice Run

Create Cou

ntry

Hidde

n

Agend

as

Constitution

Election

s Prop

erty

Auction

Winter:

Govt E

vent

Spring:

Ope

n Market

Summer:

Town Hall

Fall:

Nationa

l Cou

rt

Year End

Pts

Calculations

Refle

ction &

Conn

ection

The 36 hex-map below is the simulated country which provides the setting for the entire program. The hexes with green backgrounds

represent the country’s natural environment. The hexes with purple backgrounds represent residential areas citizens can own or rent.

The other hexes represent the country’s economy. These hexes produce different units that satisfy the citizens’ different needs and wants.

w w w . c i v i c m i r r o r . c o m

HAT IS THE CIVIC MIRROR?WWInteract in an economy to provide for their own fictitious families,

Implement a poltical and legal system to save their country from chaos and corruption, and

Fulfil political, economic and/or ideological hidden agendas.

The Civic Mirror is an educational program that turns classrooms into countries and students into citizens. Players are challenged to do 3 things:

1

2

3

Each has an owner and any hex can be developed into something

else. Countries must build strong economies by developing

hexes, but they must also be concerned about sustaining their

natural environment. Both paths present unique costs and

benefits.

As in the real world, there is not enough “stuff” to satisfy every

player’s needs. Scarcities are common. When demand is greater

than supply, people fight and argue over who gets what. To

manage this conflict, players must implement a set of rules and a

system of government. Because The Civic Mirror attempts to

represent the civic system of the United States, the players use a

modified version of the U.S. Constitution to institute law & order.

In essence, players become citizens of a miniature U.S.A.

i) a Government Event for making & changing laws,

ii) an Open Market Event for buying, trading, & selling,

iii) a Judicial Event for prosecuting illegal actions, and

iv) a Town Hall Event where players voice questions & concerns

The Civic Mirror is played in two settings: online and in class. The

simulated scenario described above is managed online and it

sets up political, economic, and civic events that take place in the

classroom. These in-class events include:

To add focus, each player is given a Hidden Agenda at the start of the game . These agendas are economic, political, and/or ideological in nature.

They motivate players to participate in the civic events and they create flavor and diversity to their civic discourse.

In a nutshell, The Civic Mirror gives students opportunities to become family providers, entrepreneurs, politicians, politcal lobbiests, activists,

and so much more. To quote a former student-participant now studying at Babsen College, “A straight-A student may have lots of

knowledge, but I have the head start in the real world.”

AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR GOVERNMENT, ECOMOMICS, LAW AND CITIZENSHIP

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THE CIVIC MIRROR EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (U.S. Module)

Pre‐Game, Nation Building Events

Introduction: You and your classmates will learn how The Civic Mirror works by touring through the

online program and reading the game rules in the Student Manual.

Practice Run: You will get a chance to play The Civic Mirror program in a Practice Run, trying to earn

the most “Well‐Being Points” (WB Pts) by buying, selling, and trading with your classmates.

Create National Identity: You and your classmates will then create an identity for your simulated

nation, giving it a name and agreeing on other fictitious identity items that will be broadcasted to the Civic Mirror Community.

Citizen Profiles: Your instructor will assign each of you a Citizen Profile. This will include your game‐

start money, a Hidden Agenda, two human services you’ll need to obtain for your family, and a culture. Work hard if you want a good Citizen Profile!

National Constitution: You and your classmates will work together to study and learn your simulated

nation’s book of law. This will be a modified version of the United States Constitution.

Elections: Keeping your Hidden Agendas in mind, you and your classmates will form political parties,

campaign to win votes, and elect your own President, three Senators, and five House Reps.

Auction: In the last nation‐building event, you, your fellow citizens, and your Government will use your

game‐start money to win hexes in a property auction, hoping to own and control the hexes you want.

Game Events At this point, your simulated nation will be ready for action. Each of you will have a Citizen Profile, your nation will have its own Government, and different pieces of property will be owned by each of you. The game will begin and you will repeat the following four events as many times as you can. Each event is called a ‘season,’ and together they will make up a simulated ‘year.’

Winter: Government Event: Your President will address the nation, propose a budget, and nominate

cabinet members and a National Judge. Your House Reps will try to pass a budget bill and set tax rates, and your Senators will approve/reject the Presidential nominations and try to pass their own laws.

Spring: Open Market: The market will open and everyone will log into civicmirror.com to start buying,

selling, and trading with one another in hopes of providing well for their families. Everyone will also have to consider the Government’s new laws and policies, and check to see if there are ‘law breakers.’

Summer: Town Hall: You and your classmates will run your own round‐table meeting. Everyone will

have an opportunity to voice their concerns, air their grievances, advance their Hidden Agendas, and discuss how to make your nation better. At the end, law suits and accusations will be announced.

Fall: National Court: You and your classmates will have the opportunity to prosecute one another for

illegal activity in a series of fast‐paced court cases. Verdicts will be determined by a 3‐person jury and the National Judge will determine consequences. Once done, your instructor will announce when the simulated year will end.

End‐of‐Year: When your instructor ends the year, the following will occur:

Each of you will be given good or bad Wild Cards and Die Rolls that will determine your chance events for that year. Family deaths will also be determined.

Hexes will be developed if orders were submitted to do so and the program will collect taxes for your Government.

The five students with the highest Well‐Being Pts will earn 10 Status Points (SPs) – the points you need to win the game.

Everyone will submit Hidden Agenda Applications to your instructor in hopes of earning SPs.

You will look back on the simulated year and evaluate your performance, and your instructor will cross‐evaluating it before finalizing your mark.

The Civic Mirror might end at this point, or your instructor may let you play another simulated year!

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