Day 2

CHAPTER 8  - Growth of Western Democracies

Assignments this week:
 Section #2 Due tonight, Section #3 On Monday Night & Noam Chomsky What is Democracy"...yes, I know Monday is a holiday


Objective:

-Analyze the emergence of capitalism as a dominant economic pattern and the responses to it, including Utopianism, Social Democracy, Socialism, and Communism.

-Trace the evolution of work and labor, including the demise of the slave trade and the effects of immigration, mining, and manufacturing, division of labor, and the union movement.

-You have learned about the changes and problems brought about by the Industrial
Revolution. Now you will focus on the ways in which Britain, France, and the United
States responded to these issues, including advances in political democracy and the emergence of capitalism.

-A series of political reforms during the 1800's and early 1900's transformed Great Britain from a monarchy and aristocracy into a democracy. While some British politicians opposed the reforms, most sided in favor of reforming Parliament to make it more representative of the nation’s growing industrial population. 

Rationale:

The Industrial Revolution was the biggest social turning point in history, transforming the very way people lived their lives. Identifying the various social, political, and economic changes of the times is essential in understanding the period and the effects it had on the world. Emerging Democracies based on capitalism and individual rights transforms societies.

Evidence:

Being able to identify and explain the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the living experience of people all of over the world will assist in understanding the different paths societies took as they developed.

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Essential Question - How did political reform gradually expand suffrage and make the British Parliament more democratic during the 1800's?

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Journal Entry - Veto Power - State level has Line-item veto power (veto portions of a bill, and can strip money out, which eliminates a portion) Fed (president) does not have line-item veto power (it's all or nothing). Should the president have the ability to only veto portions of a bill or should it remain all or nothing? Congress can override a Presidential veto, what do you think is the correct % of congressional votes that should be necessary for Congress to override the President? (write a paragraph providing 3 reasons that support your claim)

Link to article - Here      Presidential Veto power - Here

During the Victorian Age in England, the Veto power resided with the House of Lords, but that gradually changed.

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Today's Agenda - Political Change in England

1. Journal paragraph "Veto Power"
2. Review Etiquette Worksheet (we'll do this next week)
3. Queen Victoria Presentation...this is what I would have presented today - Victorian Age Presentation

1st assignment today - Video (Noam Chomsky...defining what Real Democracy is)
Questions (to be answered while watching the video)

For tonight (if you haven't already done it), please watch this 10 min video on Victorian Age political change. You can follow the video's instructions and take the notes the presenter is suggesting.

Victorian Age History (homework for viewing)

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CHAPTER 8 TEST Friday Jan 19th 

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