America's Response
To a Changing World
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1. How America became a superpower
2. Work on Assignment #5 - US Role in the World Options Paper* *All of the information in your paper should come from the US Role in the World Options Descriptions document A. Required Content (all must be in YOUR own words).
C. Grading Rubric (see on the Google Classroom assignment) HW: Finish Assignment #5 (due Wednesday 10/2)
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1. Anything happening in the news...?
2. Work on Assignment #5 - US Role in the World Options Paper* *All of the information in your paper should come from the US Role in the World Options Descriptions document A. Required Content (all must be in YOUR own words).
C. Grading Rubric HW: Finish Assignment #5 (due Tuesday) 1. How America became a superpower
2. Assignment #5 - US Role in the World Options Paper A. Required Content (all must be in YOUR own words).
HW: continue work on Assignment #5
1. Foreign Policy Basics Quiz
2. How America became a superpower
3. US Role in the World - Debate Prep
HW - Read the detailed overview of at least 2 options and choose your Top Choice option. 1. What are values:
A. Use this video/article to define the term "values". What are three examples of personal values? B. Identify and explain three values that guide the decisions you make and the way you live your life. Visit this website for some examples of personal core values C. Complete the Life Values Inventory 2. The decisions the US government makes are often guided by certain values. A. Define each of the following foreign policy values. In writing your definitions, be sure to NOT use the word or its root in the definition.
B. Which three of the values above do you think should guide American foreign policy most strongly? Explain why for each. C. Which value do you think should have the least influence on American foreign policy decisions. Explain why. HW - study for intro to US foreign policy quiz
*About that new "hands free" driving law...
1. Trump's plan to pay for border wall with Air Force funds risks national security, report says Multiple Choice Group Quiz 1. As it's used in the sentence below, "circumvent" most nearly means...? "President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in February in an effort to circumvent Congress and fund the wall he had promised to build along the U.S. border with Mexico, citing 'an invasion of our country with drugs, with human traffickers, will all types of criminals and gangs.'" A. avoid B. bypass C. deceive D. ventilate 2. Which of the following could the author have added to make the article more balanced? A. Data on the impact on other branches of the military B. A quote or comment from a White House official, or the President, responding to the claims made by the Air Force report C. More data about the impact of a border wall on migrants from Mexico and Central America D. A prediction about whether the President's plan to use military funds will be approved by the Supreme Court 3. The central claim of the passage is A. The military is struggling to prepare for the $3.6 billion in cuts the President is requiring to pay for partial construction of his border wall B. Military leaders are critical of the decision by the President to cut $3.6 billion from current projects to pay for his border wall C. The the military's inability to complete projects effected by the President's $3.6 billion cuts in military spending could have a negative impact on the nation's military preparedness. D. There are lots of military projects, both at home and abroad, that will be effected by the loss of $3.6 billion in military funding. 4. Which of the following is best evidence to the previous question: A. "Roughly $1.8 billion will be taken from projects in the continental United States and $1.8 billion from projects overseas. The $3.6 billion is expected to construct 175 miles of wall along the southern border." B. "'We had no advanced notice of what projects they chose,' the Air Force official said." C. "The Air Force submitted a list of all unobligated funds to the Office of the Secretary of Defense months ago, but only found out what projects would be affected when the list was released to Congress and the public last week, according to a congressional official and an Air Force official." D. "If the munitions are not properly stored, they may not be functional, affecting operations of fighter aircraft and bombers, the report says." 5. Tie-breaker...(if necessary) 2. Review Assignment #3 - "Whose Job is Foreign Policy?" 3. Assignment #4 - US Foreign Policy Basics Watch this video about US Foreign Policy for a more detailed description of American foreign policy. Answer the questions below as you watch. A. What is foreign policy? (see definition above) B. What is the basic difference between foreign and domestic policy? C. What does foreign affairs include? D. What are three examples of domestic issues? E. What is a policy? F. What is the President’s role in foreign policy? G. What is the role of Congress in foreign policy? H. What are the five main goals of US foreign policy? I. What is the role of the Secretary of State? J. What is the State Department? K. What is diplomacy? Who are diplomats? L. What is a treaty? M. What is foreign aid? N. What is USAID? O. What are economic sanctions? P. And if all else fails? HW: finish assignment #4 above if not finished during class. 1. 5 mins to prep for presentations
2. Give Presentations! 3. Assignment #3 - Who is in charge of US foreign policy? Working with a partner or two (or the folks at your table), gather the following data in your notes: A. What is the mission and vision of the State Department? B. Who is the Secretary of State (his name)? Using the "About" section, what does the Secretary of State do (what is his job)? C. What kinds of foreign policy issues does the State Department work on?
HW: Finish Assignment #3 above. 1. Work on Foreign Policy Current Event Slideshows
A. Make sure your presentation has the following necessary information
B. Few other things:
2. Grading Rubric
HW: Make sure presentations are ready to go for the beginning of class on:
1. The president defines his top foreign policy issues of 2019
2. More generally, what are the major US Foreign policy priorities: A. Preventing foreign attacks on American soil B. Economic/business growth and global trade C. Protecting human rights and spreading democracy D. Working together with other countries to solve important problems like climate change, global poverty, economic disasters, and disease outbreaks. E. Maintaining military and economic superiority over other powerful countries (like China, Germany/EU, or Russia) 2. Foreign policy in the news: for your table's assigned foreign policy issue:
A. Make sure your presentation has the following necessary information
B. Few other things:
2. Grading Rubric
HW: Make sure presentations are ready to go for Wednesday! 1. Finish Reviewing Syllabus (and go over essential items one more time)
3. How does the American public view America's foreign policy goals? With your team, answer the questions below in your notes using this resource: Conflicting Partisan Priorities for U.S. Foreign Policy A. What are the top 5 most popular foreign policy goals (for all Americans)? B. Which five goals have the biggest difference in support (largest gap between Democrats and Republicans? (state the goals and the percentage differences) C. In general, how do the views of younger Americans differ from older Americans on:
4. MC Group Quiz (+3 Parise Dollars to each member of the winning team) 1. The main point of the Pew article is to: A. show that overall there is broad agreement among Americans on the country's foreign policy priorities B. explain the major foreign policy issues that the United States has to currently deal with, and that these issues have changed significantly over the past several years C. demonstrate that significant disagreements about foreign policy priorities exist between certain groups of Americans D. articulate that over time Democrats and Republicans have come to disagree more and more about most foreign policy issues. 2. According to the article, the majority of Americans generally agree on the importance of how many of the foreign policy goals: A. four B. five C. six D. seven 3. According to the graph on p. 10, Republicans and Democrats: A. agree more on reducing illegal immigration and dealing with climate change than they have in the past B. both care more about reducing illegal immigration and dealing with climate change than they have in the past C. disagree more on reducing illegal immigration and dealing with climate change than they have in the past D. increasingly view illegal immigration and climate change as less significant issues 4. Which of the following serves as the best evidence for the answer to the previous question: A. The gap in R and D support for reducing illegal immigration changed from 7% in 1997 to 48% in 2018 B. 15 % of Rs supported dealing with climate change in 2001, virus 22% in 2018 C. Both Rs and Ds saw an increase in the percent who supported dealing with climate change from 2001-2018 D. The Ds had very little change in opinion regarding reducing illegal immigration between 1997 and 2013 5. Tie-breaker? 5. Assignment #2 - Foreign Policy Issues
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