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Unit 1 Culminating Discussion

Unit 1 Culminating Discussion. Unfunded Mandates and the Politics of Federalism. Circles of Knowledge. Number off into four groups by sticker color. As a group, fill in your assigned law with your assigned pen. Move clockwise to next “station,” leaving your paper & taking your pen.

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Unit 1 Culminating Discussion

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  1. Unit 1 Culminating Discussion Unfunded Mandates and the Politics of Federalism

  2. Circles of Knowledge • Number off into four groups by sticker color. • As a group, fill in your assigned law with your assigned pen. • Move clockwise to next “station,” leaving your paper & taking your pen. • Add to next law using your pen. Put a question mark by anything others group put that you don’t understand or that you disagree with. • Repeat until your group returns to 1st law.

  3. Devolution Revolution Legislation • Explain how DOMA exemplifies the devolution of the 1990s: • (DOMA) Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 • What challenges has this law faced recently? • Is devolution dead? • Discuss PRWORA.

  4. Unfunded Mandates • What exactly is an unfunded mandate? • Why are unfunded mandates occurring more often than in the past? • Are they Constitutional? Why or why not? • Discuss each of the following laws: • ADA • Clean Air Act

  5. Conditions of Aid • Should the federal government tie money to federal aid? • Why do they? • What is the best argument for conditions of aid? • What is the best argument against conditions of aid? • Discuss Race to the Top as an example.

  6. Discussion Questions • What is the gist of the law? • To whom does it give power? How? (Ch.1) • Which political theory is most representative of the law? (Ch. 1) • What Const. source gives Congress its authority to pass the law? (Ch. 2) • Whose views on federalism does this law support? (handout & Ch. 3) • Who Benefits/Pays for the provisions of the laws? (Ch. 3) • What problems have these laws created? Solved?

  7. Studying for the Key ConceptsAP Foundations Unit • Review all notes taken on your reading and in class discussions. • Review power points on my website. • Look over student hand outs & notes. • Learn vocabulary and key concepts. If flashcards help, use them. • Study over the structure of the DOI, AOC, Constitution, BOR, and the other amendments using CT sheet & notes.

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