Tuesday Jan. 21

1. Describe a major difference between federal and unitary systems. Identify one country among the six AP Comparative Government and Politics countries that has a federal system. Identify one country among the six that has a unitary system.
   
   2.  Define a parliamentary system. Explain two challenges to the sovereignty of the parliament in Great Britain. 
   
   3.  Define political ideology. Identify one political party that participated in the 2006 presidential elections in Mexico and describe one central element of its political ideology. 
   
   4.  Define a welfare state. Describe two examples of social welfare policy important to Great Britain. 
   
   
   
   5.  States vary in terms of their party systems and electoral systems.
   (a) Identify and explain the type of electoral system that tends to create a multiparty system.
   (b) Identify and explain the type of electoral system that tends to create a two-party system.
   (c) Describe one reason that a one-party system might emerge.
   (d) Explain one advantage each of multiparty, two-party and one-party systems in a multiethnic society. 
   
   
   For Wednesday
   

Read Chapter 2 section 4 for Friday

Students will work as groups to to present the platforms of a specific party.

      Include: position on the issues (NHS, education, immigration, euro, etc)
                    stable supports (demographics of long time supporters)
                    which districts supported the party in 2010.
                    party symbol (donkey or elephant)

Take 30 minutes to create a poster

Chapter 2 sections 3 & 4

By Friday you need to have read through section 4 of Chapter 2.

Tuesday and Wednesday groups created and presented charts on the structure of government

Also on Wednesday, students were divided into groups to debate whether or not the UK (who is a member of the EU) should adopt the euro (official currency of the EU)

       Students with birthdays Jan-Jun argue in favor of adopting the euro
       Students with birthdays Jul-Dec argue in favor of keeping the British pound

Students need to have (5) arguments in support of their side for Thursday

UK FRQ #1

1. Identify the two parties that formed the coalition government in Great Britain following the 2010 parliamentary elections. Explain one reason why they formed a coalition. Describe a domestic policy issue that has threatened the coalition.
   
   
   

UK

Read Chapter 2 section 1 (46-55)

Be sure to read and review "Critical Junctures"

Parliament

Here is a link to maps of both the House of Commons and house of lords
HouseofCommons