Breaking the bank:
Using your current bank account in your folder, see how long it would take you to go bankrupt:
Using your current bank account in your folder, see how long it would take you to go bankrupt:
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Starting a business:
Choose your business:
For your business, find:
¤ Liquid capital required
¤ Net worth required
¤ Investment
¤ Franchise fee
¤ Monthly service fee (royalties)
Choose your business:
- Cinnabon
- Krispy Kreme
- KFC
- Zaxby’s
- Dunkin’ Donuts
- Cold Stone Creamery
- Menchie’s
- McDonald’s
- Sonic
- Carl’s Jr.
- Taco Bell
- Del Taco
- Pizza Hut
- Subway
- Jimmy John’s
- Corner Bakery Cafe
For your business, find:
¤ Liquid capital required
¤ Net worth required
¤ Investment
¤ Franchise fee
¤ Monthly service fee (royalties)
Part II of this assignment:
Draw the map of Orem city as outlined on slide 3 of the attached slideshow and then take your best guess on city zoning
Draw the map of Orem city as outlined on slide 3 of the attached slideshow and then take your best guess on city zoning
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Regulation questionnaire:
Answer these questions with a simple yes/no, depending on how you feel about each of them: 1. Should a restaurant have a business license in order to operate?
Answer these questions with a simple yes/no, depending on how you feel about each of them: 1. Should a restaurant have a business license in order to operate?
- Should food items be required to carry nutrition labeling?
- Should restaurants have to put the calorie count of each item next to the item on their menu?
- Should the government penalize people who mislabel food items?
- Should putting poison in food be against the law?
- Should filthy, putrid, or decomposed things be kept out of food sold in stores?
- Should people be able to sell meat taken from a diseased animal?
- What about road kill?
- Should a minimum wage exist? What should it be?
- Should businesses give employees a $15 an hour wage?
- Should workers be limited to 40 hours a week?
- Should food exposed to radiation be allowed?
- Should it be OK to add food coloring to food items to make the items look better?
- Should imitation items (imitation cheese, vanilla, etc.) have to say the word “imitation” on their packages?
- Should accurate weights be printed on food items?
- Should accurate ingredients be printed on items?
- Should the government be able to shut down dirty or unsanitary food establishments?
- Should the government be able to regulate what the outside of your business’s building looks like?
- Should the government be able to issue recall notices on items that are deemed unsafe?
- Should you need a food handler’s permit in order to cook food that will be sold to customers?
- Should the government be able to require private companies to give up/destroy some products in order to keep that particular industry stable?
- Tell fortunes (Md.)
- Shampoo someone’s hair (Ala., La., N.H., Tenn.)
- Arrange flowers (La.)
- Braid hair (24 states)
- Be an interior designer (Fla., La., Nev., D.C.)
- Be a makeup artist (36 states)
- Be a tour guide (D.C., La.)
- Interpret for the deaf (Ill., Texas)
- Upholster furniture (Utah)
12 Angry Men:
If you missed watching this movie in class, you'll have to rent it on your own (visit the Orem Library! It's the best! Or the media center might also have it) and fill in all the lovely blank spots on this worksheet:
If you missed watching this movie in class, you'll have to rent it on your own (visit the Orem Library! It's the best! Or the media center might also have it) and fill in all the lovely blank spots on this worksheet:
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Passing a bill (notes):
If you missed the day when we passed (maybe) a bill inc lass, get those points back by watching this video and taking notes throughout. Make sure your notes cover all the major steps and roadblocks to passing a piece of legislation:
If you missed the day the legislation you debated was actually drafted (House amendment drafting), well... you should've come to class.
If you missed the day when we passed (maybe) a bill inc lass, get those points back by watching this video and taking notes throughout. Make sure your notes cover all the major steps and roadblocks to passing a piece of legislation:
If you missed the day the legislation you debated was actually drafted (House amendment drafting), well... you should've come to class.
Court case observation notes:
If you missed either day of our court deliberation, get those points back by watching this video and taking notes throughout. Make sure your notes cover all the major occurances that happen as judges, juries, and lawyers put together a court case:
If you missed either day of our court deliberation, get those points back by watching this video and taking notes throughout. Make sure your notes cover all the major occurances that happen as judges, juries, and lawyers put together a court case:
Going to court
Dear Utah Citizen:
As a juror, you play an essential role in America's justice system. Your role is based on the tenets of a free society found in the Utah and U.S. Constitutions.
American citizens have the right to a fair trial and jurors ensure this right is upheld. Jury service is a chance to participate in the democratic process, as well as an opportunity to learn more about how the judicial system works.Though jury service may at first seem inconvenient, afterwards jurors typically say they've enjoyed being part of the process.
This website will provide an overview of what you can expect if selected to serve on a jury. Use the links in the box above to select the content you would like to view.
Thank you for serving!
Sincerely,
Matthew B. Durrant
Chief Justice
Utah Supreme Court
* Judges can excuse you for public necessity, extreme inconvenience, or if you are incapable of jury service. Clerks can sometimes, but not always, accommodate your schedule. Everyone is inconvenienced to some degree by jury service, but for the system to work, people from all walks of life must be willing to serve. Those who refuse to complete the juror questionnaire or refuse to appear when called to serve are subject to fines and jail time for contempt of court.
* Follow the basic business letter format
As a juror, you play an essential role in America's justice system. Your role is based on the tenets of a free society found in the Utah and U.S. Constitutions.
American citizens have the right to a fair trial and jurors ensure this right is upheld. Jury service is a chance to participate in the democratic process, as well as an opportunity to learn more about how the judicial system works.Though jury service may at first seem inconvenient, afterwards jurors typically say they've enjoyed being part of the process.
This website will provide an overview of what you can expect if selected to serve on a jury. Use the links in the box above to select the content you would like to view.
Thank you for serving!
Sincerely,
Matthew B. Durrant
Chief Justice
Utah Supreme Court
* Judges can excuse you for public necessity, extreme inconvenience, or if you are incapable of jury service. Clerks can sometimes, but not always, accommodate your schedule. Everyone is inconvenienced to some degree by jury service, but for the system to work, people from all walks of life must be willing to serve. Those who refuse to complete the juror questionnaire or refuse to appear when called to serve are subject to fines and jail time for contempt of court.
* Follow the basic business letter format
Constitutional Amendment links
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Government is good
CLICK HERE: "A Day in Your Life"
Read the linked article (YES, all 3 pages of it), and then do the following:
It's easy to laugh and joke about our big, useless government, but really, the government provides important daily services that are easy to take for granted. Write a paragraph (half a page) explaining what stood out to you the most as you read the article. What things make government good?
* Yes, you can use a Thinker coupon on this assignment, BUT that doesn't mean you can skip reading the article. The coupon allows you to skip ONLY writing
* If by some chance the school Wifi blocks the article, click here to read it:
Read the linked article (YES, all 3 pages of it), and then do the following:
It's easy to laugh and joke about our big, useless government, but really, the government provides important daily services that are easy to take for granted. Write a paragraph (half a page) explaining what stood out to you the most as you read the article. What things make government good?
* Yes, you can use a Thinker coupon on this assignment, BUT that doesn't mean you can skip reading the article. The coupon allows you to skip ONLY writing
* If by some chance the school Wifi blocks the article, click here to read it:
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Political party research assignment
Use the Internet to research different political parties:
Use the Internet to research different political parties:
- Type up a general description of the Democratic platform
- Find and write down 3 specific things you like and 3 things you don’t like about the Democrat Party. You must explain the reason for each like and dislike
- Type up a general description of the Republican platform
- Find and write down 3 specific things you like and 3 things you don’t like about the Republican Party. You must explain the reason for teach like and dislike
- Type up an explanation of which party you like the best and why. (Or the one you hate the least)
- Type a general description of the platform for the Libertarian, Constitution, and Green parties
- Type up 2 likes and dislikes for each of these third parties: Libertarian, Constitution, and Green
- Type up an explanation of which of the 3 third parties you like the most and which one you like the least. Explain your answers
- Find 2 other minor parties and describe their platforms
Handy-dandy Constitutional Convention links:
- 1790 census
- Convention delegate biographies
- Even more delegate biographies
- Helpful (if slightly sketchy) info on the 13 colonies
Disclosure document
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Reading quiz 1
1. What is used to call for the boys to gather?
2. How do the boys choose their chief?
3. What job do the choirboys adopt?
4. Who is the intellectual leader of the group?
5. Why doesn’t Jack kill the pig when he has the chance?
1. What is used to call for the boys to gather?
2. How do the boys choose their chief?
3. What job do the choirboys adopt?
4. Who is the intellectual leader of the group?
5. Why doesn’t Jack kill the pig when he has the chance?
Reading quiz 2 (chps. 3&4)
1. Why hasn’t Jack helped to build shelters?
2. How does painting his face change Jack?
3. Why is Ralph upset when the boys let the fire go out?
4. What happens to Piggy’s specs?
5. The boys successfully kill a pig — what is their battle cry? (You don’t have to write the whole thing; give me a general idea)
1. Why hasn’t Jack helped to build shelters?
2. How does painting his face change Jack?
3. Why is Ralph upset when the boys let the fire go out?
4. What happens to Piggy’s specs?
5. The boys successfully kill a pig — what is their battle cry? (You don’t have to write the whole thing; give me a general idea)
Exit ticket: Rights
If you were a colonist, what right do you think would be most important to you? What right is most important to you now? Would you be willing to fight for that right? Would you be willing to die for that right? Why or why not? Why were the colonists so willing to proclaim, “Give me liberty or give me death!” Has our society lost that willingness? What do you think happens to societies that are unwilling to stand up for rights?
If you were a colonist, what right do you think would be most important to you? What right is most important to you now? Would you be willing to fight for that right? Would you be willing to die for that right? Why or why not? Why were the colonists so willing to proclaim, “Give me liberty or give me death!” Has our society lost that willingness? What do you think happens to societies that are unwilling to stand up for rights?
Annotating documents
1. Find the rights of Englishmen listed in your document
2. Once you have found some rights (they MUST be underlined, be explained in your own words, and actually BE rights), find someone with a different document and teach them about your doc. Switch until you’ve heard about all 3.
1. Find the rights of Englishmen listed in your document
2. Once you have found some rights (they MUST be underlined, be explained in your own words, and actually BE rights), find someone with a different document and teach them about your doc. Switch until you’ve heard about all 3.
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Articles of Confederation worksheet
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Reading quiz 3 (Chps. 8-9)
1.When Jack asks for votes for him to replace Ralph as the leader, how many does he get?
2.Who finds out what “the beast” really is?
3.What gift do Jack and his hunters leave for the beast?
4.What does Jack’s tribe steal from Ralph’s tribe?
5.What is Simon’s fate?
1.When Jack asks for votes for him to replace Ralph as the leader, how many does he get?
2.Who finds out what “the beast” really is?
3.What gift do Jack and his hunters leave for the beast?
4.What does Jack’s tribe steal from Ralph’s tribe?
5.What is Simon’s fate?
Delegate profile worksheet
Use your assigned delegate or, if you don't remember who you were, pick one of the 55 delegates who attended the convention and go from there:
Use your assigned delegate or, if you don't remember who you were, pick one of the 55 delegates who attended the convention and go from there:
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Circle of Tolerance assignment
This is slightly modified from how it was done in class, so it's more like a... list of tolerance... Read through the following 25 scenarios, and with each scenario, write down whether or not you agree with that scenario, and then give a brief explanation for your position. Further information on each of the scenarios can be found via the links on this website's homepage. Yes, they are all real.
This is slightly modified from how it was done in class, so it's more like a... list of tolerance... Read through the following 25 scenarios, and with each scenario, write down whether or not you agree with that scenario, and then give a brief explanation for your position. Further information on each of the scenarios can be found via the links on this website's homepage. Yes, they are all real.
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Reading quiz 4
Part 1:
1. After Ralph is chased away from Castle Rock, what does he destroy?
2. What does the tribe do to Samneric?
3. What does the tribe intend to do with the stick sharpened at both ends?
4. What do the hunters do to try and find Ralph?
5. How does the book end?
Part 2:
Write at least half a page responding to this: Why did I want you to read Lord of the Flies? What is the main message of the book and/or what does it say about human nature AND government? The boys had a society of rules, just like we do, so what happened to them could happen to us — how do we avoid that?
Part 1:
1. After Ralph is chased away from Castle Rock, what does he destroy?
2. What does the tribe do to Samneric?
3. What does the tribe intend to do with the stick sharpened at both ends?
4. What do the hunters do to try and find Ralph?
5. How does the book end?
Part 2:
Write at least half a page responding to this: Why did I want you to read Lord of the Flies? What is the main message of the book and/or what does it say about human nature AND government? The boys had a society of rules, just like we do, so what happened to them could happen to us — how do we avoid that?
Thinker 1
Watch this video and, in at least 13 lines, respond. What do you think of the situation? Can you see the perspective of both sides? Which of the two is right in that situation? Is no one right? Are they both right? What is the best solution to the conflict? When speech is deemed "offensive" by someone else, what should the proper reaction of authorities and other people be?
Watch this video and, in at least 13 lines, respond. What do you think of the situation? Can you see the perspective of both sides? Which of the two is right in that situation? Is no one right? Are they both right? What is the best solution to the conflict? When speech is deemed "offensive" by someone else, what should the proper reaction of authorities and other people be?
Thinker 2
Watch the first 3:48 of this video, then read this article, then respond in at least 13 lines. Assisted suicide, or "death with dignity," is a tough issue. What do you think? Do you think assisted suicide should be legal everywhere? If so, what sorts of limits do you think should be placed on it, and why? If you don't think it should be legal, explain. There's no easy answer to this question, and there's no right or wrong answer, either.
Watch the first 3:48 of this video, then read this article, then respond in at least 13 lines. Assisted suicide, or "death with dignity," is a tough issue. What do you think? Do you think assisted suicide should be legal everywhere? If so, what sorts of limits do you think should be placed on it, and why? If you don't think it should be legal, explain. There's no easy answer to this question, and there's no right or wrong answer, either.
Thinker 3
Listen to the portion of Frederick Douglass's speech, "What, to the slave, is the 4th of July?" that goes from 12:51 through 14:20. Then respond, in at least three sentences: Why is Frederick Douglass saying what he's saying? Is he right to feel the way he does? Remember, this speech was given in 1841, and slavery wasn't ended until the 1860s. Then, think about today — would Frederick Douglass stand for the national anthem, or would he pull a Colin Kaepernick? If you want to know the answer, keep listening to his speech...
Listen to the portion of Frederick Douglass's speech, "What, to the slave, is the 4th of July?" that goes from 12:51 through 14:20. Then respond, in at least three sentences: Why is Frederick Douglass saying what he's saying? Is he right to feel the way he does? Remember, this speech was given in 1841, and slavery wasn't ended until the 1860s. Then, think about today — would Frederick Douglass stand for the national anthem, or would he pull a Colin Kaepernick? If you want to know the answer, keep listening to his speech...
Thinker 4
Watch this video and, in at least 13 lines, respond. Should the U.S. engage in reparations for slavery? If yes, how? Should people be given lump sums of money? This article suggests that $25,000 per person would be enough — what do you think? How would you identify the people who should receive reparations? Under Jim Crow laws, one drop of African American blood was seen as enough for a person to be considered black. Will that be the case with reparations? Will we all need to do DNA tests to identify if we're black enough to get reparations? Should reparations be paid out to all black people regardless of their current income (i.e. Beyonce)? Should immigrants who came here after slavery ended have to pay reparations? Should people whose ancestors fought in the Civil War for the Union Army? For the Confederacy? Should it only be the industries or families that historically benefited from slavery? If you're not looking at a lump sum, what are some other ways that black communities could be helped? Is this even the responsibility of people living today? We didn't own slaves; nobody still alive has ever been a slave. Is this even an issue we should be worried about? Should people today be blamed for the actions of their ancestors?
Watch this video and, in at least 13 lines, respond. Should the U.S. engage in reparations for slavery? If yes, how? Should people be given lump sums of money? This article suggests that $25,000 per person would be enough — what do you think? How would you identify the people who should receive reparations? Under Jim Crow laws, one drop of African American blood was seen as enough for a person to be considered black. Will that be the case with reparations? Will we all need to do DNA tests to identify if we're black enough to get reparations? Should reparations be paid out to all black people regardless of their current income (i.e. Beyonce)? Should immigrants who came here after slavery ended have to pay reparations? Should people whose ancestors fought in the Civil War for the Union Army? For the Confederacy? Should it only be the industries or families that historically benefited from slavery? If you're not looking at a lump sum, what are some other ways that black communities could be helped? Is this even the responsibility of people living today? We didn't own slaves; nobody still alive has ever been a slave. Is this even an issue we should be worried about? Should people today be blamed for the actions of their ancestors?
Your Exit ticket: 19th Amendment
During the lengthy fight for women's right to vote, women took three different approaches: the moral approach, the state-by-state approach, and the radical action approach. Under the moral approach, women argued using the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the words of the Founding Fathers. If all men are created equal, all women should be treated equally. Under the state-by-state approach, the women worked with the political organizations of each state, getting women the right to vote in a slow but steady manner, state by state. Under the radical action approach, women marched and picketed, and some were even jailed and went on hunger strikes to garner headlines and support for their causes (See: Alice Paul). If you were fighting for women’s suffrage (or any other cause you believed in passionately), which method would you favor and why? What are that method’s strengths? What are that method’s weaknesses? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the other methods and why would you not choose them?
During the lengthy fight for women's right to vote, women took three different approaches: the moral approach, the state-by-state approach, and the radical action approach. Under the moral approach, women argued using the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the words of the Founding Fathers. If all men are created equal, all women should be treated equally. Under the state-by-state approach, the women worked with the political organizations of each state, getting women the right to vote in a slow but steady manner, state by state. Under the radical action approach, women marched and picketed, and some were even jailed and went on hunger strikes to garner headlines and support for their causes (See: Alice Paul). If you were fighting for women’s suffrage (or any other cause you believed in passionately), which method would you favor and why? What are that method’s strengths? What are that method’s weaknesses? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the other methods and why would you not choose them?
Thinker 5
Respond:
Respond:
- How much money does a person need to make per year in order to be considered “rich”?
- How much money does a person need to make per year in order to be under the poverty line (aka “poor”)?
- How much money is required per year to be considered the “middle class”?
- When it comes to the rich “paying their full share” in taxes, what is a “fair share”? Give an actual number — what percent of their income is their “fair share”?
- What is the average household income in the U.S.?
- How much money should your family make to qualify for “free” college tuition?
- Should taxpayers pay YOUR college tuition with their tax monies? Why or why not?
- If taxpayers are going to pay for YOUR college tuition, should they also get a say in what you major in?
- How would you describe being poor in the U.S.?
- Are you poor if you have…
- A house or apartment, owned or rented
- A car
- Air conditioning
- Televisions
- Cable or satellite TV
- A gaming system
- A refrigerator
- A microwave
- A washer & dryer
- Smart phones