Federalism+in+American+Government

Federalism is the division of power between levels of government. We will be exploring the division of power between the federal government and the states.

Topic: Federal, state and local governments address problems and issues by making decisions, creating laws, enforcing regulations and taking action.

Content Statement #21: A variety of entities within the three branches of government at all levels address public policy issues which arise in domestic and international affairs.

Learning Target: Students will explain and apply the principles of federalism to current events.

During this unit you will be exploring the principles of federalism in American government. You will be asked to complete four tasks during this unit. Three of the tasks will be submitted for grading using the attached rubric.

Task #1 Brain Storming (not graded) Complete the survey to help establish your current understanding of federalism. This [|survey]  will indicate to the teacher what knowledge you already have about federalism.

Task #2 - Prezi In this assignment you will create a presentation using Prezi. Your presentation must be at least seven slides. You must fully explain the following terms- Delegated Powers, Reserved Powers, Duel Federalism, Judicial Federalism and Fiscal Federalism. This is your opportunity to demonstrate in your own words that you understand these concepts. An example  is provide.

Task #3 - Powtoon This assignment will test your understanding of one of the types of federalism. Chose one of the types of federalism- Duel Federalism, Judicial Federalism or Fiscal Federalism and create an example of this principle in action. Use Powtoon to create an animation that demonstrates your understanding of how the chosen type of federalism would work in the real world. Be creative and provide an example that is realistic. There is an example of Fiscal Federalism <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #839096; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #839096; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Task #4 - Voicethread <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #839096; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Here you will have the opportunity to demonstrate you knowledge of federalism by selecting one of the following topics and creating a podcast that your peers will view and take notes on. It is important that you present relevant and factual information because you are the teacher. research on the following topics and create a podcast using voice thread. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #839096; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Topics: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #839096; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Legalization of Marijuana <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #839096; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Partial Birth Abortion <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #839096; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Raising the Drinking Age <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #839096; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Lowering the Driving age <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #839096; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Same Sex Marriage <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #839096; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Immigration <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #839096; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Fully describe the topic and discuss how federalism applies to the situation. An example of <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #551a8b; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">[|Legalization of Marijuana] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #839096; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> is provided.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #839096; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Once all of the tasks are complete submit them for grading on edmodo.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #839096; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Here is a copy of the <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #551a8b; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Rubric <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #839096; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">.