Federalism, Part 2

Announcements:

1. Senior Retreat this Friday!
2. Meet at base of Animas Mountain at 9:00.  We’ll be done by 2.
3. Get permission slip to Lori TOMORROW
4. Spend 5-10 minutes figuring out carpool logistics
5. Going to be spending time at top of mountain on various Senior Project brainstorms.  Now is the time spark your imagination, and give input on the process and assessment!
6. To Bring:  Lunch, sunscreen, lots of water, journal/notebook, pen or pencil.  NO BIKES.

Blog 3: “Women Are Underrepresented In Politics”  Read/react, and blog it! 
Stuck on what to say?  Here are some ideas…

1. What points from this article ring true?  What do you question or disagree with (remember, evidence is helpful here…)?
2. In what ways do you think our political culture would be different if women made up the vast majority of our political representation?   
3. To what extent have we as a nation successfully included women/girls in our political culture?
4. What could we do to as a society to increase access to our political institutions for women?

Finish Constitution USA (40 minutes)
Discuss terminology/vocabulary in respect to Federalism. 

Tocqueville Coaching
In your coaching group...

1. What’s the thesis?  Where is it?
2. Paragraph by paragraph- summarize what he means in each paragraph

HW:  Finish Blog 3 if not finished in class