REMINDER: If you committed to donating a gift for the children's shelter, PLEASE bring it in tomorrow, Mon. 12/20. If you wrap it please mark with age and gender of gift and intitals if possible. If you still want to give but didn't get a specific gift request, bring anything but mark it appropriately if it's wrapped.
TEST ON UK TUESDAY
Review the following terms and concepts:
Parliament
Prime Minister
Royal Assent into Law
MP
constituency
House of Commons
House of Lords
Peers
Law Lords
Life Peers
Hereditary Peers
Bishops
Ministers
Shadow Ministers
Question Time
Front bench
Back bench
British National Party / Conservative
Labout Party/ Liberal
Liberal Democrats/ New Labour Party
Speaker
Government
Separation of powers between Government and Parliament
Standing Room
Debate
Ratification of Bills (process)
Powers of the Monarch
Selection of Prime Minister
Seating in Parliament
Ping-pong
David Cameron
Gordon Brown
Tony Blair
Members of UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Ulster (Northern Ireland)
Troubles*
Ulster*
imperialism
Irish Republican Army*
Republic of Ireland*
*note- as we just began studying Ireland, there will be very limited and OPTIONAL (as in short answer choices) regarding this topic.
We are in the MAC lab in the Library finishing your political system videos Monday.
Also, be sure to pick up a copy of the Trailer Treatment project rubric from me TOMORROW. This assignment is essentialy a scaffolded proposal for your group trailer final assessment it will be due the Wednesday we return from break, 12/5.
Have a fun and safe holiday with your family and friends. Best wishes and health in the New Year and always. It's a real gift working with the class of 2011 everyday. :)
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