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AZ Government in a Flash

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9.4
  • AZ Flash Issues debate Steps 11 to 13
9.5
  • AZ Flash steps 14 to 20
9.6
  • AZ GOV REVIEW
  • NICE NET AND ON-LINE TEST PROCEDURE REVIEW
9.7
  • NICE NET QUESTIONS : DUE BY 9/6/06
    • In three sparate eJounal/nicenet posts, or three separate papers. Descibe a local issues/problem, the current policy and an action plan for changing the policy.
  • AZ Constitution exam
9.10 to 9.12

AZ Issues Public Policy Analysis Chart and Scocratic Seminar

Issue                          

AZ Constitution

Growth

Art. IV Legislature can make laws that affect growth
Art, XVII – Water

Art, X State trust land

Graduation

Art, XI - Education

English

Art. XXVIII – English is the official language

Art II sec. 6 freedom of speech

Art II sec 13 equal privileges

DUI

ARS Title13 Criminal

Art IV Legislature

llegals

Art IV Legislature

Art. II sec 2 state under federal gov

ART II sec 35 Actions by illegal aliens prohibited

All issues use
 ARTICLE IV. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT   
PART 1. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM   

For the action plans

 
SIOP Plan for this unit

AZ ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ELL) PROFICIENCY STANDARDS
LISTENING AND SPEAKING

•  Communicate effectively and confidently in most practical, social, and academic settings, including obtaining, exchanging, and presenting feelings, observations, information, feedback, ideas, and opinions.
AZ Social Studies Strand 1

PO 4.  Analyze the effect of direct democracy (initiative, referendum, recall) on Arizona statehood.

Strand 3

PO 8.  Analyze the structure, power, and organization of Arizona’s government as expressed in the Arizona Constitution:

  • direct democracy by initiative, referendum, and recall processes
  • election process such as redistricting, (e.g., gerrymandering, clean elections), voter registration, and primaries
  • the structure and processes of Arizona’s legislature
  • the roles of the Governor, Secretary of State,  Treasurer, Attorney General, and Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • appointment and continuing election of judges.

PO 9.  Analyze the forms, structure, powers and roles of local government:

  • county government, boards of supervisors, sheriffs, county attorneys, and others
  • mayor, council, city manager, and other city officials
  • issues of large urban area governments (e.g., transportation, zoning growth management and funding, urban planning, water and sanitation, pollution, annexation)
  • special districts, governance funding and purpose (e.g., school, sanitation, water, fire, library, community college
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