Module 5 - Chapter Seventeen

Politics and Social Welfare

• There is NO My Turn section for this chapter chapter.
• Ask yourself: how do these points compare to those found in the text?
• Make a note of the major concepts as listed in the text and as highlighted below.
• Follow some of the current events hyperlinks to find examples of issues mention at the end of "My Turn."

Go to the site and find the first chapter or just follow the hyperlinks below (Remember to use your browser's "back" key to return to this page).  Then:

 

Overview

• Look at the Dye overview but do not dwell on it.  It generally repeats in abbreviated form what is in the text.

• Start with multiple choice, then "fill in the blanks."

• Do ONE of the exercises associated with Thinking it Through. Email the results of both this and the previous exercises to: ddnataf@mail.aacc.cc.md.us.

• Goto the Explore Online section.  Visit at least ONE site, then write a short essay about the site contents and who could learn something from it (mostly specialists on American government, average citizens, politicians, etc.)

• You may want to visit the Internet Research segment.  As this site only transfers search requests to one of the major search engines, it is really only useful for getting ideas about the types of topics that might be explored.

Try going to the http://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/ site for some national events.  Local events are covered in several newspapers such as the Annapolis Capital, the Baltimore Sun or the Washington Post.