Bradley Daily Work for Upper School Civics

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BRADLEY DAILY WORK FOR MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020

UPPER SCHOOL

CIVICS

SEND ALL WORK IN YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL TO civics@flps.com

BE SURE ALL WORK IS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES AND HAS A FULL FLP HEADING INCLUDING YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME. 

TODAY’S ASSIGNMENTS

1. YOUR CURRENT EVENTS ASSIGNMENT

WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE POLIO EPIDEMIC IN RELATION TO OUR CURRENT PANDEMIC IN BOTH CLASS,  AND I HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT IT ON THIS WEBSITE.   FIRST, WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO;  SUNDAY MORNING, CONQUERING THE POLIO EPIDEMIC.  THEN, WRITE A PARAGRAPH, OF AT LEAST 5 SENTENCES, COMPARING THE POLIO EPIDEMIC AND THE FEAR IT SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO OUR CURRENT BATTLES WITH THE CORONAVIRUS.

ACCESS THE VIDEO HERE:   Conquering the polio epidemic

2. IN THE TEXTBOOK, WE ARE IN CHAPTER 12,  PAYING FOR GOVERNMENT

EACH YEAR THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDE AMERICANS WITH SERVICES SUCH AS POLICE, SCHOOLS, HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION, AND DEFENSE. THESE SERVICES COST HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY.  THE GOVERNMENT PAYS FOR THESE SERVICES WITH TAXES COLLECTED FROM CITIZENS.

READ PAGES 294 TO 298 IN THE TEXTBOOK, CHAPTER 12,  SECTION 1, RAISING MONEY

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

A.  WHAT ARE THE MAIN EXPENSES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?

B.  WHY ARE SOME TAXES SET AT DIFFERENT RATES?

C.  WHY DO GOVERNMENTS BORROW MONEY?

YOUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR TODAY INCLUDE:

1) WATCHING A VIDEO

2) WRITING A PARAGRAPH

3) READING A SECTION IN THE TEXTBOOK

4) ANSWERING 3 QUESTIONS