U.S. Government

Fall 2005

• Orientation
• Discussion of Western Civilization
• Essay Outline - Find 3 things that make Western Civilization unique and explain in detail.
• Discuss American Colonial period

• Discuss roots of government in Greek civilization
• Study Greek city states
• Discuss Socrates, Plato, Aristotle political ideas
• Focus on Plato's Republic as a model for modern "collectivist" political thinking

• Ch2 Vocabulary
  this is the actual test you will take
• Study American Revolution
• Articles of Confederation, Declaration of Independence
• Revolutionary War

• Study Declaration of Independence
• Practice Quiz for Declaration of Independence
• Writing of the Constitution

• Finish Constitution Convention
• Constitution Convention Study Guide
• Constitution Vocabulary Quiz
• Audio Lecture on Constitution - use to complete Constitution Outline
• Constitution Outline
  Download, print and submit for credit
• Constitution Convention Puzzle

• Testing Schedule for this week
  Mon - Ch2 Vocabulary
  Tue - Constitution Vocabulary
  Wed - Senior Activities Day
  Thur - Constitution Quiz
  Fri - Ch2 Quiz

• Study Amendments to Constitution
• Ch3 Amendments
  Study Guides in class
• Click here for summary of Amenedments
• Click here for Amendments study guide
  You can download the Adobe Acrobat Reader free
  

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• Be prepared for Amendments quiz this week
• Amendments Practice Quiz
• STUDY CH3. - DO NOT WAIT TILL LAST MINUTE TO STUDY. TESTS AFTER REVIEW
• Ch3 Vocabulary Quiz
• Ch3 Study Questions -

• Journal Assignments to date
• Essay assignment due 11/1
  A new justice has been appointed to the Supreme Court. Check the journal assignment for 10/31 and write and answer the question in one page, typed.
• Judge Alito resources;
  • www.foxnews.com
  • www.msnbc.com
  • www.cnn.com
  • www.c-span.org
• Continue with lessons on Citizenship; Ch8
• Ch8 Vocabulary Practice Quiz
• Ch8 Quiz Practice

• Ch4-1 Quiz
  Take quiz and submit for credit
  If you failed to do the assignment you will have to do it as a make-up
• Study Political Socialization (Chapter 9)

Party Web Sites

Republicans

Democrats

Libertarians

• Finishing study of Political Socialization
• Ch9 Vocabulary Quiz (Practice)
• Ch9 Quiz and Vocab on Tuesday, 9-15
• Interest Groups
  • AARP
  • Cato Institute (conservative)
  • National Organization for Women
  • National Rifle Association
  • Big list of Interest groups
  • ACLU American Civil Liberties Union
    (liberal)
  • Political Parties and Interest Groups web sites
• By Monday Nov 21 you are expected to have the following journals completed. They must be typed in the format explained in class
  • Journal October 31
  • Journal November 7
• If you have trouble downloading journals go to
  www.edtechnology.com/ftp

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• Ch10 Practice Vocabulary Quiz

• Begin Study of Political Campaigns (Ch11)
• PROGRESS REPORTS ON FRIDAY
  TUESDAY DEADLINE FOR MAKE-UPS
• Ch11 Practice Test -
  Be prepared for test on Friday

• Government Overview Lecture
  Quiz to follow
• Begin study of Congress Ch14
  • Ch14 Vocabulary
  • Ch14 Study Guide

• Reviews and make-ups
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 4 quiz and vocab will be taken online.
  Check back
• Merry Christmas

• "In the Classroom" - Is America #1?
  Study guide and worksheet
• Ch17 Click pracitce quiz below
  Chapter 17 Quiz
• The President's Cabinet
   

• Gov Ch18 Study Guide
• Gov Ch18 Practice Vocabulary
• All make-ups for second grading period must be done this week
• Music Machine and Sound Exam Cram this Wednesday 5 to 9 PM
• Ch20 Practice Quiz

• Exam Cram
  Mr. Schneemann's Class
  Nightly 5PM to 9PM
  Study for the Final
• Click for information on the cases below

  • Marbury v. Madison

  • McCulloch v. Maryland

  • U.S. v. Nixon

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

  • Brown v. Board of Education

  • Miranda v. Arizona