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September 2011

Chapter 13 – The Presidency – Week of 9/26/11

September 25, 2011

Fri 9/30 1) Read Chapter 13 – Finish the entire chapter. Make outline in your notebook for this reading. 2) Watch Cheney’s Law below or watch the full documentary via link below this video. Watch the full episode. See more FRONTLINE. After you finished viewing, answer the following questions. Please type on separate sheet of paper [...]

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Chapter 12 – The Congress – Week of 9/19/11

September 18, 2011

Fri 9/23 1) Chapter 12 – Congress. What are lobbyists/PACs? 2) Answer all multiple choice questions in your Chapter 12 packet (The answer is here). Create an outline for EACH essay #3, #4, #5, #6. Thu 9/22 1)  Congressional Hearing on Global Warming and Climate Change – Student group project. Wed 9/21 1)  Congressional Hearing [...]

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Chapter 12 – The Congress – Week of 9/12/11

September 16, 2011

Mon 9/12 1) Review Chapter 2 – Federalism 2) Handed out Christopher Burkett’s article “Federalism” Tue 9/13 & Wed 9/14 1) Essay on Federalism – The Question of State Rights to the Death Penalty Thu 9/15 & Fri 9/16 1) Chapter 12 – The Congress 2) DUE ON MON 9/19 You are to watch all [...]

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Chapter 3 – Federalism – Week of 9/6/11

September 6, 2011

Selection of Online Resources 1) Federalism – Chapter Overview 2) A Father’s Fight – Federalism At Work (A must watch Dateline show!) 3) Watch this short video Federalism – A Conversation with Justices O’Connor and Breyer 4) Background of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) 5) Background of Gibbons v. Odgen (1824) 6) Division of Federal & [...]

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