November 2011

Chapter 6 – Public Opinion and Political Action – Week of 11/28/11

November 29, 2011

Thu 12/01 We finish Chapter 6 today Are You a Liberal or Conversative ?  Test 1, Test 2 Are You a Democrat or Republican ?  Test 3. Where do you fit? Check yourself out here. Wed 11/30 Lecture & noteon Chapter 6, p. 188-195 Homework:  Finish reading Chapter 6. Everything you ever wanted to know [...]

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Chapter 16 – The Federal Courts – Week of 11/14/11

November 14, 2011

Fri 11/18 Test on Monday 11/28 on Chapter 16 Essay #3 due Monday 11/28. Prompt: “In Federalist No. 78, Alexander Hamilton claimed the judiciary would be the “least dangerous branch.” Was Hamilton right or wrong? Has the Court become too powerful? Or has it been too weak? “ Chapter 16 Worksheet with Learning Objectives also [...]

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Chapter 16 – The Federal Courts – Week of 11/7/11

November 4, 2011

Thu 11/10 Watch ALL 3 videos on the Supreme Court here. Finish reading Chapter 16. Write a 350-word essay on the following question (due Mon 11/14) How do courts shape public policy in their decisions and in the opinions that judges used to justify their decisions?  What effect have the courts had on the policy [...]

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Chapter 16 – The Federal Courts – Week of 11/01/11

November 1, 2011

Thu 11/3 Review Chapter 15 test. Wed 11/2 Test on Chapter 15 today. Test re-take on Chapter 13 tomorrow after school. You must know the followings: Constitutional powers of the president ( categorized in terms of national security powers, legislative powers and judicial powers). The 22nd and the 25th Amendment. The cabinet and the role [...]

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