US History and Government Winter 2012

Feb 20-24




Feb 13-17



  • Monday
    • Test
  • Tuesday
    • Finish Notes on Supreme Court's role interpreting the Constitutional role of federal the government
  • Wednesday
    • Introduction to the 1st Amendment Lecture
  • Thursday



    Week of Feb 6-10



    • Monday-Wednesday:  Substitute Teacher Activities
    • Thursday
      • Test Prep:  Create 20 flash cards for the following material in which you will be tested on tomorrow:  
        • Ideas that contributed to the constitution
        • Diffusion of power embedded in the Constitution
          • Federal v. State Powers and Responsibilities
          • Branches of Government
          • Election Requirements and government service limit
          • TEST POSTPONED to MONDAY
    • Friday
      • Test Prep
      • Study for Test on Monday
    Week of Jan 30-Feb 3


    • Tuesday
      • Seminar
    • Wednesday
      • Finish Seminar
    • Thursday
      • Lecture Notes on Formation of Government, Ideas in Government, Evolution of Government

    Week of January 23-27


    Week of January 16-20

    • Monday (No School)
    • Tuesday
      • Review of federalism vs. anti-federalism
      • Introduction to contemporary federalism issues
        • medical marijuana
        • doctor assisted suicide
        • national mandatory school testing
    • Wednesday
      • Continue discussion of contemporary federalism issues
    • Thursday
      • Seminar-esque debate/dialogue of states' rights issues
    • Friday

    Week of January 9-13




    Week of January 2-6

    • Tuesday
      • Syllabus
      • Journal:  Explain why you love or hate America.  Your explanation must include a topic sentence, 2 examples, and a thorough explanation of the connection between your examples and your opinion regarding America.
      • Overview of U.S. Constitution
        • HWK:  You are responsible for taking notes on the previous powerpoint.
    • Wednesday
      • Open-note quiz on US Constitution introduction
      • Federalism PPT
        • Take notes on the previous ppt
    • Thursday
      • Continue Federalism PPT from previous class
    • Friday
      • Finish PPT