Today's Assignment - "Constitution Quest"

Your mission: With a partner, you will be working on the "Constitution Quest."

CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE CONSTITUTION QUEST

CLICK HERE FOR THE INTERACTIVE CONSTITUTION

For each section of the Constitution, you will be directed to answer a series of questions. The questions can be answered by clicking on the highlighted words.

It is suggested that while working on this assignment, you have two "tabs" open. One for the Interactive Constitution, and one for the questions.

This assignment is due no later than the end of class tomorrow (Friday Oct. 30th).

HW 10/27/09

Assignment Due Date: 10/29/09

Resources: Textbook Chapter 5, Section 3(pp. 145-149)

Web Resources: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=294

CLICK HERE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT

HW 10/22 and 10/23/09

CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO HELP YOU WITH BOTH ASSIGNMENTS!

Assignment#1 Due Friday 10/23/09

CLICK HERE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT

Review Chapter 5 Section 2 in your Textbook (pp. 140-144). Using the information in the textbook, and your knowledge of US History, complete the assignment.

Assignment #2:

• Rough Draft and Outline Due MONDAY 10/26/09
• Final Draft DUE TUESDAY!!! 10/27/09
• NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED! If you don't turn it in, it's a ZERO. No exceptions! No Excuses!
  

Thematic Essay: Constitutional Issues

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted several compromises to resolve disagreements over major issues facing the new nation.

Task:

Identify two issues from the Constitutional Convention of 1787 (what were two disagreements that occurred?).

For each issue identified

• Describe the disagreement that arose over the issue at the C.C. (tell us about the disagreement; don’t just say what it was! Who was it between? What was it over?)
• Explain how the issue was resolved through the use of Compromise (Give the details behind the compromises; how did they work? What did each side get?

You may use any issue that was discussed at the CC. . Some
suggestions you might wish to consider include, but are not limited to:

• Representation in Congress
• Slavery
• Taxation

Here's a Link to Help you with the Compromises

Tonight's HW - 10/20/09 Due 10/22

READ Chapter 5 Section 2 pp 140-144.

1. What were the causes of Shays' Rebellion?
2. Why do you think historians consider it a catalyst in the movement toward creating a new U. S. Constitution?
3. What were the major issues that had to be resolved at the Constitutional Convention?
4. Create a CHART that lists the main provisions of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.
5. What was the impact of slavery and sectionalism in the debates that ensued at the Constitutional Convention?
6. Explain the meaning of the term "checks and balances." Are there any instances where a branch of government has no checks and balances on its power?
7. Why do you think that many people today feel that the electoral college has long since become antiquated or completely unnecessary?
8. Why is the U. S. Constitution called "a living document?"

Chapter ID's

Daniel Shays	* separation of powers
* Shays' Rebellion	* checks and balances
* James Madison	* electoral college
* Roger Sherman	* elastic clause
* Virginia Plan	* veto power
* New Jersey Plan	* writ of habeas corpus
* Great Compromise	* bill of attainder
* Three-Fifths Compromise	* ex post facto law
* delegated (enumerated) powers	* judicial review

HW Thursday October 15

Hello, Everyone:

Here's tonight's HW assignment.

CLICK HERE. Using the resources listed in this post, prepare your "cheat sheet" for the exam.

Research the topic for the thematic essay, and prepare an outline for the Thematic Essay. You may prepare an outline on looseleaf paper

Position Assignments and Issues

Part. In Gov't Students

Listed Below are your group assignments, the issues you will be covering, as well as the position (affirmative, or negative) that you will be taking. In other words, you will support, or defend a position. So, if you have gun control, and you are the "affirmative side," you will support the government's position that these things should be regulated (regular people shouldn't have access to them). If you are on the "negative side," you will side with those people that think the government should not limit the types of weapons to which people may have access.

Here are the group assignments:

Gun Control: Affirmative: Paula, Ellie, and Ciera. Negative: Alan, Joanna, Angie

Death Penalty: Affirmative: Elena, Penny, Estefania. Negative: Monica, Mike K, Victoria

Student Searches: Ladonna, Divya, Chandler...Negative: Katlyn, Lisa, Alex

Violent Video Games: Michael E, Andrew, Sebastian...Negative: Angela, Marlyn, Christina C.

Religion and Science: Daniel, Josue, Erica...Negative: Mia, Anthony M, Travis

HW Assignment #14 - 10/13/09

READ Chapter 5 Section 1 in your textbook (pp. 132-137)

Complete: Terms

John Dickinson * Articles of Confederation * republic * Land Ordinance of 1785 * Republicanism * Northwest Ordinance of 1787 * Republican Motherhood
Questions:

1. Why do you think that the states guaranteed the specific rights of freedom of speech, religion, and the press?
2. List the powers given to the Article of Confederation government. What were its shortcomings?
3. What was the difference between the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
4. List the three requirements or stages for a territory to become a state.
5. What foreign relations problems did the Confederation Congress face at the end of the 1780s?

TEST FRIDAY 10/16

Our First "REAL" exam will take place this Friday October 16th.

CLICK HERE for the information that you should review in order to successfully complete the exam. All of the information is there. We will also spend some time in class going over the information as well.

You are allowed to bring one (1) post-it with you to the exam. On that post-it, you may HANDWRITE as much information as possible, which you think will help you to be successful on the exam.

Here's the format.

25 Multiple Choice Questions.

1 Thematic Essay.

Assignment #13 DUE TUESDAY October 13th

CLICK HERE. Download, and Print the guide to the video "Road to Revolution (we will be watching in class Thursday and Friday).

Here's what you have to do. There are three parts to the assignment.

PART ONE:

Answer the following questions:

Think about the different viewpoints of the British and the colonists before the American Revolution.

1. Did all colonists consider themselves Americans?

2. Did all colonists support the revolution and independence from Britain?

3. How did the British feel about the colonists in America?

PART TWO: READ The Quotations on pp. 2-3 of the video guide. SELECT THREE OF THE Quotations for which a source is given. Paste those links into your browser, and read through the sources.

PART THREE: Briefly describe each of three quotations you picked, and then choose one to rewrite in their own words. Your writing should reflect the important points of the original primary source, as well as the general sentiment of the writer.

This assignment is worth 30 points...Here's how you'll be graded:

30 points: Students identified and analyzed several quotations from the period, explaining what events and sentiments they reflect from the revolution; developed a thorough, engaging rewrite of the primary source that reflected the main ideas and sentiment of the original document; clearly described various sentiments of American colonists.

20 points: Students identified and analyzed a few quotations from the period, explaining what events and sentiments they reflect from the revolution; developed a clear rewrite of the primary source that reflected the main ideas and sentiment of the original document; clearly described a few of the different sentiments of American colonists.

10 points: Students did not identify or analyze any of the quotations from the period, or explain what events and sentiments they reflect from the revolution; developed a vague or inaccurate rewrite of the primary source that did not reflect the main ideas and sentiment of the original document; did not describe any of the different sentiments of American colonists.

Good Luck!

Assignment #13: Due Date Wednesday 10/7

Please complete the thematic essay, as previously discussed in last week's class. Please check the link for "Assignment #9" for information.

Assignment #12: Due Date Tuesday 10/6

It's 80's Night!!!

WATCH THE VIDEOS and Listen to the Songs! Read the lyrics, too!

Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey LYRICS

We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister LYRICS

Based on these two 80's Classics...

Imagine you were a colonist living in America following the French and Indian War. Which song would best describe your feelings towards the British Government? Why?

Post your responses here.

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