• Debrief Unit 1 Test

Read:  Magelby 24th,  Chapter 1 pp. 27-38 (This is Chapter 1, pp. 11-17 in the Brief Edition)

Homework: Bring Electronic Device tomorrow for Chapter GRQs!

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

• The Articles of Confederation
• State Constitutions
• Shay's Rebellion
• The Constitutional Convention
• The Framers

Read:  Magelby 24th,  Chapter 2 pp. 43-54 (This is Chapter 1, pp. 20-28 in the Brief Edition)

Bring: Electronic Device for Chapter GRQs!

Assignment:  GRQ Unit 2, Part 1

This MUST be turned in BEFORE the end of class today--any assignment turned in late will be penalized 1 point.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What were the philosophical foundations for the American government?

• Federalist 10
• Federalist 51
• Locke
• Montesquieu

 Read:  Magelby 24th,  Chapter 2 pp. 56-62 (This is Chapter 1, pp. 28-32 in the Brief Edition)

Assignment: In groups, read the excerpt from your assigned document, and OUTLINE the ideas and conclusions to present to the class.

Answers must be In Your Own Words.

Your groups' outline MUST be turned in BEFORE the end of class today--any assignment turned in late will be entered as an NS in the gradebook.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How was the Great Compromise successful? How was it flawed?

• The Virginia Plan
• The New Jersey Plan
• The Great Compromise
  • Popular Sovereignty
  • Representative Democracy
  • Separation of Powers
  • Checks and Balances
  • Judicial Review
    • Marbury v Madison
  • Federalism
• Federalists and Anti-Federalists
  • Democracy or Republic?
  • Liberty or Stability?
• The Bill of Rights

Read:  Magelby 24th,  Chapter 3 pp. 77-88 (This is Chapter 2, pp. 44-50 in the Brief Edition)

Quiz: Open GRQ quiz on Chapter 1

Quiknotes: Unit 2 Part 1 Powerpoint

Homework: Bring Electronic Device Tuesday for Chapter GRQs!

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Where is Sovereignty located in the American political system?

• The Founders
• Federalism
• Structure of the US Government
• States and the Constitution
• State Sovereignty
  • Layer Cake Federalism
  • Marble Cake Federalism
  • Nullification and Preemption

Read:  Magelby 24th,  Chapter 3 pp. 88-93 (This is Chapter 2, pp. 50-60 in the Brief Edition)

Bring: Electronic Device for Chapter GRQs!

Assignment:  GRQ Unit 2, Part 2

A great reference is the official US Senate Annotated Constitution linked here!

This MUST be turned in BEFORE the end of class today--any assignment turned in late will be penalized 1 point.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What are Implied Powers and how do they effect Federal State relations?

• Elasticity
  • The 'Necessary and Proper' Clause
  • The Commerce Clause
• The Supreme Court
  • McCulloch v Maryland

Democracy in America #2: Fixed or Flexible?

Video Questions:

• Should the Constitution be read literally and applied without regard to changed circumstances or as a living document subject to reinterpretation as the times demand?
• How does the Constitution guard against the concentration of power?
• Who ordained and established the Constitution?
• Is the original Constitution democratic?
• How should judges interpret vaguely worded phrases in the Constitution?
• Should public opinion dictate how the Constitution is interpreted?
• Should public opinion be ignored?
• If public opinion is relevant to the interpretation of the Constitution, how are we to know what the public wants?
• Why does the president have the veto power?
• Since Truman favored some portions of the Taft-Hartley Act, would the nation have been better served if he had possessed a line-item veto?
• How does the battle over the Taft-Hartley Act demonstrate the Constitution's version of checks and balances?
• Why were women originally excluded from voting?
• Why was it so difficult to secure the right to vote for women?
• Has it always been this difficult to amend the Constitution?
• The Nineteenth Amendment is one of only 27 amendments. Have any of the others changed the principles under which our constitutional system operates?
• What are some of the current disputes over the interpretation of the Constitution?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How has the balance between the Federal government and state governments changed?

• Municipalities (Cities)
• Federal-State Relations
  • Grants
  • Revenue Sharing
  • Lobbying
• Federal Aid
• Mandates
• Devolution
  • Block Grants

West Wing: Crackpots

Video Questions:

• What is Big Block of Cheese day at the White House?
• What is the tradition behind Big Block of Cheese day? Who started it?
• According to Chief of Staff Leo McGarry, what does the Big Block of Cheese symbolize?
• What is President Bartlett and his staff doing after the morning meeting? Why does the President do this regularly?
• What group is Speechwriter Sam Seaborn's first appointment? What is their issue?
• What group is Press Secretary CJ Cregg's first appointment? What issue do they want addressed?
• What group does Communications Director Toby Ziegler meet with? What are their issues?
• What group is Press Secretary CJ Cregg's second appointment? What issue do they want addressed?
• Why does President Bartlett think it is important to open the doors of the White House to the people?
• Do you think the framers of the Constitution would agree or disagree with the President and Leo? Why or why not?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How has our interpretation of Federalism changed over time?

• Federal Crisis Management Exercise

 Quiz: Open GRQ quiz on Constitutional Federalism, Chapters 2 -3

This MUST be turned in BEFORE the end of class today--any assignment turned in late will be penalized 1 point.

• Review for Unit 2 Test

Review Unit 1 and 2: Use online chapter notes, GRQs, and Textbook site practice section quizzes.

• Magleby ^24th, Chapter 1 Notes
• Magleby ^24th, Chapter 2 Notes
• Magleby ^24th, Chapter 3 Notes
• Magleby ^24th, Chapter 4 Notes
• Unit 1 Review Powerpoint
• Unit 2 Review Powerpoint

• Unit 2 Test
• Magleby 24th,Chapter 1
• Magleby 24th,Chapter 2
• Magleby 24th,Chapter 3
• Magleby 24th,Chapter 4