HONORS GOVERNMENT WEEK 11
3/29 - 4/2

CLASS

Monday 3/29
Schedule
Tuesday 3/30
Schedule
Wednesday 3/31
Schedule
Thursday 4/1
Schedule
Friday 4/2
No School
H Lesson 1 Lesson 2 X Lesson 3 X
CHAPTER 16
CONCEPTS AND VOCABULARY
Chapter 16 Notes Chapter 16 Powerpoint

judicial activism
amicus curiae
blue slip

brief
class action suit
concurring opinion
constitutional court
circuit court
court of appeal
dissenting opinion
district courts

diversity cases
Dred Scott v. Sandford
federal question cases
judicial review
legislative court
litmus test
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v Maryland

opinion of the Court
original jurisdiction
per curiam opinion
plaintiff
political question
precedent
remedy
senatorial courtesy
sovereign immunity
standing
stare decisis
strict constructionist

writ of certiorari
civil case
LESSON IN CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
Lesson 1
  • Review Chapter 14 Test
Read:  Appendix, A10

Student Surveys:  Please complete the student surveys for this course.
Lesson 2
  • Breakdown of the US Constitution
    • Article III

 Bring:  Laptop for Chapter 16 Constitutional Worksheet Packet, Part III

Research: use ConSource Constutional Research site to complete the assignment.

All answers must be IYOW.

This assignment is to be completed, printed out, and handed in at the end of class.  This will count as a quiz grade.

ReadChapter 16, pp. 446-448

GRQ:  Chapter 16, 1-10

Answers must be In Your Own Words.

This MUST be turned in at the beginning of class BEFORE Tech Time is over at the beginning of the class period on THURSDAY, April 1--any assignment turned in after class will be penalized 1 point. This assignment will counted as Homework.

Lesson 3
  • Organization of Federal Courts

 Read:  Chapter 16, pp. 448-450

GRQ:  Chapter 16, 11-20

Answers must be In Your Own Words.

This MUST be turned in at the beginning of class BEFORE Tech Time is over at the beginning of the class period on MONDAY, April 5--any assignment turned in after class will be penalized 1 point. This assignment will counted as Homework.