HONORS GOVERNMENT WEEK 13
4/12-4/16

CLASS

Monday 4/12
Schedule
Tuesday 4/13
Schedule
Wednesday 4/14
Schedule
Thursday 4/15
Schedule
Friday 4/16
Schedule
H Lesson 1 X Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4
CHAPTER 16
CONCEPTS AND VOCABULARY
Chapter 16 Notes Chapter 16 Powerpoint

activist approach
amicus curiae
blue slip

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

diversity cases
federal question cases
judicial review
legislative court
litmus test
Marbury v Madison
McCulluch 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
LESSON IN CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
Lesson 1
  • Breakdown of the US Constitution
    • Article IV-VII

Bring:  Laptop for Constitutional Worksheet Article IV-VII worksheet

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.

Lesson 2 Read:  Chapter 16, pp. 460-465
Lesson 3
  • Development of Federal Court's Power
  • Controversy over the Supreme Court
 
Lesson 4
  • Harkness Graded Debate Thingy