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Fall Debate Assignments
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Debate Assignment
Due: Tuesday August 20, 2019
All the students in American Government are required to do a debate. The information is attached, including the dates and subjects the students signed up for.
Chapter 1 Assignment
Due: Tuesday August 20, 2019
Read Chapter 1, define the key terms and do 1-20 on Page 24. The quiz will be on Thursday, August 22 and the Test will be on Friday, August 23. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
constitution,
executive power,
unitary government,
parliamentary government,
presidential government,
legislative power,
judicial power,
confederate government,
federal government
Attachments
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Semester Final Study Guide
Due: Thursday December 19, 2019
There will be a 50 multiple-choice semester final on Thurs, Dec 19. The attached study guide has the 50 multiple-choice questions, minus the answers, as they will appear on the final. Students should use the study guide to help focus their review of the chapters we did this semester. They will NOT be able to use the study guide on the final.
Chapter 25 Assignment - Spring Semester Only
Due: Tuesday May 29, 2018
WILL NOT BE DOING THE CHAPTER EITHER FALL OR SPRING OF 2019-20
Read Chapter 25, define the key terms, do page 746 1-28. The quiz will be on Tuesday, May 29 and the Test will be on Wednesday, May 30. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
county,
charter,
special district,
zoning,
metropolitan area,
Medicaid,
welfare,
income tax,
assessment,
budget
Attachments
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Chapter 24 Assignment Spring Semester Only
Due: Friday May 17, 2019
WE WILL NOT BE DOING THIS CHAPTER FALL SEMESTER 2019
Read Chapter 24, define the key terms, do page 714 1-28, and do the worksheets. The quiz will be on Friday, May 17 and the Test will be on Monday, May 20. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
referendum,
recall,
item veto,
pardon,
commutation,
precedent,
criminal law,
civil law,
misdemeanor,
warrant
Chapter 22
Due: Monday May 16, 2016
WE WILL NOT BE DOING THIS CHAPTER FALL OF 2019.
Read Chapter 22, define the key terms, do page 654 1-24, and do the worksheet. The quiz will be on Friday, May 17 and the Test will be on Monday, May 20. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
serf,
feudalism,
legitimacy,
guerrilla warfare,
hardliners,
democratic consolidation,
genocide,
failed states,
ministers,
shadow cabinet
Chapter 21 Assignment
Due: Friday December 13, 2019
Read Chapter 21, define the key terms, do page 620 1-26, and do the worksheets. The quiz will be on Friday, Dec 13 and the Test will be on Monday, Dec 14. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
immigrants,
resevations,
assimilation,
affirmative action,
reverse discrimination,
denaturalization
Chapter 20 Assignment
Due: Thursday December 05, 2019
Read Chapter 20 and do page 590 1-25 . The quiz will be on Thursday, Dec 5 and the test will be on Tuesday, Nov 6. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
due process,
probable cause,
exclusionary rule,
bill of attainder,
grand jury,
indictment,
double jeopardy,
Miranda Rule,
bail,
capital punishment
Chapter 19 Assignment
Due: Thursday November 21, 2019
Read Chapter 19, define the key terms, do page 560 1-23, and do the worksheets. The quiz will be on Thursday, Nov 21 and the test will be on Tuesday, Nov 22. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
Free Exercise Clause,
Bill of Rights,
sedition,
symbolic speech,
Establishment Clause,
right of association,
picketing,
slander,
libel,
alien
Chapter 18 Assignment
Due: Thursday November 14, 2019
Read Chapter 18, define the key terms, do page 528 1-29, and do the worksheets. The quiz will be on Thursday, Nov 14 and the test will be on Friday, Nov 15. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
majority opinion,
original jurisdiction,
plaintiff,
appellate jurisdiction,
docket,
concurring opinion,
precedent,
defendent,
inferior courts,
civil case
Chapter 17 Assignment
Due: Monday November 04, 2019
Read Chapter 17, define the key terms. Do page 500 1-26 and the worksheet. The quiz will be on Monday, Nov 4 and test will be on Tuesday, Nov 5. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
UN Security Council,
Cold War,
espionage,
deterrence,
diplomatic immunity,
collective security,
draft,
domestic affairs,
containment,
foreign aid
Chapter 16 Assignment
Due: Monday October 28, 2019
Read Chapter 16, define the key terms, do page 464 1-24, and do the worksheets. The quiz will be on Monday, Oct 28 and the Test will be on Tuesday, Oct 29. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
regressive tax,
interest,
estate tax,
payroll tax,
custom duty,
progressive tax,
entitlement,
tax return,
excise tax,
gift tax
Chapter 15 Assignment
Due: Monday October 21, 2019
Read Chapter 15, define the key terms and do the worksheets. DO NOT do the Chapter Assessment. The quiz will be on Monday, Oct 21 and the Test will be on Tuesday, Oct 22. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
Executive Office of the President,
patronage,
bureaucrat,
secretary,
independent executive agencies,
government corporation,
linde agency,
bipartisan,
fiscal year,
civil service
Chapter 14 Assignment
Due: Wednesday October 09, 2019
Read Chapter 14, define the key terms and do 1-27 on Page 410. The quiz will be on Wednesday, Oct 9 and the Test will be on Thursday, Oct 10. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
amnesty,
pardon,
recognition,
executive order,
Executive Article,
reprieve,
executive agreement,
commutation,
treaty
Chapter 13 Assignment
Due: Monday September 30, 2019
Read Chapter 13 and do page 386 1-22. Quiz 13 will be on Monday, Sept 30. The Chapter 13 Test will be Tuesday, Oct 1. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Terms:
electorate,
chief legislator,
presidential succession,
platform,
commander in chief,
chief of party,
electoral college,
keynote address
Chapter 12 Assignment
Due: Monday September 23, 2019
February 9, 2016
Read Chapter 12, define the key terms and do 1-23 on Page 348. The quiz will be on Monday, Sept 23 and the Test will be on Tuesday, Sept 24. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
resolution,
whips,
rider,
conference committee,
discharge petition,
subcommittees,
quorum,
filibuster,
cloture,
party caucus
Chapter 11 Assignment
Due: Thursday September 12, 2019
Read Chapter 11, define the key terms and do 1-31 on Page 316. The quiz will be on Thursday, Sept 12 and the Test will be on Monday, Sept 16. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
bankruptcy,
deficit spending,
Necessary and Proper Clause,
eminent domain,
direct tax,
patent,
liberal constructionist,
strict constructionist,
impeach,
subpoena
Attachments
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Chapter 10 Assignment
Due: Thursday September 05, 2019
Read Chapter 10, define the key terms and do 1-23 on Page 286. The quiz will be on Thursday, Sept 5 and the Test will be on Monday, Sept 9. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
special session,
continuous body,
gerrymandering,
apportioned,
single-member district,
term,
franking privilege,
oversight function
Chapter 3 Assignment
Due: Wednesday August 28, 2019
Read Chapter 3, define the key terms and do 1-23 on Page 84. The quiz will be on Wednesday August 28 and the Test will be on Thursday, August 29. All the work will must be completed by the day of the quiz to receive full credit.
Key Terms:
amendment,
Bill of Rights,
checks and balances,
unconstitutional,
article,
rule of law,
separation of powers,
judicial review,
executive agreement,
senatorial courtesy
