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Date Due
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Pages
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Key Concepts to
Master |
3/2
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213-219
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- The specific duties of the President
- The qualifications (official and otherwise) needed to
become President
- The role of the Vice President
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3/4
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Three Current
Event
Articles Due (Executive Branch)
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3/5
Bring Book to Class |
245-250 |
- The key constitutional powers of the President
- The informal sources of power that Presidents utilize
to expand their role
- The ways that the power of the President is limited
by
Congress and the Courts
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3/9
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- Detail the major roles of the President: Head of
State, Chief Executive, Chief Legislator, etc.
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3/12
Bring Book to Class
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275-283
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- The responsibilities of the various Cabinet
departments
- The role that executive agencies play within the
executive branch
- The duties of regulatory commissions and their
positive and negative
effects on our nation
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3/16
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305-310
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- The specific powers granted to the Federal Courts
- The important basic facts surrounding the landmark
court cases discussed in the section
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3/19
Bring Book to class
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336-341
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- The role the Supreme Court plays in shaping public
policy on
the United States
- Examples of the Court using its power to control the
power of
other branches
- The weaknesses inherent in being the "law
interpreting" power
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3/22
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Presidential
Election
Project is Due
Here is the What Should
the President Do? Page
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3/24
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Current
Event Articles #3 (President) are Due
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3/25-3/26
Bring Book to Class
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355-375
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- The foundations of our nation's belief in individual
rights for
its citizens
- The important mechanisms in our constitution that
guarantee those
rights
For the rest of these pages it is important that you
acquaint
yourself with some of the most important cases that have clarified our
rights
to Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, and Freedom of
Assembly. We will be doing an in class activity that reinforces
these concepts.
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3/30
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Unit II Test
Possible Essays:
Group A:
- Describe the process we use to elect the
president? How has this process changed over our nation's history
(check the amendments)? Why is this process sometimes controversial?
- Discuss the organization of the Executive
branch. How does this organization help the President carry out
his many important roles?
Group B:
- The U.S. has a rich tradition of protecting the
rights of its
citizens. Discuss some key examples of how these rights (Speech,
Assembly, Religion, Press) have been defined over the years. How
did this tradition develop in the early years of our nation's
history?
- Describe the role and makeup of the Supreme Court.
Discuss how the
court can impact public policy and American life. Be sure to
provide examples using specific Supreme Court decisions (Plessy, Brown,
Miranda, Roe, etc.).
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