Unit II:  The Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, and the Rights of Citizens
 
Justices of the Supreme Court           

Unit Schedule  
Date Due
Pages
 Key Concepts to Master
10/7
213-219
  • The specific duties of the President
  • The qualifications (official and otherwise) needed to become President
  • The role of the Vice President
10/12
252-259
  • The role of cabinet members and the qualifications that lead to their selection
  • The major ways that the cabinet has evolved over time
    The main components of each of the President's key roles:
    • head of state
    • chief legislator
    • party leader
    • chief diplomat
    • Commander in Chief
10/14
275-283
  • 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
10/19
305-310
  • The specific powers granted to the Federal Courts
  • The important basic facts surrounding the landmark court cases discussed in the section
10/21
Current Event #3 is due

10/22
336-341  
  • 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
10/26
355-357
  • The foundations of our nation's belief in individual rights for its citizens
  • The important mechanisms in our constitution that guarantee those rights
10/28
358-375
For 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
11/3
Unit II Test - See the bright yellow box for review resources!

11/5
Possible Essay Topics for the Test:
  • nPresidential candidates, elections, etc.
  • nPresidential Powers & workings of executive branch
  • nCivil Rights of U.S. citizens
  • nthe Judicial Branch and the way it impacts public policy and American life
  • nConnecting SC decisions to U.S. History (WWI, Trail of Tears, Civil Rights, etc.)

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