Cabinet Appointee Assignment

For this assignment we will be collectively editing a Google Slides presentation. You can access the presentation here.

I have also uploaded a copy of the directions. You may access them here.

Jefferson v. Hamilton

You can access the Jefferson v. Hamilton Quiz here

The Fourteenth Amendment

So one of your peers came by after school today to ask for clarification on the Fourteenth Amendment. We didn't do formal notes that day, or a Powerpoint, instead I wrote some key terms on the board.

You can check your paraphrase of the Constitution for a description of the Fourteenth Amendment. The most important element of it to know is that it guarantees "equal protection under the law" for all citizens and that it was used in Brown v. Board of Education to integrate schools.

Snow Day!!

Hello to all! If you haven't seen already, AHS will not be holding classes on Monday due to the weather. This means that we get a 3 day weekend (yay). It also means that our schedule for next week will be thrown off a little bit (ugh).

What does this mean for you?

• The test will be post-poned until Wednesday, February 15
• On Tuesday we will spend half the class talking about immigration and citizenship. The other half of the class will be saved for review
• I will collect your Personal Connection assignment on Tuesday

Enjoy your day off tomorrow, stay safe, watch out for slippery ice, and have fun in the snow!

Court Cases Answer Key

Hey everyone. Happy weekend!

Because I didn't take the time with you to write out answers on the board or provide them in PPT form, I wanted to upload the answer key to the graphic organizer that we did today. You can find it here.

For those of you who were absent, I would strongly recommend looking over these court cases. Not only are they fair game for a multiple choice question on the exam, but they will also be helpful for putting together your answer to the essay portion. The case summaries are here, and a blank version of the graphic organizer is here.

Have a great weekend! See you Monday.

Today's Powerpoint

I know that today was a major information-dump, and that we covered a lot of territory. It's important that you have access to the content that we covered today as you begin to put together your strategy for answering the essay question on Tuesday. Thus, I've uploaded the powerpoint to GoogleDrive. You can access it here.

On Friday, we're going to look at some Supreme Court Cases regarding the Bill of Rights and talk more about what limits do and do not exist on things like Freedom of Speech or Freedom of the Press.

Study Guide

As promised, here is the study guide for your upcoming test. I will be handing out paper copies in class tomorrow, however in the meantime you may access a digital version here. The first page is a list of terms that you should be able to explain. The second page is the essay prompt. In class tomorrow we will talk in greater detail about what is expected for the essay.

Bill of Rights Scenarios

Hey Everyone! I hope that the rest of your Tuesday has gone well.

I wanted to upload a digital copy of the Bill of Rights Scenarios that we went over in class today so that you can all have equal access to them. You can access the scenarios here and the worksheet here.

For those of you who were absent, I would recommend reading over these and filling out the worksheet before class tomorrow. It will be helpful in learning the Bill of Rights and preparing for your test next Tuesday.

For tomorrow

Tomorrow we will be jumping into the Bill of Rights. For everything to go smoothly, please make sure that you bring either your Pocket Constitution or your Constitution Paraphrase to class. Thank you!

Checks and Balances Assignment

For the assignment, you are to read one article that explains how checks and balances are impacting our current political climate. You may choose one of these three:

• Executive Orders
• Cabinet Appointments
• Supreme Court Appointments
• Follow the links to access the articles

After reading the article, fill out this worksheet. Write 2-3 sentences that explain how this current event represents Checks and Balances operating in U.S. government.

I will collect these on Wednesday at the beginning of class.

Thank you!