Government – Spring ‘07

Instructor:  Mr. Rexford

Resources:

            Lectures on Political Philosophers (coming soon)

Opportunity Paper Scoring Guide

Course Expectations

 

Course Schedule

Mon., March 5th

Study Guide for Unit 1
What Would Life Be Like in a State of Nature?

Tues., March 6th

2.  How does Government Secure Natural Rights?

Wed., March 7th

Current Events

Thurs., March 8th 

3.  What did the Founders Learn about Republican Government from the Ancient World?

Fri., March 9th

4.  How did the Modern Ideas of Individual Rights Develop?

Mon., March 12th

5.      How did the Modern Ideas of Individual Rights Develop?

6.      How did Representative Government Begin in England?

Tues., March 13th

7.      What Basic Ideas about Rights and Constitutional Government Did Colonial Americans Have?

8.      Why Did the American Colonists Want to Free Themselves from Britain

Wed., March 14th

9.   What Basic Ideas about Government Did the State Constitutions Include?  How Did the New States Protect Rights?

Thurs., March 15th

Flex Day

Fri., March 16th

Opportunity Day

Mon., April 2nd

Study Guide for Unit 2

10:   Why Did the Founders Want to Change the Articles of Confederation?

Tues., April 3rd

 

Wed., April 4th

11:  Who Attended the Philadelphia Convention?  What did they agree to?

Thurs., April 5th

12:  Why did the Framers Use the Virginia Compromise?

Fri., April 6th

13:  What Powers were Granted to the Legislative Branch?

Mon., April 9th

14:  What Powers were Granted to the Executive and Judicial Branches?

Tues., April 10th

15:  What Conflicting Opinions did the Framers Have about the completed Constitution?

Wed., April 11th

16:  What was the Anti-Federalists’ Position in the Debate on Ratification?

Thurs., April 12th

17:  What Was the Federalist Position on Ratification?

Fri., April 13th

Unit 2 Test

Mon., April 16th

Study Guide for Unit 3

Unit 3

18.  How Was the Constitution Used to Organize the New Government?

19.  What Rights Did the Constitution Protect?

Tues., April 17th

20.    What Caused the Rise of Political Parties?

Wed., April 18th

21.    What is Judicial Review?  Why is Controversial?

Thurs., April 19th

22.  How is Power Divided Between the Federal and State Governments?

Fri., April 20th

Unit 3 Opportunity

Mon., April 23rd

Study Guide for Unit 4

Unit 4 – How Have the Protections of the Bill of Rights Been Developed and Expanded?

23.   What Were the Constitutional Issues That Led to the Civil War?

24.  What Amendments to the Constitution Were Added to Protect the Rights of African Americans?

Tues., April 24th

25.  How did the Fourteenth Amendment Expand Protections of Rights?

Wed., April 25th

Debates on 14th Amendment

Thurs., April 26th

26.  How did the Civil Rights Movement Use the Constitution to Achieve Its Goals?

Fri., April 27th

27.  How Has the Right to Vote Expanded Since the Adoption of the Constitution?

Mon., April 30th

28.  To What Extent Can the Law Correct Injustices and Other Problems in American Society?

Tues., May 1st

Opportunity Preparation

Wed., May 2nd

Opportunity Unit 4

Thurs., May 3rd

No School – Conferences

Fri., May 4th

No School – Conferences

Mon., May 7th Study Guide for Unit 5

Unit 5:  What Rights Does the Bill of Rights Protect?

29.  Why Does the First Amendment Limit the Government’s Power over Religion?

 

Tues., May 8th

30.  How Does the First Amendment Protect Freedom of Expression?

Wed., May 9th

31.  How Does the First Amendment Protect Freedom of Assembly, Petition, and Association?

Thurs., May 10th

32.  What is the Importance of Procedural Due Process?

Fri., May 11th

33.  How do the Fourth and Fifth Amendments Protect Us Against Unreasonable Search and Seizure?

Mon., May 14th

34.   How Do the Fifth through Eighth Amendments Protect Our Rights within the Judicial System?

35.   Sub – Mr. Dempsey

Tues., May 15th

Debate Preparation – Capital Punishment

Sub – Mr. Dempsey

Wed., May 16th

 

Debate – Capital Punishment

Sub – Mr. Dempsey

Thurs., May 17th Study Guide for Unit 6

Unit 6

35.   What Does it Mean to Be a Citizen?

Sub – Mr. Dempsey

 

Fri., May 18th

36.   How May Citizenship Change in the Nation’s Third Century?

37.   Sub – Mr. Dempsey

Mon., May 21st

Final Project Discussed

Tues., May 22nd

Work Day on Final Projects

Wed., May 23rd

Work Day on Final Projects

Current Events – Notebooks Due

Thurs., May 24th

Final Projects Due

Fri., May 25th

Final Projects Due

Final Exam

 

Final Project Ideas:

 

Host of the Year