Unit 2 - Interactions Among Branches of Government
Unit 2 - Part 1: Congress
Unit 2 - Part 2: The Presidency
- What surprised you about this ranking?
- In what way do you disagree with this ranking?
- What questions do you have about this ranking?
- What are the most important three criteria in judging presidential greatness?
- Using these criteria, how do you think President Obama will be judged?
- Using these criteria, how do you think President Donald J. Trump will be judged?
Unit 2 - Part 3: The Judiciary
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March 23, 2020
- Watch This!
- What is the Most Trusted Branch in the US Government? Activity (Submit Your Responses to the Questions)
- Watch Legal Systems Basics
- After viewing: Complete this chart and define the terms (For your notes)
- Here is some additional information for you about the Federal Court System
- Begin Working on Federalist 78 Analysis and Graphic Organizer (Linked above) Both due Wednesday
March 24, 2020
1.Federal Justice System Simulation
a.Example (without key terms) – McCullough v. Maryland
b.Useful Links
a.Example (without key terms) – McCullough v. Maryland
b.Useful Links
March 25, 2020
1.Federal Justice System Simulation
2.Diversity in the Federal Courts
3.Supreme Court Background Information
4.Supreme Court Terms
2.Diversity in the Federal Courts
3.Supreme Court Background Information
4.Supreme Court Terms
March 26, 2020
1.US Supreme Court 2019 Questions
2.SCOTUS Trends (Answer on a separate document)
3.Judicial Limitations Chart
2.SCOTUS Trends (Answer on a separate document)
3.Judicial Limitations Chart
March 27, 2020
***Chapter 15 Reading Guide, Study Guide, Marbury v. Madison GO, and Federal Justice Simulation are Due By 11:59 pm Monday, March 30.***
***Don’t Forget your President v. Congress Project, Due Sunday, April 5 at 11:59 pm***
***Don’t Forget your President v. Congress Project, Due Sunday, April 5 at 11:59 pm***
Unit 2 Part 4 - The Federal Bureaucracy
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Wednesday April 1
Thursday April 2
Friday April 3
Monday April 6
Tuesday April 7
Wednesday April 8th
Thursday April 9th
Reading Guide and Study Guide Due
Complete these activities.
- Bureaucracy Introduction
- Complete the questions and charts and submit the work to me through Google.
Thursday April 2
- Departments Vital Statistics Chart
- Complete the questions and charts and submit the work to me through Google.
Friday April 3
- Regulators
- Choose an article, answer the questions, and complete the iron triangle activity listed in the directions.
Monday April 6
- Iron Triangles
- Using the information on the sheet provided, your textbook, and previous activities, create your own example of an iron triangle using an actual agency.
Tuesday April 7
- Bureaucratic Accountability and Locked in the Cabinet Activity
- For today and tomorrow, you will be exploring accountability of the bureaucracy. Complete the chart first, then read the article “Locked in the Cabinet” and answer the questions.
Wednesday April 8th
- Finish Locked in the Cabinet, complete Story of American Bureaucracy Activity, Complete Hatch Act Memo Activity
- Finish “Locked in the Cabinet,” then choose an activity to complete after reading the Story of American Bureaucracy. Finally, complete the Hatch Act memo activity.
Thursday April 9th
Reading Guide and Study Guide Due
Complete these activities.