Students were given a progress report and the opportunity to make up missing work in class.
Bill of rights test Quiz: Given the scenario, identify which amendment best protects the individual from a violation of their right and defend your answer.
1. Concerned about rising crime, lawmakers for the District of Columbia ban all handguns in the city, and require that shot-guns be kept unloaded and/or disassembled. 2. Congress wants to find ways to cut costs because of the soaring budget deficit. Congress passes a law to require American citizens to house US soldiers in their homes during peacetime. 3. Gennie, an eighteen-year-old college student, is arrested for stealing a classmate’s designer sweater and selling it on eBay. When Gennie appears before the judge, she asks for a lawyer to help defend her. The judge tells Gennie that if she is smart enough to be in college, she knows enough to defend herself. Besides, she is not charged with a felony, so the stakes are not very high. Reviewed for test. Took Test. Most important right Quiz: List five rights in order of importance (1 being the most important). Tell me why you put each right in that order.
We determined which was the most important right Bill of Rights Quiz: Please see me to take the quiz, it will not be posted online. We worked on a graphic organizer for the first ten amendments of the constitution. For each bill of right the students were required to define the words they didn't know and then list the rights associated with each amendment. The graphic organizer is included below but can be difficult to put together!!!
Test Review Today we studied for the Constitution test. Here is an updated version of the review sheet.
Anti-Federalists and Federalists We worked on a worksheet in class to help break down what a Federalist stood for and what an Anti-Federalist stood for.
Please see our classroom folder fo Judicial Branch of government Quiz: What is the Judicial branch? In class we participated in a mock trial. To make up the work, tell me what Marbury vs Madison is and define Judicial Review. After that please read through the mock trial and write a three paragraph summary.
Legislative Branch Quiz: At the top of your paper, please tell me what the Legislative Branch is.
In class we did a worksheet that broke down how to pass a bill into a law. We then practiced parliamentary procedure to determine what our call to attention would be in class. See the homework basket in the classroom for the worksheet. Executive Branch of Government In class we learned about the President of the United States, how he is elected, what his powers are, and what is required of him. See me for the worksheet that needs to be completed. Feel free to watch this video!!
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