HONORS GOVERNMENT WEEK 5
1/28/08-2/1/08

CLASS

 Monday 1/28
Schedule		 Tuesday 1/29
Schedule		 Wednesday 1/30
Schedule		 Thursday 1/31
Schedule		 Friday 2/1
Schedule
F Lesson 1 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 X Lesson 2
G X Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 X
H Lesson 1 X Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4
CHAPTER 3
CONCEPTS AND VOCABULARY

 BLOCK GRANT
CONDITIONS OF AID
DEVOLUTION
DUAL FEDERALISM
GRANTS-IN-AID
INITIATIVE
MANDATES
NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE

 NULLIFICATION
POLICE POWER
RECALL
REFERENDUM
UNITARY
FEDERAL
CONFEDERAL
ELASTIC
MUNICIPAL CHARTER

BLOCK GRANT
SPECIAL-ACT CHARTER
GENERAL-ACT CHARTER
DILLON'S RULE
HOME-RULE CHARTER
ORDINANCE
STATE SOVEREIGNTY
CATEGORICAL GRANTS
REVENUE SHARING
LESSON IN CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
Lesson 1
  • The Founders
  • Structure of the US Government
  • Federalism
    • Definition
    • Elasticity
 Read:  Chapter 3, pp. 49-54, stop at "The Debate"

GRQ:  Chapter 3, pp. 1-7

Answers must be IYOW.

This assignment is to be posted on the appropriate Blackboard Discussion Board  by Midnight, Sunday, February 3.
Lesson 2
  • Library Research
 Research Paper:  Topic with Thesis due in class Wednesday, February 5.
Lesson 3
  • States and the Constitution
  • State Sovereignty
    • Dual Federalism
    • Nullification
    • Police Power
    • Referendum and Recall
  • Elasticity
    • The 'Necessary and Proper' Clause
  • The Supreme Court
 Read:  Chapter 3, pp. 54-59

GRQ:  Chapter 3, 8-13

Answers must be IYOW.

This assignment is to be posted on the appropriate Blackboard Discussion Board  by Midnight, Sunday, February 3.
Lesson 4 Bring:  Laptop and textbook to complete online Blackboard GRQ assignments.

Blackboard:  Consulting your textbook, notes, the clip from the film Amistad, the abridged transcript of John Qunicy Adams actual argument before the Supreme court, the Supreme Courts' decision, the short article on the case, as well as the Constitution of the United States, discuss and give your opinion on the decision in the Amistad case. Was the Supreme Court right? Why or why not? Use the correct economic vocabulary terms.

Research Paper:  Topic with Thesis due in class Tuesday, February 5.