HONORS GOVERNMENT WEEK 6
2/4/08-2/8/08

CLASS

Monday 2/4
Schedule
Tuesday 2/5
Schedule
Wednesday 2/6
Schedule
Thursday 2/7
Schedule
Friday 2/8
Schedule
F Lesson 1 Lesson 2 X Lesson 3 Lesson 4
G Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 X Lesson 4
H X Lesson 2 Lesson 1 Lesson 3 X
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
  • Municipalities (Cities)
  • Federal-State Relations
    • Grants
    • Revenue Sharing
    • Lobbying

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

Read:  Chapter 3, pp. 60-66, stop at "Federal Aid"

GRQ:  Chapter 3, 14-17

Answers must be IYOW.

This assignment is to be posted on the appropriate Blackboard Discussion Board  by Midnight, Sunday, February 10.

Lesson 2
  • Library Research

Research Paper:  Topic with Thesis due in class TODAY!

Lesson 3
  • Federal Aid
  • Mandates
  • Devolution
    • Block Grants
Read:  Chapter 3, pp. 66-72

GRQ:  Chapter 3, 18-22

Answers must be IYOW.

This assignment is to be posted on the appropriate Blackboard Discussion Board  by Midnight, Sunday, February 10.

Lesson 4
  • Review for Chapter 3 Test
Review Chapter 3; use online chapter notes, Blackboard course materials, and Textbook site practice section quizzes.

Research Paper:  Outline with revised Thesis and working Bibliography due in class Friday, February 15.