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US History

 
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Class outcomes, expectations, and grading scale
 
HANDOUTS
Unit 1: American Revolution
 
WEB SOURCES
Constitution & Government
Our 3 Branches: go through each of the links and complete the activities. Turn in when done.
Legislative Branch: Follow the links and complete each of the tasks. Turn in when complete.
Judicial Branch: Follow the links and complete each of the tasks. Turn in when complete.
Executive Branch:  Read for information and complete the task.
President's Cabinet: Read for information than check your understanding by participating in the simulation.
How a Bill becomes a Law-with a partner or alone play the game.
Crossword Puzzle-print and complete. Turn in when done.
3 Branches of Gov. quiz- More like a game than an actual quiz so have fun.
Bill of Rights for Kids-list of different activities. Select a few and test your knowledge.

CBA: Checks and Balances-Semester One Final
The Handout: directions and rubric (note this rubric only pertains to the research and does not include the writing standards)
NoteStar: tool for you to take notes and cite your sources electronically. Follow the tutorial steps for use and set-up. I have your passwords.
Scoring Guide: use to help you structure each of the categories you will be assessed on. Scroll down until you see the table that includes the standard and then sample response.
Graphic Organizer: print page 3
Rubric: Will be used to score your final product

Research Sources
ALA: American Library Association - issues and advocacy. Identifies different issues and amendments they address
ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union an organization that protects our freedoms.
DLD: Digital Learning Department (formerly DLC) library and research overview.
Seperation of Powers - Organized in a table format...easy to understand.
Article 1of US Constitution - great resource to understand the Legislative Branch where information is laid out into a table
Article II and VII of US Constitution - layout is similar to the first two sites. Checks and Balances: brief overview of the process
Bill of Rights - Each Bill is rewritten in terms easily understood.
Understanding the Bill of Rights: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769450.html 
How a Bill becomes Law -Sponsored by Factmonster
Amendments to the Constitution i.e. formally the Bill of Rights
Mile Stone Cases in the Supreme Court: brief overview of each case
U.S. Supreme Court Media: http://www.oyez.org/
Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Landmark Supreme Court Cases: http://www.landmarkcases.org/

1st Amendment: brief overview with additional links http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/First_amendment
First Amendment Center
Known Supreme Court Cases

2nd Amendment: article on the case agains Chicago and ban on firearm
history of the interpretation of "the right to bear arms" http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5200
History of 2nd Amendment http://www.constitution.org/2ll/2ndschol/89vand.pdf
NRA-ILA: Federal court cases
Federal court cases: includes brief overview

9th Amendment: outlines the debate and includes landmark cases

14th Amendment: http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/era.htm 
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment14/
Equal Rights: top 10 cases




American Revolution
The Topic: Revolutionary War - one stop surfing...everything you need to learn about the war plus games and activities to have fun with.
Loyalty or Liberty? You must decide. As a slave you will uncover secrets and decide whether or not to deliver them to the Loyalists or the Patriots.
 Time Machine - Select the year and travel back in time to discover what life was like.
 

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