Final Exam Study Guide
Week of December 12
Monday: Review
Tuesday: Review
Wednesday: EXAM 7:55 - 9:25 a.m. (in Chapel/Music Room)
Week of December 5
Monday: Executive Branch Wrap-up
Tuesday: Judicial Branch Intro; Bill of Rights
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday: Due Process of Law
Friday: Civil Rights
Week of November 28
Monday: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington/Complete Coverage of Congress
Tuesday: Executive Branch: President's Cabinet/Roles of the President
President's Cabinet
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday: Presidential Selection
Friday: Executive Branch: Bureaucracy and Budget
Week of November 21
Monday: Powers of Congress
Congress in Action
Tuesday: How a Bill Becomes a Law
Week of November 14
Monday: Intro to Congress; Homework: Pg. 265, #1-3, 5-6 DUE Thur.
Congress
Tuesday: Local Nature of Congress
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday:House of Representatives
Friday: Senate
Unit Test Study Sheet for 11-11 Test
Week of November 7
Monday: Lobbyists
Lobbyists
Tuesday: Lobbyists; Complete Special Interests
Wednesday: Religion and Voting
Thursday: Review for Test
Friday: TEST; Intro to Congress
Week of October 31
Monday: Complete Student Presentations on Voting Reform Movements.
Tuesday:Voters and Voter Behavior
Voting and Elections
Wednesday: Interest Groups, PACs, Lobbyists; HOMEWORK pg. 256 #1-6, 12-15 DUE MONDAY
Voters
Thursday: No Class
Friday: Continue with Interest Groups, PACs, Lobbyists HOMEWORK pg. 256 #1-6, 12-15 DUE MONDAY
Interest Groups
Week of October 24
Monday:Political Parties, continued. Finish group project and discuss minor parties.
Tuesday:Finish political parties and political spectrum; Introduce Voters and Voter Behavior
Minor Parties
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday: Voters and Voter Behavior Continued; Pg. 108, #1-4 DUE
Friday: Voters and Voter Behavior Continued; Student Presentations of Voting Reform Movements
Week of October 17
Monday: Complete Full Faith and Credit; Group Project on Full Faith and Credit, Same-sex Marriage and the Defense of Marriage Act
Tuesday: Quiz on Chapter 4; Introduction to Political Parties and the Political Spectrum
Political Parties
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday: Voters and Voter Behavior
Friday: Interest Groups and PACs
Chapter 4 Study Sheet
Week of October 10
Monday: Federal Grants--the Power of the Purse
Relationship Between Federal and State Governments
Tuesday: Full Faith and Credit; Homework: Pg. 108, #1-4 in Text DUE Thur.
Wednesday: No Class: Job Shadowing
Thursday:Group Project In-Class on Full Faith and Credit
Friday: Review In-Class for Chapter Quiz; Quiz on Tue.
Drug Laws and Federalism Packet
Week of October 3
Monday: No Class--Bike-a-thon
Tuesday: Federalism group project and discussion
Federalism
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday:Continue with Federalism: Role of the Courts
Intro to Court Cases
Friday:Continue with Federalism: National and State Governments
Week of September 27
Monday: No School
Tuesday:Introduce Federalism; Homework: Pg. 95, #1-4 (in-class) and NY Times/CNN Editorial
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday:Continue with Federalism: National and State Governments; Homework: Questions #1-4 (Not # 5, 6 or 7) on Page 103 (if not completed in class)
Friday: Complete Federalism
Chapter 2 Quiz Study Sheet
Week of September 19
Monday: Group project on Constitutional Convention
Tuesday: Continue group project on Constitutional Convention/Group Presentations
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday:Finish group project on Constitutional Convention
Friday: Finish Convention Project; Biographies DUE; Review Chapter 2 concepts for quiz next Tuesday
Week of September 12
Monday and Tuesday: No Class
Wednesday: Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation
Thursday:Creation of Constitution and Compromises
Friday: Continue with Creation of Constitution
Constitutional Convention
Week of September 6
Tuesday:Declaration of Independence; Was the American Revolution Justified under Romans 13?; Intro to Bonhoeffer
Was the Revolution Biblical and Intro to Bonhoeffer
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday:Bonhoeffer and discussion; Difficulties faced during post-Revolution/pre-Constitution period
Christians and Government
Friday: Creation of the US Constitution
Week of August 29
Monday: Quiz; post-quiz homework (Due Tue)
Tuesday: English Political Heritage; Book covers due today; Homework: Read the Declaration of Independence and consider and be ready to discuss whether the revolution was justified under Romans 13 (Due Tue)
English Political Heritage
Prior Lecture Notes and Documents
Government Syllabus
The Who What When Where Why of Government
Characteristics of a State and Failed States
Forms of Government
Foundations of Democracy
Concepts of Democracy
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