Government - Block Schedule Quarter 3
Greene County Career Center Social Studies Teacher
http://www.greeneccc.com
 


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WEEK 1 (January 25 - 29)

AIM - Explore the 14th Amendment Section 1 Equal Protection Clause and how it is applied to Supreme Court Case Plessy v Ferguson
AGENDA
Orientation  
1. Clauses of the 14th Amendment (Lecture) take notes on board
2. How to write a Legal Brief (Lecture) take notes on board
3. Plessy v Ferguson (Lecture) take notes on board
ASSESSMENT
I can list the 4 parts of a Legal Brief, and Write a Legal Brief on Plessy v Ferguson (1896)
1. 14th Amendment - Section 1 - in Schoology
2. EdPuzzle - Plessy v Ferguson (1896)
3. Plessy v Ferguson and Legal Brief matching assignment in Schoology
4. Plessy v Ferguson assignment in Schoology

This week's  movie if we complete all assignments is Lincoln. It's the story of how difficult it was to pass the 13th Amendment, slavery prohibition.

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WEEK 2 (February 1 - 5)

AIM Explain how the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection clause has been reinterpreted from 1896 to 1978 citing Supreme Court ruling Plessy, Brown, and Bakke.
AGENDA
1. Brown v Board of Education 1954 (Lecture) take notes on board
2. Bakke v University of Southern California Regents 1978 (Lecture) take notes on board
ASSESSMENT
I can write a Legal Brief on Brown v Board of Education (1954) and Bakke v University of Southern California Regents (1978)
1. Brown v Board of Education (1954) - Write a legal brief - assignment in Schoology
2. Regents of California v Bakke (1978) Legal Brief - assignment in Schoology
3. EdPuzzle video - Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
4. EdPuzzle video - Bakke v University of Southern California Regents (1978)
5. Verbal or Written quiz. Trace the interpretation of the 14th Amendment Equal Protection clause but explaining the outcomes of Plessy (1896), Brown (1954), and Bakke (1978).
6. If we have time review of Amendments and Branches and Layers of Government.
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WEEK 3 (February 8 - 12)

AIM
1. Assess content knowledge of Plessy, Brown, and Bakke
2. Explain how the 14th Amendment's due process has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to protect one's right to privacy
3. Review Branches and Layers and Amendments
AGENDA
1. Verbal review for test
2. Griswold v Connecticut 1965 (Lecture) Take notes on board
3. Roe v Wade 1975 (Lecture) Take Notes on board
ASSESSMENT
I can identify the name, year, background, constitutional question and outcome of the cases Plessy, Brown, and Bakke.
I can explain how the Griswold case interpreted by the Supreme Court protect one's right to make personal life choices.
1. Multiple Choice Quiz - Plessy, Brown, and Bakke
2. EdPuzzle Video  Griswold v CT (1965)
3. Griswold v CT (1965) and Roe v Wade (1973) Assignment in Schoology
I can cite all 27 Amendments.
I can explain how the branches and layers of government are organized.
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WEEK 4 (February 16 - 19)

AIM Explain how the 14th Amendment's due process has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to protect one's right to privacy
AGENDA
1. Obergerfell v Hodges 2015 (Lecture) Take notes on board
2. Activity - dress up like a lawyer (bonus points!) and prepare/present a legal brief pertaining to one of the clauses of the 14th Amendment
ASSESSMENT
I can explain how the Obergerfell case interpreted by the Supreme Court protect one's right to make personal choices.
1. EdPuzzle video - Obergerfell v Hodges (2015)
2. Type 2 Quiz on Plessy, Brown, Bakke, Griswold, Roe, and Obergerfell
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WEEK 5 (February 23 - 26)

AIM Explain how the 14th Amendment's due process has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to protect one's right to privacy
AGENDA
1. Verbal Review of 14th Amendment court cases
ASSESSMENT
I can identify and explain how Supreme Court rulings have been expanded over the years to protect one's right to make personal choices.
1. Study guide for Multiple-choice test on Court Cases involving the 14th Amendment's equal protection and due process clauses located in Schoology.
2. TEST - Supreme Court cases involving the 14th Amendments due process and equal protection clauses.
3. Present last week's activity - Legal Brief

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FEBRUARY 24 RETURN TO IN-PERSON DAY ASSIGNMENTS

AIM - review key concepts for Government

AGENDA
1. Practice Activities below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
2. Amendments 1 - 27 hard copy worksheet
3. Amendments by type hard copy worksheet
4. Branches and Layers hard copy worksheet

ASSESSMENT
1. Amendments assignment in Schoology
2. Branches and Layers assignments in Schoology

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WEEK 6 (March 1 - 5)
Complete any missing assignment first. Check ProgressBook.
AIM
1. Explain the Constitutional issues relating to judicial review behind the case Marbury v Madison (1803)
2. Illustrate Supreme Court interpretation of Amendment 10 (State Reserved Powers), Article VI (The Supremacy Clause), and Article I, Section 8 (Congress’s necessary and proper or “elastic” clause) by presenting in Legal Brief format the 1819 Supreme Court Case, McCulloch v. Maryland.
AGENDA
1. Marbury v Madison 1803 (Lecture) take notes on board
2. McCulloch v Maryland 1819 (Lecture) take notes on board
ASSESSMENT
I can explain how the case Marbury v Madison extended the power of the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional a law (judicial review). I can explain how Article 1, Section 8, Article 6 and Amendment 10 were interpreted to mean that the necessary and proper clause gave the federal government authority to establish a bank and it has superiority of state banks.
1. EdPuzzle video - Marbury v. Madison (1803)
2. Marbury v Madison (1803) - Judicial Review - Assignment in Schoology
3. EdPuzzle video -  McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
4.  McCulloch v Maryland (1819) - states can't tax the federal government assignment in Schoology.
5. Kahoots - Marbury v Madison (1803)
6. Kahoots - McCulloch v Maryland (1819)
7. Quia Class Activity Review - Branches and Layers Hangman
8. Quia Class Activity Review - Pop-Ups Branches and Layers
9. Type 2 Quiz on Marbury v Madison and McCulloch v Maryland
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WEEK 7 (March 8 - 12)

AIM
1. Explain how Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 "The Commerce Clause"  plays a key role in the Supreme Court decision defining a state’s ability to regulate interstate commerce with its decision Gibbons v Ogden (1824)
2. Explain how the United States Supreme Court, using Article II, Section II, "advise and consent" clause. expanded presidential power in firing unelected employees of the executive branches with the Supreme Court ruling, Meyers v US (1926)
AGENDA
1. Gibbons v Ogden 1824 (Lecture) take notes on board
2. Meyers v US 1926 (Lecture) take notes on board
ASSESSMENT
I can explain Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution.  I can explain the relationship between states and commerce by citing a legal brief on Gibbons v Ogden (1824). I can explain Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution.  I can explain how the Supreme Court case, Meyers (1926) v US granted the presidency more power in firing a member of his cabinet.
1. EdPuzzle video - Gibbons v Ogden (1824)
2. Meyers v US (1926) assignment in Schoology
3. Gibbons v Ogden (1824) assignment in Schoology
4. Gibbons v Odgen (1824) - legal brief writing assignment
5. Myers v US (1926) - legal brief writing assignment
6. Quiz - Gibbons v Ogden in in Schoology
7. Quiz - Meyers v US - in Schoology
8. Type 2 Quiz - Gibbons and Meyers.

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WEEK 8 (March 16 - 19)

AIM Explain how the United States Supreme Court case, Baker v. Carr (1962) using the 14th Amendment Equal Protection clause, gave the courts the power to redistrict voting districts under "non-political," "justiciable" circumstances. 
AGENDA
1. Baker v Carr 1962 (Lecture) take notes on board
2. Kelo v New London 2005 (Lecture) take notes on board
ASSESSMENT
I can explain how the Supreme Court case, Kelo v New London (2005) used the 5th Amendment to interpret eminent domain and public use to include economic development.
1. EdPuzzle video - Baker v Carr (1962)
2. Assignment - Baker v Carr (1962) in Schoology
3.  Assignment - Kelo v New London (2005) in Schoology
4. Open Note - Supreme Court Cases - Quiz - in Schoology
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Ohio Learning Standards

7. Basic Principles of the Constitution -  Constitutional government in the United States has changed over time as a result of amendments to the U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court decisions, legislation and informal practices.
16. Role of the People - In the United States, people have rights that protect them from undue governmental interference that also requires respect for the rights of others.
17. Role of the People - Historically, the United States has struggled with majority rule and the extension of minority rights. The government has increasingly extended civil rights to marginalized groups.
My Quia activities and quizzes
Bill of Rights JEOPARDY
https://www.quia.com/cb/898407.html
Constitutional - History, Bill of Rights, Other Amendments, Legislative, Executive, Judicial
https://www.quia.com/cb/745769.html
Unit II: Branches of Government Hangman
https://www.quia.com/hm/1098786.html
3 branches of government
https://www.quia.com/pop/765014.html
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