Principle, Case, and Document Review

Learning Targets:  Students will be able to....

• Explain how the U.S. Constitution establishes a system of checks and balances among branches of government and allocates power between federal and state governments. This system is based on the rule of law and the balance majority rule and minority rights. 
• Describe how governmental laws and policies balancing order and liberty are based on the U.S. Constitution and have been interpreted differently over time.
• Understand why popular sovereignty, individualism, and republicanism are important considerations of U.S. laws and policy making and assume citizens will engage and participate. 

Opener: Headline Rankings

Rank the headlines below from the most important event (#1) to the least (#5).  Be prepared to justify your rankings.

• Joe Biden announces that he will enter the 2020 race.
• More revelations and insights from the Mueller report.
• Florida is set to adopt one of the strictest laws in the nation against so-called sanctuary cities and counties.
• The Supreme Court seems poised to allow the Trump administration to add a question on citizenship to the 2020 census.
• Protest at Politics And Prose by white nationalists: The latest disruption at a popular bookstore.

Activity #2:  5 words

Number 1-12 on a blank sheet of paper. 
Write a description, in 5 words or less, for each of the following terms, cases, or documents.

1. Monetary Policy
2. Brutus #1
3. Marbury v. Madison
4. Redistricting
5. Congressional Oversight
6. Signing Statements
7. Stare Decisis
8. Cloture
9. Selective Incorporation
10. Exclusionary Rule
11. Judicial Activism
12. Gridlock

Activity #2: - Independent Study Time

Use the tools that have been given to you.  See previous postings for...

• Review tools
• Practice Tests
• Video links

Videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse/search?query=government
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy5QLvhetQhqEtPGw9bIRv5omVkmbzDeH

Written 1-pagers
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HPwL8--ZsCe8vmQu4UsPi3VTXg7hFN-OEyMQGrNXTSI/edit?usp=sharing

Practice Tests
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-us-government-and-politics-practice-exam-effective-fall-2018.pdf
https://www.highschooltestprep.com/ap/us-government/practice-test-1/
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-us-government-and-politics-course-and-exam-description-effective-fall-2018.pdf

Missing Pieces, Landmark Cases, N-50, and Foundational Documents

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eVMk3ZqvGL4hMWlMfgvnO1Iu7cJfu3wz1ZsdGVOodyY/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1p-BoQiRqr1aQhOHJ40L_mBI53OlC3oWwyPqL-Vgkufc/edit?usp=sharing

Close - 3 Things...

You can do between now and Monday morning to prepare.