Friday, February 26, 2010

European History

Homework due Tuesday, March 2

AP: Making Europe, pp 707-712

Reg: World History, pp 663-667

Both: AP Achiever, pp 224-225
Mercado outline, “New Imperialism”, p 11
Complete terms chart

United States Government

Homework due Tuesday, March 2

Magruder’s American Government, pp 170-179
Terms and concepts to know:
off-year elections
ballot fatigue
who are the “cannot-voters”
what characterizes non-voters?
what characterizes voters?
know the 9 factors influencing voting behavior
Political cartoon due Tuesday

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, March 2

Study for full-period unit test

Thursday, February 25, 2010

European History

Homework due Friday, February 26

AP: Making Europe, pp 699-707

Reg: World History, pp 627-630, 635-639

Both: AP Achiever, pp 222-224
Mercado outline, “New Imperialism”, pp 7-8, 10
Complete terms chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Friday, February 26

Magruder’s American Government, pp 164-168
Complete the Voting Rights Act assignment

United States History

Homework due Friday, February 26

AP: Making America, pp 667-679

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 657-663, 669-673

Both: Mercado outline “World War I”, pp 14-19
Complete the term chart (please note that you DO need to complete a chart for these terms)

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

European History

Homework due Thursday, February 25

AP: Making Europe, pp 691-698

Reg: World History, pp 621-626, 631-634

Both: AP Achiever, pp 220-222
Mercado outline, “New Imperialism”, pp 4-7, 8 (bottom)-9
Complete terms chart

United States Government

Homework due Thursday, February 25

Magruder’s American Government, pp 156-163
Terms and concepts to know:
aliens
3 factors in qualifying for voting
reasons to be denied the right to vote
Complete the Registering to Vote assignment

United States History

Homework due Thursday, February 25

AP: Making America, pp. 659-666

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 664-668

Both: Mercado outline, “World War I”, pp 6-14
Complete the Mobilizing for War chart
Terms to Know (because of the volume of HW, you do not need to complete a chart, but you
are responsible for knowing these terms)

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

European History

Homework due Wednesday, February 24

AP: Making Europe, pp 684-691

Reg: World History, pp 618-620

Both: AP Achiever, pp 219-220
Mercado outline, “New Imperialism”, pp 1-3
Complete terms chart

United States Government

Homework due Wednesday, February 24

Magruder’s American Government, pp 152-155
Terms and concepts to know:
5 restrictions the federal government places on states regarding voting rights

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, February 24

AP: Making America, pp. 648-659 (up to Home Front)

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 602-603, 646-656

Both: Mercado outlines, “Imperialism”, pp 17-19; “World War I”, pp 1-6
Complete the President Wilson and the Mexican Revolution chart
Read the Zimmermann Telegram handout and complete the worksheet
Terms to Know (because of the volume of HW, you do not need to complete a chart, but you
are responsible for knowing these terms)

Monday, February 22, 2010

European History

Homework due Tuesday, February 23

AP: Spielvogel handout, pp 742-744, 746 (bottom)-748 (up to France), 749 (Austria-Hungary)-751

Reg: World History, pp 584-589, 595-602

Both: AP Achiever, pp 259-261 (top)
Mercado outline, “Mass Politics”, pp 6-10, 13-16
Complete terms chart

Weekly Homework Assignments

U.S. Government

Homework due Tuesday, February 23

Magruder’s American Government, pp 142-147
Terms and concepts to know:
National convention
National committee
Congressional Campaign Committees
State central committee
ward
precinct
Political cartoon due

Weekly Homework Assignment

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, February 23

AP: Fast Track to a 5, pp 247 (bottom)-258

Reg: Hippocampus: Reform
Origins of Progressivism
Municipal, State, and National Reforms
Social Alternatives
Women and Blacks in America
Roosevelt’s Square Deal
Taft Administration
Wilson’s New Freedom

Both: Hippocampus: Reform - in the following lessons, click on the Explore box listed below,
and be prepared to report on your findings
Women and Blacks in America - Anti-Suffragists
Roosevelt’s Square Deal - Roosevelt’s Conservation Contributions
Wilson’s New Freedom - Woodrow Wilson Must Go

Weekly Homework Assignments

Friday, February 19, 2010

European History

Homework due Monday, February 22

Both: Prepare for Science Salon

United States Government

Homework due Monday, February 22

Magruder’s American Government, pp 137-140
Complete your Third Party report and presentation
Political cartoon due Tuesday

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, February 23

AP: Fast Track to a 5, pp 247 (bottom)-258

Reg: Hippocampus: Reform
Origins of Progressivism
Municipal, State, and National Reforms
Social Alternatives
Women and Blacks in America
Roosevelt’s Square Deal
Taft Administration
Wilson’s New Freedom

Both: Hippocampus: Reform - in the following lessons, click on the Explore boxes listed below,
and be prepared to report on your findings
Women and Blacks in America - Anti-Suffragists
Roosevelt’s Square Deal - Roosevelt’s Conservation Contributions
Wilson’s New Freedom - Woodrow Wilson Must Go

Thursday, February 18, 2010

European History

Homework due Friday, February 19

AP: Spielvogel handout, pp 722-728

Reg: World History, pp 574-576, 594-607

Both: AP Achiever, pp 232-235
Mercado outline, “Age of Mass Politics”, pp 1-5
Complete terms chart

United States Government

Homework due Friday, February 19

Magruder’s American Government, pp 122-129
Terms and concepts to know:
political party and its 3 elements
5 functions of political parties
4 factors accounting for the two party system in the U.S.
explain how our electoral system favors the two-party system
coalition

United States History

Homework due Friday, February 19

AP: Making America, pp 636-647

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 602-603, 630-634, 559-563

Both: Mercado outline “Imperialism”, pp 17-19
Mercado outline “Progressive Era”, pp 15-25
Complete the term chart

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

European History

Homework due Thursday, February 18

AP: Making Europe, pp 674-681

Reg: World History, pp 551-552, 559-561

Both: AP Achiever, pp 239-242 (top)
Mercado outline, “19th Century Society”, pp 8-11
Complete terms chart

United States Government

Homework due Thursday, February 18

Study for quiz: Magruder’s American Government, Chapter 4
BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK TO CLASS ON THURSDAY

United States History

Homework due Thursday, February 18

AP: Making America, pp. 630-636

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 598-602 (up to Mexican War), 604-606

Both: Mercado outline, “Imperialism”, pp 12-17 (top)
Complete the term chart

Monday, February 15, 2010

European History

Homework due Wednesday, February 17

AP: Making Europe, pp 665-674

Reg: World History, pp 555-559, 562-565

Both: AP Achiever, pp 230-232, 242-243 (up to Expressionism)
Mercado outline, “19th Century Society”, pp 4-8 (up to V), 11 (bottom)-16
Complete terms chart

Weekly Homework Assignments

U.S. Government

Homework due Wednesday, February 17

Magruder’s American Government, pp 111-115
Terms and concepts to know:
interstate compact
public acts
judicial proceedings
Full Faith & Credit Clause
extradition
Privileges & Immunities Clause
An example, relevant to you as 12th graders, of an exception to the Privileges & Immunities Clause

Weekly Homework Assignments

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, February 17

Both: See handout for assignment “Presidents and the Constitution: Federal Power: Theodore Roosevelt”

Weekly Homework Assignments

Friday, February 12, 2010

European History

Homework due Tuesday, February 16

AP: Making Europe, pp 656-665

Reg: World History, pp 544-550

Both: AP Achiever, pp 217 (bottom)-219
Mercado outline, “19th Century Society”, pp 1-3
Complete terms chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Tuesday, February 16

Magruder’s American Government, pp 103-109
Terms and concepts to know:
list the 3 obligations on the National Government for the benefit of the states
cooperative federalism
categorical grants
block grants
project grants
PILTs
Read “Obama Seems to Be Open to a Broader Role for States,” New York Times, 1/30/09 - handout
Political cartoon due Tuesday

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, February 16

AP: Making America, pp. 620-630

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 621-630 (top)

Both: Mercado outline, “Progressivism”, 7-14
Complete the term chart; start the Muckraker charts (due Wednesday)

Thursday, February 11, 2010

European History

Homework due Friday, February 12

Study for quiz

U.S. Government

Homework due Friday, February 12

Magruder’s American Government, pp 94-102
Terms and concepts to know:
delegated powers reserved powers
expressed powers exclusive powers
implied powers concurrent powers
inherent powers Supremacy Clause: what and where is it?
Read “Our ‘Constitutional Moment’”, Wall St. Journal, 11/14-15/09 - handout

United States History

Homework due Friday, February 12

AP: Making America, pp. 610-620

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 614-619

Both: Mercado outline, “Progressivism”, 1-7 (top)
Complete the term chart

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

European History

Homework due Thursday, February 11

AP: Ch. 22 handout (Spielvogel), p. 678

Reg: World History, pp 582-583

Both: AP Achiever, pp 217 (Austria-Hungary)
Mercado outline, “Age of Realpolitik”, pp 12-13
Complete terms chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Thursday, February 11

Study for quiz, Ch. 3

United States History

Homework due Thursday, February 11

AP: Making America, pp 595 (bottom)-608

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 584-596

Both: Mercado outline “Imperialism”, pp 1-8, 11
Read the Hawaii handout
Complete the term chart

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

European History

Homework due Wednesday, February 10

AP: Ch. 22 handout (Spielvogel), pp 665-669

Reg: World History, pp 603-605 (up to Challenges)

Both: AP Achiever, pp 211-212, 216
Mercado outline, “Age of Realpolitik”, pp 3-7
Complete terms chart

United States Government

Homework due Wednesday, February 10

Magruder’s American Government, pp 20-24
Terms and concepts to know:
the 5 non-amendment ways to change the Constitution

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, February 10

AP: Making America, pp. 587-595

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 524-526
HippoCampus: US History II for AP: Reform: The People’s Party
The Election of 1892 print text of all 3
The Election of 1896

Both: Mercado outline, “Politics in the 1890s”, pp 5-11
Read excerpts of Cross of Gold speech at HippoCampus (see above): The Election of 1896
Complete the term chart

Monday, February 8, 2010

European History

Homework due Tuesday, February 9

Both: Review homework readings due Friday, Feb. 5
Create a vertical timeline of the unification of Germany

U.S. Government

Homework due Tuesday, February 9

Magruder’s American Government, pp 78-83
Terms and concepts to know:
4 methods of formal amendment
How does the amendment process reflect federalism?
What is the status of the ERA?
Read and save: “Boxer Backers Wary of Fundraising Ruling”, S.F. Chronicle, 2/7/10

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, February 9

AP: Making America, pp 576-587

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 507-512, 555 (bottom)-557, 564-568

Both: Mercado outline, “Politics in the 1890s”, pp 2-5
Complete the term chart

Friday, February 5, 2010

European History

Homework due Monday, February 8

AP: Making Europe, pp 632-638 (up to National Identity in the United States)

Reg: World History, pp 570-576

Both: AP Achiever, pp 214-216 (up to Russia)
Mercado “Age of Realpolitik” outline, pp 4 (bottom)-7 (top), 9-11
Complete terms chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Monday, February 8

Magruder’s American Government, pp 68-77
Terms and concepts to know:
popular sovereignty
limited government
constitutionalism
separation of powers
checks and balances
judicial review
federalism
Political cartoon due Monday

United States History

Homework due Monday, February 8

Study for quiz on the Gilded Age (20 MC questions)

Thursday, February 4, 2010

European History

Homework due Friday, February 5

AP: Making Europe, pp 631-632 (top)

Reg: World History, pp 577-580

Both: AP Achiever, pp 212-214
Mercado “Age of Realpolitik” outline, pp 1-2, 7-9
Complete terms chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Friday, February 5

Magruder’s American Government, pp 30-32 (up to The Thirteen Colonies)
Start worksheet on An Empire of Reason

United States History

Homework due Friday, February 5

AP: Making America, pp. 563-565 (top), 567-569 (up to “The West in American Thought”)

Reg: Review America: Pathways to the Present, pp 531-533

Both: Immigration in the Gilded Age: Ethnic and Racial Tensions: follow handout instructions

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

European History

Homework due Thursday, February 4

AP: Making Europe, pp 624-630

Reg: World History, pp 522-526

Both: AP Achiever, pp 198-203
Mercado “Ideologies and Revolution (Age of Conservatism)” outline, pp 15-19
Complete terms chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Thursday, February 4

Study for quiz, Ch. 1

United States History

Homework due Thursday, February 4

AP: Making America, pp 553-563 (top), 569-571

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 498-506

Both: Relevant sections of Mercado outline, “The West: 1865-1900”
Complete term chart

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

European History

Homework due Wednesday, February 3

AP: Making Europe, pp 615-621

Reg: World History, pp 511-513

Both: AP Achiever, pp 194-195 (Socialism, etc), 210-211 (Marxism)
Mercado “Ideologies and Revolution (Age of Conservatism)” outline, pp 25-27
Complete terms chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Wednesday, February 3

Magruder’s American Government, pp 20-24
Terms and concepts to know:
5 foundations of American concept of democracy
majority rule
citizen
duties and responsibilities of citizens
Review Quick Study Guide, p. 25

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, February 3

Prepare for debate

Monday, February 1, 2010

European History

Homework due Tuesday, February 2

AP: Making Europe, pp 611-615

Reg: World History, pp 505-508

Both: Review AP Achiever, pp 188-190
Mercado “Industrial Revolution” outline, pp 11-17
Complete terms chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Tuesday, February 2

Magruder’s American Government, pp 12-18
Terms and concepts to know:
democracy: direct and indirect
republic
dictatorship: oligarchy, autocracy
unitary government
federal government
confederate government
presidential government
parliamentary government
Political cartoon due Tuesday

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, February 2

AP: Making America, pp 544, 546-553, 565-567 (Forced Assimilation)

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 491-497

Both: Complete the term chart
Relevant sections of Mercado outline, “The West: 1865-1900”