European History

Homework due Thursday, April 8

AP: Making Europe, pp 773-791

Reg: World History, pp 707-717, 746-751, 761-765, 770-774

Both: AP Achiever, pp 283-284
Mercado “Totalitarianism” outline, finish
“World War II” outline, pp 1-3
Rise of Fascism in Europe assignment (see handout)
Perspectives on the USSR Under Stalin (see handout)

Rise of Fascism in Europe
Perspectives on the USSR Under Stalin

U.S. Government

Homework due Thursday, April 8

Magruder’s American Government, pp 304-317
Presidents and the Constitution: Johnson, Nixon, and the War Powers Resolution assignment (see handout)
Fun and Games (see handout)
Terms and concepts to know:
copyright
patent
territories (define and know examples)
eminent domain (define and know what kind of power it is)
McCulloch v Maryland
Necessary and Proper Clause
strict constructionists
liberal constructionists

Presidents and the Constitution handout
Fun and Games handout

United States History

Homework due Thursday, April 8

AP: Making America, pp 771-785, 786-794

Reg: Pathways to the Present, pp 832-840, 844-853, 855-861, 868-874, 876-879

Both: Complete the following charts:

Mobilizing for War: FDR’s Alphabet Soup
World War II: Highlights and Turning Points

Mercado outline, “America in World War Two”, entire

PowerPoint, “World War II” (e-mailed to you)

Go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/

Click on Special Section: D-Day and Operation Overlord, and look at
Animated Map: The D-Day Landings
Animated Map: Operation Overlord
WW2 Movies: D-Day

European History

Homework due Wednesday, March 24

Both: Study for midterm

U.S. Government

Homework due Wednesday, March 24

Magruder’s American Government, pp 296-303
Terms and concepts to know:
Commerce Clause
commerce power
Gibbons v Ogden
3 purposes for which the government levies taxes
Treasury Notes
deficit financing
legal tender

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, March 24

AP: Making America, 760-771

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 826-831

Both: Mercado outline, “America in World War Two”, pp 1-6
Complete terms chart

European History

Homework due Tuesday, March 23

Both: Watch “The First World War and the Rise of Fascism” at:
http://www.learner.org/resources/series58.html#
(You may need to scroll down to #47. Then click on the little VoD square on the right.)
Study for midterm

Weekly Homework Assignments

U.S. Government

Homework due Tuesday, March 23

Study for midterm

Weekly Homework Assignments

Unites States History

Homework due Tuesday, March 23

AP: Making America, 755-760

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 820-821

Both: Mercado outline, “Isolationism and the Road to World War II”, pp 8-16
Complete terms chart

Weekly Homework Assignments

European History

Homework due Monday, March 22

AP: Making Europe, pp 763-769

Reg: World History, pp 752-756

Both: AP Achiever, 281-282
Mercado, “Age of Anxiety” outline, entire
Complete terms chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Monday, March 22

Magruder’s American Government, pp 281-291
Lobbyist Perspectives assignment
Terms and concepts to know:
length of Senate term partisan
continuous body politico
3 qualifications for members of the Senate bill
delegate franking privilege
trustee oversight function

United States History

Homework due Monday, March 22

Study for midterm

European History

Homework due Friday, March 19

AP: Making Europe, pp 757-763

Reg: World History, pp 707-710, 713-717

Both: AP Achiever, pp 280-281 (top)
Mercado, “The Russian Revolution” outline, pp 14-15
Mercado, “Totalitarianism” outline, pp 4-5
Complete terms chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Friday, March 19

Magruder’s American Government, pp 273-280
Terms and concepts to know:
gerrymandering
3 qualifications for members of House of Representative
incumbent

United States History

Homework due Friday, March 19

AP: Making America, pp. 748-755

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 803 (Focus on Culture), 814 (American Biography), 817-820

Both: Mercado outline, “Isolationism and the Road to World War II”, pp 1-7
Complete terms chart

European History

Homework due Thursday, March 18

AP: Making Europe, pp 751-757

Reg: World History, pp 746-751, 757-760

Both: AP Achiever, pp 270-272
Mercado “Democratic Politics in the 1920s” outline, pp 5-6 (up to V)
Complete terms chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Thursday, March 18

Magruder’s American Government, pp 268-271
Interest Group Scavenger Hunt. Complete parts IV and V
Terms and concepts to know:
bicameral legislature
Congressional term
Congressional session
sine die
special session

United States History

Homework due Thursday, March 18

Both: Study for quiz

European History

Homework due Wednesday, March 17

AP: Making Europe, pp 744-751

Reg: World History, pp 694-697

Both: AP Achiever, 270-272
Mercado, “The Great War” outline, pp 10-13
Mercado, “Democratic Politics in the 1920s” outline, pp 1-4
Complete terms chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Wednesday, March 17

Interest Group Scavenger Hunt. Complete parts I, II, and III

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, March 17

Both: “The Great Depression and the New Deal: An Online Exploration” (see handout)

European History

Homework due Tuesday, March 16

Both: Study for quiz
Start the Perspectives on the Russian Revolution assignment (due Wednesday)

Weekly Homework Assignments

U.S. Government

Homework due Tuesday, March 16

Magruder’s American Government, pp 254-260
Terms and concepts to know:
lobbying/lobbyist
K Street
amicus curiae brief
definition of propaganda
grass roots

Weekly Homework Assignments

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, March 16

AP: Making America, 738-747

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 777-783, 785-791

Both: Mercado outline, “The New Deal”, finish
Complete terms chart

Weekly Homework Assignments

European History

Homework due Monday, March 22

Both: Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/
Browse the list of articles and animations. Choose at least two that interest you and read
them. Make bullet-point notes; you may be called on to share them with the class.
Study for quiz

U.S. Government

Homework due Monday, March 15

Magruder’s American Government, pp 242-252
Terms and concepts to know:
public policy
the four types of economic interest groups
issues-oriented groups
religious organizations
public interest groups
Political cartoon due

United States History

Homework due Monday, March 15

AP: Making America, pp. 732-738

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 768-776

Both: Mercado outline, “The New Deal” relevant pages
Complete the terms chart
Complete The New Deal in a Nutshell chart

European History

Homework due Friday, March 12

AP: Making Europe, 736-741

Reg: World History, 694-697

Both: AP Achiever, 257-259
Mercado outline, “The Russian Revolution”, pp 1-14 (up to VI)
Complete terms chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Friday, March 12

Study for quiz: chs 7&8

United States History

Homework due Friday, March 12

AP: Making America, pp. 725-732

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 745-750, 752-754, 759-761

Both: Mercado outline, “The New Deal”, relevant pages
Complete the terms chart
Start The New Deal in a Nutshell chart (due Monday)

European History

Homework due Thursday, March 11

AP: Making Europe, 731-736

Reg: World History, 702-706

Both: www.Marxists.org website (see handout). Read all starred pages.
Complete terms chart
Optional: Interested in the Red Baron and the air war in World War I? Read “What the Red Baron Never Knew” at http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/red_baron.html

U.S. Government

Homework due Thursday, March 11

Magruder’s American Government, pp 228-236
Terms and concepts to know:
medium
list a specific example for each type of mass media
sound bite

United States History

Homework due Thursday, March 11

AP: Making America, pp 718-725

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 740-744, 756-759 (middle)

Both: Mercado outline, “1920s Politics and the Great Depression”, pp 10-15
Complete chart, “Hoovers Handle on the Great Depression”
Terms to Know (because of the volume of HW, you do NOT need to chart the terms, but you
are responsible for knowing them)
Study for quiz

European History

Homework due Wednesday, March 10

AP: Making Europe, 728-731

Reg: World History, 690-693

Both: AP Achiever, 255-257
Mercado outline, “The Great War”, pp 9-10 (top)
Complete terms chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Wednesday, March 10

Magruder’s American Government, pp 220-227
Terms and concepts to know:
mandate
interest groups
straw vote
scientific polling
universe
random sample

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, March 10

Both: Review Mercado outlines:
“American Society in the 1920s”, entire
“1920s Politics” pp 1-10
This is your opportunity to study for Thursday’s quiz!

European History

Homework due Tuesday, March 9

AP: Making Europe, 721-728

Reg: World History, 681-689

Both: AP Achiever, 253-255
Mercado outline, “The Great War”, pp 5-8
Complete terms chart

Weekly Homework Assignments

U.S. Government

Homework due Tuesday, March 9

Magruder’s American Government, pp 214-219
Complete Citizens United assignment
Terms and concepts to know:
public opinion (as used in its proper sense)
mass media

Weekly Homework Assignments

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, March 9

AP: Fast Track to a 5, pp. 274-284

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 708-709, 736-737

Both: Hippocampus: US History II for AP - World War I and the Roaring 20s
Red Scare
Nativism and Racism Read ALL “Explore” links and be prepared for quiz on them
Religion
Prohibition
New Culture

Weekly Homework Assignments

European History

Homework due Monday, March 8

AP: Making Europe, pp 716-721 (top)

Reg: World History, pp 678-681

Both: AP Achiever, pp 249-253 (middle)
Mercado outline, “Age of Mass Politics”, p. 10
Mercado outline, “The Great War”, pp 1-3
Complete terms chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Monday, March 8

Magruder’s American Government, pp 201-208
Terms and concepts to know:
PACs: what are they
what are the two types of PACs
Buckly v Valeo
hard money
soft money
Political cartoon due Monday

United States History

Homework due Monday, March 8

AP: Making America, pp. 709-717

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 712-721, 730-733

Both: Mercado outline, “1920s Politics and the Great Depression”, pp 1-10
Complete the terms chart

European History

Homework due Friday, March 5

Both: Study for quiz on Imperialism

U.S. Government

Homework due Friday, March 5

Magruder’s American Government, pp 193-199
Read handout, “Registering and Voting by E-Mail”
Terms and concepts to know:
coattail effect
Australian ballot
bedsheet ballot

United States History

Homework due Friday, March 5

AP: Making America, pp 699-709

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 699-705

Both: Study for quiz on World War I

European History

Homework due Thursday, March 4

AP: Read “Advocates of the New Imperialism” handout

Both: Read “Contemporary Views on Imperialism” handout. In a bullet-point list, summarize the view of each author toward imperialism.

U.S. Government

Homework due Thursday, March 4

Study for quiz: Magruder’s American Government, chs 5 & 6

United States History

Homework due Thursday, March 4

AP: Making America, pp. 689-699

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 684-697

Both: Mercado outline, “American Society in the 1920s”, finish
Complete the terms chart

European History

Homework due Wednesday, March 3

Study for quiz on Mass Politics

United States Government

Homework due Wednesday, March 3

Magruder’s American Government, pp 184-192
Terms and concepts to know:
What are the five ways that candidates can get nominated?
caucus
direct primary
closed primary
open primary
blanket primary
nonpartisan primary
presidential primary

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, March 3

AP: Making America, pp. 680-689

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 635-639, 723-729

Both: 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)
Read “President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points” handout
Mercado outline, “American Society in the 1920s”, relevant pages