European History

Homework due Monday, May 3

Both: Making Europe, 884-890 (THE END!!)
AP Achiever, 303
Terms to Chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Monday, May 3

Magruder’s American Government, pp 456-466
Terms and concepts to know
fiscal policy
progressive tax
payroll tax - define and give two examples
regressive tax
excise tax
customs duties
demand-side economics
supply-side economics

United States History

Homework due Monday, May 3

AP: Write the second FRQ as instructed

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 1114-1119
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Thursday, April 29

Both: Making Europe, 868-877
AP Achiever, 305-306
Mercado, “Cold War & Nationalism” outline, pp 17-18, 22-23
Terms to Chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Thursday, April 29

Magruder’s American Government, pp 435-449
Terms and concepts to know:
Which cabinet department is the oldest?
Which cabinet department has the largest budget?
Which cabinet department is the newest?
How are cabinet heads chosen?

United States History

Homework due Thursday, April 29

AP: Making America, 920-931

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 1096-1100, 1102-1107

Both: Mercado outline, “The 1970s and the Early 1980s”, pp 14-22
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Wednesday, April 28

Both: Study for quiz
Read “The Fall of the Wall” handout
Go to http://news.bbc.uk/2/hi/europe/7961732.stm
Click on “1989: Key Events in Europe’s Revolution”
Choose one event, watch the video, read the short article, and be prepared to report orally

U.S. Government

Homework due Wednesday, April 28

Magruder’s American Government, pp 426-434
Terms and concepts to know:
bureaucracy
staff agencies
line agencies
Executive Office of the President
Chief of Staff - define and know who fills that office now
National Security Council - define and list members (title and name)
OMB

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, April 28

AP: Making America, 916-920

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 1078-1089

Both: Mercado outline, “The 1970s and the Early 1980s”, pp 10-14
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Tuesday, April 27

AP: Read “1989 Revolutions of Eastern Europe” at http://chnm.gmu.edu/1989/exhibits/intro/1989revolutions
(an Adobe file of this article has been e-mailed to you)
Read “Economies in Transition” handout

Both: Read handout articles
“Europe’s Revolution 20 Years On”
“Poland Reflects on Communism’s Fall”
“Gorbachev’s Role in 1989 Turmoil”
“First Steps in Russian Democracy”
Terms to Know (chart not required)

Weekly Homework Assignments

U.S.Government

Homework due Tuesday, April 27

Magruder’s American Government, pp 412-420
Terms and concepts to know:
Difference between treaty and executive agreement
Line-item veto
What are ways the president checks the legislature?
What are ways the president checks the judiciary?
Reprieve & pardon
Commutation
Amnesty

Weekly Homework Assignments

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, April 27

AP: Making America, 904-916

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 1058-1076

Both: Watergate assignment
Mercado outline, “The 1970s and the Early 1980s”, pp 1-10
Terms to know (because of the heavy homework load, you are not required to chart the terms, but you ARE required to know them.)

Weekly Homework Assignments

European History

Homework due Monday, April 26

Both: Making Europe, pp 856-864
AP Achiever, pp 307-309
Mercado outline, “The Cold War & Nationalism”, review pp 15-17
Terms to chart

QUIZ ALERT: Tuesday, April 27, Making Europe, Ch. 29

U.S. Government

Homework due Monday, April 26

Magruder’s American Government, pp 400-403, 405-411
executive orders
ordinance power
appointment power
removal power
executive privilege
Begin work on Electoral College project

United States History

Homework due Monday, April 26

Both Watch We Shall Remain, Episode 5, “Wounded Knee”
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/
See handout for viewing and study question instructions

QUIZ ALERT: Monday, April 26: The Eisenhower and Kennedy Years

European History

Homework due Friday, April 23

Both: Making Europe, pp 851-856
AP Achiever, review pp 303-307
Mercado outline, “The Cold War & Nationalism”, review pp 12-14
Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Friday, April 23

Magruder’s American Government, pp 386-394
Terms and concepts to know:
swing voters
battleground states

United States History

Homework due Friday, April 23

AP: Making America, 890-902

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 1024-1028, 1030-1036
BRING TEXTBOOK TO CLASS ON FRIDAY

Both: Mercado outline, “The 1960s”, pp 23-27
Terms to know (because of the heavy reading load, you are not required to chart the terms, but you ARE required to know them.)

European History

Homework due Thursday, April 22

Reg: BRING MAKING EUROPE, CH. 29 HANDOUT TO CLASS ON THURSDAY

Both: Making Europe, pp 843-851
Mercado outline, “The Cold War and Nationalism,” pp 13-14
“Economic Recovery,” pp 5, 14-16
Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Thursday, April 22

Magruder’s American Government, pp 377-385
Terms and concepts to know:
presidential primary
proportional representation rule
national convention
platform

United States History

Homework due Thursday, April 22

AP: Making America, 876-890

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, review 983-991

Both: Mercado outline, “The 1960s”, pp 13-23
Terms to know (because of the heavy reading load, you are not required to chart the terms, but you ARE required to know them.)

European History

Homework due Wednesday, April 21

Both: Making Europe, pp 838-843 (up to “The Transformation. . .”)
AP Achiever, review pp 312-316
Mercado outline, “The Cold War and Nationalism”, pp 8-12
Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Wednesday, April 21

Magruder’s American Government, pp 370-376
Terms and concepts to know:
Presidential Succession Act of 1947
Know the order of succession
25th Amendment
presidential electors
electoral college
12th Amendment

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, April 21

AP: Making America, 859-874

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 968-982

Both: Mercado outline, “The 1960s”, pp 1-13
Terms to know (because of the heavy reading load, you are not required to chart the terms, but you ARE required to know them.)

European History

Homework due Tuesday, April 20

Both: Study for quiz

Weekly Homework Assignments

U.S. Government

Homework due Tuesday, April 20

Magruder’s American Government, pp 364-368
Terms and concepts to know:
The 8 presidential roles
The 3 constitutional requirements to be president
22nd Amendment
Begin “President’s Daily Diary” assignment (see handout)

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United States History

Homework due Tuesday, April 20

AP: Making America, 846-859

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 936-946

Both: Mercado outline, “Eisenhower and the 1950s”, finish
Terms to know (because of the heavy reading load, you are not required to chart the terms, but you ARE required to know them.)

Weekly Homework Assignments

European History

Both: Making Europe, 829-835 (Regular students will get handout of those pages)
AP Achiever, pp 321-329
Mercado outline, “Economic Recovery & European Unity,” pp 11-16
Terms to chart

United States Government

Homework due Monday, April 19

Study for quiz: Chapter 12: Congress In Action; all supplementary material and activities from
this week.

United States History

Homework due Monday, April 19

Both Study for quiz

European History

Homework due Friday, April 16

AP: Making Europe, pp 823-829

Reg: World History, pp 882-886, 908-912

Both: AP Achiever, pp 311-312
Mercado outline, “The Cold War & Nationalism”, pp 19-21
Study the full-color Colonial Independence map handout (11 x 17)
Terms to chart

United States Government

Homework due Friday, April 16

Civil Rights Act of 1964 assignment (see handout)

United States History

Homework due Friday, April 16

AP: Making America, 836-842

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 930-935

Both: Mercado outline, “Eisenhower and the 1950s”, pp 2-6 (up to V)
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Thursday, April 15

AP: Making Europe, pp 821-823 (middle)

Reg: World History, pp 843-845

Both: AP Achiever, pp 306-307
The Fall of Stalin and De-Stalinization assignment (see handout)
Terms to chart

United States Government

Homework due Thursday, April 15

Magruder’s American Government, pp 350-357
Terms and concepts to know:
two-speech rule
filibuster
cloture rule
veto
pocket veto
Read “Government 101: How A Bill Becomes Law” (handout)

United States History

Homework due Thursday, April 15

AP: Making America, 830-836

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, review 900-911

Both: Mercado outline, “The Cold War Begins”, pp 14-17
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Wednesday, April 14

AP: Making Europe, pp 816-821 (up to De-Stalinization)

Reg: World History, pp 849-853

Both: AP Achiever, pp 300-301, 306 (“Stalinization”)
Mercado outline, “The Cold War and Nationalism”, pp 5-7
Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Wednesday, April 14

Magruder’s American Government, pp 343-349
Terms and concepts to know:
bill (2 types) discharge petition
hopper (define and find picture in chap.) quorum
joint resolution Committee of the Whole
concurrent resolution voice vote
rider standing vote
pigeonholed roll call/record/electronic vote
Conclude “Standing Committee Chest” assignment

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, April 14

AP: Making America, 822-830 (top)

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 890 (bottom)-893

Both: Mercado outline, “Eisenhower and the 1950s”, pp 6-12 (up to IX)
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Tuesday, April 13

AP: Making Europe, pp 813-816

Reg: World History, pp 830-832 (“The Common Market”); 834-838

Both: AP Achiever, pp 312 (middle)-316
Mercado outline, “Economic Recovery & European Unity”, pp 1-7 (middle)
Terms to chart

Weekly Homework Assignments

U.S. Government

Homework due Tuesday, April 13

Magruder’s American Government, pp 338-341
Terms and concepts to know:
standing committee select committee
subcommittee joint committee
House Rules Committee conference committee
Read “Organizing Congressional Committees” handout
Begin “Standing Committee Chest” assignment (see handout)

Weekly Homework Assignments

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, April 13

AP: Making America, 816-822

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 889-890, 916-918

Both: Mercado outline, “Eisenhower and the 1950s”, pp 1-2 (up to III)
Review Mercado outline, “Cold War Begins”, p. 12
Read “The Game of Death” handout, pp 52-61 and complete Study Questions handout
Terms to chart

Weekly Homework Assignments

European History

Homework due Monday, April 12

AP: Making Europe, pp 806-813

Reg: World History, pp 791-795

Both: AP Achiever, pp 296-300 (middle)
Mercado outline, “The Cold War and Nationalism”, pp 1-4
Finish chart, “World War II: Highlights and Turning Points”
Terms to Know (because of the volume of homework, you do not need to chart the terms, but you DO need to know them.)
Be prepared to present your “Perspectives on the USSR Under Stalin”. (Know your material so that if you are called on, you do not simply bury your nose in your paper and read.)
World War II: Battle of Kursk assignment - see handout. (Same note applies as above. Know your material; you may have an outside audience.)

U.S. Government

Homework due Monday, April 12

Magruder’s American Government, pp 330-337
Terms and concepts to know:
Speaker of the House
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
party caucus
floor leaders
majority leaders
minority leaders
party whips
committee chairmen
seniority rule

United States History

Homework due Monday, April 12

AP: Making America, 803-814

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 881-883, 889-890, 900-911

Both: Mercado outline, “The Cold War Begins”, pp 8-17
“The Sources of Soviet Conduct” assignment - see handout
Terms to Know (because of the heavy reading load, you do not need to chart these terms. You do need to know them.)

European History

Homework due Friday, April 9

AP: Making Europe, pp 791-801

Reg: World History, pp 775-790

Both: AP Achiever, pp 284-290
Mercado outline, “World War II”, finish
Start chart, “World War II: Highlights and Turning Points” - up to D-Day (remainder due Monday)

Both (required for AP, optional for Regular):
Go to www.aish.com/jl/h.
Scroll down to History Crash Course and watch #s 59, 60, and 61

Weekly Homework Assignments

U.S. Government

Homework due Friday, April 9

Magruder’s American Government, pp 318-324
Terms and concepts to know:
Know the 5 major Congressional nonlegislative powers
impeach
perjury
censure
“senatorial courtesy”
What point is the cartoonist making on p. 324?

Weekly Homework Assignments

United States History

Homework due Friday, April 9

AP: Making America, 794-803

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 880-881, 884-888, 912-916 (top)

Both: Mercado outline, “The Cold War Begins”, pp 1-8
Complete terms chart (NOTE: terms start with the beginning of the chapter on the early Cold War in each textbook; your read some of these pages over spring break.)

Both (required for AP; optional for Regular):
Read “The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb”, Encyclopedia Britannica handout
Go to www.aish.com/jl/h and scroll down to #s 58-61. Read the four articles.
Go to www.aish.com/ho/o/48964661.html and read the article.

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