Monday, February 28, 2011

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, March 1

AP: Making America, pp 648-652

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, 602-603

Both: Mercado outline, “American Imperialism”, pp 17-19
Complete the “President Wilson and the Mexican Revolution” chart

European History

Homework due Tuesday, March 1

AP: Making Europe, pp 684-691
AP Achiever, pp 219-220

Reg: World History, pp 618-620
CIG European History, pp 312-314 (up to Land Grab)

Both: CIG European History, pp 307-311
Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Tuesday, March 1

Read “Why Turnout in the United States is So Low. . .” and be prepared to answer the Questions for Discussion

Extra Credit: Research which religious groups forbid voting and why, and write up your findings. Follow standard formatting. Be sure to list your source(s).

Friday, February 25, 2011

United States History

Homework due Monday, February 28

AP: Read Hammer v. Dagenhart handout and answer the Comprehension and Critical Thinking Questions. (Answers may be handwritten or typed. They will be collected.)

Both: Read “Theodore Roosevelt and the Bully Pulpit” handout and answer the Comprehension and Critical Reading Questions. (Answers may be handwritten or typed. They will be collected.)

European History

Homework due Monday, February 28

AP: Spielvogel handout, pp 678-683 (up to “The United States. . .”), 742-751
AP Achiever, pp 259-261 (top)

Reg: World History, pp 584-589, 595-602
CIG European History, pp 320-321 (“Nationalism in the British Isles”), 303-306

Both: Aish Crash Course #56, pp 1-3 (top)
Aish Crash Course #57 (entire)
Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Monday, February 28

Magruder’s American Government, pp 170-179

Complete Voter Behavior reading comprehension worksheet (it will be collected and graded)

Political cartoon due on Monday

Thursday, February 24, 2011

United States History

Homework due Friday, February 25

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”, 15-25
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Friday, February 25

AP: Spielvogel handout, pp 722-728
AP Achiever, pp 232-236 (top)
BRING SPIELVOGEL HANDOUTS AND AP ACHIEVER TO CLASS ON FRIDAY

Reg: World History, pp 574-576, 605-607
CIG European History, pp 321-322 (“A Sordid Affair”)
BRING YOUR TWO TEXTBOOKS TO CLASS ON FRIDAY

Both: Aish Crash Course #59, pp 1-2
Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Friday, February 25

Magruder’s American Government, pp 164-168

Complete “Suffrage and Civil Rights” worksheet

Start the Voting Rights Act of 1965 assignment (due Monday)

BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK TO CLASS ON FRIDAY

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

United States History

Homework due Thursday, February 24

AP: Making America, pp 630-636

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 598-602 (up to Mexican War…), 604-607

Both: Mercado outline, “American Imperialism”, pp 12-17
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Thursday, February 24

AP: Making Europe, pp 674-681
AP Achiever, pp 238 (Modern Ideas) - 242 (top)

Reg: World History, pp 559-561

Both: Complete Realism chart (it will be collected and graded)
Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Thursday, February 24

Magruder’s American Government, pp 156-163

Terms and concepts to know:
aliens
3 factors in qualifications for voting
reasons to be denied the right to vote

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, February 23

AP: Making America, pp 620-630

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

Both: Mercado outline, “The Progressive Era”, pp 7-14
Terms to chart (see over)
Start the charts: “Muckrackers” and “Progressive Era Regulatory Legislation & Cases” (due Thursday)

European History

Homework due Wednesday, February 23

Both: ABC-CLIO assignment (see handout)
Start Realism chart (due Thursday)

U.S. Government

Homework due Wednesday, February 23

Magruder’s American Government, pp 152-155

Voter registration assignment (due Thursday)

Concepts to know:
5 restrictions the federal government places on states regarding voting rights

Friday, February 18, 2011

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, February 22

Both: Study for Presidents Quiz

European History

Homework due Tuesday, February 22

AP: Making Europe, pp 665-674
AP Achiever, pp 230-232 (middle), 242-243 (up to Expressionism)

Reg: World History, pp 563-565 (The Call to Realism)
CIG European History, pp 284-288

Both: Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Tuesday, February 22

Magruder’s American Government, pp 142-147

Terms and concepts to know:
national convention
national committee
Congressional Campaign Committee
State Central Committee
ward
precinct

Political cartoon due on Tuesday

Thursday, February 17, 2011

United States History

Homework due Friday, February 18

AP: Making America, pp 610-620

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

Both: Mercado outline, “Progressivism”, pp 1-7 (top)
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Friday, February 18

AP: Making Europe, pp 656-665
AP Achiever, pp 217 (bottom)-219

Reg: World History, pp 551-554
CIG European History, review pp 267-269

Both: Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Friday, February 18

Magruder’s American Government, pp 137-140

Read “The Two Party System”

Start your third party presentation

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

United States History

Homework due Thursday, February 17

AP: Making America, pp 599-608

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 589-596

Both: Mercado outline, “American Imperialism”, pp 4-11
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Thursday, February 17

Both: Study for quiz

U.S. Government

Homework due Thursday, February 17

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 leads to two parties
coalition

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, February 16

AP: Making America, pp 595 (bottom)-599

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 584-588, 595 (Hawaii)

Both: Mercado outline, “American Imperialism”, pp 1-4
Read “The Overthrow of the Monarchy”
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Wednesday, February 16

AP: Ch. 22 handout (Spielvogel), p. 678
AP Achiever, pp 217 (Austria-Hungary)

Reg: World History, pp 582-583 (Dual Monarchy)

Both: Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Wednesday, February 16

Study for quiz, Chapter 4

Monday, February 14, 2011

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, February 15

Both: ABC-CLIO assignment (see handout)

European History

Homework due Tuesday, February 15

Both: ABC-CLIO assignment (see handout)

U.S. Government

Homework due Tuesday, February 15

Complete the three worksheets:
Bellringer Worksheet
Core Worksheet: National Government and the 50 States
Core Worksheet: Interstate Relations

Friday, February 11, 2011

United States History

Homework due Monday, February 14

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
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
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Monday, February 14

AP: Spielvogel handout, pp 665-669
AP Achiever, pp 211-212, 216 (France)

Reg: World History, pp 603-605 (up to Challenges. . .)
CIG European History, review pp 296-298

Both: Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Monday, February 14

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

Com prepared to describe an example, relevant to you as 12th graders, of an exception to the Privileges & Immunities Clause

Political cartoon due on Monday

Thursday, February 10, 2011

United States History

Homework due Friday, February 11

Both: Study for quiz on the Gilded Age

European History

Homework due Friday, February 11

AP: Making Europe, pp 632-638 (up to National Identity in the U.S.)
AP Achiever, pp 214-216 (up to Russia)

Reg: World History, pp 570-576

Both: CIG European History, pp 300 (bottom) - 303 (top)
Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Friday, February 11

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 MAG, p. 110. Be prepared to compare and contrast this information with that in the NYT article

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

United States History

Homework due Thursday, February 10

AP: Making America, pp 576-587 (top)

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

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

European History

Homework due Thursday, February 10

AP: Making Europe, pp 631-632
AP Achiever, pp 212-214 (top)

Reg: World History, pp 577-580

Both: CIG European History, pp 298-300
Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Thursday, February 10

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 the WSJ handout and be prepared to discuss how the article illustrates federalism

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, February 9

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

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

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

European History

Homework due Wednesday, February 9

AP: Making Europe, pp 624-630
AP Achiever, pp 198-203

Reg: World History, pp 522-526

Both: CIG European History, pp 291-298
Terms to chart
Complete Revolutions: 1820-1848 worksheet, #s 8-13

U.S. Government

Homework due Wednesday, February 9

Study for quiz, Chapter 3

Monday, February 7, 2011

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, February 8

AP: Making America, pp 553-563, 569-571

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

Both: Mercado outline, “The West: 1865-1900”, relevant pages
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Tuesday, February 8

AP: Making Europe, pp 615-621
AP Achiever, pp 194-195 (Socialism. . .), 210-211 (Marxism)

Reg: World History, pp 511 (bottom) - 513

Both: CIG European History, pp 276-284 (top)
Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Tuesday, February 8

Magruder’s American Government, p. 91
Complete the Document Based Assessment
Answer Qs 1-3
For extra credit, find the Online Documents referenced in the small box at the bottom of p. 91

Friday, February 4, 2011

United States History

Homework due Monday, February 7

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

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 488-497

Both: Mercado outline, “The West: 1865-1900”, pp 1-6
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Monday, February 7

Both: Study for quiz: Early 19th C Europe
Congress of Vienna and the Concert of Europe
Isms: Romanticism, liberalism, nationalism, conservatism
Political and national unrest in France, Belgium, Germany, Balkans, Greece, Russia
Reform in Great Britain

U.S. Government

Homework due Monday, February 7

Magruder’s American Government, pp 85-89

Complete the two worksheets:
Reading Comprehension
Core Worksheet

Political cartoon due on Monday

Thursday, February 3, 2011

United States History

Homework due Friday, February 4

AP: Making America, pp 532-542

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 523-526

Both: Mercado outline, “Urbanization”, pp 9-14
Mercado outline, “Gilded Age Politics”, pp 7-9
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Friday, February 4

AP: Making Europe, pp 611-615
AP Achiever, pp 210-211 (Marxism)

Reg: World History, pp 510-513
CIG European History, pp 275-284 (top)

Both: Mercado outline “Industrial Revolution”, pp 11-17
Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Friday, February 4

Magruder’s American Government, pp 78-83

Complete the Formal Amendment worksheet

Complete the Equal Rights Amendment worksheet

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

United States History

Homework due Thursday, February 3

AP: Making America, pp 521-532 (up to “Politics. . .”)

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 534-539

Both: Mercado outline, “Urbanization”, pp 1-6, 8-9
Finish “Great Labor Strikes” chart
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Thursday, February 3

AP: Making Europe, pp 606-611
AP Achiever, pp 188-190

Reg: World History, pp 505-509, 555-559
CIG European History, pp 284-288

Both: Mercado outline “Industrial Revolution”, pp 10-11
Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Thursday, February 3

Magruder’s American Government, pp 68-77

Complete the Constitution Scavenger Hunt

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, February 2

AP: Making America, pp 514-521 (top)

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 473-483

Both: Mercado outline, “Industrialism”, pp 14-18
Start “Great Labor Strikes” chart (due Thursday)
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Wednesday, February 2

AP: Making Europe, pp 596-606
AP Achiever, pp 183-187

Reg: World History, pp 544-550
CIG European History, pp 258-269

Both: Mercado outline “Industrial Revolution”, pp 4-10
Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Wednesday, February 2

Magruder’s American Government, pp 30-32 (up to “The Thirteen Colonies”)

Terms and concepts:
What two ideas about American government did the colonists bring with them from England?
Magna Carta
Petition of Right
English Bill of Rights