United States Government

Homework due Tuesday, May 3

Spring Break assignment

Political cartoon due

United States Government

Homework due Friday, April 15

      Study for quiz.  Review:

      Chapter 9, Section 3

      Chapter 10

      All terms and worksheets associated with those pages

      Lobbying and the Revolving Door Scavenger Hunt

United States Government

Homework due Thursday, April 14

 Magruder’s American Government, pp 318-324

Terms and concepts 

      What are the five nonlegislative powers of Congress?

      impeach

      perjury

      censure

      “senatorial courtesy”

      What are Congress’ two executive powers?

      What point is the cartoonist making on p. 324?

     

United States Government

Homework due Wednesday, April 13

Magruder’s American Government, pp 310-317

Read “Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the War Powers Resolution”.  Type answers to Questions 1-3.  This part of the assignment will be collected and graded.

Terms and concepts 

      Necessary and Proper Clause (define and know Article, Section, and Clause numbers)

      strict construction

      liberal (loose) construction

      McCulloch v. Maryland (what was the ruling?  What expressed power is implied in this decision?)