A.P. U.S. Government and Comparative Government
- What
- A.P. U.S. Government and Comparative Government
- When
- 11/7/2018
- Where
- A.P. U.S. Government and Comparative Government
A.P. U.S. Government
Class Work:
Students took two short quizzes utilizing A.P. style questions requiring them to analyze tables, graphs, and charts. Next, students answered two short FRQs. Afterwards, Mr. Brooks modeled how to analyze Supreme Court case decisions, utilizing majority and dissenting opinions as well as the court's constitutional justification for its rulings. Finally, students discussed their Presidency multiple-choice test from Monday in order to get feedback on items they missed. ALSO, Mr. Brooks took up students "10 questions" from Pp 506-516 in their textbook, which was assigned Monday.
Homework:
Students were assigned two cases to read and familiarize themselves with in order to work on these cases in class Friday, when Mr. Brooks is gone to Model U.N.
1) Texas V. Johnson 1989...copy and paste the following link into your browser to access https://www.oyez.org/cases/1988/88-155
2) Schenk v united States 1919.: click on the link below for the Schenk case
Access case from the links below
Comparative Government
Class work:
Students discussed their China multiple-choice test from last Friday in order to get feedback on items they missed. Next, they viewed/discussed on-line images of major Nigerian leaders and maps of Nigeria. Also, they began discussing/creating a graphic organizer on the Nigerian institutions of government. If time permitted, they began discussing Nigeria RG1.
Homework:
None