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SECOND QUARTER HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Thu 11/20      Complete packet on Amendments 11-27

                           Use pages 116-124 in textbook

                     DUE:  Fri 11/21

Wed 11/19     Complete "Chart: Freedoms...Rights"

                           Use pages 114-116 in textbook (including margins)

                     DUE: Thu 11/20

                   

                     *EXTRA CREDIT PACKET--Due Thu 11/20*

                                 --Executive Branch

                                 --2 points per question set

                                 --Maximum: 4 points E

Tue 11/18      Complete Articles 4-7 packet

                     DUE: Wed 11/19

                     *EXTRA CREDIT PACKET--Due Thu 11/20*

                                 --Executive Branch

                                 --2 points per question set

                                 --Maximum: 4 points E

A CREDI

Mon 11/17     No Homework

   

Fri  11/14      1) Complete Judicial Review WS

                    2) Study for Judicial Branch Quiz:

                            --Exploring the Constitution--Art. 3 HW

                            --Supreme Court WS HW

                            --Judicial Branch Review HW

                            --Flow chart on court system

                            --Class notes: Criminal vs Civil

                      DUE: Mon 11/17

Thu 11/13      No Homework

Wed 11/12     Complete 2-sided "Supreme Court Worksheet"

                           Use Article III of the Constitution and pages 131, 136, 137, 158, 186, 187

                     DUE:  Thu 11/13

Mon 11/10      Complete 2-sided WS-"Exploring the Constitution--Article 3: Judicial Branch"

                           Vocab: use pages 110-111 except for "inferior"--use a dictionary

                     DUE:  Wed 11/12

                    

                     * EXTRA CREDIT PACKET DUE WED 11/12*

Fri 11/7         1)  Finish "Executive Branch Practical Problems" classwork--due Mon 11/10

                     2)  Study for "Man of Many Hats" quiz on Monday 11/10

                     3)  Study for Executive Branch quiz on Monday 11/10

                              --Executive Branch chart notes

                              --Exploring the Constitution--Article 2 WS

                              --President Worksheet

                    

                      * EXTRA CREDIT PACKET DUE WED 11/12*

Thu  11/6       1)  Read pages 134-135 in textbook

                     2) Complete "President Worksheet"--use pages 108-110

                                #5--write entire oath

                                #6,7--read p. 131 on Checks and Balances

                                #8--use chart on p.130  Do NOT use "Man...Hats"

                      DUE:  Fri 11/7

Wed 11/5       No Homework

                * EXTRA CREDIT PACKET DUE WED 11/12*

Tue 11/4        1) Finish classwork packet, if any

                     2) Complete WS "Exploring the Const--Article 2..."

                              Vocab section:  Use dictionary and relate to elections and/or government

                      DUE:  Wed 11/5

Mon 11/3       Read packet: "Elections...Democracy" and answer questions on the last two pages

                           (except Activity, p. 11)

                     DUE:  Tue 11/4

Fri  10/31      1) Complete "House vs Senate" WS

                     2) Study for Legislative Branch Quiz

                            --Filmstrip notes

                            --Constitution Worksheet

                            --Legislative Branch chart

                     DUE:  Mon 11/3

Thu 10/30      1) Complete "Constitution Worksheet"

                     2) Complete "Congress Practical Problems"

                           *Make sure to give answer AND section and clause*

                           For #4--use sections 8 and 9

                                      --Sec. 8, clause 18 IS one of the answers

                     DUE:  Fri 10/31

Wed 10/29     1) Read pages 132-133 in the textbook

                      2) Complete the 2-sided WS on the Senate and the House of Representatives

                           Use Article I of the Constitution beginning on page 102 in textbook

                      DUE: Thu 10/30

Tue 10/28       Read pages 102-108 in textbook and complete the 2-sided WS on Article I--

                              Legislative Branch

                       Vocab answers in margins of pages 103, 105, 107

                       DUE: Wed 10/29

Mon 10/27      Read and complete the 3-page handout on "How A Bill Becomes A Law"

                      DUE:  Tue 10/28

Thu/Fri 10/23-24    No Homework

Wed 10/22     1) Read and answer questions on the 2-sided WS on the Goals and Principals of the

                          Constitution

                      2) Write out the Preamble to the Constitution word for word (pg. 102)

                      *BOTH 1 and 2 on separate paper (not on WS)*

                      DUE:  Per. B, C--Thu 10/23

                                Per. D, E, F--Fri 10/24

Tue  10/21      Read Interactive pages 47-48 and answer ALL questions (Vocab Builder,    

                          Checkpoint, Check Your Progress)

                      *Write out question and answer on separate paper OR photocopy pages and

                           write answers on that (I am NOT collecting workbooks or torn out pages)

                      DUE: Wed 10/22 question

Mon 10/20      Read pages 6-11 in textbook

                         1) Complete Section Quiz WS (except #9)

                         2) Answer questions 1a, 1b, 2a, 4, 5, 6 on page 11of textbook

                      DUE: Tue 10/21