Homework for Easter Break

Assignment 1 - Make sure you get caught up on Watergate and Civil Rights Movement homework by the end of this week - this is a must!!!

Assignment 2 - Continue to work on your debate projects on debatepedia.com. Remember you have the option of doing the project on site as we discussed or writing it as a paper (4-6 pages with a summary of the topic and at least both sides of three main questions. Research material should be cited - give credit to your sources!) You may do both an on site debate and turn in a paper for extra credit. Project is due Mon May 10...Take the opportunity to get well into the project before returning to class on April 12 - DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE!! Please put the time and research into this project to make it excellent! If you need assistance, please ask anytime...

Field Trips:

Annapolis - Mon March 29 - leave St Tim's at 9, return about 5

Gettysburg - Mon April 5 - leave St Tim's at 8:30, return about 7

Have a Blessed Easter and a great vacation!

Remember to finish out the year strong and do your very best until the end! I appreciate your efforts and hope you are enjoying the class and learning a lot regarding being a God citizen of God's kingdom and our great nation!

Homework for Week of March 15 - 22

**** NOTE **** It is important for a number of you to turn in last week's HW on Watergate as soon as possible...All other prior grades have been set; however, you may still turn in Watergate HW - to not do so will hurt your GPA significantly, so please turn by Mon. March 22 or email to me during the week of March 15-22. Thank you!


Assignment 1 - Topics and debate questions should have been turned in to Mr. Norm if not done already. Visit debatepedia.com website to work on debate and continue to develop questions by researching. Use create debate link on left side of page to work on debate. You may copy and paste info to the debatepedia site to support each side of the arguments, but if material is copyrighted, you may not do so. Try to study and develop the arguments in your own words. Final debate in completed form on site due Monday MAY 10

Assignment 2 - read the following article link posted below (5 parts) and watch the videos on the Civil Rights movement posted below. Write a brief description of the following:

1. Montgomery Bus Boycott -

2. Rosa Parks -

3. Ralph Abernathy -

4. Medgar Evers -

5. Little Rock Nine -

6. James Meredith -

7. Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman -

8. SNCC -

9. SCLC -

10. Edmund Pettus Bridge -

11. Voting Rights Act 1965 -

12. Ku Klux Klan -

13. Eugene "Bull" Connor -

14. Civil Rights Act 1964 -

15. The Greensboro Four -

16. Freedom Rides of 1961 -

17. Emmett Till -

18. Fanny Lou Hamer -

19. Viola Liuzzo -

20. Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing -

21. Jimmy Lee Jackson -

22. Riots in St. Augustine, Florida -

23. Sheriff Jim Clark -

24. March on Washington 1963 -

25. April 4, 1968 -



Links



http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/civilrights/change.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUtL_0vAJk ("I Have a Dream" speech, 1963)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUzzfGrjlmY&feature=related (speech Dr. King made the night before his death)



Extra Credit - Important and easy source of extra points!!!



Read and write a brief summary of the following articles on current issues/court cases:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/03/court-appears-set-to-broaden-gun-rights/


http://blog.heritage.org/2010/03/12/the-constitution-another-victim-of-obamacare/


http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/12/lesbian-teen-sues-force-school-hold-prom/?page=2

Homework for Week March 8 - 15

Assignment 1 - For those who have not yet gone, be prepared to give your oral presentation on "Conversations" on March 15....Anyone not prepared will receive a zero...

Assignment 2 - Topics and debate questions should have been turned in to Mr. Norm. Visit debatepedia.com website to work on debate and continue to develop questions by researching. You may copy and paste info to the debatepedia site to support each side of the arguments, but if material is copyrighted, you may not do so. Try to study and develop the arguments in your own words. Final debate in completed form on site due MAY

Assignment 3 - Click on link below for video and articles on the Watergate scandal involving President Nixon. Watch the video and read the articles carefully, taking careful notes. Summarize what you learned in a paragraph or two (a couple) or three ( a few) or four (several) and list the issues involved in which the Constitution and the concept of the separation of powers was attacked/challenged.

Focus on the following and use them as a guide for your summary:
the concept of executive privilege - what is it and how did Pres. Nixon use executive privilege to avoid legal action against him? Is it constitutional?

obstruction of justice - what specifically did Nixon do to commit the crime of obstruction of justice?

abuse of power - how did Nixon abuse power and how did his actions impact the office of president, future presidents, and how the office is seen/respected?

the role of the press as a check on the abuse of power - what role does the press play in checkin those in power? Can the press abuse it's power and role? How?

impeachment process - what was Nixon going to be impeached for? What does the Constitution say an impeachable offense is?

presidential pardon - what is a pardon? Was it wise for Pres. Ford to pardon Pres. Nixon? Why do you think he decided to pardon him?

what was the legacy of Watergate? How did it affect how citizens viewed government/power overall?

the greatest of checks on power can be overcome when?


Links


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFID6Qkwh88


http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/eamc_06/eamc_06_02679.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/#chapters


*** Let Mr. Norm know about field trips by March 15 - info on dates and times on last week's HW ****