Unit
4: The Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Apr.30 - June 12) DIA = Democracy in Action (CP)
C&C =
Continuity & Change (Honors) |
Mth. |
Day |
Activity |
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Reading to be Discussed That Day |
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Apr. |
30 M |
Review Unit II Test |
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- |
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May |
1 T |
Articles of Confederation |
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MAG pp. 44 - 47
C&C pp. 42 - 44 (2) |
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2 W |
Constitutional Convention |
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MAG pp. 48 - 58
C&C pp. 44 - 48 (4) |
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3 Th |
Preamble to the Constitution
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MAG pp. 8 - 10
C&C pp.49 - 52 (4) |
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4 F |
House
and Senate |
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Article I: sec. 1 - 4 +
Amendments 16 and 17 C&C
p. 52 - 53 + 80 (3) |
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7 M |
Legislative Mechanics |
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Article I: sec. 5 - 7
C&C pp. 223 -228 (6) |
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8 T |
Legislative Powers |
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Article I: sec. 8
C&C pp. 235 -240 (5) |
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9 W |
Legislative Limitations |
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Article I: sec. 9 - 10
C&C pp. 253 -257 (5) |
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10 Th |
The Presidency |
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Article II + Amendments 12, 20,
22, and 25 C&C
pp. 53 - 54 + pp. 271 - 277
(7) |
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11 F |
CP Film: A Perfect Candidate
Honors: The Presidency |
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C&C
pp. 278 -285 (7) |
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14 M |
CP Film: A Perfect Candidate
Honors: The Presidency |
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C&C
pp. 290 -294 + 304 - 309 (9) |
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15 T |
CP Film: A Perfect Candidate
Honors: The
Judiciary |
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C&C
p.54 + 349-355 (7) |
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16 W |
The Judiciary CP Film:
ACLU Files - The Supreme Court |
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Article III +
Amendment 11
C&C p. 355 - 361 (7) |
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17 Th |
Amending the Constitution |
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Article IV - VII + Amendments
18, 21, 27 C&C pp.
54, 58 - 64 (6) |
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18 F |
How a Bill Becomes a Law |
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C&C pp. 246 -253 (7) |
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21 M |
Amendment I - Religion
Establishment and Free Exercise |
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MAG pp. 537 - 544 C&C
pp. 139 -142 (4) |
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22 T |
Amendment I - Religion
Schools and the Supreme Court |
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C&C
pp. 145 - 150 (4) |
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23 W |
Amendment I - Freedoms of Press
and Speech
Excerpt from "Outfoxed" + The Decembrists |
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MAG pp. 223 - 230
C&C pp. 150 - 158 (9) |
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24 Th |
Amendment I - Freedoms of Assembly
and Petition Film: ACLU Files on
Dissent |
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- |
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25 F |
Amendment II and III: Quartering, Militias, & Grammar |
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C&C
pp. 158 - 160 (3) |
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***** no School: Memorial Day ***** |
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29 T |
Amendment IV - Search and
Seizure |
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MAG pp. 571-574 + 589
C&C pp. 160 - 163 (3) |
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30 W |
Amendments V - VIII - The
Rights of the Accused |
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MAG pp. 576 - 583
C&C pp. 163 - 171 (5) |
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31 Th |
Amendments IX and X + Intro. to the Other Amendments
Break-Down Rights Review |
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C&C
pp. 171 - 175 (5) |
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June |
1 F |
*** Senior Breakfast *** |
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- |
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4 M |
Amendments 13 and 14: Nationalization and Due Process |
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MAG pp. 532 - 536 + 569 - 570
C&C pp. 142 - 145 (3) |
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5 T |
Suffrage: Race, Class, Gender,
Age (and Washington D.C.) |
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Amendments 15, 19, 23, 24 and
26 MAG pp. 159 - 163 C&C pp. 182 - 188 (7) |
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6 W |
CP Review Constitution
Honors: Suffrage and
Equality |
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C&C
pp. 188 - 194 (7) |
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7 Th |
Review Semester (Individual) |
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- |
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8 - 12 Open-Note-Senior Finals (comprehensive;
100 m.c.q.) |
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