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Executive Branch Unit Test - 5//11

Extended Response for Executive Branch Unit Test Due - 5/4/11

Extra Credit - Current Event - Due 5/2/11

Test On 4-21. Please complete your study guide & review essay questions.

 * Quiz April 15, 2011 - Congressional Leadership (Name individual and description of their role in congress, example: Majority Leader of Senate & Description of his role & responsibility), Powers Grantd to Congress**
 * Due April 14, 2011 - Page 340 Questions 1-6**
 * April 12, 2011 Quiz: Congressional Leadership and Powers of Congress**

Study the graphic organizer handed out to you in class with Congressional Leadership. Focus on the Speaker of the House, Majority/Minority Leaders of the House, Senate ProTem, Vice President, and Majority/Minority Leaders in the Senate.

On the backside of the graphic organizer is a list of powers granted to Congress by the Constitution. Study these and the categories they are in (left side). Be familiar with where to find them in the constitution (hint: most are in Article 1 - Section 8).

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 * Due April 18, 2011 Web Quest Activity** - Students are to complete the WebQuest Activity by Monday April 18th. It is a three part assignment. Monday 4-11 and Tuesday 4-12 will be spent in class working on research with the laptop computers. The assignment is due at the beginning of class Monday April 18th, if you will be absent, it is still due by April 18th in Mr. Hinkle's Mail Box. A copy of the Web Quest can be found [|here].=====

Due April 07, 2011
Write a proposal letter from a Special Interest Group to an elected official in Congress (Senate or House of Representatives). You can create your own interest group or use an existing one. Your letter needs to be 1 page in length, and include: How the proposal benefits the United States How the proposal benefits the constituents (voters they represent) How the proposal improves the political image of the elected official. You make work individually or with a partner on this assignment.

SINGLE SPACED TYPE OR HANDWRITTEN – 1 Page.

ATTENTION PLCC & MAKEUP STUDENTS:

 * It was scheduled for me to give you your assignments on Friday March 18th. Due to the snow day this was not possible. Your assignments are listed blow under and everything is due by Monday, no exceptions.**


 * **Federalism Quiz - 11 Questions - You need to review Inherent Powers, Implied Powers, Expressed Powers, Reserved Powers, Concurrent Powers, and Exclusive Powers. Material we covered on Thursday 3-17 is also on the quiz. This includes Supremacy Clause, Necessity Clause, Commerce Clause, Block Grants, Category Grants, and Project Grants. This material can all be found on pages 88 to 104 in your textbook.**


 * **Page 124 Questions 1-6**


 * **Political Party Era Activity Can be [|Downloaded Here]. This can be completed by yourself or with a classmate.**


 * **You need to complete your Federalism Current Event Activity that is due in the DISCUSSION section of this website. It is under its own thread labeled PLCC and Makeup Students. This is due Monday 3-21-2011 at 7:30AM no exceptions. Whether you are absent or not the thread locks at that time.**


 * **You can [|Download Here] the instructions for our Political Party Project. It is encouraged you work with a partner on this, although you may work on it individually if you prefer. It is due Thursday 3-24-2011.**


 * **When the Political Party & Federalism Study Guide is ready it can be downloaded here. The test is 03-24-2011 and the study guide will be given to the class on Thursday 03-17-2011.**


 * While I understand you are not in class this week, we are covering Political parties. The information is in your books Chapter 5 Pages 116-142.**


 * It is your responsbility to complete these assignments and keep up with the readings. Any questions feel free to email me at mg44@zips.uakron.edu Remember you have two homework assignments due on Monday, a quiz to make up, and your Federalism Current Event projects are due.**

Political Party Era Worksheet Due 3-17-2011

Political Party Project due 3-23-2011

Questions 1-6 from Page 124 Due 3-16-2011

Federalism/Current Event - 1 Page Activity in Discussion Section due 3-16-2011

Classroom assignments may be uploaded regularly to this web page by either the teacher or students. Unless specified, all homework must be turned in as a hard copy before the beginning of class.

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