Honors National, State, and Local Government (NSL) 

2007- 2008 Calendar

Unit 1 - Political Principles and Structure of Systems

 

Day of Week

Day

Month

Topic

Assignment

Due Date

Deadline 10% Off

Monday

27

August

First Day of School/ Course Introduction

Read Chapter 1, Section 1 &2

 

 

Tuesday

28

August

What do you already Know

(Pre-Assessment)

Write "Why Government" BCR (10pts)

Aug 29

Aug 30

Wednesday

29

August

History of Government

Read Chapter 2, Section 1 & 2

 

 

Thursday

30

September

History of Government

Complete Government over time Concept Worksheet  (10pts)

Aug 31

Sep 4

Friday

31

September

Types & Structures of Government

Chapter 2, Section 3, 4 & 5

 

 

Monday

3

September

LABOR DAY (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Tuesday

4

September

Types & Structures of Government

Read Chapter 1, Section 3

 

 

Wednesday

5

September

European Principles of Government

Read Chapter 3, Section 1 & Chapter 24 Section 1

 

 

Thursday

6

September

European & American Principles

Complete Government Foundations Chart (5pts)

Sep 7

Sep 10

Friday

7

September

American Principles of Government

Read Chapter 4 Section 1

 

 

Monday

10

September

Federalism

Articles of Confederation Assignment (5pts)

Sep 11

Sep 12

Tuesday

11

September

Federalism

Read Chapter 4 Section 2 – Do Separation of Powers Worksheet (6pts)

Sep 12

Sep 13

Wednesday

12

September

Impact of Federalism

**No Homework**

 

 

Thursday

13

September

ROSH HASHANAH (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Friday

14

September

Expansion of Federal Powers

Write Federal vs. Confederate BCR (10pts)

Sep 17

Sep 18

Monday

17

September

McCulloch vs. Maryland

Finish Chesapeake Bay Assignment (6pts)

Sep 18

Sep 19

Tuesday

18

September

Checks and Balances

Elastic Clause Assignment (5pts)

Sep 19

Sep 20

Wednesday

19

September

The Constitution

Write Constitution BCR (10pts)

Sep 20

Sep 21

Thursday

20

September

The Amendment Process

Complete Assignments at Home (8pts)

Sep 21

Sep 24

Friday

21

September

Review for Unit 1 Test

**No Homework** - YK

 

 

Monday

24

September

Review for Unit 1 Test

Study for Test

 

 

Tuesday

25

September

UNIT 1 EXAM

Read Chapter 6 Section 1&2

 

 

 

 

 

Honors National, State, and Local Government (NSL) 

2007- 2008 Calendar

Unit 2 - Participation in the Political Process

 

Day of Week

Day

Month

Topic

Assignment

Due Date

Deadline 10% Off

Wednesday

26

 

September

Unit 2 Introduction and Pre Assessment (Early Release Day)

Read Chapter 6 Section 1 & 2

 

 

Thursday

27

September

Politics and Citizenship Activity

Read Chapter 6 Section 3 & 4

 

 

Friday

28

September

Politics and Citizenship Activity

Write Politics and Citizenship BCR (10pts)

Oct 1

Oct 2

Monday

1

October

Politics and Citizenship Movie

Homework TBD

Oct 2

Oct 3

Tuesday

2

October

Politics and Citizenship

Homework TBD

Oct 3

Oct 4

Wednesday

3

October

Demographics and the Political Process

Review Voting Patterns Data (10pts)

Oct 4

Oct 5

Thursday

4

October

Demographics and the Political Process

Write Demographics BCR (10pts)

Oct 5

Oct 8

Friday

5

October

Liberal vs. Conservative

Complete Demographics Worksheet (10pts)

Oct 8

Oct 9

Monday

8

October

Influence Groups (PAC's)

Read Chapter 9 Sec 1-3

 

 

Tuesday

9

October

Influencing the parties (PAC's continued)

Read Chapter 9 Sec 4 & 5 Complete Interest Group Assignment (8pts)

Oct 10

Oct 11

Wednesday

10

October

Why Political Parties?

Read Chapter 5

 

 

Thursday

11

October

Influence of the Media Movie

Record 3 quotes from a current news source that identifies 3 different roles of political parties. Site each quote and write a sentence explaining each. (12pts)

Oct 12

Oct 15

Friday

12

October

Influence of the Media

Read Chapter 8 & Complete Lesson 16A WS (12pts)

Oct 15

Oct 16

Monday

15

October

Influence of the Media

Finish Political Cartoon Worksheet (10pts)

Oct 16

Oct 17

Tuesday

16

October

The Nominating Process

Read Chapter 7, Sect 1 & Do Worksheet for Homework (14pts)

Oct 17

Oct 18

Wednesday

17

October

Elections & Voting Overview

Read Chapter 7 Sect 2 &3

 

 

Thursday

18

October

The Electoral College

Cartoon BCR (10pts)

Oct 22

Oct 23

Friday

19

October

MSTA CONFERENCE (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Monday

22

October

Selecting State Officials

MD Officials WS (14pts)

Oct 23

Oct 24

Tuesday

23

 

October

Reapportionment, Redistricting & Gerrymandering

Electoral College WS (14pts)

Oct 24

Oct 25

Wednesday

24

October

Nominating Process

Complete Baker vs. Carr Worksheet (6pts)

Oct 25

Oct 26

Thursday

25

October

Review Day

Study for Test

 

 

Friday

26

October

UNIT 2 EXAM

Read Chapter 3 Sec 1 & 2

 

 

 

Honors National, State, and Local Government (NSL) 

2007- 2008 Calendar

Unit 3 - Functions & Powers of Legislative, Executive, & Judicial

 

Day of Week

Day

Month

Topic

Assignment

Due Date

Deadline 10% Off

Monday

29

October

Unit 3 Introduction and Pre Assessment (Early Release Day)

Read Chapter 3 Section 3 & Chapter 4 Section 3

 

 

Tuesday

30

October

Federalism and  Power Sharing

Complete the Federalism & Power Worksheet (12pts)

Oct 31

Nov 2

Wednesday

31

October

Sharing with in the branches

Compete Attacking the question Step 1-3 (12pts)

Nov 2

Nov 5

Thursday

1

November

TEACHER WORK DAY (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Friday

2

November

The Executive Branch

Read Chapter 14

 

 

Monday

5

November

Powers of the President

Finish Chapter 14 and Class work (10pts)

Nov 6

Nov 7

Tuesday

6

November

Powers of the Governor & County Exec.

Write BCR (10pts)

Nov 7

Nov 8

Wednesday

7

November

Case Study: Executives Respond

Create 10 or more Generalizations (10pts)

Nov 8

Nov 9

Thursday

8

November

Executive Branch Activity

Read Chapter 13

 

 

Friday

9

November

Executive Branch Activity

Create Generalizations 10-20 with factual support (10pts)

Nov 12

Nov 13

Monday

12

November

The Powers of Congress

Read Chapter 10 & Answer Patriot Act Questions (14pts)

Nov 13

Nov 14

Tuesday

13

November

Legislative Activity

Read Chapter 11

 

 

Wednesday

14

November

Legislative Activity

Complete Congressional Worksheet (20pts)

Nov 15

Nov 16

Thursday

15

November

Legislative Activity

Reach Chapter 12 & Find Pro or Con Support of Patriot Act (8pts)

Nov 16

Nov 19

Friday

16

November

Powers of the State & Local Legislatures

Read Chapter 24, Section 2 Write Patriot Act BCR (10pts)

Nov 19

Nov 20

Monday

19

November

State & Local Courts

Read Chapter 24 Sec 4 & 5 Write a Thesis Statement for the essay (8pts)

Nov 20

Nov 21

Tuesday

20

November

Federal Judicial Branch

You are the Judge Chart

(12 pts)

Nov 21

Nov 26

Wednesday

21

November

Federal Bureaucracy

Read Chapter 15

 

 

Thursday

22

November

THANKSGIVING (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Friday

23

November

HOLIDAY (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Monday

26

November

Write ECR

Study for Unit III Test

 

 

Tuesday

27

November

UNIT 3 EXAM

Revise ECR

 

 

 

 

Honors National, State, and Local Government (NSL) 

2007- 2008 Calendar

Unit 4 - Attaining Justice and Protecting Rights

 

Day of Week

Day

Month

Topic

Assignment

Due Date

Deadline 10% Off

Wednesday

28

November

Unit 4 Introduction and Pre Assessment (Early Release Day)

Read Chapter 18

 

 

Thursday

29

November

When Our Rights Conflict

Complete “Learning the Bill of Rights” Worksheet (20pts)

Nov 30

Dec 3

Friday

30

November

When Our Rights Conflict

Complete “Get to Know the Bill of Rights” Worksheet (20pts)

Dec 3

Dec 4

Monday

3

December

Justice and Equality

Read Chapter 20

Dec 4

Dec 5

Tuesday

4

December

Justice and the Constitution

Write Justice BCR (10pts)

Dec 5

Dec 6

Wednesday

5

December

Justice and the Constitution

Find 2 Articles showcasing constitutional rights and write an explanation. (14pts)

Dec 6

Dec 7

Thursday

6

December

Discrimination and the Constitution

Complete Plessy vs. Ferguson Worksheet (10pts)

Dec 7

Dec 10

Friday

7

December

Brown vs. The Board of Education

Write BCR on 14th Amendment (10pts)

Dec 10

Dec 11

Monday

10

December

Expanding rights in the 1960’s

Write BCR on Equal Protection (10pts)

Dec 11

Dec 12

Tuesday

11

December

Educational Equality

Read Chapter 19

 

 

Wednesday

12

December

Establishing Order

Read Chapter 21 Section 1 and Chapter 24 Section 3

 

 

Thursday

13

December

Justice and Criminal Law

Write Criminal Law BCR (10pts)

Dec 14

Dec 17

Friday

14

December

Justice and Civil Law Activity

Review roles for activity

TBA

TBA

Monday

17

December

Justice and Civil Law Activity

Review roles for activity

TBA

TBA

Tuesday

18

December

Justice and Civil Law Activity

Review roles for activity

TBA

TBA

Wednesday

19

December

Justice and Civil Law Activity

Review roles for activity

TBA

TBA

Thursday

20

December

Civil vs. Criminal Law

Complete Criminal vs. Law Worksheet (10pts)

Dec 21

Jan 2

Friday

21

December

Due Process and Justice

Complete In re Gault Case Reading & Questions (8pts)

Jan 2

Jan 3

Monday

24

December

WINTER BREAK (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Tuesday

25

December

WINTER BREAK (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Wednesday

26

December

WINTER BREAK (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Thursday

27

December

WINTER BREAK (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Friday

28

December

WINTER BREAK (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Monday

31

December

WINTER BREAK (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Tuesday

1

January

WINTER BREAK (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Wednesday

2

January

Students and Due Process

Complete Class work (8pts) and Veronia School District vs. Acton Worksheet (8pts)

Jan 3

Jan 4

Thursday

3

January

Gideon vs. Wainwright

Complete Class work (14pts) and Compete Gideon’s Petition Questions (9pts)

Jan 4

Jan 7

Friday

4

January

Miranda vs. Arizona

Complete Class work (12pts) and Study important cases

Jan 7

Jan 8

Monday

7

January

UNIT 4 EXAM

Study for Mid-Term

 

 

Tuesday

8

January

Review Day

Study for Mid-Term

 

 

Wednesday

9

January

Review Day

Study for Mid-Term

 

 

Thursday

10

January

Review Day

Study for Mid-Term

 

 

Friday

11

January

Review Day

Study for Mid-Term

 

 

 

Honors National, State, and Local Government (NSL) 

2007- 2008 Calendar

Unit 5 - The Economic Common Good

 

Day of Week

Day

Month

Topic

Assignment

Due Date

Deadline 10% Off

Monday

21

January

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Tuesday

22

January

TEACHER WORK DAY (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Wednesday

23

January

Unit 5 Introduction and Pre Assessment (Early Release Day)

Read Chapter 23

 

 

Thursday

24

January

Economic Concepts - Scarcity

News Source Example of Gov. Eco. Decision (10pts)

Jan 25

Jan 28

Friday

25

January

Economic Concepts – Specialization of Trade

Find and summarize an Influential Advertisement. (10pts)

Jan 28

Jan 29

Monday

28

January

Supply and Demand Activity

Check for understanding homework (20pts)

Jan 29

Jan 30

Tuesday

29

January

Supply and Demand Activity

Complete Market Simulation Questions (10pts)

Jan 30

Jan 31

Wednesday

30

January

Types of Economies

Command Eco BCR (10pts)

Jan 31

Feb 1

Thursday

31

January

Market vs. Command Economy

Complete Budget WS (9pts)

Gov. in Balance WS (20pts)

Feb 1

Feb 4

Friday

1

February

Socio-Economics

Complete Poverty WS (9pts)

Rich Getting Richer WS (9pt)

Feb 4

Feb 5

Monday

4

February

Socio-Economics

Poverty BCR (10pts)

Feb 5

Feb 6

Tuesday

5

February

Trade Off’s

Read Chapter 16, Section 1

 

 

Wednesday

6

February

Keynesian Economics

Read Chapter 16, Section 3

 

 

Thursday

7

February

Balancing Goals ECR

Chap 16, Sect 3 WS (15pts)

Feb 8

Feb 11

Friday

8

February

Keynesian Economics

Write Budget BCR (10pts)

Feb 11

Feb 13

Monday

11

February

Monetary, Fiscal, and Regulatory

Complete Fiscal Policy Questions (6pts)

Feb 13

Feb 14

Tuesday

12

February

PRIMARY ELECTION DAY (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Wednesday

13

February

US Fiscal Policy

Read Chapter 16, Section 2

 

 

Thursday

14

February

How Regulation Works

Find an Example of US Reg- ulatory Policy–Explain (10pts)

Feb 15

Feb 19

Friday

15

February

Monetary Policy

Complete Fed Actions WS (8pts)

Feb 19

Feb 20

Monday

18

February

PRESIDENTS DAY (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Tuesday

19

February

International Specialization

Answer Interdependence Question (5pts)

Feb 20

Feb 21

Wednesday

20

February

The Global Economy

Write Trade Barriers BCR (10pts)

Feb 21

Feb 22

Thursday

21

February

Trade Barriers

Answer Trade Barrier Questions (6pts)

Feb 22

Feb 25

Friday

22

February

Free Trade/GATT NAFTA WTO

Complete Graphic Organizer (10pts)

Feb 25

Feb 26

Monday

25

February

International Organizations/IMF

Write Free Trade BCR (10pts)

Feb 26

Feb 27

Tuesday

26

February

Review Day

Study for Unit V Exam

 

 

Wednesday

27

February

UNIT 5 EXAM

Read Chapter 17

 

 

 

Honors National, State, and Local Government (NSL) 

2007- 2008 Calendar

Unit 6 - Foregin Policy

 

Day of Week

Day

Month

Topic

Assignment

Due Date

Deadline 10% Off

Thursday

28

February

Unit 6 Introduction and Pre Assessment (Early Release Day)

Write International Organization BCR (10pts)

Feb 29

Mar 3

Friday

29

February

Foreign Policy Scenarios

Foreign Policy A BCR (10pts)

Mar 3

Mar 4

Monday

3

March

Foreign Policy Scenarios

Work on Project(145pts)

Mar 17

Mar 18

Tuesday

4

March

Levels of Foreign Policy

Work on Project(145pts)

Mar 17

Mar 18

Wednesday

5

March

The Cold War

Work on Project(145pts)

Mar 17

Mar 18

Thursday

6

March

The Cold War

Work on Project(145pts)

Mar 17

Mar 18

Friday

7

March

The Vietnam War

Work on Project(145pts)

Mar 17

Mar 18

Monday

10

March

International Alliances & Human Rights

Work on Project(145pts)

Mar 17

Mar 18

Tuesday

11

March

International Alliances & Human Rights

Work on Project(145pts)

Mar 17

Mar 18

Wednesday

12

March

International Organizations and the Developing World

Work on Project(145pts)

Mar 17

Mar 18

Thursday

13

March

International Organizations and the Developing World

Work on Project(145pts)

Mar 17

Mar 18

Friday

14

March

International Organizations and the Developing World

Work on Project (145pts)

Mar 17

Mar 18

Monday

17

March

Global Networks; Global Necessities

Write BCR1 on pres (10pts)

Mar 18

Mar 19

Tuesday

18

March

Regional Conflicts

Write BCR2 on pres (10pts)

Mar 19

Mar 20

Wednesday

19

March

Regional Conflicts

Write BCR3 on pres (10pts)

Mar 20

Mar 31

Thursday

20

March

Regional Conflicts

Write BCR4 on pres (10pts)

Mar 31

Apr 1

Friday

21

March

SPRING BREAK (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Monday

24

March

SPRING BREAK (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Tuesday

25

March

SPRING BREAK (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Wednesday

26

March

SPRING BREAK (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Thursday

27

March

SPRING BREAK (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Friday

28

March

SPRING BREAK (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Monday

31

March

US Role in the 21st Century

Write BCR1 on movie (10pts)

Apr 1

Apr 2

Tuesday

1

March

Foreign Policy Review

Complete US Foreign Policy Scenarios Worksheet. (25pts)

Apr 2

Apr 3

Wednesday

2

March

Foreign Policy Review

Complete US Foreign Policy Briefing Worksheet. (18 pts)

Apr 3

Apr 4

Thursday

3

March

Foreign Policy Review

Complete History Behind U.S. Foreign Policy WS (18 pts)

Apr 4

Apr 8

Friday

4

March

UNIT 6 ECR

Read Chapter 25, Sec 1 & 2

 

 

 

 

Honors National, State, and Local Government (NSL) 

2007- 2008 Calendar

Unit 7 - Public Policy

 

Day of Week

Day

Month

Topic

Assignment

Due Date

Deadline 10% Off

Monday

7

April

PROFESSIONAL DAY (NO SCHOOL)

 

 

 

Tuesday

8

April

Unit 7 Introduction and Pre Assessment (Early Release Day)

Read Chapter 25 Sec 3 & 4 Public Policy HW (12pts)

Apr 9

Apr 10

Wednesday

9

April

What is Public Policy

Complete Public Policy Story and Questions (15pts)

Apr 10

Apr 11

Thursday

10

April

Developing Public Policy

Finish Planning a community activity (15pts)

Apr 11

Apr 12

Friday

11

April

Developing Public Policy

Finish Reading Chapter 25

 

 

Monday

14

April

Influencing Public Policy

Complete Public Policy BCR(10pts)

Apr 15

Apr 16

Tuesday

15

April

Influencing Public Policy

Read Chapter 9, Sec 3

 

 

Wednesday

16

April

The States and Public Policy

Making Public Policy (12pts)

Apr 17

Apr 18

Thursday

17

April

Federalism and State Entitlements

Read Chapter 15 Sec 1 & 2

 

 

Friday

18

April

Federalism and State Entitlements

Read Chapter 15 Sec 3 - 5

 

 

Monday

21

April

The Government and the Environment

Smart Growth 5I’s WS (18pts)

Apr 22

Apr 23

Tuesday

22

April

The Government and the Environment

Silver Spring 5I’s WS (18pts)

Apr 23

Apr 24

Wednesday

23

April

Public Policy and Equality

Read Chapter 21 Sec 1 & 2

 

 

Thursday

24

April

Social Justice

Read Chapter 21 Sec 3 & 4

 

 

Friday

25

April

Marbury vs. Madison

Supreme Court BCR (10pts)

Apr 28

Apr 29

Monday

28

April

Equality and Plessy vs. Ferguson

Homework TBD

Apr 29

Apr 30

Tuesday

29

April

Equality and Grutter vs. Bollinger and UCal vs. Blake

Grutter vs. Bollinger BCR (10pts)

Apr 30

May 1

Wednesday

30

April

Freedom of Speech

Supreme Court 5I’s WS (15pts)

May 1

May 2

Thursday

1

May

Tinker vs. Des Moines, The FCC, and Reno vs. ACLU

Policy and the Courts BCR (10pts)

May 2

May 5

Friday

2

May

Due Process and Public Policy

Homework TBD

May 5

May 6

Monday

5

May

Fair Housing and Public Policy

Congressional Bill (15pts)

May 6

May 7

Tuesday

6

May

Housing and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Homework TBD

May 7

May 8

Wednesday

7

May

Congressional Bills

Homework TBD

May 8

May 9

Thursday

8

May

Review Day

Study for Unit 7 Exam

 

 

Friday

9

May

UNIT 7 EXAM

Review for HSA

 

 

 

 

Honors National, State, and Local Government (NSL) 

2007- 2008 Calendar

Government Final Review

 

Day of Week

Day

Month

Topic

Assignment

Due Date

Deadline 10% Off

Monday

12

May

Review Day

Review for HSA

 

 

Tuesday

13

May

Review Day

Review for HSA

 

 

Wednesday

14

May

Review Day

Review for HSA

 

 

Thursday

15

May

Review Day

Review for HSA

 

 

Friday

16

May

Review Day

Review for HSA

 

 

Monday

19

May

HSA GOVERNMENT FINAL EXAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honors National, State, and Local Government (NSL) 

2007- 2008 Calendar

Policy Project & Exam Review

 

Day of Week

Day

Month

Topic

Assignment

Due Date

Deadline 10% Off

Monday

26

May

Policy Project

Read Chapter 22

 

 

Tuesday

27

May

Policy Project

Homework TBD

May 28

May 29

Wednesday

28

May

Policy Project

Fair Housing Homework (10pts)

May 29

May 30

Thursday

29

May

Policy Project

Fair Housing II Homework (20pts)

May 30

Jun 1

Friday

30

May

Policy Project

Review for Final Exam

 

 

Monday

2

June

Final Review

Review for Final Exam

 

 

Tuesday

3

June

Final Review

Review for Final Exam

 

 

Wednesday

4

June

Final Review

Review for Final Exam

 

 

Thursday

5

June

Final Review

Review for Final Exam

 

 

Friday

6

June

Final Exam Week

 

 

 

Monday

9

June

Final Exam Week

 

 

 

Tuesday

10

June

Final Exam Week

 

 

 

Wednesday

11

June

Final Exam Week

 

 

 

Thursday

12

June

Final Exam Week