Democratizing Twentieth Century America - Homework, Due Monday Dec 3

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/22/target-valley-stream-closing-union_n_1371114.html

Read and take notes

Politics and Government: Thomas Jefferson vs. Alexander Hamilton

QUIZZES - WED, NOV 28 - STUDY GUIDE WILL BE POSTED

Suggested terms for study will be posted by Friday Nov 23

Democratizing Twentieth Century Homework - Due Mon, Nov 26

1 - Read each of the following links and take notes.  Notes will be graded on a 4 point scale.

Comstockery in America

No Healthy Race Without Birth Control

This I Believe--November, 1953

Birth Control as an Election Issue? Why?   (this is 3 pages)

Planned Parenthood's funding is target in partisan debates (this is 2 pages) 

Veteran Lawmaker: Contraception a human right (this is 2 pages)

2 - Reflection (about a page):  What gains were won by the Birth Control Movement?  What gains do you think were sought but not won?  What limited the movement from attaining all of its goals?  Use evidence from your notes and the readings. 

Politics and Government Homework - Due Monday, November 26 2012

Read Inventing a Nation chapter 7 and take notes.  Notes will be graded on a 4 point scale.

Read How Democratic is the American Constitution chapter 4 and chapter 5 and take notes.  Notes will be graded on a 4 point scale.

Using your notes on Vidal chaps 1-7 and your notes on Dahl chaps 1-5 create a tentative outline for your essay.  If you are unaccustomed to making an outline, try using the format below.  

Claim:
Reason  1:			Reason  2:			Reason 3:
Evidence	Evidence	Evidence	Evidence	Evidence	Evidence	Evidence	Evidence	Evidence
Evidence	Evidence	Evidence	Evidence	Evidence	Evidence	Evidence	Evidence	Evidence

Politics and Government - Read and analyze

Secession: Are We Free to Go?

Quizzes in Politics/Govt and Democratizing 20th Century Nov 28

Study Guide will be posted

Politics and Government Homework - Due Tuesday, Nov 20

Read Vidal Chap 6 and take notes

Rubric
4 - clearly shows connections to Essential Question: Did the Constitution's framers intend to create a revolutionary and democratic government?
- discusses John Adams, Abagail Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Marshall, Talleyrand, and the role of the president's cabinet; discusses foreign policy divisions, the characters' attitudes about France and Napoleon, the characters' attitudes about each other, checks and balances, The XYZ Affair and the VA and KY Resolutions
- discusses Vidal's views on democracy and the Constitution
- discusses key/important events
- clearly demonstrates understanding of all the text's central ideas
- provides evidence/quotes to support your claims/arguments; evidence includes numeric data, relevant people and events
- notes are neat and well organized; contain headings that show general ideas; contain bullets, numbers, letters or other symbols to distinguish supporting ideas and evidence

3 - shows some connections to Essential Question: Did the Constitution's framers intend to create a revolutionary and democratic government?
- discusses John Adams, Abagail Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Marshall, Talleyrand, and the role of the president's cabinet; discusses foreign policy divisions, the characters' attitudes about France and Napoleon, the characters' attitudes about each other, checks and balances, The XYZ Affair and the VA and KY Resolutions
- discusses Vidal's views on democracy and the Constitution
- discusses key/important events
- demonstrates understanding of most of the text's central ideas
- provides evidence/quotes to support your claims/arguments; evidence includes numeric data, relevant people and events
- notes are neat and well organized; contain headings that show general ideas; contain bullets, numbers, letters or other symbols to distinguish supporting ideas and evidence

2 - shows few connections to Essential Question: Did the Constitution's framers intend to create a revolutionary and democratic government?
- discusses John Adams, Abagail Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Marshall, Talleyrand, and the role of the president's cabinet; discusses foreign policy divisions, the characters' attitudes about France and Napoleon, the characters' attitudes about each other, checks and balances, The XYZ Affair and the VA and KY Resolutions
- does not discuss Vidal's views on democracy and the Constitution
- does not discuss key/important events
- clearly demonstrates understanding of all the text's central ideas
- provides little evidence/quotes to support your claims/arguments; evidence includes numeric data, relevant people and events
- notes are fairly sloppy and and unorganized; notes do not contain headings that show general ideas; contain bullets, numbers, letters or other symbols to distinguish supporting ideas and evidence

1 - -____-

Democratizing Twentieth Century America Homework - Due Fri, Nov 16

Read each of the following and take notes.  Notes will be graded on a 4 pt scale. 

Griswold v Connecticut 

Roe v Wade

Planned Parenthood v Casey

Eugenics and Birth Control

The Black Genocide

The Boston Pill Trials

The Puerto Rico Pill Trials

Democratizing Twentieth Century Homwork - Due Tues, Nov 13

Finish Reading Margaret Sanger Packet and take notes. 

Paper due Tuesday

Politics and Government - Homework Due, Tues Nov 13

Read Vidal Chap 5 and take notes.  Notes will be grades on a 4 pt scale.

Trip to Constitution Center is Wed, Nov 14.  Please make sure you bring money if you have not payed yet.

Politics and Government - Homework Due Friday, Nov 9

Answer the following questions.  Use Vidal Chapter 4 and your notes.  Each answer should be supported by at least one quote from the text.

1 - Discuss the conflict between Adams and Hamilton as members of Washington's cabinet.

2 - Discuss Adams's role as president of the Senate (use his speech to the Senate on page 69)

3 - Discuss Hamilton's role in the new government.  How does Vidal characterize this role?

4 - Discuss the developing political factions as noticed by Adams.

5 - Washington's first interaction with the Senate.  How does it illustrate the concept of checks and balances?

6 - How does Jefferson feel about the Secretary of State position?

7 - Discuss the role of slavery in Jefferson's life.

8 - Discuss Maclay's characterization of Jefferson.

9 - Discuss Madison's counter proposal to Hamilton's financial plan.  Can it be argued that Madison's counter proposal was more democratic?

10 - How do the different foreign policy positions illustrate the characters' feelings about democracy?

Politics and Government - Homework Due Friday, Nov 9

Answer the following questions.  Use Vidal Chapter 4 and your notes.  Each answer should be supported by at least one quote from the text.

1 - Discuss the conflict between Adams and Hamilton as members of Washington's cabinet.

2 - Discuss Adams's role as president of the Senate (use his speech to the Senate on page 69)

3 - Discuss Hamilton's role in the new government.  How does Vidal characterize this role?

4 - Discuss the developing political factions as noticed by Adams.

5 - Washington's first interaction with the Senate.  How does it illustrate the concept of checks and balances?



 

Politics and Government Homework - Due - Wed, Nov 7, 2012

Read Vidal Chapter 4

Create a chart that tracks the following characters:

• Jefferson
• Madison
• Hamilton
• Washington
• Adams
• Maclay

Remember to consider what the character thinks, says, does, believes, how he is see by others, how he is seen by Vidal.

When you are finished consider what you've read in this chapter that will help support you during your essay.  Write a one paragraph refelection.