Day 3

1.  Powers and Checks QUIZ

7* Finish 24 Episode that highlights the 25th Amendment and Presidential Disability

2.  Election of 2000

3.  Introduction to the Judicial Branch/The Courts

HW=Work on your bill! Email me for questions or if you want me to review your bill.
Your presentation will be on 5/25 in the Principal's Conference Room.  I will send a sign up sheet next week!

Day 2

1.  Review Checks to Power (quickly present)
2.  25th Amendment
3.  HW=work on your bill (5/25) present  and prepare for possible check-in quiz on powers! 

Day 1

TODAY YOU NEED:
1.  Presidential Qualifications and Powers
2.  Formal and Expressed Powers
3.  Analyzing Presidential Decisions

Load them into Notability and number the first page of each document.

Day 3

1.  Gerrymandering Check-In (any student who wasn't here yesterday please see yesterday's blog and follow the directions).

*See my latest tweet and enter your zipcode to find out who your rep is, what district you live in and if your rep is a Democrat or Republican.

2.  Any questions about the FINAL PROJECT?

*PUT THIS IN YOUR CALENDAR
You will present on May 25 in Principal's Conference Room


3.  Finish Congressional Legislation

Day 2

CONTINUE CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION AFTER:

LESSON OF THE DAY:

What is GERRYMANDERING?

• How did this term originate?
• Who does gerrymander empower and oppress?
• What is California's method for redistricting? 
• How do we increase diversity in Congressional districts?

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Day 1

Indiana Primary Check In

Review the following key terms:

1.  Discharge Petition
2.  Logrolling

Continue with Congressional Legislation

Day 3

Hi Students,
We have strep throat in the house so I'm home again...don't be too excited!  We will start class next week with our Congressional Legislation.

Please complete the following during class and email to me when done.

PART 1:
What is Felony Disenfranchisement? (get handout from Canvas Unit 5)

Questions for Reflection:
1.  Define Felony Disenfranchisement
2.  Which states have the harshest FDLs?
3.  How is this an issue of Federalism?
4.  Why would some characterize this as a system of inequality?
5.  Why would some characterize this as justice?
6.  Which of the beliefs in #4 and #5 is liberal and conservative?  Explain.

PART II:

Filibuster:  A tactic used ONLY in the Senate (read Filibuster in Canvas Unit 6/7)

1.  What's a filibuster?

2.  Is a filibuster used in the House or Senate?  WHY?

3.  How was the filibuster used in the 1960s?

4.  What's rule 22?

5.  What's rule 19?

6.  What did Strom Thurmond do to prep himself for his filibuster?

7.  Summarize Senator Dirksen's quotes.

8.  How are filibusters checked and balanced?