Zinn Questions

1. What responsibility do historians have for accurately representing the truth? Historians must focus on some facts and place less emphasis on others. When does selection become flat-out distortion? (In your opinion.) What must a historian do to avoid this charge?

2. What perspective does Zinn take on Columbus, what evidence does he cite, and how does he support his position? Which is his strongest argument or example?

3. How do Schweikart/Allen support their position? Which is their strongest argument or example?

4. Should we celebrate Columbus Day?

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September 28, 29 Current Events Project Interim Check
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September 24, 27 Test--Basic Vocabulary, Judaism, Christianity
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Due September 23, 24 Homework #5 Page 260 #1-3
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September 20, 21 Geography Quiz
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September 15, 17 Homework #4 1. Cover textbook in something non-adhesive. 2. Page 200 #1-3
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September 13-14 Homework #3 Do a little bit of research and list 1. The 5 largest Christian denominations in the United States. 2. How many people each denomination has 3. Your source for the information, including the year
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September 7-8 Religion Project Due Current Events Check
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September 2-3 Test #1. Geography, Religion Vocabulary
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LSN 4th Quarter Project You will research, write and present on a foreign country, both the history of that country and the current issues in that country today. 1. Research. Find 5 newspaper articles and 5 other sources of information on your assigned country. Type your list of sources. (You do not need to hand me the articles, only the name and title of the source." For websites, give the actual URL of the article, not of a link you followed to find the article. For example, "www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2332-2004May4.html", not "Yahoo! News search for Pakistan." Due Friday, May 21, 2004. 2. Current Issues. Write a one- to two-page paper, typed, double-spaced, 12-point type, on the issues currently in the news about your assigned country. Due Tuesday, June 1. 3. History of the Country. Write a one- to two-page paper, typed, double-spaced, 12-point type, on the history of your assigned country. Due Tuesday, June 1. 4. 2 minute oral presentation, either on the history of your assigned country or on current issues in your assigned country. Be prepared to answer one oral question about your assigned country. Starting Tuesday, June 8. Be ready to present one day early, just in case. 5. Write a short quiz for the class based on your presentation. Starting Tuesday, June 8.
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http://www.mdk12.org/mspp/high_school/look_like/2001/government/intro.html
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Due December 1, 2003

ECR (Extended Constructed Response) question.

“The list below contains three of the six principles of the American government:
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
Popular Sovereignty
Describe how each principle makes our government work
Explain the relationship between these principles
Include details and examples to support your descriptions and explanation.”

Responses should be long enough to answer the question and demonstrate powerful understanding of the material. Length is not as important as the quality of the response. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was 267 words long--longer is not better.

Hints:
Popular Sovereignty. People are the source of government power. This power is most often exercised through elections

Checks and Balances. Each branch of government holds some control over the other two branches. The Constitution gives Congress, the President and the courts tools to influence and limit each other.

Separation of Powers. Each of the three branches of government, legislative, executive and judicial, has their own responsibilities, and each branch is independent of the other two.
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Congressional Vocabulary--Test Thursday--November 13
1. Bill
2. Chairman
3. Speaker
4. Vice President
5 Constituents
6 Rules Committee
7 Gerrymandering
8 Census
9 Seniority
10 Incumbent
10 Majority Leader
11 Minority Leader
12 Unanimous Consent
13 Filibuster
14 Cloture
15 Bicameral
16 Conference Committee
17 Veto
18 Political Action Committee (PAC)
19 Term of Office of Congressmen
20 Term of Office of Senators

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