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8- 4 week 5 hw 4/8-4/12

3/29/2013

CEJS:
8-4, 8-2: 3 due Thurs
8-3: 2 due Fri
8-5, 8-1: 1 due Fri

Weekly?
8-4, 8-2: Manifest Destiny During the early 1800s, many Americans began to believe that it was the
nation’s manifest destiny to spread over the whole continent. During this time, the United States acquired several
new territories, and new settlers moved westward.
A. Explain two reasons why many settlers from the East moved to territories in the West between 1820 and 1860.
B. Describe two of the geographic features that created problems for the pioneers as they moved across the western half of the continent.

8-3, 8-5, 8-1: Why did the federalists feel that a national bank was necessary to stabalize the US economy?

week 4 hw 3/25-29

3/29/2013

CEJS: 8-2             3 due Thurs
            8-3               2 due Fri
            8-5, 8-1     1 due Fri
No cej for 8-4

Weekly ?
8-4, 8-2: Name two laws that have undergone judicial review in the last year. What did the court decide?

8-1, 8-3, 8-5: What presidential precedents (traditions) doe sWashington set up during his presidency? Explain and give examples.

hw week 3 term 5 3/18-22

3/15/2013

CEJS: 8-4, 8-2     Three due Thurs
            8-3           Two due Fri
            8-5, 8-1    One due Fri

Weekly ?:
        8-4, 8-2: Define states’ rights theory. How does this theory apply today? Choose a contemporary political issue (healthcare reform, gay marriage) and explain how opponents of this legislation use the states’ rights theory to argue that the legislation is unconstitutional (see page 156 of History Alive!).

        8-3, 8-1, 8-5

The First Amendment protects the freedom of the press. Why is this important? What are some of the new areas that this protection applies in our computer driven society?

hw week 2 term 5 3/11-15

3/8/2013

Cejs:     8-4, 8-2: 3 due Thurs
            8-3        2 due Fri
            8-5, 8-1,    1 due Fri

Weekly ?
            8-4, 8-2: What were the arguments for and against a national bank?

            8-3, 8-5, 8-1: What rights does the 1st amendment protect? Give a specific detailed example of one of them. Explain how this it is evidence

Homework week 1 term 5 3/4-3/8

3/1/2013

CEJS:        8-4, 8-2         3 due Thurs
                8-3               2 due Fri
                8-5, 8-1        1 due Fri

Weekly ?
            8-4, 8-2: Explain the powers that the federal gov't and the states have. How does this keep the balance of power. Give a current example of the powers in action. ex the president appointing the secretary of state.

            8-5, 8-3, 8-1: Explain the checks each branch has. What is one current example of this action?

8- 4 week 5 hw 4/8-4/12

week 4 hw 3/25-29

hw week 3 term 5 3/18-22

hw week 2 term 5 3/11-15

Homework week 1 term 5 3/4-3/8

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