Madison Presidency

Please work on the Madison Book work on your own under the Madison section on Moodle.  Take your time and answer the questions correctly. 

If you finish early, you may start your weekly assignment 5 (due Friday at midnight).

Black History Month Video

LUCKY DAY!!

---If you have gotten a zero on a weekly assignment up to this point, you have the chance to make ONE of them up.  See Moodle under Weekly Assignment section for the makeup assignment...DUE TODAY.

---If you received a 13 or less on yesterday's quiz, you must take the EAH -Washington, Adams, Jefferson Quiz under the Jefferson section.  You may use your textbook or internet for help.
You can gain a point per question you answer fully and correctly.  You must bring your computer up to me and show me your answers once completed.  Due today.

---Extra credit...write a 1-page summary on the events happening in Libya.  Hand written....due today at end of class.  Include a printoff of the sources you used.

You will not be able to take advantage of all of the opportunities above, but I have made one available for all the students regardless of where they fall grade-wise in class.  Please take this opportunity to give your grades a bump.

Weekly Assignment #4

Don't forget!!!  This one is easy!!!

Quiz Tomorrow!

Study Washington, Adams, and Jefferson below!!

If you have questions, see me. 

Jefferson Review

Review the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Thomas Jefferson Presidency

President Number 3!!  Mr. Thomas Jefferson:

Election of 1800

Marbury v. Madison

Louisiana Purchase

Lewis and Clark Expedition

John Adams!!-- Review!!

 XYZ Affair (see video above)

Alien & Sedition Acts (see video above)

John Adams Presidency

Need to Learn:
Alien and Sedition Acts
XYZ Affair
Election of 1800

Weelkly Assignment 3

Here is your reminder!  Due Friday at midnight...do it earlier rather than later!

Out Today!!

Hey guys...I looked on Moodle and for some reason, it looks like people did not get done with their Frederick Douglass assignment from yesterday.  It is due today (or by midnight tonight if you are able to work on it at home)

If you finish that, you may work on your 'weekly assignment 2'-- also due by midnight tonight.

Please be good and work hard!  I miss you guys and I will see you all Monday!!

-- Mr. Meldon

Fredrick Douglass-- Feb 10

I'm out today...be good!!  Go to Moodle and work on this assignment on your own.

Above is the Fredrick Douglass speech as spoken by Danny Glover.  Full text of the speech may be found in the class links section. 

Please watch/read the speech and answer the questions about the speech and Frederick Douglass on Moodle under the Black History Month section.

George Washington cont.

Create a Washington Poster.  Include the following information:

Citizen Genet

Whiskey Rebellion

Jay's Treaty

Pickney's Treaty

Farewell Address

Quiz on Wednesday over all of George Washington.

Washington Presidency Cont.

We will view this video together to see Hamilton and Jefferson discuss many of the disagreements below.

Regular Social Studies-  Read pgs 310-317 in the text book.  Focus on such subjects as Jay's Treaty, Citizen Genet, Pickney's Treaty, and Washington's Farewell Address.  Be prepared to answer questions on these subjects.

EAH---You will then be given a packet to read over.  You will have all class to read it, but if you are not able to complete the reading in class, you may find the reading on Moodle. 

It is located under the top section, then under 'resources'.  Then click on 'America--book' and the reading is found on pages, 296-302 (book pages)...(or pgs 319-326 if you type in the box at the top).  The Reading starts with Citizen Genet and ends with Pickney's Treaty (included).

Weekly Assignment 2

Due Friday, February 11 by Midnight.

See Moodle for Details!!

Jefferson and Hamilton

JEFFERSON:

-Central government should be weak

-America should be a democracy of farmers and workers
-Freedom of the individual
-Sided with France
-Against National Bank
-Strict Constriction of Constitution (If the Constitution doesn't say you can, you can't do it)
-Democratic Republicans

HAMILTON:
-Liked strong national government
-Believed that the rich, educated, and banking class should rule government
-Sided with England
-Wanted to create a National Bank
-Loose Construction of the Constitution (If the Constitution doesn't say I can't, then I can)
-Federalists

Washington- Judiciary Act

The Judiciary Act of 1789

 

-Article III of the Constitution established a Supreme Court, but left to Congress the authority to create lower federal courts as needed. Principally authored by Senator Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut, the Judiciary Act of 1789 established the structure and jurisdiction of the federal court system and created the position of attorney general. (a system of federal trial courts with broader jurisdiction, thereby creating an arm for enforcement of national laws within each)

 

Revolution in Egypt!!-- Extra Credit

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/28/whats-going-on-in-egypt_n_815734.html

Go to the website above and turn in the answers to the following questions for extra credit:

-What is a revolution?

-Why did the people of Egypt decide to revolt?  What problems was the country having?

-Who is the current president of Egypt?  How long has he been president?  Why might this be a problem?

-Why is this important to us?  (give two reasons)

Hand in by Friday, February 4th for extra credit. 

George Washington-- Precedents

Since George was our first PRESIDENT of the United States of America, the things he did were examples for presidents to follow.  The acts that were used by later presidents are called PRECEDENTS.

The precedents set by Washington:

• Neutrality in foreign affairs
• 2-term Presidency
• Use of Force To Enforce The Law (Whiskey Rebellion)
• Creating a Cabinet to Offer Advice
• How to address the President
• First to be inaugurated
• First to make inauguration speech
• Being called "Mr. President"

***Please go to Moodle and work on the "President's Precedents Assignment"



Quiz Day!!!

Take both quizes under the Assessments section on Moodle
(East Coast States Quiz and Road to Const. Multiple Choice Quiz)