January - 2016

DB-2: Patriots, Pirates, Politicians and Profit Seekers: Chapter 1 (DUE 2/8)

Read chapter one in Patriots, Pirates, Politicians and Profit Seekers: New Hampshire Cases and the United States Supreme Court. Discuss...

EQ: What would the Supreme Court look like if John Marshall was not an early SC Justice? Presentation and discussion on John Marshall and...

Sub-Days EQ: What is the purpose of the original Congress? Watch "Ken Burns: Congress" and take notes during the video When done, finish...

EQ: Where did the ideas for the Constitution come from? What makes the Constitution different from other kinds of laws? Review...

I am out today, so you are expected to do this in-class, on your own, and give it to the sub. EQ: What was the intent of the framers of...

EQ: Is the mechanism for keeping the Constitution relevant effective? Why/Why not? Amendment Study Group Activity: Creation 1/20 and...

Choose ONE of the following unit EQs and write a 1-2 page (12-pt, double-spaced, Times New Roman, standard margin) essay answering the...

The first discussion is based upon the first chapter of the textbook Our Constitution, linked here. The assignment is to read the chapter...

Welcome to the course and the fun challenge that awaits. The key to this course is preparedness, therefore, your first step is to make...

Here are a series of videos to help jog your memory of the basic themes that we will be covering in this course. We will watch some of...