The Judicial Branch

Date

In Class Activity

Homework

Tues


1/5

Wed
1/6
  • See Homework from above.
Fri


1/8

"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
                                      -George Washington
  • Read Textbook 525-532, 538-539 and answer the question in your notes on page 539 (What would you do?) and read page 542
  • Interactively read the 14th Amendement

Tues

1/12
  • Continue Lecture/Discussion 1st Amendment
  • Political Tolerance: Individual, team, class discussion (Replaced by Capitol Invasion discussion in 21)
  • Start People v. Larry Flynt
    'Necessity is the excuse for every infringement on freedom.'
                                          -William Pitt
Wed
1/13
  • See Homework from above.
Fri


1/15

  • Discuss Hazelwood
  • Finish People v. Larry Flynt
  • Mini-Lecture: 'Hate Speech' & Freedom of Speech
  • What's Your Opinion Sheet
"Freedom is the concern of the oppressed, and her natural protectors have always come from among the oppressed."
                                      -Camus
Wed


1/20

"The First Amendment has erected a wall between Church and State which must be kept high and impregnable"
                                      -Hugo Black
Fri


1/22
  • Finish Marathon
  • Lecture: Freedom of Religion: Exercise
  • Do Free Exercise Crossfires
  • Finish First Amendment: Assembly: Skokie
"It does me no injury, for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg."
                                      -Thomas Jefferson
Tues


1/26
  • Lecture: First Amendment: Free Exercise & Free Assembly
  • Print out and put in your notes to reference in class this Bill of Rights Primer
  • Do SCOTUS Reader pages 53-55 (Tinker Case) & (US v Lopez) pages 56-59.
Wed
1/27
  • Write a timed FRQ to this question and then read your partner's and analyze it (turn in the analysis and essay). Use this form to help analyze the essay.
  • See Homework from above.
Fri


1/29
  • Finish 1st Amendment: Westboro
  • Mini-Lecture: 2nd Amendment
  • Start Lecture: Civil Liberties in the Constitution and Bill of Rights
  • Jostens Grad stuff
    ..to disarm the people - that was the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
                         -George Mason
  • Write and send a 150 word letter to the editor on the second amendment. Make sure to use relevant statistics and include your viewpoint. Write from the perspective you choose. Take a screen shot of your sent email receipt and print the essay underneath. Also email your congressperson.
  • SCOTUS Reader: McDonald v Chicago (pages 30-34)

  • Print out and have ready for class: Rights of Accused Court Cases
Tues


2/2
    First Amendment Quest
  • Finish 2nd Amendment
  • Start Rights of the Accused: Gideon and beyond
  • If you didn't get a 70% you can debrief your quiz starting tomorrow during office hours (12:45-1:30).
  • Print out and interactively read the entire ERA Article . It is due on 2/12 but it is long so get an early start.
  • Interactively read the Death Penalty Discussion. We won't get to it Friday most likely but be prepared to argue either side
  • Interactively read Gideon v Wainright in your SCOTUS reader (p19-22). We will use it in class tomorrow.
Wed
2/3
  • See Homework from above.
Fri


2/5


    • Make sure you finish the packet we did in class today Rights of Accused Court Cases by Tuesday. If you were absent today make sure you print it out t You do NOT have to do the last page (essay) - Nor TLO (we will do that one in class together)
    • Print out and have ready for the next class the equal protection clause
    • Tues


    2/9
    • Lecture cont: Rights of the Accused: 4th Amendment
    • 8th Amendment - lecture and discussion

    Wed
    2/10
    • Start your prep for the trial:
      • If you are a judge: Prepare for the trial by uploading your research notes on your judge's legal philosophy and questioning tactics.
      • If you are a lawyer, interactively read your case background file I gave you and write a summary (to help prepare you for the trial)
    • See Homework from above.
    Fri


    2/12
    • Start Civil Rights Lecture: Case Studies What level of Scrutiny?
    • Analyze Civil Rights in the News Cases
    • Continue Civil Rights Lecture

      Have you ever sent a loved son on vacation, and had him returned to you in a pine box, so horribly battered and water-logged that someone needs to tell you this sickening sight is your son, lynched?-----Mamie Till

      America has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with 5% of the world's population and 25% of its prisoners. 2.3 million Americans are in prison. Over 65 million people, or 20% of the country, have criminal records. Most disturbingly, nearly 40% of our country's prisoners are African-Americans, who only make up 12% of the general population."

    • Turn in the equal protection cases form we did in class today
    • Download and have ready before the next class the 13th Studyguide
    • Print out, and bring to class the RBG Studyguide
    • On 3/2 your ERA Article is due. Consider finishing it over the break.
      For extra credit over the break you may watch one of the following:
        1. American Violet. A powerful and true docudrama on our judicial system and the dangers of meet and plead.
        2. Just Mercy The true story of Bryan Stevenson's claim to fame, defending people on death row that were innocent. If you have not watched any of them you MUST watch this one. (we will also have a film night to discuss this after the break - like a book club)
        3. American History X - excellent movie and a viotet/accurate portrayal of life in prison and the costs of racism.
        4. Blindspotting A fictional tale based on the racial tension in Oakland California with all too true aspects.
        5. Fruitvale Station Docudrama on the last day of Oscar Grant's life (a bay area story) before he was killed by the BART police.
        If you'd like to watch all of them for additional credit talk to me. Remember to use the extra credit form and get your parent's permission before you watch.

    Tues

    2/23
    • Interactively read the Reparations Article and summarize both viewpoints
    • Read in your AP Gov Packet (MLKs Letter from a Birmingham Jail)
    Wed
    2/24
    • Listen to podcast on Reparations take notes, write a summary, and a couple of sentences on whether or not reparations are justified and feasible.
    • See Homework from above.

    Fri

    2/26
    • Finish Civil Rights Lecture Red lining, Affirmative Action, & LGBTQ Rights
    • Start Film: 13th
      Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo -obedient to our keepers, but dangerous to each other. ------Angela Davis
    • Watch up to 50:30 in 13th and fill in the film guide to that point.
    • Listen to, take cornell notes on, and write a summary on continuing black housing inequality
    • Consider watching American History X for extra credit using the American History X film guide .

    Tues

    3/2

    • Finish Film 13th


    • Civil Rights Movement today's issues and (College Admissions) & Debate: Reparations
    • Take a quick look at Innocence Project: They have a good series on Netflix too.

    • Watch the first 39:12 minutes of RBG on hulu or Here
    • Read pages 138-142; 143-146; 176-183 and do the Young People and Politics on page 142. The reading is highly recommended, but I can't force you. Page 142 is mandatory
    Wed
    3/3
    • Start RBG on your own and watch the first 39:12 minutes
    • See Homework from above.
    Fri


    3/5
    • Film RBG

      • I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.------Mary Wollstonecraft
      To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women.------Angela Davis
    • ERA, Abortion, Women's Right's Issues

    Tues


    3/9
    • Interactively Read your side of the Mandatory Minimum Debate ( Pro or Con) and print out MM Crossfire.
      Watch American History X for extra credit, complete the study guide and answer the following:
        Finish your video guides and write a little reflection about today's movie: 1.) The original film ends after Danny (Edward Furlong) is shot by a black student (whose brother was killed by Derek (Edward Norton) earlier in the film). In Kaye's version, after this, we are taken to a scene in the family apartment where the detectives are trying to comfort Danny's grieving mother and sister. The camera then pans away and cuts to a scene in the bathroom. We see the sink filled with hair and an electric razor next to it. Derek is stood there with his head shaved - he stares in the mirror and looks at the swastika on his chest, before pulling out a pistol. The film ends on a shot of Derek's sick smile, the same smile we saw when he was arrested for his murders earlier in the film; What do you think of this ending? Has Derek reformed enough not to go back to his old ways, or do you think it's more realistic that he goes back to it? 2.Consider the quote from the film Has anything you've done made your life better? Reflect upon it for a second and write a response.

      • Reminder any extra credit and late assignments for the semester are due Tuesday and Just Mercy is Friday Night.
    Wed
    3/10
    • See Homework from above. (Don't forget your MM article from last Friday is due too).
    Fri


    3/12
    • ERA, Abortion, Women's Right's Issues
    • Women's Issues Jigsaw
    • Mandatory Sentencing Day
      ERA Discussion
      1. Debate two sides of MM
      2. Discuss Crossfire
      3. Look at Case Study

  • Turn in your ERA Worksheet
  • Turn in your MM Crossfire
  • Interactively read Matt Hahn and decide whether or not he should be giving leniency in your summary and why
  • Justices: Don't forget that your briefs are due Tuesday. You have till 11:59 that day and can work on them during class if you'd like.
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    • Tues


    3/16
    • Finish Mandatory Sentencing Day
      1. Debate two sides of MM
      2. Discuss Crossfire
      3. Look at Case Study
    • Guest Speaker in the evening tomorrow
    • Study for Judicial Branch Test. Don't forget the original Study Guide too
    • Complete your AP Cases and PDF them and turn them in. I will put a collection on Canvas this week.
    Wed
    3/17
    • No new work today. See Guest Speaker at 6:30pm
    • See Homework from above & wish Mr. Davey a Happy Birthday..
    Fri


    3/19
    • Judicial Branch Test