Monday, December 13, 2010

Friday December 10, 2010

1.  Write your journal
2.  Take the following quiz:
American Government Quiz.


Directions: You can use your notes and work. You can work in groups. Write your answers on another sheet of paper. You do not need to copy the questions.

1. According to the documentary, which Supreme Court Justice was responsible for inventing The Supreme Court?

2. How many cases did the 1st Supreme Court hear?

3. Is Judicial Review in the original constitution?

4. What is the establishment clause?

5. What is the free exercise clause?

6. What is the lemon test?

7. What is an example of the establishment clause?

8. What is an example of the executive clause?

9. What defines an American according to page 545?

10. According to page 545, describe the nation’s religious makeup.

11. How did the Supreme Court rule in United States v. Nixon?

12. How did the Supreme Court rule in Gideon v. Wainwright

13. How did the Supreme Court rule in Roe v. Wade?

14. How did the Supreme Court rule in Korematsu v. United States?

15. How did the Supreme Court rule in Regents of the U. of California v. Bakke?

16. How did the Supreme Court rule in Miranda v. Arizona?

17. How did the Supreme Court rule in Tinker v. Des Moines?

18. How did the Supreme Court rule in Marbury v. Madison?

19. How did the Supreme Court rule in Brown v. Board of Education?