Friday, October 26, 2007

October 26, 2007

Today in History: The Erie Canal opened on this date in 1825.
  • In AP US History: students are completing a learning station activity over pages 289-296 from the Divine textbook. Students should understand Jacksonian democracy and its successes and limitations, as well as, the bank war and forced removal of American Indians to trans-Mississippi West. Students will also understand the importance of efective leadership (19A) and analyze information and explain and apply different mothods historians use to interpret the past. Assignments Due by Monday: Jigsaw Activity Handout and Jackson's Learning Stations Handout.
  • In AP Government: students will participate in a discussion over "The Power of Federal Courts" and "Checks on Judicial Power," describing the dimensions of power exercised today by the Supreme Court and the opposing viewpoints on the desirability of activism by that court.

Please email Mrs. Jennings for an electronic version of available handouts.

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