November 2, 2007

Today in History: Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose, a huge airplane made of plywood, made its first and only flight on November 2, 1947. It was the world's largest plane.

• AP US History: today we are completing our mini-debates (topics 5-8). Objectives: Can students summarize Jacksonian democracy and explain its opponents' reasoning? Can you describe the debate over nullification and states' rights?
• AP Government: today we concluded our discussion over civil rights and civil liberties. Also, we will have a quiz on Monday over Chapters 14, 18, and 19. Objectives: Can students describe the development of individual rights and liberties? Can students explain the significance of the Fourteenth Amendment and due process?