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Social Studies
Filibuster? Nuclear option?
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/29/politics/neil-gorsuch-nomination-latest/index.html |
Supreme Court Appointment
2. Should the Senate invoke the “nuclear” rule as they did in 2013 to confirm judges to the federal circuit courts.
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Women's History Month Project
1. Choose a woman from the provided list OR get a woman approved by your teacher (must be someone you know very little about 2. Complete Option #8 3. Choose another project of your choice. 4. Complete rubrics for both of your assignments (one per assignment) 5. Turn-in to teacher 6. Be prepared to present your findings (following all guidelines on the speaking rubric) |
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WomensHistoryMonthProject.pdf
Legacy of Slavery Assessment
You’re having a talk with your cousin and he/she says, “Slavery ended 150 years ago. People should stop talking about it!” Using the information from the film, present a counter-argument to your cousin. Create a graphic that shows how the legacy of slavery is still present today, but has changed forms over the years. Be sure to include:
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Slave Trade Group Project
Requirements:
Session 1: Spend time reading and discussing your material. Primary sources will be difficult reading. Take your time and work with each other. Begin creating outline of what the most important information is, what pictures to use, and what primary source to use. Session 2: Present main points, primary sources, and pictures to Ms. Rose for approval. Begin working on presentation. Session 3: Refine presentation and practice speaking parts. Session 4: Present |
Electoral College Study Guide
From your notes, you should study: -The role of the different participants in the electoral college -Alexander Hamilton's argument in Federalist Paper No. 68 -The changes brought forth by the 12th Amendment -The process for electing the president after the general election Some students asked for links to the videos we watched, so here is the slide deck of the lessons: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Uvbgz9L1uDdujIc3xcEbW3UKMrKZvdVewq8mkdv5mZU/edit?usp=sharing |
Study Guide
Social Studies Assessment Study Guide Study Question: You should be able to explain how the Nazi Party gained power between 1920-1932.
You have created many resources to help you study:
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Hermann Struts Hermann Struts, a lieutenant in the German army, fought bravely during the war. He comes from a long line of army officers and is himself a graduate of the German military academy. Struts has always taken pride in the army’s able defense of the nation and its strong leadership. Yet Struts is bitter about the fact that he has not had a promotion in over ten years. Few soldiers have, mainly because the Treaty of Versailles limited the size of the German army. In the old army, Struts would have been at least a captain by now and possibly a major. The treaty, he argues, has harmed not only Germany’s honor but also his own honor as a soldier. He feels that if the government had refused to sign the treaty and allowed the army to fight, both he and Germany would be better off. Otto Hauptmann Otto Hauptmann works in a factory in Berlin. Although his trade union has actively worked for better conditions and higher wages, it has not made many gains. Hauptmann blames their lack of success on the 1923 inflation and the current depression. He believes that the union would be more successful if the economy were more stable. Still, it is the union that has kept him employed. At a time when many of his friends have been laid off, his union persuaded the owners of his factory to keep men with seniority. Karl Schmidt Karl Schmidt is an employed worker who lives in the rich steel-producing Ruhr Valley. Like so many men in the Ruhr, he lost his job because of the depression. Yet Schmidt notes that the owners of the steel mills still live in big houses and drive expensive cars. Why are they protected from the depression while their former employees suffer? Although the government does provide unemployment compensation, the money is barely enough to support Schmidt, his wife, and their two children. Yet the government claims that it cannot afford to continue even these payments much longer. Schmidt feels that the government would be in a stronger position to help people if it cut off all reparations. Elisabeth von Kohler Elisabeth von Kohler, a prominent attorney who attended the University of Bonn, has a strong sense of German tradition. She believes that her people’s contributions to Western civilization have been ignored. Kohler would like to see the republic lead a democratic Europe. She disapproves of the methods the Weimar Republic often uses to silence and repress different points of view. Her sense of justice is even more outraged by the way the victors of World War I, particularly France, view Germany. She would like to prove to the world that the Germans are indeed a great race. She is proud to be an attorney and a German woman in the Weimar Republic. GerdaMunchen Gerda Munchen is the owner of a small Munich grocery store started by her parents. For years, her parents saved to send her to the university. But Munchen chose not to go and the money stayed in the bank. In 1923, she had planned to use the money to pay for her children’s education. But that year inflation hit Germany. Just before her older daughter was to leave for the university, the bank informed the family that its savings were worthless. This was a blow to Munchen, but even more of a blow to her daughter, whose future hung in the balance. Munchen does not think she will ever regain her savings. With so many people out of work, sales are down sharply. And Munchen’s small grocery is having a tough time competing with the large chain stores. They can offer far lower prices. She and her children question a system that has made life so difficult for hardworking people. Albert Benjamin Albert Benjamin is a professor of mathematics at the University of Berlin. While his grandparents were religious Jews, Benjamin is not religious. Benjamin’s three brothers, however, are religious Jews. He is very proud of his German heritage, and even volunteered to serve in the German Army during World War I. After the war, Benjamin married Eva Steiner. Eva is Protestant and they are raising their three children as Christians. Benjamin is concerned because prices have gone up while his salary as a professor has not. His family can no longer afford vacations and special presents for the children. His wife worries that if the economic problems continue, the family might have to cut back on spending for food. Eric von Ronheim Eric von Ronheim, the head of a Frankfurt textile (fabric) factory, is very concerned about the depression. Sales are down and so are profits. If only Germany had not been treated so ruthlessly at Versailles, he argues, the nation would be far better off. Instead the government has had to impose heavy taxes to pay reparations to its former enemies. As a result, Germans are overtaxed with little money to spend on textiles and other consumer goods. The worldwide depression has made matters worse by making it difficult to sell German products to other countries. Even if the depression were over, Ronheim does not think taxes would come down because of reparation payments. |
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