APU.S.Government&PoliticsSummerAssignmentTohavealittlebackgroundknowledgerightatthestartofclass,andtogetyouthinkingaboutgovernment&politicsinAmericapresently,youhave3smallassignmentstocomplete,andsomefoundationsofgovernmenttostudy.

1) CurrentSupremeCourtdecisions:(typeupresponses,duethe1stday)

- InlateJune,theSupremeCourtwillbeannouncingtheirrulingsonmanyofthecasesthey’veheardduringtheirOctoberthroughJunesession.Pickonecasetosummarize(name,whatitwasabout,howthevotewent,impact).Thesestwowebsiteswillhavealltheinformationyouneed:www.scotusblog.com,andwww.oyez.org.

2) PastSupremeCourtCases:(typeupresponses,duethe1stday)- UsingtheOyezwebsiteresearchrespondtothefollowing2early

landmarkcases:Marburyv.Madison,andMuCullochv.Maryland1) Whatwastheissue2) Whataresomefacts3) Whatthecourtdecided(summarizethemajorityopinion,including

givingthereasoningbehindtheopinion,andidentifyingwhowroteit).Therewasnodissentingopinioninthesecases.

3) BasicsoftheConstitution.

-Review(study)theattachedsheetontheConstitution(Preamble,Articles,andAmendments).Wewilllookattheseinmoredetailduringthecourse,butitwillbegoodtohavesomesimplebackgroundknowledge.Fillouttheattachedworksheet(ontheback)on6majorprinciplesalso.Youwillhaveaquizonthese,andthesummarysheetthefirstorseconddayofclass.

6MajorPrinciples:PopularSovereignty–thegovernment’srighttorulecomesfromthepeople,ultimatepowerresideswiththepeopleLimitedGovernment–ThegovernmenthasonlythosepowerstheConstitutiongivesitRepublicanism–ElectedrepresentativesserveatthewillofthepeopleFederalism–DivisionofpowerbetweenanationalgovernmentandstategovernmentsSeparationofPowers–Thedelegationofgoverninginto3branchessonoonepart/personcancontrolallgoverningfunctionsChecksandBalances–Systeminwhicheachbranchofgovernmentcanmonitorandlimitthefunctionsoftheother