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APRIL-MAY NOTEBOOK By Morgan Cowder c7e45439f0- password for the online book

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APRIL-MAY NOTEBOOK

By Morgan Cowderc7e45439f0- password for

the online book

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APRIL 19, 2010 A city charter closely resembles?~ Constitution

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SCHOOL TO HOME CONNECTION1. Municipality 2. Weak-mayor system3. County4. A village usually lies within the boundaries of the

larger local government, such as a township or county

5. It allows them to write their own charter, choose its own type of government, and manage its own business

6. A county assessor evaluates the value of property in a county

7. A disadvantage is that all the people in the town have to be there; an advantage is that all of the people in the town get their vote accounted for.

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STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE P.3921. D2. C3. B4. A5. B6. C7. B8. A9. C10. B11. A 12. B

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APRIL 20, 2010 Person who tends to dominate city?~Strong-mayor system

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REVIEW Q+A What is it called when the mayor has most of the

power?~strong-mayor system What is it called when the mayor doesn’t have very

much power?~weak-mayor system Who investigates crimes, murders, and suspicious

deaths?~coroner How has the American population changed over the last

one hundred years?~it increased Who investigates crimes, brings charges against

suspected lawbreakers, and prosecutes the cases in court?

~district attorney

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APRIL 21, 2010 In which form of city government

are legislative and executive powers held by the same person

or group?~ Commission

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APRIL 22, 2010 Earth day!!! List 1 thing I will learn about in chapter

14?~ sources of public policy

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GUIDED READING 14-1 P.3961. Public policy2. Government, political parties, interest

groups, the media, private citizens 3. Planning commissions oversee community

growth4. Infrastructure5. It has to find what it values most, define its

specific goals, and rank those goals in importance

6. A master plan sets the goals of the community and how those goals will be achieved. After the local government passes the master plan, it becomes ‘public’ policy.

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INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICY

Step 1: I choose ENVIRONMENT

~The French Creek in Northwestern Pennsylvania houses more species of fish and freshwater mussels than any other stream in the Northeast US, including the unique eastern hellbender, a large aquatic salamander. (below)

Kayakers on the Delaware River heading towards the Ben Franklin Bridge. PEC promotes river recreation as a sustainable, local recreation opportunity. (above)

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APRIL, 23 20101. _________ plan states specific goals and

describes how the government will carry out.

~master plan

- I want to be on the honor roll with 3 A’s in every quarter

- I want to have my own pet as my responsibility

- Master the cello

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SECTION 1 REVIEW1. Knowing what a community’s recourses are, they

can start their master plan2. A short-term plan, and a long-term plan3. The purpose of a master plan is to be able to reach

goals with the public. 4. It helps the community know what it wants to do for

the next year to make it a better place.

private citizens media

political parties interest groups

Public policy

comes from

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APRIL 26, 20101. I am researching C. L. “Butch” Otter,

the governor of Idaho.

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APRIL 27, 2010 I need pictures on each slide.

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APRIL 28, 20101. How many points is the power point

worth?~50 points

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APRIL 29, 20101. What does elaborate mean?

Go into further detail, expand, explain.

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APRIL 30, 2010 Length of power point slides?: ~at least 3 minutes

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MAY 3RD, 20101. The correct spelling is: Works Cited

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MAY 4TH, 20101. Does the U.S. Constitution mention

education?~No, general education has always been

under the control of the individual states.

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GUIDED READING 14-2 P. 921. All students in grades 3 through eight

must take state tests in reading, math, science

2. They have low test scores. High drop out rates and crime rates.

3. Funds $$in private schools, and not public schools

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MAY 5TH, 2010 Schools that receive state funding, but

are excused from meeting many public school regulations?

~charter schools

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SECTION 2 REVIEW1. A charter school receives state funding ,

but is excluded from public school regulations

2. When a company runs the school and provides more funding for the school and profit for the company

3. They feel that vouchers funnel education funds out of public schools and into private schools, and it violates the first amendment’s freedom of religion.

4. No because the schools wont get much funding if the government pulls out of the situation.

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CONTINUEDCharter schools

For•More

innovative and more

successful.

Against•They take the best students

from the public schools along with the

funding.

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MAY 6TH, 2010Booker T. Washington

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BOOKER T WASHINGTON 1. How did Booker T. Washington support

himself as a child? He worked in a salt furnace and a coal mine. 2. In what way did Booker T. Washington find

better work for himself? He was educated at Hampton Institute.

Became a teacher and helped organize Tuskegee Institute

3. What kind of education did students receive at Tuskegee Institute?

Students received instruction in technical skills, such as building and agricultural practices

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CONTINUED 4. What did Booker T. Washington assert in the

“Atlanta Compromise” He claimed that African Americans needed to

attain economic equality before they could think of working for civil rights.

5. What were the strengths and weaknesses of Booker T. Washington’s approach to education?

Washington’s approach ensured that students would receive a solid technical education and would be able to support themselves. His pragmatism, however, resigned African Americans to an inferior position, and it did not provide them the means to attain social equality or civil rights.

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MAY 7TH, 20101. President George W. Bush hoped that

the No Child Left Behind Act would improve public education by

~making schools more accountable for student’s learning

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MAY 10TH, 2010 Which of the following groups is

practicing environmentalism?~Volunteers who pull trash out of rivers in

the spring.Test may 14th

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GUIDED READING 14-31. Protecting our environment2. The EPA sets goals and standards that

implement by monitoring air and water quality and by inspecting industrial facilities

3. Incineration and recycling 4. they started the EPA, the clean water

act, and the endangered species act5. They set emission standards for

automobiles6. Landfills, incineration, and recycling.

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10 REVIEW QUESTIONS Madd Planning commission Infrastructure Short term Master plan The states Charter schools Tuition voucher Temporary assistance for needy families 5

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MAY 11TH, 20101. Chapter 14 vocab due tomorrow!2. Congress established the

Environmental Protection Agency in order to?

~Reduce pollution

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CHAPTER 14 SECTION 3 REVIEW1. When you recycle, you are reducing the

solid waste in landfills.2. When you protect the environment.3. There is no safe way to dispose

hazardous waste.4. I think that the air pollution is the worst

because the pollution levels are too high. If they get any higher, the ozone layer of the earth will have so many holes that we, along with all other plants and animals on earth, will be incinerated.

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CONTINUED…5.

Fighting Pollution

Driving less

Recycle more

Carpool

Energy efficient cars and

appliances

Stop smoking

Stop using pesticides

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MAY 12TH,20101. Critics of welfare programs believe

that welfare promotes:~Dependency ~ Test Friday!

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SCHOOL TO HOME CONNECTION1. Set priorities and evaluate its resources.2. The local school districts3. They can give out tuition vouchers, $$$

protect students against discrimination, and sets rules for state tests.

4. The Clean Air Act5. Public policy is concerned with the decisions

and actions of govt. as it deals with issues and problems as it affects the community. Ideas come from government, political parties, interest groups, or the media may suggest them.

6. People feel vouchers funnel education funds out of public schools system and into private schools and violates the first amendment.

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CONTINUED

7. NIMBY!!!

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STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICEPAGE 414

1. D 2. B3. C 4. A5. D

6. D7. C8. C9. C10.A

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MAY 13TH, 20101. When the local Parent Teacher

Association asks how many volunteers will help clean up the playground, they are evaluating:

~ Resources

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REVIEW GAME What is another name for poison?~toxic What is the health, prosperity, and happiness of

a community called?~ welfare What is the abbreviation for not in my backyard?~ N.I.M.B.Y What is a plan that is supposed to take place in a

few years?~ short term plan The Clean Air Act of 1970 set standards for what?~car emissions

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MAY 14TH, 20101. Broad policy that guides a

community’s future needs?~ long-term plan

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MAY 17TH, 2010

First known system of written law?

The Code of Hammurabi

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GUIDED READING 15-1►1. What are four things that laws do?►They keep the peace and prevent

violent acts, set punishments, include the administration of justice, and set rules for resolving disagreements.

►2. What makes a law a good law?►A good law must treat people equally,

be reasonable, be understandable by ordinary people, and be enforceable by the government.

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CONTINUED►3. What is the name of the first system of

written laws?►Code of Hammurabi►4. How did Roman law spread around the

world?►As Roman Empire grew, it brought Roman

law with them when they took over Europe and parts of Africa and Asia.

►5. What effect did French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte have on the Justinian Code

►He updated it and called it the Napoleonic Code

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CONTINUED►6. What was the most important source

of American law?►English Law►7. What is common law?►Law based on court decisions rather

than on a legal code

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MAY 18,2010 What is the most important source of

American law?~page 429~English Law

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SECTION 1 REVIEW1. A precedent is part of a common law.2. To keep peace and to prevent violent

acts.3. Ten Commandments and the English

Law.4. American law still follows the tradition

of precedents, individual rights…

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# 5

Code of Hammurabi English law

Ten Commandments

Roman law

Examples of kinds of laws

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LEGAL DEFINITIONSTerm Latin origin English meaning

Bail To carry a burden Temporary release in exchange for security

Ex post facto From a thing done afterward

After the fact

Jury Juraure Body of persons sworn to give a verdict

Writ of habeas corpus “you should have the body”

Bring a party before a court or judge, protection from illegal imprisonment

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MAY 19TH,2010 A party that brings charges-

~plaintiff

Individual or group accused-

~defendant

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GUIDED READING 15-21. Criminal law, civil law, and public law.2. The system in the United States in which

the courtroom serves as an arena in which lawyers for opposing sides present their strongest cases.

3. The plaintiff is the party that brings the charges, and the defendant is the party that is accused.

4. Murder, rape, kidnapping, robbery, etc.5. A lawsuit6. If you fall and break a leg on your neighbors

ice, you can sue them.7. Ida Wells-Barnett8. Limits of the govts. power and the right of

the individuals

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MAY 20TH,20101. Larceny2. Robbery3. Burglary

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1. Smith “took” Taylor Hicks’s songs and put it on I-tunes hoping that he could make a profit off of his songs.

2. D the name of the judge3. A 4. A

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SECTION 2 REVIEW1. A defendant is a person who the plaintiff is

trying to sue.2. For disputes or damages in some way.3. Refers to the rules and regulations that the

executive branch must make to carry out its job. It is considered part of public law because it might include an individual changing government with wrongdoing.

4. Constitutional law, because it deals with the branch of law

5. Criminal, because it keeps the world in justice.

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Criminal laws

Civil laws

Drunk driving Negligence

Murder, armed robbery

Child custody

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MAY 21ST,2010

1. A serious crime, such as murder?

~ a felony

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BIOGRAPHY1. Murder2. In the first trial, there were no Mexican

Americans in the jury. In the second trial, there was no segregation, and Hernandez went free.

3. There were no Mexican Americans on the jury for 25 years, even though the its Mexican American percentage was 14%(6,000 jurors, and no Mexican Americans).

4. He was innocent the 2nd time.5. Since the absence, Hernandez was going to

be considered guilty.

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MAY 24, 2010 1. You have the right to remain silent?

~Miranda rights

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GUIDED READING 15-31. It is a law that allows a person not to be

arrested for a crime before it was illegal.2. They guarantee due process of law.3. To ensure that our legal system works as it

should and that our legal rights are protected.

4. A judge’s authorization.5. To decide whether the government has

enough evidence to bring them to trial.6. Plea bargaining7. The death penalty was unconstitutional.8. They might think the crime is too serious, the

criminal’s record is bad, and the ability of the accused to avoid with bail and must be punished.

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MAY 25, 2010

1. Which of the following is a safe guard against being kept in jail unlawfully?

~Writ of Habeas Corpus

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SECTION 3 REVIEW Our constitution does not allow ex post

facto laws or bill of attainder laws. Several amendments in the B.O.R.

protect all citizen's legal rights before the law

It grantees us citizens the right to know why they have been arrested.

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MAY 26TH,2010

1. The equal protection clause?

~Requires government to treat all people equally.

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STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE

1. D2. A 3. B 4. C5. C

6. D 7. A8. C 9. A10.B

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5 Q/A FOR REVIEW GAME What is a sum of money an arrested person

pays to a court to win release from jail? Bail

What is a negotiation between defense attorney and the prosecutor?

Plea bargaining Which amendment outlaws “cruel and

unusual punishments”? Eighth amendment

Who decides if the defendant can post bail? The judge