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Essay assignment for Ralph Nader: An Unreasonable Man (PDF, 15 kb)
Due: Wednesday, October 3
Grading: 50 points
Study guide (PDF, 880 kb)
These are my own notes on the first American colonies. You may also want to revisit the unit 1 quiz study guide to jog your memory from the first few weeks of school.
Law and You bonus assignment (PDF, 10 kb)
You found it.
You’re checking the class website on the weekend, so you deserve to be rewarded. Here’s a heads-up — we’re having an open-notes pop quiz on Monday.
I’m not going to put up a study guide, but if you filled out your notetakers, you’ll be fine. Be sure to review the territories the U.S. acquired as a result of the Spanish-American War, the events that led to war (especially the escalation of yellow journalism) and U.S. imperial history in general (manifest destiny, Monroe Doctrine, etc).
And as a further reward, here’s a bonus you can use: For extra credit on the quiz, I will ask if anyone knows the European explorer who “discovered” Guam for Portugal. Get the answer here.
Today we examined legal issues in the world today, covering civil and criminal trials, felonies and misdemeanors.
For those of you who asked, you can download the the complaint against OJ Simpson — including details of the one misdemeanor and ten felonies — by clicking here:
Criminal complaint against OJ Simpson (PDF, 2.0 mb)
Also, you can see what bloggers are saying about the Jena Six here (link).
Factors of U.S. imperialism notetaker (PDF, 1.3 mb)
Today’s lecture was accompanied by the above notetaker. If you were absent, print a copy and see me (or a classmate who took good notes).
If you did not turn in this week’s vocabulary terms or the “Merits of independence” mini-assignment, I’ll take them no later than Monday afternoon.
Due Wednesday, September 19
No matter what social or political issue faces our nation today, there’s a highly structured organization — called an advocacy group — that exists solely to fight for that issue.
For Wednesday, your assignment is to find three advocacy groups with which you agree, explain the issue or issues at hand, and describe what exactly the group does.
Whether you think the U.S. should do more to protect consumers, save historic buildings, or lend a unified voice for pro-life pharmacists, there’s an advocacy group for most every cause.
This list provides links to hundreds of advocacy groups’ official websites, but some of the more obscure organized groups will be found elsewhere.
Find three groups that stand up for what you believe, and be prepared to share your findings — and your views — with the class on Wednesday.