3 Branches Schedule Fall 2016

Date Goal Reading Standards

Sep. 12th Review Unit II Test Intro to 3 240-243 SSCG4,9 branches

Sep. 13th Gerrymandering 240-249 SSCG4,9,SSCG10

Sep. 14th Incumbency Advantages 264-271 SSCG10

Sep. 15th Differences House/Senate 264-271

Sep. 16th How a Bill Becomes a Law 264-271 SSCG10

Sep. 19th Congress and the President 264-271 SSCG10

Sep. 20th Powers of the President 280-298 SSCG 12, A,B

Sep. 21st President as an Establishment 298-302 SSCG14

Sep. 22nd President Stuff

Sep. 23rd Legislative & Executive Quiz

Oct. 3rd Intro into Bureaucracy 302-308 SSCG14

Oct. 4th Bureaucracy SSCG14

Oct. 5th Bureaucracy/Congress 332-342 SSCG15

Oct. 6th Bureaucracy Research SSCG12,13,14,15

Oct. 7th Presentations on Bureaucracy

Oct. 10th

Oct. 11th

Oct. 12th Review Bureaucracy

Oct. 13th Cert Process 349-385 SSCG16-A,B

Oct. 14th Court Procedure 366-385 SSCG16-A,B

Oct. 17th Brennan v Rehnquist/Seminar Lanahan Reading SSCG16-D

Oct. 18th Exam

Oct. 20th Exam FRQ Vocabulary Institutions War Powers Act Standing Committee Select Committee Conference Committee Joint Committee CBO GAO CRS Speaker of the House Senate Majority Leader President Pro Tempore Vice President Baker v. Carr “One Man, One Vote” Redistricting Apportionment Census Mid Term Elections 17th Amendment Committee Subcommittee Reporting a Bill Franking Privilege Logrolling Filibuster Cloture Rules Committee House of Ways and Means Committee Gerrymandering Party Caucus Senate Judiciary Incumbency Committee Pork Earmarks Germane Non-germane Pigeon Holing Discharge Petition Hold

Writ of Certiorari In forma pauperis Amicus curiae Stare Decisis Judicial Activism Judicial Review Judicial Restraint Original Intent Majority Opinion Dissenting Opinion Concurring Opinion Appellate Jurisdiction Original Jurisdiction Plea Bargain Criminal case Civil case Rule of four Solicitor General Attorney General Bureaucracy Implementation Administrative Rule making Executive Agreement Adjudication Executive Order Executive Privilege Bully Pulpit/Power of Government Corporation Persuasion Executive Agency Regulatory Agency Spoils System Merit System Pendleton Act Hatch Act Going Native White House Staff Cabinet OMB Legislative Oversight Nixon v. United States

Georgia Standards

SSCG12 The student will analyze the various roles played by the President of the United States; include Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, chief executive, chief agenda setter, representative of the nation, chief of state, foreign policy leader, and party leader. SSCG13 The student will describe the qualifications for becoming President of the United States. a. Explain the written qualifications for President of the United States. b. Describe unwritten qualifications common to past presidents.

SSCG14 The student will explain the impeachment process and its usage for elected officials. a. Explain the impeachment process as defined in the U.S. Constitution. b. Describe the impeachment proceedings of Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton.

SSCG15 The student will explain the functions of the departments and agencies of the federal bureaucracy. a. Compare and contrast the organization and responsibilities of independent regulatory agencies, government corporations, and executive agencies. b. Explain the functions of the Cabinet.

SSCG16 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the operation of the federal judiciary. a. Explain the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, federal courts and the state courts. b. Examine how John Marshall established the Supreme Court as an independent, coequal branch of government through his opinions in Marbury v. Madison. c. Describe how the Supreme Court decides cases. d. Compare the philosophies of judicial activism and judicial restraint. AP Standards

Students must become familiar with the organization and powers, both formal and informal, of the major political institutions in the United States- Congress, presidency, bureaucracy, and the federal courts. Students should understand that these are separate institutions sharing powers and the implications of that arrangement. The functions these institutions perform and do not perform, as well as the powers that they do and do not possess, are important. It is necessary for students to understand that power balances and relationships between these institutions may evolve gradually or change dramatically as a result of a crisis. Students are also expected to understand ties between the various branches of national government and political parties, interest groups, the media, and state governments. For example, a study of the conflicting interests and powers of the president and Congress may help explain recent and repeated struggles to adopt a national budget.