Unit I Test

1. Review: Unit I
• Any questions that came up while you reviewed this weekend?
2. Test: Unit I
• 45 Multiple Choice (Recommended time: 35 min)
• 1 Free Response Question (Recommended time: 20 min)

Ch 05 - Federalism - Class 3

3. What is outlined within Amendments I-XXVII of the Constitution? (Ch 04)

1. How has the constitutional relationship between the federal government and the states evolved since the country's founding? (Ch 05)

1. Create: Supreme Court Oral Arguments
• Kelo v. City of New London
• Gonzales v. Raich

Ch 05 - Federalism - Class 2

2. How has the federal government used grants to exert power on states?

1. Analyze: Federal Grants 
• Part 3 (17:23): When Welfare Depends on Where You Live (Democracy in America)
• How did Welfare-to-Work change the federal grant program for welfare?
• Why would the federal government choose to use grants?
• Related: Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
• How have states reacted when the opposite occurs?  When states are required to do something, but not given the funds to do so?
2. Evaluate: Guns and Federalism
• One Nation, Under the Gun
• What did you write on your blog about guns and federalism?
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• 1st Period
• 2nd Period
• After Newtown: Gun Policy
• How is federalism exemplified in gun policy?
• Gun Control Bill Hits Brick Wall in the Senate
• What happened on Capitol Hill after the Newtown tragedy?