In Ms. Capp's HIstory class, you will use your Cornell Notes as an outline for the chapters of the textbook. Your purpose is to learn what the textbook chapter says and how it connects to what you already have read, or know.
In class, you will write notes from the chapter on the right. At the end of a section or class, you will write a summary of the chapter section. For homework, you will write any vocab, meaning or concept questions you have. You must have both sides and a summary for each section for credit on the Cornell Notes assignment.
Cornell Notes How to:
What do you need to write?
The Main Ideas
The Big Idea
Anything highlighted
Any key idea from a map, bracket, diagram or chart
Any item that is on the Section Assessment, if you don't already have something about that in your notes
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Final Exam Question sample A-B grade example:
(You may not copy this, but may paraphrase it)
Why is the Constitution important and how do you know?
"The importance of the Constitution today can be seen in our balanced representative democracy. America relies on separation of powers, to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful. That is important today when you view the recent fight to nominate a new Supreme Court Justice. The Supreme Court, with nine seats now, had eight voting members in May of 2017, due to the death of Antonin Scalia. This created the potential risk of a split four to four vote on cases. The Supreme Court is part of the judicial branch, but the executive branch nominates members. Congress must vote to approve nominees. Congress is currently refusing to vote on a Supreme Court nominee until after a new president is inaugurated. Later, President Trump nominated, and Congress approved the newest judge to the Supreme Court.
Another example of how the Constitution affects us today is that states cannot pass laws that run counter to the equal protection for citizens section of the Constitution (e.g. the Fourteenth Amendment). North Carolina just passed a law saying people in North Carolina were required to use the bathrooms of their birth gender, rather than their gender identity. The United States Justice Department has sued North Carolina for violating the Constitution. While the tenth amendment grants states rights, it does not grant rights not already belonging to the federal government. So, states cannot pass laws that discriminate under the equal protection clause of the Constitution."
Source: Ms. Capp, May 11, 2016
Further, the Constitution affects us in relation to enforcement of laws. Recently, several cities, counties and states have named themselves sanctuaty cities. What this means is that they will not report non-citizen immigrants to federal Immigration officials, if they are arrested, or in the pursuit of public or private services. The federal government has filed suit against California, for refusing to enforce federal law, which, under our Constitution, hold precesdence over local law. The state has counter-sued the federal government, which is threatenting to withold federal funds to the state of California, and other sanctuary states. Eventually, these suits will be heard in federal court, which will determine the constitutionality of each position.
Finally, the Constitution is a living document that balances the rights of government, with the rights of its' citizens. The Constitution replaced the flawed Articles of Confederation, which only had a legislative branch. The Constitution splits power between three branches: the executive, the legislative and the judicial. It provides, in the main Constitution, for the rights of government. It balances the power of the government , with the Bill of Rights and otner constitutional amendments. This can be seen most clearly, through the first amendment, which gives citizens the right to freedom of religion, assembly, speech, press and petition. The third branch of the government, the judicial, especially the Supreme Court, interprests the constitutionality of any law, thereby keeping the government from overpowering the people.
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Final Exam: There is a cumulative Final Exam at the end of Quarter Four. Listed below are the questions. Answers must be in your own words and use evidence from your notes to support your claim and use a strong conclusion. You will answer #31 (required) and two others of your choosing. You have three class days to complete. This is worth 30points (about 18% of your final Q4 grade)
1. What type of government do we have and how is our government organized? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
2. What are four founding documents reflected in our Constitution and what principles of democracy do they give us? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
3. How does the Constitution affect us today? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
4. Did the United States need to become independent of Great Britain? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
5. Why didn’t the Articles of Confederation work for our government? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
6. Explain separation of powers and democracy. Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
7. Explain checks and balances. Does that system work? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
8. What are the privileges and responsibilities of American citizenship? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
9. Explain Hamilton’s Economic Plan and how it impacted America. Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
10. Explain how political parties (1796) led to differing ideas about the role of the federal government. Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
11. Explain how the Louisiana Purchase changed America. Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
12. What challenges at home and abroad led to the War of 1812? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
13. How would you describe the American character and what led to its development? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
14. How did America become a world foreign policy power and how do we settle disputes with foreign powers? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
15. What is the Monroe Doctrine and how did/does it shape American foreign policy? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
16. What was the Missouri Compromise and what problem did it offer a solution to? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
17. What is Jacksonian Democracy and how did it affect people’s power? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
18. What are states’ rights and how did states’ rights impact our country? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
19. What was Andrew Jackson’s policy towards Native Americans and how did that impact America? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
20. Describe how the American West was settled and what kinds of people came west? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
21. How did manifest destiny affect Spanish and Mexican rule in California? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
22. What is manifest destiny and how did it change America? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
23. How did the Industrial Revolution change America? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
24. How did the transcontinental railroad change America? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
25. How did and do, new inventions change daily life and work? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
26. What is American slavery and what was its impact on our economy and society? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
27. What are the causes and effects of the Civil War? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
28. What is immigration and how did/does it change America? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
29. What is abolitionism and how did it change America? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
30. How did the Homestead Act change America? Support your answer with the most accurate evidence.
31. How did your studies this year affect your view of the world?
Question 31 is Mandatory: