Unit+Calendar,+Review+Questions,+Op-+Ed+Assignment,+and+Vocabulary+Lis

AP United States Government: Unit Five Outline (Civil Rights & Civil Liberties) || 3/11  Read Pages 496-502 || 3/12 Read Pages 503-509 3/15 Read Pages 509-513 Current Event Roundtable Discussion: ** Civil Liberties ** |||| 3/16 Read Pages 513-517 |||| 3/17  Read Pages 517-521 || 3/18  Read Pages 523-527 || 3/19  Read Pages 527-534 || 3/22 Read Pages 534-539 3/23 Read Pages 539-544 |||| 3/24 Read Pages 545-550 3/25 //__ End of 3rd Quarter __// 3/26 ||
 * Monday ** ||||
 * Tuesday ** ||
 * Wednesday ** ||
 * Thursday ** ||
 * Friday ** ||
 * Friday ** ||
 * **Supreme Court Cases Assignment Due** **
 * __ Quiz on the Supreme Court Cases __** ||
 * //__ Chapter 18 Quiz __//**
 * __ No Current Event, but __** **__ Affirmative Action Essay is due! __** ||||
 * //__ Chapter 19 Quiz __//** ||
 * //__ Unit 5 Exam __//** ||
 * No School: Teacher Grading & Planning Day **** J **

You will need to write a **__1-page, single-spaced essay__** answering the following questions:
 * Unit 5 Op-Ed:**
 * Do we still need to use affirmative action programs?
 * Consider the constitutional arguments, historical events, and your personal anecdotes

Resources:
 * History of affirmative action programs: []
 * []
 * [|http://sks.sirs.com] (Username & Password = pgcps)

** Vocabulary & Review Questions **  “Equal protection under the law” “Glass ceiling” “Separate but equal” “Wall of Separation” 14th Amendment Affirmative action Age Discrimination in Employment Act Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) Civil Liberties Civil Rights Civil Rights Act of 1964 Civil Union vs. Marriage Clear and present danger test Commercial speech De facto segregation vs. De jure segregation Equal Rights Amendment Establishment clause Ex post facto laws Exclusionary rule Free exercise clause Gag Order Higher Education Act of 1972: Title IX Jim Crow laws Libel vs. Slander Prior restraint Procedural Due Process Pure Speech Selective Incorporation Speech Plus Substantive Due Process Suffrage Symbolic Behavior Voting Rights Act of 1965 Writ of Habeas Corpus   1. How do civil liberties and civil rights compare and contrast with one another? 2. Describe how the Supreme Court has used the Fourteenth Amendment to expand coverage of the Bill of Rights to the states.Discuss changing conceptions of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 3. List the categories under which the Supreme Court may classify “speech.” Explain the distinction between “protected” and “unprotected” speech and name the various forms of expression that are not protected under the First Amendment. 4. Describe the test used by the Court to determine if government policy violates the First Amendment’s “Establishment Clause”. 5. How did the Supreme Court justify that Americans have a fundamental right to privacy? 6. Make a list of the specific Procedural Due Process rights held by all Americans. 7. Why did the NAACP use the strategy of litigation to promote Civil Rights progress? Summarize the rulings in //Brown// v. //Board of Education// and compare them with those in //Plessy// v. //Ferguson//. 8. Describe the differences between the African American civil rights movement and the women’s movement. Indicate the various standards used by the courts in interpreting the Fourteenth Amendment, and explain how these standards differ depending on whether African Americans or women are involved. 9. Explain why the Equal Rights Amendment was not ratified, despite strong congressional and popular support. Discuss the changing agenda of the women’s movement. 10. Summarize the struggles of the following groups in their attempt to acquire civil rights (a few detailed statements per group): women, LGBT community, students, disabled/senior citizens 11. Describe the intent of affirmative action. What are the pros and cons of this policy? What are some alternatives to this controversial policy? 
 * Directions: ** Define the following vocabulary and answer the chapter questions on another piece of paper.
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