Week of October 25th
Monday, October 25
Objective: Students should be able to
Procedure:
1. Explain whether or not the judicial system in your assigned county is independent. What would need to happen to make your assigned country's judiciary more independent. Answer the following country specific questions-
Country specific questions.
• United Kingdom: how can the UK Supreme Court be considered independent without the power of judicial review? Why did the government move judicial authority from the House of Lords to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom? What is the relationship between this court and Brexit? (supremecourt.uk/about/the-supreme-court.html)
• Iran: Why does the Iranian system have a separate Revolutionary Court and a court for clerics? What is the role of women in the Iranian court system? Suggest a reference to Shirin Ebadi. Also suggest a profile of current Chief Justice Ebrahim Raisi who is seen as a potential supreme leader.
• Russia: What is the difference between the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court? What is the evidence that this is not an independent court, even though it has judicial review? Classic examples include Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the Pussy Riots, and Sergei Magnitsky.
• China: How does the Chinese Communist Party control the judiciary? What do the protests about the Hong Kong extradition protests reveal about the Chinese judiciary? Suggest a focus on Hong Kong and political prisoners.
• Mexico: How did the Zedillo reforms change the Mexican judiciary? What are the continued challenges to rule of law? Suggest a focus on drug cartels.
• Nigeria: How does rule of law work with two systems of law (common law and sharia courts in the North)? How is the judiciary handling the corruption in Nigeria? Suggest a focus on Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen.
Homework:
Complete AP classroom Unit 2 checkup
Tuesday, October 26
Objective: Students should be able to
Procedure:
1. Reading quiz
2. Debrief on judicial systems
3. Each country group make a one-pager about the structure of a different country other than the one they did the presentations on earlier in the unit.
Homework:
1. Write down what topics, concepts, or countries they still want to review.
2. Read Unit 2 in Study Guide
Wednesday, October 27
Objective: Students should be able to
Procedure:
1. Unit 2 Country Update Summary
2. Complete Unit 2 check-up in study guide
Homework:
1. Complete Unit 2 check-up in study guide
2. Watch AP Classroom Unit 2 video- On Schoology, summarize the main points. What are three connections you made to your reading or what we have discussed in class.
Thursday, October 28
Objective: Students should be able to:
Review for Unit 2 test
Procedure:
1. Review Unit 2 Check-up
2. Unit 2 Review Sheet
Homework:
Study for test on Tuesday, November 2
Friday, October 29
Objective: Students should be able to:
Review for Unit 2 Test
Procedure:
1. Complete review questions in class
Homework:
Study for test on Tuesday, November 2
Reading for the Week of November 1st
UK: P. 101 (Historical Evolution of National Political Traditions) to P. 122 (stop at Political Institutions)
Russia: P. 201 (Historical Influences on Political Traditions) to P. 226 (stop at Political Institutions)
China: P. 273 (Historical Tradition) to P. 296 (stop at Political Institutions)
Mexico: P. 352 (Historical Traditions) to P. 370 (stop at Civil Institutions)
Iran: P. 420 (Political Culture) to P. 440 (stop at Political Institutions)
Nigeria: P. 485 (Political Traditions) to P. 508 (stop at (Political Institutions)
Objective: Students should be able to
Procedure:
1. Explain whether or not the judicial system in your assigned county is independent. What would need to happen to make your assigned country's judiciary more independent. Answer the following country specific questions-
Country specific questions.
• United Kingdom: how can the UK Supreme Court be considered independent without the power of judicial review? Why did the government move judicial authority from the House of Lords to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom? What is the relationship between this court and Brexit? (supremecourt.uk/about/the-supreme-court.html)
• Iran: Why does the Iranian system have a separate Revolutionary Court and a court for clerics? What is the role of women in the Iranian court system? Suggest a reference to Shirin Ebadi. Also suggest a profile of current Chief Justice Ebrahim Raisi who is seen as a potential supreme leader.
• Russia: What is the difference between the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court? What is the evidence that this is not an independent court, even though it has judicial review? Classic examples include Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the Pussy Riots, and Sergei Magnitsky.
• China: How does the Chinese Communist Party control the judiciary? What do the protests about the Hong Kong extradition protests reveal about the Chinese judiciary? Suggest a focus on Hong Kong and political prisoners.
• Mexico: How did the Zedillo reforms change the Mexican judiciary? What are the continued challenges to rule of law? Suggest a focus on drug cartels.
• Nigeria: How does rule of law work with two systems of law (common law and sharia courts in the North)? How is the judiciary handling the corruption in Nigeria? Suggest a focus on Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen.
Homework:
Complete AP classroom Unit 2 checkup
Tuesday, October 26
Objective: Students should be able to
Procedure:
1. Reading quiz
2. Debrief on judicial systems
3. Each country group make a one-pager about the structure of a different country other than the one they did the presentations on earlier in the unit.
Homework:
1. Write down what topics, concepts, or countries they still want to review.
2. Read Unit 2 in Study Guide
Wednesday, October 27
Objective: Students should be able to
Procedure:
1. Unit 2 Country Update Summary
2. Complete Unit 2 check-up in study guide
Homework:
1. Complete Unit 2 check-up in study guide
2. Watch AP Classroom Unit 2 video- On Schoology, summarize the main points. What are three connections you made to your reading or what we have discussed in class.
Thursday, October 28
Objective: Students should be able to:
Review for Unit 2 test
Procedure:
1. Review Unit 2 Check-up
2. Unit 2 Review Sheet
Homework:
Study for test on Tuesday, November 2
Friday, October 29
Objective: Students should be able to:
Review for Unit 2 Test
Procedure:
1. Complete review questions in class
Homework:
Study for test on Tuesday, November 2
Reading for the Week of November 1st
UK: P. 101 (Historical Evolution of National Political Traditions) to P. 122 (stop at Political Institutions)
Russia: P. 201 (Historical Influences on Political Traditions) to P. 226 (stop at Political Institutions)
China: P. 273 (Historical Tradition) to P. 296 (stop at Political Institutions)
Mexico: P. 352 (Historical Traditions) to P. 370 (stop at Civil Institutions)
Iran: P. 420 (Political Culture) to P. 440 (stop at Political Institutions)
Nigeria: P. 485 (Political Traditions) to P. 508 (stop at (Political Institutions)
Week of October 18th
Monday, October 18
Objective: Student will be able to:
Identify the executive leaders of case study countries
Procedure:
- Identify the following for your assigned country:
- Country, name of leader, picture of leader, and name of country
- When and how executive leader came to power (include recent election results)
- Executive leader’s political party
- Foreign Policy Initiatives
- Domestic Policy Initiatives
- Issues, Challenges, or Scandals facing leader
- Place Information on assigned slide
Homework:
1. Read Britain- p. 136 (The Institutions of National Government) to p. 145 (stop at Pubic Policy and Current Issues). Due by class tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 19
Objective: Student will be able to:
Explain the Legislative systems of the case study countries
Procedure:
1. Presidential lecture
2. Unit 2 PowerPoint
3. Locate a graph of legislative process for assigned country
Identify major legislation passed in last 5 years (min of 5 examples)
Describe relationship with executive branch
Homework:
1. Read Russia- p. 239 (The Institutions of Government) to p. 246 (stop at Pubic Policy and Current Issues). Due by class tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 20
Objective: Student will be able to:
Explain the Judicial systems of the case study countries
Procedure:
1. Data Search: have students use the search feature in the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index to answer the following questions: (worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-index)
• How is the concept “rule of law” defined?
• Looking at the world map, what do you notice about the countries with high levels on the rule of law scale? Those that don’t have high levels?
• What are the scores for the six course countries?
• Do these scores surprise you? Why or why not?
• What is the difference between rule of law and rule by law?
Homework:
1. Read China- p. 305 (Institutions of Government) to p. 310 (stop at Policy Making). Due by class tomorrow.
Thursday, October 21
Objective: Student will be able to:
Explain the Judicial systems of the case study countries
Procedure:
1. Judicial System lecture
2. Unit 2 PowerPoint
3. Judicial System Slides:
Presentations should include:
• Type of legal system: common law, code law, or religious law
• The judicial selection processes
• The power of judicial review
• Recent changes to the court system (2010 UK Supreme Court, President Zedillo reforms in Mexico)
• Current event article about any recent controversies involving the court
Homework:
1. Read Mexico- p. 383 (Government Institutions) to p. 391 (stop at Policies and Issues). Due by class tomorrow.
Friday, October 22
Objective: Student will be able to:
Explain the Judicial systems of the case study countries
Procedure:
1. Judicial System lecture
2. Unit 2 PowerPoint
3. Judicial System Slides:
Presentations should include:
• Type of legal system: common law, code law, or religious law
• The judicial selection processes
• The power of judicial review
• Recent changes to the court system (2010 UK Supreme Court, President Zedillo reforms in Mexico)
• Current event article about any recent controversies involving the court
Homework:
1. Read Iran- p. 448 (Institutions of National Government) to p. 460 (Public Policy). Due by class Monday.
2. Read Nigeria- p. 516 (Institutions of National Government) to 523 (stop at Public Policy). Due by class Monday.
Objective: Student will be able to:
Identify the executive leaders of case study countries
Procedure:
- Identify the following for your assigned country:
- Country, name of leader, picture of leader, and name of country
- When and how executive leader came to power (include recent election results)
- Executive leader’s political party
- Foreign Policy Initiatives
- Domestic Policy Initiatives
- Issues, Challenges, or Scandals facing leader
- Place Information on assigned slide
Homework:
1. Read Britain- p. 136 (The Institutions of National Government) to p. 145 (stop at Pubic Policy and Current Issues). Due by class tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 19
Objective: Student will be able to:
Explain the Legislative systems of the case study countries
Procedure:
1. Presidential lecture
2. Unit 2 PowerPoint
3. Locate a graph of legislative process for assigned country
Identify major legislation passed in last 5 years (min of 5 examples)
Describe relationship with executive branch
Homework:
1. Read Russia- p. 239 (The Institutions of Government) to p. 246 (stop at Pubic Policy and Current Issues). Due by class tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 20
Objective: Student will be able to:
Explain the Judicial systems of the case study countries
Procedure:
1. Data Search: have students use the search feature in the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index to answer the following questions: (worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-index)
• How is the concept “rule of law” defined?
• Looking at the world map, what do you notice about the countries with high levels on the rule of law scale? Those that don’t have high levels?
• What are the scores for the six course countries?
• Do these scores surprise you? Why or why not?
• What is the difference between rule of law and rule by law?
Homework:
1. Read China- p. 305 (Institutions of Government) to p. 310 (stop at Policy Making). Due by class tomorrow.
Thursday, October 21
Objective: Student will be able to:
Explain the Judicial systems of the case study countries
Procedure:
1. Judicial System lecture
2. Unit 2 PowerPoint
3. Judicial System Slides:
Presentations should include:
• Type of legal system: common law, code law, or religious law
• The judicial selection processes
• The power of judicial review
• Recent changes to the court system (2010 UK Supreme Court, President Zedillo reforms in Mexico)
• Current event article about any recent controversies involving the court
Homework:
1. Read Mexico- p. 383 (Government Institutions) to p. 391 (stop at Policies and Issues). Due by class tomorrow.
Friday, October 22
Objective: Student will be able to:
Explain the Judicial systems of the case study countries
Procedure:
1. Judicial System lecture
2. Unit 2 PowerPoint
3. Judicial System Slides:
Presentations should include:
• Type of legal system: common law, code law, or religious law
• The judicial selection processes
• The power of judicial review
• Recent changes to the court system (2010 UK Supreme Court, President Zedillo reforms in Mexico)
• Current event article about any recent controversies involving the court
Homework:
1. Read Iran- p. 448 (Institutions of National Government) to p. 460 (Public Policy). Due by class Monday.
2. Read Nigeria- p. 516 (Institutions of National Government) to 523 (stop at Public Policy). Due by class Monday.
