End of the School Year 🐲

Clintondale High School is closed for Summer Break.

Have a safe and restful vacation, Dragons!

Semester Assessment — AP Assessment 💯

🎯 Learning Targets

• Assess comprehension of United States Government and Politics

⏰ What We Did

• Completed the Semester Assessment, covering all units of AP U.S. Government and Politics (for those students who did not take the College Board assessment in May)

End of the Year Wrap-Up 🎉

⏰ What We Did

• In accordance with CHS policy, which exempts AP students from the second semester exam if they took the College Board test in May, we celebrated the accomplishments of AP Government and Politics students during the 2024–2025 school year

The Pelican Brief (1993), Day 3 🧑‍⚖️

D-Day — Allied Invasion of Normany (1944) 🇺🇸

🎯 Learning Targets

• Describe how federal court decisions, including those of the U.S. Supreme Court, can affect public policy and individual rights
• Analyze how the executive branch can influence the judiciary through appointments, enforcement, and indirect political pressure
• Describe how political scandals and corruption affect public trust in government

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching The Pelican Brief (1993)

CJ Barrymore's Junior Class Trip 🎢

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1985) 🚘

⏰ What We Did

• The Junior class was on a trip to C.J. Barrymore's today; Used today as a study hall for those remaining in class

The Pelican Brief (1993), Day 2 🧑‍⚖️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Describe how federal court decisions, including those of the United States Supreme Court, can affect public policy and individual rights
• Analyze how the executive branch can influence the judiciary through appointments, enforcement, and indirect political pressure
• Describe how political scandals and corruption affect public trust in government

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching The Pelican Brief (1993)

The Pelican Brief (1993), Day 1 🧑‍⚖️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Describe how federal court decisions, including those of the U.S. Supreme Court, can affect public policy and individual rights
• Analyze how the executive branch can influence the judiciary through appointments, enforcement, and indirect political pressure
• Describe how political scandals and corruption affect public trust in government

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching The Pelican Brief (1993)

Class Choice 🙇

⏰ What We Did

• Voted on what the final AP GoPo-related film would be

⚙️ Resources

• VOTE HERE (Google Form)

Argo (2012), Day 3 🇮🇷

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the U.S. government uses covert operations and diplomacy as tools of foreign policy
• Evaluate the roles of executive agencies, interagency collaboration, and international alliances

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching Argo (2012)

Argo (2012), Day 2 🇮🇷

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the U.S. government uses covert operations and diplomacy as tools of foreign policy
• Evaluate the roles of executive agencies, interagency collaboration, and international alliances

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching Argo (2012)

Argo (2012), Day 1 🇮🇷

Late Start Day 🕣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the U.S. government uses covert operations and diplomacy as tools of foreign policy
• Evaluate the roles of executive agencies, interagency collaboration, and international alliances

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching Argo (2012)

Cedar Point Trip 🎢

⏰ What We Did

• The majority of students were on a trip to Cedar Point today; Used today as a study hall for those remaining in class

Memorial Day — No School 🇺🇸

Clintondale High School is closed for Memorial Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 7:35 A.M.

The Hunt for Red October (1990), Day 3 ⚓️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Examine Cold War-era executive authority, military intelligence operations, and interagency conflict
• Explain the constitutional and political significance of U.S. foreign policy decisions during periods of international tension

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching The Hunt for Red October (1990)

The Hunt for Red October (1990), Day 2 ⚓️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Examine Cold War-era executive authority, military intelligence operations, and interagency conflict
• Explain the constitutional and political significance of U.S. foreign policy decisions during periods of international tension

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching The Hunt for Red October (1990)

The Hunt for Red October (1990), Day 1 ⚓️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Examine Cold War-era executive authority, military intelligence operations, and interagency conflict
• Explain the constitutional and political significance of U.S. foreign policy decisions during periods of international tension

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching The Hunt for Red October (1990)

The Post (2017), Day 3 📰

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze the First Amendment's protection of freedom of the press
• Evaluate the role of the media in checking government power during times of national controversy

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching The Post (2017)

The Post (2017), Day 2 📰

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze the First Amendment's protection of freedom of the press
• Evaluate the role of the media in checking government power during times of national controversy

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching The Post (2017)

The Post (2017), Day 1 📰

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze the First Amendment's protection of freedom of the press
• Evaluate the role of the media in checking government power during times of national controversy

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching The Post (2017)

Forrest Gump (1994), Day 4 🪶

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze the key themes in American political history
• Evaluate the impact of major government actions, Supreme Court decisions, and social movements on individuals and society from the 1950s through the 1980s

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching Forrest Gump (1994)

Forrest Gump (1994), Day 3 🪶

Late Start Day 🕣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze the key themes in American political history
• Evaluate the impact of major government actions, Supreme Court decisions, and social movements on individuals and society from the 1950s through the 1980s

⏰ What We Did

• The majority of the class was taking the AP English Language and Composition exam, but the image above was needed to complete the poster

Forrest Gump (1994), Day 2 🪶

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze the key themes in American political history
• Evaluate the impact of major government actions, Supreme Court decisions, and social movements on individuals and society from the 1950s through the 1980s

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching Forrest Gump (1994)

Forrest Gump (1994), Day 1 🪶

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze the key themes in American political history
• Evaluate the impact of major government actions, Supreme Court decisions, and social movements on individuals and society from the 1950s through the 1980s

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching Forrest Gump (1994)

Born Yesterday (1993), Day 3 🎞

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze themes of political corruption, civic responsibility, and the importance of an informed citizenry in a democratic society

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while finishing Born Yesterday (1993)

Born Yesterday (1993), Day 2 🎞

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze themes of political corruption, civic responsibility, and the importance of an informed citizenry in a democratic society

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while continuing Born Yesterday (1993)

Born Yesterday (1993), Day 1 🎞

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze themes of political corruption, civic responsibility, and the importance of an informed citizenry in a democratic society

⏰ What We Did

• Collected the Landmark United States Supreme Court Cases graphic organizer
• Completed a viewing guide while starting Born Yesterday (1993)

AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam 🇺🇸

The 2025 AP United States Government & Politics Exam was taken from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

2025 Cram for the Exam 📺

🎯 Learning Targets

• Prepare for the AP United States Government and Politics exam

⏰ What We Did

• Verified MyAP email address and password log-ins
• Watched a recording of Saturday's Washington Journal's 2025 Cram for the Exam: AP United States Government & Politics on C-SPAN

⚙️ Resources

• 2025 Cram for the Exam: AP Gov Exam Review (Washington Journal)

📖 Homework

• The Landmark United States Supreme Court case graphic organizer is DUE on W 7 May 2025.

Landmark United States Supreme Court Cases, Part II 🏛

🎯 Learning Targets

• Prepare for the AP United States Government and Politics exam

⏰ What We Did

• Took an follow-up status assessment on the required 15 landmark Supreme Court cases covered throughout the course

Landmark United States Supreme Court Cases, Part I 🏛

🎯 Learning Targets

• Prepare for the AP United States Government and Politics exam

⏰ What We Did

• Took an initial status assessment on the required 15 landmark Supreme Court cases covered throughout the course

Government Response to Social Movements: Women, LGBTQ+, and Affirmative Action ⏩

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how constitutional provisions have supported and motivated social movements
• Explain how the Supreme Court has at times allowed the restriction of the civil rights of minority groups and at other times has protected those rights
• Explain how the government has responded to social movements

⏰ What We Did

• Take notes on the advances and setbacks of women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and affirmative action

⚙️ Resources

• 3.9 Government Response to Social Movements: Women, LGBTQ+, and Affirmative Action

Social Movements and Equal Protection ⚖️"Letter from Birmingham Jail" 👨🏿‍💼Brown v. Board of Education 🏫

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how constitutional provisions have supported and motivated social movements
• Explain how the Supreme Court has at times allowed the restriction of the civil rights of minority groups and at other times has protected those rights
• Explain how the government has responded to social movements

⏰ What We Did

• Take notes on the advances and setbacks of African American civil rights
• Analyzed MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
• Discussed the facts and precedent set by the Court in Plessy v. Ferguson and the overturning of Plessy by Brown v. Board of Education
• Examined the components of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
• Reviewed Shaw v. Reno through a argument comparison on majority-minority congressional districts

⚙️ Resources

• 3.8 Social Movements and Equal Protection, “Letter From Birmingham Jail”, Brown v. Board of Education
• Brown v. Board of Education Case Study

Amendments: Due Process and the Right to Privacy 🚪Roe v. Wade 🤰Introduction to Civil Rights 🗽

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which states are limited by the due process clause from infringing upon individual rights
• Explain how constitutional provisions have supported and motivated social movements

⏰ What We Did

• Take notes on the right to privacy, how the Court used that right to decide Roe v. Wade, how Roe was overturned by Dobbs v. Jackson's Women's Health Organization, and how civil rights were enshrined in the Constitution through amendments 13, 14, and 15

⚙️ Resources

• 3.7 Amendments: Due Process and the Right to Privacy, Roe v. Wade
• Roe v. Wade Case Study

Second and Fourth Amendments: The Balance Between Freedom and Security ⚖️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which states are limited by the due process clause from infringing upon individual rights
• Explain how the Supreme Court has attempted to balance claims of individual freedoms with laws and enforcement procedures that promote public order and safety

⏰ What We Did

• Read two matters of debate on the Second and Fourth amendments
• Answered a guided reading on the matters of debate

⚙️ Resources

• Social Order and Civil Liberties: Examining the Second and Fourth Amendments (Day 4)
• Second Amendment (Matters of Debate)
• Fourth Amendment (Matters of Debate)

Professional Development Day 🟢

Clintondale High School is closed today for students, while teachers are engaging in professional development. Classes will resume at 7:35 A.M. on Monday, April 28, 2025.
 

Second and Fourth Amendments: The Balance Between Freedom and Security ⚖️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which states are limited by the due process clause from infringing upon individual rights
• Explain how the Supreme Court has attempted to balance claims of individual freedoms with laws and enforcement procedures that promote public order and safety

⏰ What We Did

• Responded to a guided reading while examining common interpretations of the Second and Fourth amendments

⚙️ Resources

• Social Order and Civil Liberties: Examining the Second and Fourth Amendments (Day 3)
• Second Amendment (Text)
• Second Amendment (Common Interpretation)
• Fourth Amendment (Text)
• Fourth Amendment (Common Interpretation)

Second and Fourth Amendments: The Balance Between Freedom and Security ⚖️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which states are limited by the due process clause from infringing upon individual rights
• Explain how the Supreme Court has attempted to balance claims of individual freedoms with laws and enforcement procedures that promote public order and safety

⏰ What We Did

• Examined and interpreted political cartoons on the interactions of the Second and Fourth amendments

⚙️ Resources

• Social Order and Civil Liberties: Examining the Second and Fourth Amendments (Day 2)
• Editorial Cartoons

Second and Fourth Amendments: The Balance Between Freedom and Security ⚖️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which states are limited by the due process clause from infringing upon individual rights
• Explain how the Supreme Court has attempted to balance claims of individual freedoms with laws and enforcement procedures that promote public order and safety

⏰ What We Did

• Examine how technology and the Fourth Amendment are related, preview the Essential Questions of Topic 3.6, and both listen and respond to a scenario regarding the Second and/or Fourth Amendments

⚙️ Resources

• Social Order and Civil Liberties: Examining the Second and Fourth Amendments (Day 1)

2025-2026 Scheduling and Xello ℹ️

Juniors were called down to schedule classes for next year and complete Xello career readiness.

Good Friday — No School ✝️

Clintondale High School is closed for Good Friday. Classes will resume on Monday, April 21, 2025, at 7:35 A.M.

MME Testing — M-STEP 💯

The M-STEP portion of the MME was administered during today's class

Amendments: Due Process and the Rights of the Accused 🚔Gideon v. Wainwright 🏛

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which states are limited by the due process clause from infringing open individual rights
• Explain how the Supreme Court has attempted to balance claims of individual freedom with laws and enforcement procedures that promote public order and safety

⏰ What We Did

• Took notes on the states' power to restrict rights, the public safety exception to Miranda, the rights of the accused, and the Supreme Court upholding right of all defendants to have legal counsel represent them
• Add Gideon to the Supreme Court graphic organizer

⚙️ Resources

• 3.5 Amendments: Due Process and the Rights of the Accused, Gideon v. Wainwright
• Gideon v. Wainwright Case Summary

Second Amendment: Right to Bear Arms 📜Selective Incorporation ⚖️McDonald v. Chicago 🔫

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the First and Second Amendments reflects a commitment to individual liberty
• Explain the implications of the doctrine of selective incorporation

⏰ What We Did

• Take notes on the Second Amendment and student-led interpretations of the amendment, what selective incorporation is, and how McDonald v. Chicago — as well as District of Columbia v. Heller — used selective incorporation to extend the right to bear arms to the states
• Add McDonald to the Supreme Court graphic organizer

⚙️ Resources

• 3.4 Second Amendment: Right to Bear Arms, District of Columbia v. Heller, Selective Incorporation, McDonald v. Chicago
• McDonald v. City of Chicago Case Summary

First Amendment: Freedom of the Press 📰New York Times v. United States (1971) 🗞

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the First and Second Amendments reflects a commitment to individual liberty

⏰ What We Did

• Took notes on the concept of prior restraint and the Supreme Court case that bolstered the Freedom of the Press against prior restraint
• Added New York Times to the Supreme Court graphic organizer

⚙️ Resources

• 3.3 First Amendment: Freedom of the Press, New York Times v. United States
• New York Times v. United States Case Summary

Kahoot! Review 📱

⏰ What We Did

• Reviewed 3.1 and 3.2, as well as previewed 3.3, by playing a Kahoot!

MME Testing — ACT WorkKeys 💯

The ACT WorkKeys portion of the MME was administered during today's class

First Amendment: Freedom of Speech 💬Tinker v. Des Moines Schools (1969) 🏫Schenck v. United States (1919) ⚠️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the First and Second Amendments reflects a commitment to individual liberty

⏰ What We Did

• Took notes on protected and unprotected speech under the First Amendment and discussed the facts leading up to Tinker v. Des Moines Schools (1969) and Schenck v. United States (1919)
• Added Tinker and Schenck to the Supreme Court graphic organizer

⚙️ Resources

• 3.2 First Amendment: Freedom of Speech, Tinker v. Des Moines, Schenck v. United States
• Tinker v. Des Moines Schools Case Summary
• Schenck v. United States Case Summary

MME Testing — SAT 💯

The SAT portion of the MME was administered during today's class

Catch-Up Day 🥫

⏰ What We Did

• With Q3 ending on F 11 April 2025, used today's class to catch up on any previous missing work

First Amendment: Freedom of Religion ⛪️Engel v. Vitale (1962) 🙏🏼Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) 🏫

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the Constitution protects individual liberties and rights
• Describe the rights protected in the Bill of Rights

⏰ What We Did

• Examined the First Amendment's Establishment and Free Exercise clauses
• Discussed the facts leading up to Engel v. Vitale (1962) and Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972), regarding disputes focused on both clauses
• Added Engel and Yoder to the Supreme Court graphic organizer

⚙️ Resources

• Engel v. Vitale Case Summary
• Wisconsin v. Yoder Case Summary