AP Rock and Roll Assignment

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KgxqnH_y9Ait_YfxmtESPYqb5aWwhAGqyKKkkxFdv8E/edit

Sociology Assignment 5/7

Chapter 8; Section 2: Crime – Answer on a Separate Sheet of Paper

Key Terms for this section
1. Crime: any act that is labeled as such by those in authority, prohibited by law and punishable by the government.
2. White-Collar Crime:
3. Crime Syndicate:
4. Criminal Justice System:
5. Corrections:
6. Recidivism: Repeated Criminal Behavior

fbi crime statistics

Using the FBI Crime Statistics (link provided above), identify the following:

1. How does the FBI define “violent crimes”?

2. What has happened to the number of violent crimes in the past five years?

3. What are the most common violent crimes? What are the least common?

4. How does the FBI define “property crime”?

5. What has happened to the number of property crimes in the past five years?

6. How did the FBI collect its data on property crime?
- Identify the “Hierarchy Rule.” Why is this used? How might it misrepresent the data? Why? Why not? (Think of Police Discretion from your reading, how is this similar?)

7. What is the most common type of property crime? The least common?

8. Look at the expanded offense data for arrests: identify three things you notice and why they caught your attention.

9. Look at the expanded offense data for homicides. Who (Age/Race/Gender) is most likely to be murdered? Least likely? Why do you think this is?

10. Look at the expanded offense data for offenders. Who (Age/Race/Gender) is most likely to commit murder? Least likely? Why do you think this is?

11. The FBI is one component of America’s Criminal Justice System. Identify 3 other components (think of the TV show Law and Order, and your reading!). Which of the four components is most important? Why/Why not?
 

Government Civil Rights 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TlNwCoJy4KhgUxMAtUKfjKlYU7ctncIhZQqpDanK3BE/edit

Government Supreme Court Justices Presentation 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1evFA5P74Ep6Oe-WTcy8kkib-lrWpddnZPh6UwLsP8AA/edit

Key Terms and Concepts for Government Chapter 12

constituents

- Leadership

 Government Judicial Branch Study Guide

Study Guide Chapter 18--The Judicial Branch
Dual Court System—Know the levels of both State and Federal Courts and the kinds of cases that go to each
How are judges chosen for our state courts? Federal Courts?
How does the adversarial system work? How does inquisitional system work? Advantages and disadvantages of each?
How are jurors chosen?
Define jurisdiction original jurisdiction appellate jurisdiction
Who nominates federal judges? Who must approve these nominations?
What factors influence these appointments?
How would a proponent of judicial restraint view the role of judges?
How would a proponent of judicial activism view the role of judges?
Define precedent
How long is a federal judge's term? Why did the Framers do this?
Differences between criminal and civil cases
study the map on p 513
How many US District Courts do we have? How are they set up? What types of cases do they hear?
Courts of Appeal--When were they created? How many are there? Which circuit is Ohio in?
How many judges hear these cases?
US Supreme Court How many judges? What are they called?
What is judicial review? Why is the case of Marbury v Madison important?
How many cases are appealed to the Supreme Court each year? How many of these cases do they actually hear?________ How do they choose cases?
Explain "writ of certiorari" What is the Rule of 4? When does a Supreme Court term begin? End?
How much time does each side get for oral argument? How are opinions written?
Majority opinion concurring opinion dissenting opinion
Current make-up of US Supreme Court-- Chief Justice?
 

APUSH Chapter 37 Supplemental Notes

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qKcUmphYr25YnOIDkDUGnNqvUT9QZQaDj2mxdxaKo_4/edit 

APUSH Worksheets:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0By7rHeBwf2uwdjVnNDBPYllRUmlzblFpZk9mWUdFdw

 Sociology Personality Tests:

Harry Potter Personality Test: http://www.personalitylab.org/tests/ccq_hogwarts.htm

General Personality Test: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp

Take one of the personality tests above. Prepare to answer the following:

- Did the personality test accurately reflect the four factors in development of personality?

- Use three questions or specific details from the test to support your answer

Government Obama video

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30892505/vp/31073805

APUSH EXTRA CREDIT

- Watch the pbs american experience 

- Explain the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire

- What details about the fire surprise you?

- How did this change labor laws in the United States? 

- Do you think think PBS did a good job portraying the fire? why or why not?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/triangle/player/

APUSH REVIEW SITES

College Board AP US History Review

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/history_us/topics_1_9.html?ushist 

From Revolution to Reconstruction: An Outline of American History - and What happened next.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/index.htm

Study Stack Review Games

http://www.studystack.com/matching-82856

College Board AP US History

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/history_us/topics_1_9.html?ushist

American Pageant Online!

http://college.cengage.com/history/us/kennedy/am_pageant/14e/ace/ace21.html