Unit 1: The Constitution of the United States: Origins and Applications Homework Menu

Throughout the course of the unit, you will need to complete multiple assignments from the list below. You will need
to complete assignments of your choosing, but your assignment points must add up to 200 points. You will have
approximately two weeks to complete this. The due date is shown in Canvas. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Articles (50 points)

You will be reading the article and writing an organized, scholarly response to the article you read.
● Read Why We Couldn’t Create Our Constitution Today
● Read Federalism, the Constitution, and Sanctuary Cities
● Read Will Marijuana Make Federalism Go Up in Smoke?
● Read Medical Marijuana amendment a states-rights issue

Podcasts (1 point per minute):

● Constitutional (Washington Post) Episode #1: “Framed” -- 65 min.
● Constitutional (Washington Post) Episode #7: “Congress and Citizens” – 40 min.
● Constitutional Study Radio Lesson 2: “Historical Influences” – 30 min.
● Constitutional Study Radio Lesson 2, Part 2: “Historical Influences” – 30 min.
● Constitutional Study Radio Lesson 3: “Founding Documents” – 30 min.
● Constitutional Study Radio Lesson 4: “Path to the Constitution” – 30 min.
● Constitutional Study Radio Lesson 13: “Amendments, Convention” – 30 min.
● Constitutional Study Radio Lesson 14: “Supremacy Clause”—30 min.
● Constitutional Study Radio 25 Myths, Myth #1: “Co-Equal Branches” – 15 min.
● Civics 101: Episode 4: How to Amend the Constitution—13 min.
● Civics 101: Episode 37: Autocracies and Oligarchies and Democracies, Oh My –14 min.
● Civics 101: Episode 60: Federalism—5 min.
● Civics 101: Episode 69: The Federalist Papers—18 min.
● We the People (National Constitution Center): Hamilton: Constitutional clashes that shaped a nation—60 min.
● We the People (National Constitution Center): Federalism Under President Trump—60 min.
● We the People (National Constitution Center): James Wilson and the Creation of the Constitution---60 min.
● We the People (National Constitution Center): The future of federalism—60 min.
● We the People (National Constitution Center): Article V and Constitutional change—60 min.

Videos (THESE ARE NOT HOMEWORK… THEY ARE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR YOU!!!)
● Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances: Crash Course Government and Politics #3 – 9 min.
● Constitutional Compromises: Crash Course Government and Politics #5 – 9 min.
● Federalism: Crash Course Government and Politics #4—9 min.
● Hip Hughes: Checks and Balances for Dummies – 20 min.
● Hip Hughes: Hyperpluralism Explained: Partisan Politics and a Divided Government – 12 min.
● Hip Hughes: America and the Elite Theory of Democracy – 8 min.
● Hip Hughes: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 for Dummies – 15 min.
● Hip Hughes: The Articles of Confederation Explained – 15 min.
● Hip Hughes: The Connecticut Compromise and the Power of Small States in the US Senate – 12 min.
● Hip Hughes: The Antifederalist Papers Explained – 15 min.
● Hip Hughes: Article IV—Full Faith and Credit Explained—8 min.
● Hip Hughes: Article V—The Amendment Procedure Explained—7 min.
● Hip Hughes: Article VI—The Supremacy Clause Explained—4 min.
● Hip Hughes: The Tenth Amendment Explained—6 min.
● Hip Hughes: Constitutional Flexibility and the Living Constitution—23 min.
 ● Hip Hughes: The Federalist Papers Explained—6 min.
● Hip Hughes: Explaining Federalist #10—7 min.
● Hip Hughes: Explaining Federalist #51—6 min.
● Hip Hughes: US Federalism for Dummies—27 min.
● Constitution Hall Pass: Federalism—10 min.
● Constitution Hall Pass: The Constitutional Convention of 1787—18 min.
● Constitution Hall Pass: Bill of Rights—15 min.
● Why is the Constitution So Hard to Amend?—4 min.

Video Chapter Reviews (THESE ARE NOT HOMEWORK… THEY ARE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR YOU!!!)
● AP Gov Review: Introduction Constitutional Underpinnings Chapter 1, Part 1 – 13 min.
● AP Gov Review: Theories of Political Power - Pluralism, Hyperpluralism, Elite - Chapter 1 Part 2 – 10 min.
● AP Gov Review: The Constitution, Articles of Confederation, Shays Rebellion - Chapter 2 Part 1 – 10 min.
● AP Gov Review: The US Constitution, Constitutional Convention, Madisonian Model - Chapter 2 Part 2 – 14 min.
● AP Gov Review: Ratification, Flexibility of the US Constitution - Chapter 2, Part 3—14 min.
● AP Gov Review: Federalism, Chapter 3 Parts 1 and 2—13 min.
● AP Gov Review: Federalism, Devolution, and Grants, Unfunded Mandates, Chapter 3, Part 3—12 min.
● AP Gov Review: What is pluralism, elite, and participatory democracy?—14 min.
● AP Gov Review: Madisonian Model and the Constitutional Convention—14 min.
● AP Gov Review: Bill of Rights and the Amendment Process—12 min.
● AP Gov Review: What is Federalism? Elastic, Supremacy, and Commerce Clauses? – 15 min.
● AP Gov Review: What is dual, cooperative, and fiscal federalism?—14 min.

Current Events (25 points):

● Complete an extra current events assignment for this unit.

Creative Assignments (25 points):

● You will create a review exercise that we can use in class. Some examples are:
o Create a Vocabulary Connection Game - Get students to make connections between different concepts
we’ve discussed in class.
o Create Your Own Unit Review Video – Choose a concept or several concepts and create a video that
reviews these concepts for your classmates.
o Create an Infographic—Choose a chapter or major topic from the unit and create an infographic!

● (The goal is to be creative and for you to learn while you teach others!!)