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