Learning Objectives
To explain the amendment processes
To analyse the advantages and disadvantages of these processes
To evaluate the extent to which interpretative and practical amendments can also change the constitution
Learning Objectives
To analyse the events leading to the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation and General Order 143
To evaluate the meaning and significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and General Order 143
INDEPENDENT STUDY BOOKLET
How did slave owners legally consider their slaves (and horses, buildings, etc…)?
What happens to property that armies capture from their enemy during a war?
What do you think were some advantages for the United States in having African Americans serve in the military?
Do you think Abraham Lincoln needed to wait for the Union Army to win a battle before issuing the Proclamation?
Why do you think these two documents were important during the Civil War?
Evaluate the importance of the Emancipation Proclamation and General Order 143.
Learning Objectives
To describe the legislative process
To explain the complexities of the legislative process and the factors that can affect it, including partisanship and bipartisanship
To evaluate the extent to which the filibuster is still a useful legislative tool
Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74
Learning Objectives
To explain why the constitution does not provide protection for the civil liberties of minorities
To explain the impact of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
To describe the racial discrimination towards African Americans in the 19th and early 20th centuries
IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union
Learning Objectives
To explain the impact of WW1 on Russia
To analyse the role of Rasputin
To evaluate the impact of Rasputin
iGCSE Edexcel History (Specification code: 4HI1) Paper 1: Depth Studies [Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918–45]
Learning Outcomes
To analyse reactions to the Treaty of Versailles
To evaluate the extent to which challenges from the Left and the Right posed a genuine threat to the new Republic
Learning Objectives
To understand the constitutional basis of federalism and the powers of the federal and state governments
To explain the relationship between the federal government and the states
To examine examples of the impact of federalism
Learning Objectives
To explain the key features of the US Constitution
To analyse the principles of:
* Separation of powers
* Checks and balances
* Federalism
Learning Objectives
To understand the reasons why and how the Bill of Rights was added to the constitution
To explain the rights and restrictions that are defined in the Bill of Rights
To analyse the extent to which there is debate over the nature of free speech
Learning Objectives
To make inferences from source images regarding the events of the Boston Massacre
To compare and contrast two contemporary accounts of the events of the Boston Massacre
To evaluate the values and limitations of witness testimony to historians
Learning Objectives
To describe the actions of the Sons of Liberty in the decade before the Revolution
To analyze primary source documents to investigate motivations of different groups
To consider reactions of different groups to the Boston Tea Party and reach a judgement
Learning Objectives
To analyse primary sources to explore the perspectives that influenced slavery in the antebellum period
To articulate the differences in social, economic, and legal status of slaves in the antebellum South
To explain the differences in social, economic, and legal status of slaves in the antebellum South
Learning Objectives
To identify the shared and exclusive powers of the Senate and the House of Representatives
To analyse the examples of these
To evaluate the extent to which the chambers of Congress are equal