US History and Government notes and PowerPoint

**Disclaimer: The following are just lecture notes. They have been neither proofread nor edited for grammar, spelling, or style. They are only provided so that students may clarify their existing notes or may catch up on material that they missed because of absences. DO NOT rely on this material as your only source of information, the assigned readings and in-class discussions remain crucial. These notes are not an original creation of Mr. Koepping but instead borrow heavily and often literally from the assigned textbooks and their supporting materials.

Political Spectrum Test

Political Spectrum and Public Opinion PPt

Purpose of Government Assignment

Purposes of Government PPt

Creation of the Constitution PPt

Six Principles of the American Constitution

Empire of Reason (scroll to bottom)

Federalism

So You've Got The Perfect President worksheet

Presidency

Powers of Congress

Organization and Election of Congress

Test Review for Government Test

Adam Smith/Absolute and Comparative Advantage/Trade and Protectionism/Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes

Supply and Demand Curve

The Stock Market

Employment and Inflation

How we got into this Recession

Economics work sheet

Study Sheet for Economics Test

Unionization and Populism

Urban problems - concerns of the Progressives

Progressive Reformers

Progressive Reforms

Theodore Roosevelt

Review sheet for History test on 12/17-12/18

US Foreign policy in the late 1800s, early 1900s

The start of World War I and US involvement

The US in World War I

Post-War Negotiations and the League of Nations

Post-War Turmoil

Review Sheet for Final

The Republican Influence

Prosperity and American Business

The Changing Nature of work

Growth of the Middle Class

The Jazz Age and Cultural Conflicts

1920's test review

Causes of the Great Depression

The Dream on Hold

Life During the Depression

FDR and the First New Deal

Criticism and Reformulation

The Impact of the New Deal

Study Guide for Great Depression-New Deal Test

WWII Powerpoint

Mobilizing the Home Front

The War and Social Change

The War and Civil Rights 

WWII test study guide

The Judicial Branch and Rule of Law

The Organization of the Court System

The Supreme Court and Judicial Review

Unalienable Rights

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Press

Exclusionary Rule

Test Review for Courts and First Amendment (May 11 and 12)

4th amendment -- search and seizure

5th amendment -- rights of the accused

Right to a fair trial

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Privacy

14th amendment -- equal protection of the law

Final review sheet