7th and 8th Grade Homework Due November 9,2010

7th Grade: The 7th graders are responsible for answering the following 11 questions:

1. What is Judicial Review?
2. Give 2 examples of court cases where Judicial Review was used.
3. What were the Black Codes?
4. How did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 effect African Americans?
5. Who is the current Vice President of the United States and what political party does he/she represent?
6. Who is the current Governor of Arizona and what political party does he/she represent?
7. Explain how separate but equal affected the country.
8. Why do we study history?
9. Give one example of a proposition that Arizona citizens voted for on Tuesday November 2nd 2010.
10. Explain the difference between direct and representative democracy.
11. What is the difference between the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments and how did they each affect African Americans? Also, Define the word Amend.

8th Grade: 8th grade students need to answer the following question, "Explain the difference between a Unitary Government in a place like England vs. a Unitary Government under a dictatorship in a place like North Korea."