Homework for the week of 2/21/13

If you missed class then you need to make up the following work:

1. Read chapter 7 on Political Parties. Create a timeline of the 10 most influential important events that shaped the political parties

2. Read chapter 13 on The Courts.
Assignment: “John Marshall and Early Supreme Court Politics” from p 457 of your ebook.
Define:
Vocabulary:                                  Terms:
infer Judicial Review
precedence Federalists
invalidate anti-Federalists/ Democratic-Republicans
judicial commission Election of 1800
original jurisdiction Judiciary Act of 1789
writ of mandamus
lame duck senate

Who was John Marshall, why was he important?
Who were the Federalists?
What happened during the election of 1800? What was the effect?
Who was William Marbury? Why did he bring a lawsuit to the Supreme Court? What was it for?
What was the constitutional crisis that Marshall wanted to avoid?
What was John Marshall’s ruling in the court case Marshall v. Madison?
What political objectives did Marshall accomplish?

3. News summary.