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 Do Now: Within your small group; read the handout on Benjamin Banneker: Answer the following Qs in your do now book:  1. )Explain Banneker’s quotation.

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1  Do Now: Within your small group; read the handout on Benjamin Banneker: Answer the following Qs in your do now book:  1. )Explain Banneker’s quotation “The colour…”  2.) Why wasn’t Banneker a slave?  3.) What did Banneker begin doing in 1791?  4.) Why was Banneker critical of T. Jefferson? Provide text based support.  If you weren’t here yesterday, you need to take the 8.1/8.2 quiz; open notes; you may work with other absent students.  Your essay was due last Wednesday; you need to turn it in for credit. You will now receive a penalty for an excessively late paper. (Stapled: Rubric, Essay, Organizer)  Today, I will be able explain B. Banneker’s contribution to American history and explain why the Constitution is considered to be a living document.

2  2 February: Read, answered, and reviewed sections 8.1/8.2: Origins of Black History Month.  3 February: The amendment process and quiz on 8.1/2  4 February: Review the amendment process.  Benjamin Banneker  5 February: How does our government work? Quiz Amendments 1-27  6 February: Read 8.5 and answer Qs 1-7 on page 235. Quiz Amendments 1-27

3  Happy Happy Hints: 8.1 skip #4 (understanding the main idea); 8.2 you will not use D or F  You will have 10 mins to review with your group.  You are not permitted to:  Use your textbook  Talk to other groups  Get out of your seat  I will only collect one quiz from each group; however, I will not tell you which member’s paper I’ll be grading.  Once you’re done with the quiz, please turn it in and continue to work on your chapter 8 handout.

4  Constitution Constitution

5  This can be done formally through the amendment process,*** see page 223 or the next slide.  It can also be changed informally.  Consider the Constitution as a skeleton, or an outline to prop up the government, with future generations adding the ligaments, muscle, skin, etc. Meaning the Constitution is open to interpretation and can be adapted with the changing times.  Elastic Clause (necessary and proper), Commerce Clause, and the Supremacy Clause.

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7  Quick overview of all 27 amendments Quick overview of all 27 amendments


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