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What Students Should Know About Our Court



This blog originally appeared in Hippocampusgovernment.blogspot.com on February 8th, 2009 and is republished here with their permission. To see hyperlinks and learn more about Hippocampusgovernment click on the above hyperlink.



When I meet with other AP Government teachers and we discuss the Judiciary and the Court, the topic always seems to come up of how much of the current… Continue

Restraint and Constructionism





This blog originally appeared on Feb. 1, 2009 on http://hippocampusgovernment.blogspot.com/ and is reprinted here with the permission of Hippocampus.org. For more information and to see the hyperlinks see the original and visit my Hippocampus Government blog.





Most of us agree that President Obama will be faced with two crucial decisions in his administration...the… Continue

The Judiciary and the Court

Part One of Four

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Wow...what an historic week! Since my last message to you, a new president has been sworn in, twice, and has claimed his seat in the Oval Office. His first week was busy with the affairs of state including issuing important Executive Orders, talking with foreign heads of state, and… Continue