Exam Comments

• Median grade was a B- before the curve
• Curve brings the median to a B
• Most of the class has a semester grade of A and the vast majority have an A or B

Exam Comments

• Practice Exam

    - The practice exam with exact questions and answers has been popular before
    - Some seem to be wanting to copy the questions and answers, read them off paper instead 
    - I'm going to give you an option AS A CLASS for the next exams (survey coming up)

Exam Study Suggestions

forgetting curve

Exam Study Suggestions

• For the textbook - Study a little bit every day

• Half as much time, spread out instead of crammed

• Do the Inquizitive once

    - Complete the whole Inquizitive
    - Practice it for a short time the next day
    - Practice it again in a couple of days
    - Practice it again three days later

• Do the next Inquizitive

    - repeat
    - at the end of week two, practice both Inquizitives

• Repeat for the next Inquizitive

    - at the end of week three, practice all three Chapters

For Lectures

• Be here

    - I review the previous days material 
    - I review the way the unit's high points fit together

• Take notes

    - I'm not going to give you a lot of detail on the slides
    - Taking notes helps you remember

• Consider using a good notetaking system

    - Cornell notes - This one is proven to work
    - Outline notes
    - Mind mapping

Cornell Notetaking System

• Cornell notes

Cornell

Other Systems

• Outline notes

• Mind mapping

Notetaking systems

• These systems are not just about taking good notes, but about organizing, rewriting, and reviewing them
• You can also use them with the textbook, Inquizitive, and other materials

The Goal

The Goal

NAIL IT!

Question E1

When we use government to solve a problem rather than voluntary action through groups like corporations, community organizations, the media, or churches, what tool is government likely to use that the other groups can not?

1. money
2. organization
3. police and prison system
4. influence or persuasion
5. moral authority

Question E2

4. Which of the following methods can be used to formally propose a Constitutional Amendment? (Select all that apply)

1. Petition to WhiteHouse.gov
2. Petition to Congress
3. Two-thirds (2/3) vote of both Houses of Congress
4. Application for Constitutional Convention by 2/3 of state legislatures
5. Advisory decision of the United States Supreme Court

Question S1

Which would you prefer for the remaining exams:

• A. A Practice Exam with the exact questions and answers in the same format as the test.

• B. A study guide with questions where you review the text and notes to find answers yourself as part of studying.

Question S2

Would you prefer more or less lecture questions on the next exams?

• A. More lecture, less textbook
• B. More textbook, less lecture
• C. No change

Civil Rights vs Civil Liberties

Civil Rights vs Civil Liberties

What is the difference?

• Civil liberties protect individuals from tyranny

They protect individuals from abuse of the massive power of government to commit organized violence

Civil Rights vs Civil Liberties

What is the difference?

• Civil liberties protect individuals from tyranny

• Civil rights protect individuals from discrimination

Civil Rights vs Civil Liberties

What is the difference?

• Civil liberties protect individuals from tyranny

• Civil rights protect individuals from discrimination

How are they related?

Civil Rights vs Civil Liberties

What is the difference?

• Civil liberties protect individuals from tyranny
• Civil rights protect individuals from discrimination

How are they related?

Answer: Early civil rights were heavily focused on expanding basic liberties to those that had not been enjoying them. Ending discrimination in the application of civil liberties.

Civil Rights: Two approaches

Martin Luther King, Jr.: I have a dream

I have a dream speech

Civil Rights: Two approaches

Malcolm X: By any means necessary

By any means necessary speech

Civil Rights: Two approaches

Malcolm X: Democracy is hypocrisy

Democracy is hypocrisy speech

Civil Rights: Two approaches

Malcolm’s most famous speech was probably “The Ballot or the Bullet”

The Ballot or the Bullet

Next time

Authorship and License

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• Author: Tom Hanna

• Website: tomhanna.me

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