T.A.S.C. SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE READINESS

What is The Law Making Process In the United States? Good Day Manhattan P2G,  I'm making this post in order to be sure that we are all familiar with the law making process in the United States. I'm not sure how the TASC might present this information on a test, but just to be safe here is a quick run down.  Objective: Explain How A Bill Becomes A Law The flow chart below is self explanatory (I hope). Ultimately, the law making process in the United States must be viewed as a lengthy cooperative process. Remember the laws in a democracy are meant to represent the will of the majority of people while protecting the constitutionally guaranteed rights of the minority. This classic school house rock video below explains how a bill becomes law: Just in case if your still not clear and your like me, meaning you need to read it for yourself to understand here is a lengthy explanation: The Bill Begins Laws begin as ideas. These ideas may come from a...

What is the Bill of Rights? Good Day P2G Manhattan, I Hope all is well. I know many of you stepped out today in order to take your ORT (official readiness test, usually given at the HUB), you can be sure that over here at Chelsea we wished you luck and success. As the weather warms up we will try and take some trips in order to expand our knowledge beyond the confines of the classrooms. We have a trip scheduled on April 7th to see several plays performed at Stella Adler. Last week (March 28th) we discussed the Bill of Rights also known as the first 10 amendments to the federal constitution of the United States. Our o bjective was: To Explain How the Bill of Rights Guarantee's the American Democratic Experience What is the Bill of Rights? One of the major disagreements between  the Federalists , supporters of the federal constitutional government and  Anti-Federalists , individuals that did not support the federal constitution, was the constitution’s lack...

JUDICIAL REVIEW: ULTIMATE CHECK or BALANCED POWER? Hey P2G, Just before we took our OSR, we were involved in evaluating the Purpose of Judicial Review. This is an important topic as we have recently seen in the news that the Judicial branch is presently having difficulty due to the recent death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Our objectives included: To Explain the Purpose of Judicial Review and... To Discuss the Landmark Supreme Court Case Marbury v. Madison (1803) What is this political cartoon implying about the Supreme Court?  Possible Interpretation:  The Supreme Court may hold many different opinions on a subject, but ultimately when they are faced with making a legal ruling, they must offer more than just opinion. Instead the Supreme Court is expected to base their rulings on the supreme law of the land, and that is the Constitution of the United States. The Supreme Court has many responsibilities, but it was Chief Justice John Marshall that summarized th...

CHECKS AND BALANCES & SEPARATION OF POWERS Remember, Civics and Government along with American History combined is a big part of the T.A.S.C. exam therefore make sure that you are clear about these key Constitutional ideas. I wish you luck, and as always feel free to ask any questions by posting at the bottom of this document.   “You are the architect of your own future, so design your future with uncompromising sincerity.”  ―  Debasish Mridha If you want to skip the reading click on the link to take the practice exam:  Link to Exam How does this political cartoon demonstrate the challenge of replacing a Supreme Court justice in the American government? Explanation: The cartoon above shows the three branches of government ( Judicial, Executive, and Legislative branch ) and how they interact with one another. The Judicial Branch is on the far left, then the Executive in the middle, and the Legislative on the right. The Presid...