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« Previous EntriesIssues to Care about
Monday, February 23rd, 2009As we get started on our bill projects – you’re going to need to find an issue that you care about.
What’s a problem in the world, in the US, in Texas, in Round Rock, or in your neighborhood, that you care about? And what could the US Congress do about it (if anything)? The more [...]
Legislative and Executive Branch PowerPoints
Monday, December 1st, 2008Here are the PowerPoints for the Legislative and the Executive branches.
The test will be on Tuesday November 25th (the day before Thanksgiving) for A day classes, and Monday December 1st (the day after Thanksgiving) for 6th period.
I apologize for the awkward testing dates and I understand that they will be difficult for some of you. [...]
Test Review
Saturday, November 29th, 2008Our test review for this unit will not be ‘typical.’
We’re going to use several activities combined together to create an excellent review.
However, if you miss the review day (11/24) it will be more difficult. Here is a copy of what we will do in class.
The test will be on 12/2
Those of you who fell behind, [...]
Challenged Ballots: You Decide
Thursday, November 20th, 2008The Senate race in Minnesota STILL isn’t decided!
The race between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat and former comedian Al Franken was too close to call after the votes were counted. In fact, after over 2 MILLION votes were counted, the difference was less than 300 votes.
LESS THAN 300 VOTES!!!
(Don’t ever let anyone EVER tell [...]
Testing Powerpoints
Monday, October 27th, 2008Unit 4 1 Public Opinion And Political Socialization
View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: government religion)
Unit 4 2 The Role Of The Mass Media
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Unit 4 3 Voting And Voter Participation
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Unit 4 4 The Election Process
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Register to Vote!
Monday, September 8th, 2008Election day is quickly approaching – November 4th, 2008
To vote on election day you must be registered with your county Voter Registrar by October 6th.
You can register by visiting the Texas Secretary of State website. You will need to print out the application, sign it, and mail it to Wilco by October 6th. The address [...]
How does StumbleUpon Work?
Thursday, August 7th, 2008I frequently use a utility called StumbleUpon to find new and interesting websites to use in the classroom.
While ‘Stumbling’ I came across this article, explaining how SU works.
You can ‘recommend’ any posting on MrOsman.com to StumbleUpon by clicking the SSU icon below – I recommend you do so!
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School Rankings
Thursday, August 7th, 2008TEA’s school rankings from 2008 are in. RRISD is Academically Acceptable.
No word yet on the Texas Education Agency’s ranking for Mr. Osman…
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Are you electable?
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008Do you think YOU could do a better job in Congress? Perhaps you have ambition to be a Senator or Congressman?
Take this quiz to see just how electable you are! Do you have what it takes to be elected representative for your district? The Austin American Statesman put this quiz together for you.
Are you electable?
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The Academy: Law Related Education
Sunday, July 20th, 2008All this week I’ll be at The Academy conference, put on by the State Bar of Texas’ Law Related Education department.
After only one lecture I have SEVERAL blog ideas that I will be posting about soon.
Changing the Constitution
“Would you Sign the Constitution? Would you Sign the Constitution in 1789?”
The Senate is undemocratic
The Electoral College is [...]