Your test is on Monday.

Please review chapters 6, 7, 8, 13, and 14 for this test.

Election day is Wednesday!!!

Use this review to help you on the test on Thursday!

Chapter 3-4 Test Review

The test is on Thursday, 2/26 on Chapters 3 and 4!

As 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 interesting your topic is to you, the more likely you are to create a bill that will make it through Congress successfully!

Apparently Republican Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen did today!

TWICE!!!

Thinking she was being pranked by a radio show in South Florida, the Congresswoman hung up on President-Elect Obama this morning when he called her.

According to Ros-Lehtinen’s flack Alex Cruz, the congresswoman received the call on her cell phone from a Chicago-based number and an aide informed her that Obama wanted to speak to her. When Obama introduced himself, Ros-Lehtinen cut him off and said, “I’m sorry but I think this is a joke from one of the South Florida radio stations known for these pranks.” Then she hung up.

Moments later, Obama tried again, this time through his soon-to-be chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel.

“Ileana, I cannot believe you hung up on the President-Elect,” Emanuel said. And then–yes, you know what’s coming–she hung up on Emanuel saying she “didn’t believe the call was legitimate.”

Read the whole story – and how she gracefully recovered here and here.

Oops!

Our 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, or missed something, may use this also in order to catch up.

Interactive Test Review (.doc format)

In addition, please use the PowerPoints that I have provided on this website! You can find them at this link.

Finally. Take the time to define and understand the following terms and concepts:

Electoral Votes
Session
Trustee
Partisian
Politico
Gerrymandering
Apportionment
Constituents
Veto
Filibuster
Cloture Rule
The hopper
Rules Committee
Speaker of the House
President pro tempore
Majority Whip
Majority Leader
Ways and Means Committee
Pork-barreling
Franking privilege
Interest group
Lobbyist
Executive order
Signing statement

Good luck – have a Happy Thanksgiving!

This is a pretty neat site that shows us what the Electoral Map would have looked like this year if only women voted, or men, or people over 65, etc, etc, etc.

The information is of little practical use – but it’s quite fascinating for you Government junkies!

Click here for: Hypothetical Election Maps!

According to CNN exit polls, this is what the map would have looked like if voters 65 and older decided the election.

It’s too bad for McCain that all those voters under 65 showed up! (kidding)