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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009Here are two great PowerPoints to help you study for your test on Monday/Tuesday the 30th/31st.
Good luck!
Unit 6 Congress
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Unit 6 Bill Becomes Law
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Sample Bill
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Sample Bill
Use this sample bill to help you out with your Write-A-Bill Projects!
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Would you Hang-Up on Obama?
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008Apparently 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 [...]
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, [...]
What’s up with the Women?
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008Wow! I found this story absolutely fascinating.
Ladies – take pride in the Granite State, New Hampshire!
All Things Considered, November 9, 2008 · The presidential election was not the only historic political moment last week: In New Hampshire, voters elected 13 women — out of 24 total members — to the state Senate, making it [...]
Filibuster: The Next Great American Sandwich
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Filibuster might be a sandwich, but more likely its a ’stalling tactic’ used by the minority party in the Senate (currently the Republicans) to prevent legislation from passing through the Senate.
The big number is 60
With 60 votes you can invoke cloture – and end a filibuster. Because of the filibuster 60 votes (rather than a [...]
A More Perfect Constitution
Sunday, September 21st, 2008This week we’ll spend a lot of time talking about how we can change the Constitution. Every year dozens of amendments are proposed to the Constitution an in the entire history (230+ years) of the United States, we’ve only approved 27 amendments. Of those 27, the first 10 (the Bill of Rights) were more like [...]
Republican Convention!
Monday, September 1st, 2008The Republican Convention starts Tuesday!
Starting Tuesday in Minneapolis, MN the Republicans are coming together to nominate John McCain for President and head into the November 4 elections.
There will be several days of speeches, bands, parties, and good times on national television. It’s a lot of free press for the Republican Party. The RNC Schedule
However, with [...]
Texas Senate Race
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008Texas’ race for Senator is getting a little closer in the polls. John Cornyn (R), the incumbent, is up against Rick Noriega (D).
This is the second poll in a row where Cornyn’s numbers are below 50%. But don’t read too much into it. Cornyn has raised A LOT more money than Noriega. In addition, a Democrat hasn’t won [...]
A Texan may be in the White House again
Monday, August 4th, 2008Speaker of the House Nanci Pelosi keeps touting Waco’s Congressman Chet Edwards as a ‘good choice’ to be Barack Obama’s running mate.
“I just wanted people to be aware of the extraordinary credentials of Chet Edwards. And I hope he will be the nominee,” Pelosi said. “He is an extraordinarily talented person. He is a champion [...]