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Pretty Poinsettia Print Christmas 5x7 folded card

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Supreme Court Justice Stevens on 60 minutes

Watch the video from 60 minutes or click on the link HERE to watch the video.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7096996n&tag=contentMain;contentBody

Which supreme court cases did he mention?
Which one was the most interesting to you?

WHY?

DETAILS PEOPLE!

Useful AP GOV study website

http://www.apstudynotes.org/us-government/

Tiny Turkey

Describe the cartoon using at least 2 beltway buzzwords.

Humble pie

Describe the cartoon IN DETAIL using at LEAST TWO words from your beltway buzzwords for FULL CREDIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Make sure we know the buzzword by underlining and/or defining the word for the reader. DO NOT COPY THE PREVIOUS POST.

ELECTION 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Time to pick your Candidate.

Next week is our MOCK ELECTION!!! Don't forget to fill out your voter registration card for homework! This is just practice, so don't freak out about me actually mailing it. :)

This weekend I would like you to view at least one commercial from both Bill White and Rick Perry. You can also use the candidate guide on www.click2houston.com at the link below.

http://onyourballot3.vote411.org/index.do

RICK PERRY
http://www.rickperry.org/

BILL WHITE
http://www.billwhitefortexas.com/

KATHIE GLASS
http://kathie4guv.com/

DEB SHAFTO
http://electdebshafto.org/

Be thinking about which candidate you prefer.

See you on MONDAY. Don't forget your Chp 9 and 10 take home quiz. Have a great weekend.

Economy in the pits

Describe the cartoon. Use at least 2 buzzwords from your beltway buzzword packet.

Presidential Speech Analysis

This hand out will be given to you in class 10/5/2010.

You will select ONE SPEECH from the following speeches ONLY:
1. President Williams J. Clinton in 1995
2. President George W. Bush in 2007
3. President Barack Obama in 2009

In order to be successful with this assignment, you will need to know and reference the following terms:
1. US CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION Article II Section 3
Vocabulary
• Bi-partisan
• Domestic Policy
• Executive agreement
• Executive order
• Executive privilege
• Foreign Policy
• Formal powers
• Implied powers
• Item veto
• Joint session of Congress
• Mid-Term Elections
• Partisan
• Pocket veto
• Presidential Agenda
• State of the Union Address (Article II-Section 3 of the Constitution)
• Treaty

Here are some links that can help you.

THIS MIGHT BE YOUR BEST LINK!!!!!!!
http://www.c-span.org/Executive/State-of-the-Union.aspx

http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-and-remarks

OR

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/search.html

See the handout for more details.

THIS IS DUE

OCTOBER 21, 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED. MAJOR TEST GRADE.

Colbert Testifies to Congress

Watch the video (linked to youtube, so will be unable to view at school). Do you agree with Colbert's testimony? Do you think he made a mockery of the system by testifying in his Colbert report comedian character?

Democrats 2010 Political Cartoon

Describe what this political cartoon is trying to say. HINT*****What is OBAMACARE? What is STIMULUS? What does the DONKEY represent?

Chp 7 Enduring Plan of Gov't HW

It was brought to my attention that I made a mistake by copying the wrong chapter for you! Please do not worry about completing the Chp 7 multiple choice HW I assigned yesterday. I will take for extra credit!

SORRY....I have too many different classes and not enough time!

TAKE HOME FRQ DUE this MONDAY 10/4

Take home FRQ. Be sure to define buzzwords and select one extra to earn full credit.

The Framers of the US Constitution created a federal system.

a) Define Federalism
b) Select two of the following and explain how each has been used to increase the power of the federal government relative to the states

- Categorical grants
- Federal Mandates
- Selective incorporation

c) Select two of the following and explain how each has been used to increase the power of the states relative to the federal government


- Welfare Reform Act of 1996
- Block Grants
- 10th amendment

EMAIL TO JWILLI56@houstonisd.org

Book burning

Based on what we discussed on the topic below, do you think the media reports increased the attention brought to this man and his ideas? Is this a positive or negative thing? Or both?

Anchor Babies Away cartoon

What is the 14th amendment? What is an anchor baby? What is the cartoonist trying to tell the reader?

FRQ *Extra credit DUE 9/20/2010

1. Many scholars and observers have argued that the ratification of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution has become the single most important act in all of congress.

a. Identify which provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment was applied in one of the following Supreme Court cases.
*Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954)
*Baker v. Carr (1962)
*Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)

b. For the case you select in a, explain the significance of the decision in US politics.

c. Identify which provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment was
applied in one of the following Supreme Court cases.
*Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
*Gideon v. Wainright (1963)
*Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

d. For the case you select in c, explain the significance of the decision in US politics.