Pick two people on the Presidential Success list and research them for 20mins.
Give a brief description of each person in your blog. Their title, responsibilities, life...etc.
1. Vice President: The 47th Vice President of the U.S. is Joe Biden born in Scranton, Pennsylvania,1942. He married Jill Jacobs in 1977. They have three children. He works on crinimal justice issues and an important role in shaping U.S. foreign policy. Biden also is the chair of the administration’s Middle Class Task Force. He has been at the forefront of issues and legislation related to terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, post-Cold War Europe, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia.
2. Secretary of Education: The Secretary of Education is Arne Duncan who was born November 6, 1964 in Chicago. He graduated from Harvard University with a Bacholores Degree in Sociology. He married Karen Luann and have two children. In 1999, Duncan was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff for former Chicago Public Schools CEO. His role is to ask states to vie for federal education dollars by submitting proposals that include reforms such as expanding charter schoools and judging teachers partly on how well their students do on standarized tests. He wants to be fixing the Bush Administration's No Child Left Behind law; to make the tests better so they are prepard for when they graduate.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Role Of Presidency
Take 15mins and research the internet on the role of the presidency.
Then copy and past four links of the research you found.
Provide a paragraph summary of each link that you found.
1. http://www.sparknotes.com/us-government-and-politics/american-government/the-presidency/section3.rhtml The presidents roles are Chief of State, Chief Executive, Commander in Chief, Chief Diplomat, Chief Legislature, and Superpolitician.
2. http://www.ehow.com/list_6877044_presidential-roles-duties.html The presidential oath is to support and defend the Constitution. The President need to make over 1,000 appointments including cabinet members, Supreme Court Justices, and federal agencies. The president is the head of the military and makes the decisions about how they should fight.
3. http://odysseyk12.org/hs/teachers/moses/agnew/unit03/presentations/lesson20/l20_t02.htm The president is the head of choosing party leaders at the national committee level and becoming the goodwill ambassador for the party by building relationships with state and local party leaders. He makes many speeches and taveling around the world.
4. http://odysseyk12.org/hs/teachers/moses/agnew/unit03/presentations/lesson20/l20_t01.htm The presidents have taken a greater role in budget development, and the role of Chief Financial Officer. He handles national crisises.As Head of State, the president attends state dinners, acts as the ceremonial leader of the nation, and meets with foreign leaders in Washington, D.C. The president represents the people of the United States at official functions, such as funerals or weddings of important foreign officials, treaty signings, and goodwill trips abroad.
Then copy and past four links of the research you found.
Provide a paragraph summary of each link that you found.
1. http://www.sparknotes.com/us-government-and-politics/american-government/the-presidency/section3.rhtml The presidents roles are Chief of State, Chief Executive, Commander in Chief, Chief Diplomat, Chief Legislature, and Superpolitician.
2. http://www.ehow.com/list_6877044_presidential-roles-duties.html The presidential oath is to support and defend the Constitution. The President need to make over 1,000 appointments including cabinet members, Supreme Court Justices, and federal agencies. The president is the head of the military and makes the decisions about how they should fight.
3. http://odysseyk12.org/hs/teachers/moses/agnew/unit03/presentations/lesson20/l20_t02.htm The president is the head of choosing party leaders at the national committee level and becoming the goodwill ambassador for the party by building relationships with state and local party leaders. He makes many speeches and taveling around the world.
4. http://odysseyk12.org/hs/teachers/moses/agnew/unit03/presentations/lesson20/l20_t01.htm The presidents have taken a greater role in budget development, and the role of Chief Financial Officer. He handles national crisises.As Head of State, the president attends state dinners, acts as the ceremonial leader of the nation, and meets with foreign leaders in Washington, D.C. The president represents the people of the United States at official functions, such as funerals or weddings of important foreign officials, treaty signings, and goodwill trips abroad.
| Chief of State | Acts as the symbolic leader of the country |
| Chief Executive | Executes the laws, appoints key federal officials, grants pardons and reprieves |
| Commander in Chief | Runs the armed forces |
| Chief Diplomat | Negotiates with other countries |
| Chief Legislator | Signs or vetoes legislation, introduces legislation, works with Congress on the budget |
| Superpolitician |
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Chap. 23
With the help of your textbook and Ch 23, please explain the differences among capitalism, socialism and communism. Then explain the pros and cons that each hold.
Capitalism: It is a free enterprise system that is characterized by private or corporate ownership of capitol goods and investments that is determined by private decision than by state conrol. There are private ownership, individual initiative, profit and competition. The pro and cons determines on the profit or investments on the buiseness.
Socialism: It is an economic and political philosophy based on the idea that the benifits of economicactivity, wealth should be distributed throughout the society. Has public ownership by which goods and servies are produced and distributed. They want political equality nationalization, welfare, taxation and planned economy. The cons are that the countries have a tendency to develop too many layers of bureaucracy and to complex. The pros say that is more better than capitalism because it evens their inequalites.
Communism: It is the collective or state ownership of land and other productive property. They have central planning that sets prices and decides how goods and services will be distributed. It has the role of the communist party, central planning, collectivization and state ownership. The cons are that the fall of the soviet union fell and countries are not having enough growth in agriculture. The pros are that farms were brought together in a commune but then fell.
Capitalism: It is a free enterprise system that is characterized by private or corporate ownership of capitol goods and investments that is determined by private decision than by state conrol. There are private ownership, individual initiative, profit and competition. The pro and cons determines on the profit or investments on the buiseness.
Socialism: It is an economic and political philosophy based on the idea that the benifits of economicactivity, wealth should be distributed throughout the society. Has public ownership by which goods and servies are produced and distributed. They want political equality nationalization, welfare, taxation and planned economy. The cons are that the countries have a tendency to develop too many layers of bureaucracy and to complex. The pros say that is more better than capitalism because it evens their inequalites.
Communism: It is the collective or state ownership of land and other productive property. They have central planning that sets prices and decides how goods and services will be distributed. It has the role of the communist party, central planning, collectivization and state ownership. The cons are that the fall of the soviet union fell and countries are not having enough growth in agriculture. The pros are that farms were brought together in a commune but then fell.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Chap. 22
Pick two countries in Chapter 22 and provide an in depth paragraph on their government and how it operates.
2. What are some of the similarities of the countries that are in Chapter 22?
Mexico has three branches of government just like the U.S does, including the president, congress and the court system. Japan has a constitution that has kind of have same freedoms as us and Japan is a parliamentary democracy just like Great Britain. The emperor serves as a symbol of the state but has no power to govern.
3. What are some of the differences of the countries that are in Chapter 22?
Great Britain is a monarchy and has an unwritten constitution. They have a House of Commons that have rows that face eachother talking and sometimes yelling at one another. The prime minister decides when a general election will be held.. Japans parliament is called the National Diet which is the highest organ of state power. They have a upper and lower house. Japan is a unitary state.
4. Which country in Chapter 22 do you believe has the strongest government and why?
I really dont know..its hard to remember what their government does, so i am just going to say a country. I would say Mexico because they have the same three branches as we do. They have one leader, like us, and that is the president, who has the power to propose amendments to the constitution. Mexico has many powers and have a lot of people to decide things and elect.
5. In what ways does the U.S. government relate to the methods of governments listed in Chapter 22?
Some of them..mostly, have three branches of governement. The president, congress and the court system.They have many elections and the U.S. decide cases on primary parliamentary legislation and common law. They all don't uphold a constitution or the bill of rights. They all have the power to legislate on local matters and to levy taxes.
2. What are some of the similarities of the countries that are in Chapter 22?
Mexico has three branches of government just like the U.S does, including the president, congress and the court system. Japan has a constitution that has kind of have same freedoms as us and Japan is a parliamentary democracy just like Great Britain. The emperor serves as a symbol of the state but has no power to govern.
3. What are some of the differences of the countries that are in Chapter 22?
Great Britain is a monarchy and has an unwritten constitution. They have a House of Commons that have rows that face eachother talking and sometimes yelling at one another. The prime minister decides when a general election will be held.. Japans parliament is called the National Diet which is the highest organ of state power. They have a upper and lower house. Japan is a unitary state.
4. Which country in Chapter 22 do you believe has the strongest government and why?
I really dont know..its hard to remember what their government does, so i am just going to say a country. I would say Mexico because they have the same three branches as we do. They have one leader, like us, and that is the president, who has the power to propose amendments to the constitution. Mexico has many powers and have a lot of people to decide things and elect.
5. In what ways does the U.S. government relate to the methods of governments listed in Chapter 22?
Some of them..mostly, have three branches of governement. The president, congress and the court system.They have many elections and the U.S. decide cases on primary parliamentary legislation and common law. They all don't uphold a constitution or the bill of rights. They all have the power to legislate on local matters and to levy taxes.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Using the Internet: find two similarities and two differences between the government of Great Britain and the U.S. Differences: The US has a federal and constitutional republic form of government while the
UK has a constitutional monarchy-parliament government. The US has 50
states and one federal district as where the UK is a single state kingdom that has
four coutries.
Similarites: We declared independence and we both are a democracy and have many same
histories.
Also find two current events relating to the British government and provide a paragraph of reflection.
1. British government is proposing the largest cuts to public spending since World War Two. They are
reducing benefits and eliminating 25 percent of public sector jobs in the next four years. They say it
will lead to a better future. They say that people are going to get angry want it to change.
I know that it will be really hard for the people but in the long run, it will be good. They just have to adapt to the change. They are in debt like us, so they need to cut expenses.
2. New borrowing has been taken out by the Public Sector has increased to record levels. It is
increasing on spending on defence and health. Its ability is to reduce the country’s enormous budget
deficit.
This is a good thing that the money deficit is decreasing and more people are borrowing.
UK has a constitutional monarchy-parliament government. The US has 50
states and one federal district as where the UK is a single state kingdom that has
four coutries.
Similarites: We declared independence and we both are a democracy and have many same
histories.
Also find two current events relating to the British government and provide a paragraph of reflection.
1. British government is proposing the largest cuts to public spending since World War Two. They are
reducing benefits and eliminating 25 percent of public sector jobs in the next four years. They say it
will lead to a better future. They say that people are going to get angry want it to change.
I know that it will be really hard for the people but in the long run, it will be good. They just have to adapt to the change. They are in debt like us, so they need to cut expenses.
2. New borrowing has been taken out by the Public Sector has increased to record levels. It is
increasing on spending on defence and health. Its ability is to reduce the country’s enormous budget
deficit.
This is a good thing that the money deficit is decreasing and more people are borrowing.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Two Bills
In your blog give an update on two bills going on currently in the news or at the legislature.
1. Abortion: The Republicans have dropped the word "forcible rape" in a bill about abortion. Women who have been raped, incested or life-threatening illnesseses might have to have the baby unless it was a "forcible" rape.
2. Nuclear Arms: Obama signed new nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia. It is called START(New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.) It is for to slash the stockpile of strategic nuclear weapons in both countries to 1,550 weapons to 2,200 and 700 launchers.
1. Abortion: The Republicans have dropped the word "forcible rape" in a bill about abortion. Women who have been raped, incested or life-threatening illnesseses might have to have the baby unless it was a "forcible" rape.
2. Nuclear Arms: Obama signed new nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia. It is called START(New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.) It is for to slash the stockpile of strategic nuclear weapons in both countries to 1,550 weapons to 2,200 and 700 launchers.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Quiz
1. Explain how a bill becomes a law:
It starts out in the House of Representitives, its drafted, they revise it, do the first reading then second reading, debate, then goes to the Senate. They revise it, and do the first reading and second reading, then it goes to the governer to approve or veto it. If vetoed, it goes back to the House and needs a 2/3 vote to pass.
2. What is a committee and what purpose does it serve?:
A committee is a group of people who make decisions, spend money, or take actions. It is organized and the members require a vote by all its members.
3. Read the following link and share your opinions: 1 paragraph http://keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=109027 Krisi Noem is right and she says that she will do her best to make the U.S better. There's going to be a lot of tough changes but good decisions. Our country is a mess right now and she said it will get better hopefully.
4. Read the following link and find a story and give a reflection on it:1 paragraph http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/ Health Care repeal will cost $230 billion: I think that they should repeal the bill. It's going to ruin our best health care and our economy. It's going to add to the federal debt if they don't. More Americans, in millions, won't have the protection of health insurance and that is a sad deal.
5. Read the following link and give a reflection on it: 1 paragraph http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/01/05/worried-about-national-debt-put-it-your-credit-card?test=latestnews This is crazy, our country is so in debt of 14.3 trillion dollars. I don't really know what to say about putting the federal debt on the credit card. I go both ways. It could be really good.
6. Read the following link and give a reflection on it: 1 paragraph
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40925203/ns/politics-white_house/
Obama is changing his chief of staff including an advisor, a new senior political counseler and two new deputy cheifs. He says that their not going to mess around. It will influence of affecting the nation. I think this could be a good change. More new people who are ready for work and to make America a better place. They want to work hard for the American people. Obama wants new fresh voices.
It starts out in the House of Representitives, its drafted, they revise it, do the first reading then second reading, debate, then goes to the Senate. They revise it, and do the first reading and second reading, then it goes to the governer to approve or veto it. If vetoed, it goes back to the House and needs a 2/3 vote to pass.
2. What is a committee and what purpose does it serve?:
A committee is a group of people who make decisions, spend money, or take actions. It is organized and the members require a vote by all its members.
3. Read the following link and share your opinions: 1 paragraph http://keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=109027 Krisi Noem is right and she says that she will do her best to make the U.S better. There's going to be a lot of tough changes but good decisions. Our country is a mess right now and she said it will get better hopefully.
4. Read the following link and find a story and give a reflection on it:1 paragraph http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/ Health Care repeal will cost $230 billion: I think that they should repeal the bill. It's going to ruin our best health care and our economy. It's going to add to the federal debt if they don't. More Americans, in millions, won't have the protection of health insurance and that is a sad deal.
5. Read the following link and give a reflection on it: 1 paragraph http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/01/05/worried-about-national-debt-put-it-your-credit-card?test=latestnews This is crazy, our country is so in debt of 14.3 trillion dollars. I don't really know what to say about putting the federal debt on the credit card. I go both ways. It could be really good.
6. Read the following link and give a reflection on it: 1 paragraph
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40925203/ns/politics-white_house/
Obama is changing his chief of staff including an advisor, a new senior political counseler and two new deputy cheifs. He says that their not going to mess around. It will influence of affecting the nation. I think this could be a good change. More new people who are ready for work and to make America a better place. They want to work hard for the American people. Obama wants new fresh voices.
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