3/6 Tues. Finish Presentations/ Congressional Elections
DUE: Read. Pp. 216-217, 219-224. Review p. 241 7.1 self-test.
3/8 Congress: The People's Branch
News Report: Elba
DUE:
1) Blog: How do the results of the "Super Tuesday" affect the race to the Republican nomination?
2) read pp. 224-39, review 7.2 through 7.5 self test, pp. 241-42.
3/13 How the Legislature "Works"
News Reports: Greig and Isaac, coordinate stories
DUE: 1) Finish reading the chapter on Congress and 2) read this article: Senator Snowe's Decision to Quit
3/15 COME TO THE UPSTAIRS COMPUTER LAB TODAY
News Report: Charlotte
DUE: Work on Senator research assignment, due Mon. 3/19. We'll start with these sources for information : Thomas: Library of Congress Research or Congressional Data Base/Washington Post Also, Open Secrets provides up-to-date information about campaign finance statistics
3/19 The Senate in Action
DUE: Senator research assignment. Please bring a hard copy with you to class.
3/21 Making Congress Work: An Assessment of the Legislative Branch c. 2012
News Report: Jen and Alec coordinate stories (extension given for homework assignment today)
In class: Obama One-on-One with Scott Pelley on Debt Ceiling Crisis
Can the Filibuster be Fixed?
Make Congress Work
DUE:
1) Write a one paragraph response in your blog: What chance does a bill containing your senator's favorite issue have for passage this year in the 112th Congress? Explain why or why it may not pass in the Senate. If it passes in the Senate, why or why not might it pass in the House? Include one outside source to back up your opinion; (could be one you already read for the research assignment).
2) Read pp. pp. 245-257 in text, look at 8.1 and 8.2 Chapter self-test, pp. 267-268. Possible reading quiz
3/23 The Presidency: What Makes a Good President?
News Report: Andrew (extension given for homework today)
DUE: Read pp. 257-266, Chapter self-test, p. 268, 8.3 through 8.6. Possible reading quiz.
3/27 Is the President Too Powerful? Not Powerful Enough?
News Report: Isaac (extension given for homework today--please post by 3/29)
DUE: On your blog, post the bibliographical information of at least three sources for your Congress essay. CORRECT format please!! Take notes on those sources separately, i.e., don't post the notes to the blog.
3/29 Capitol Crimes
DUE: Work on essay
SPRING BREAK!!
4/16
DUE: Work on essay.
4/18 The Federal Bureaucracy: gets a bad rap?
DUE: Op-Ed Essay: Making Congress Work due. Please email me a copy of the essay: title your file: Name_Congress.
Check this link out: The most (and least) lucrative committee assignments in Congress
Here's another: Lawrence Lessig Interviews Jack Abramoff Abramoff is now out of jail and working with Lessig to reform the financing of Congressional campaigns.
4/23 "Iron Triangles," Issue Networks and the Federal Budget
DUE: Read the top of p. 178, "The Federal Workforce", then read pp. 279-290. Look over Chapter self-test p. 19, sections 9.3, 9.4 and 9.5.
4/25 Be a Budget Hero!
DUE: Play the Budget Hero game. Get briefed on the rules, play the game, and then answer the questions on this Read this handout and then get briefed on the rules, play the game, and then answer the questions on p. 2. Bring a hard copy of p. 2 with answers to class.
Just for fun: President Obama on Jimmy Fallon Here's the entire clip
2) read pp. 224-39, review 7.2 through 7.5 self test, pp. 241-42.
3/13 How the Legislature "Works"
News Reports: Greig and Isaac, coordinate stories
DUE: 1) Finish reading the chapter on Congress and 2) read this article: Senator Snowe's Decision to Quit
3/15 COME TO THE UPSTAIRS COMPUTER LAB TODAY
News Report: Charlotte
DUE: Work on Senator research assignment, due Mon. 3/19. We'll start with these sources for information : Thomas: Library of Congress Research or Congressional Data Base/Washington Post Also, Open Secrets provides up-to-date information about campaign finance statistics
3/19 The Senate in Action
DUE: Senator research assignment. Please bring a hard copy with you to class.
3/21 Making Congress Work: An Assessment of the Legislative Branch c. 2012
News Report: Jen and Alec coordinate stories (extension given for homework assignment today)
In class: Obama One-on-One with Scott Pelley on Debt Ceiling Crisis
Can the Filibuster be Fixed?
Make Congress Work
DUE:
1) Write a one paragraph response in your blog: What chance does a bill containing your senator's favorite issue have for passage this year in the 112th Congress? Explain why or why it may not pass in the Senate. If it passes in the Senate, why or why not might it pass in the House? Include one outside source to back up your opinion; (could be one you already read for the research assignment).
2) Read pp. pp. 245-257 in text, look at 8.1 and 8.2 Chapter self-test, pp. 267-268. Possible reading quiz
3/23 The Presidency: What Makes a Good President?
News Report: Andrew (extension given for homework today)
DUE: Read pp. 257-266, Chapter self-test, p. 268, 8.3 through 8.6. Possible reading quiz.
3/27 Is the President Too Powerful? Not Powerful Enough?
News Report: Isaac (extension given for homework today--please post by 3/29)
DUE: On your blog, post the bibliographical information of at least three sources for your Congress essay. CORRECT format please!! Take notes on those sources separately, i.e., don't post the notes to the blog.
3/29 Capitol Crimes
DUE: Work on essay
SPRING BREAK!!
4/16
DUE: Work on essay.
4/18 The Federal Bureaucracy: gets a bad rap?
DUE: Op-Ed Essay: Making Congress Work due. Please email me a copy of the essay: title your file: Name_Congress.
Check this link out: The most (and least) lucrative committee assignments in Congress
Here's another: Lawrence Lessig Interviews Jack Abramoff Abramoff is now out of jail and working with Lessig to reform the financing of Congressional campaigns.
4/23 "Iron Triangles," Issue Networks and the Federal Budget
DUE: Read the top of p. 178, "The Federal Workforce", then read pp. 279-290. Look over Chapter self-test p. 19, sections 9.3, 9.4 and 9.5.
4/25 Be a Budget Hero!
DUE: Play the Budget Hero game. Get briefed on the rules, play the game, and then answer the questions on this Read this handout and then get briefed on the rules, play the game, and then answer the questions on p. 2. Bring a hard copy of p. 2 with answers to class.
Just for fun: President Obama on Jimmy Fallon Here's the entire clip
Fri. 4/27
The Judiciary: An Overview of the System
DUE: read pp.
295-310 . See chapter self-test pp.315-316 10.1 through 10.4
Tuesday 5/1 Meet in Founders Lecture Hall
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