Civics Announcements
Welcome to Senior Year! Don't let it slip away from you. Make sure you are keeping up with all of your classes, and your outside points, so that you graduate and go on to whatever it is you aspire to.
Are there still hate groups in the U.S.?
Click to view the Southern Poverty Law Center's HATE MAP.
Health Care Issue
Go to the following websites to get information about health care in the US and around the world:
• 25 Best Global Healthcare Rankings • Health Care for All - California •Provisions of "Obamacare" Naturalization Process (steps to become a U.S. citizen) Legal Residency (not the same as citizenship) How much does it COST to get a green card? Natural-Born Citizen (how to qualify) Trump Impeachment LessonsNote: These lessons were developed for President Trump's 1st impeachment, 2019-2020. The introductory lesson has background on impeachments in general.
Impeachment Lesson #1 Impeachment Lesson #2A Impeachment Lesson #2B Impeachment Lesson #2 (full) Impeachment Lesson #3 Impeachment Lesson #4 The Senate Trial (also from President Trump's 1st impeachment) • Adam Schiff's Opening Argument • |
"Obamacare"
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Recent News Articles:
Course GreensheetDocument Archive:Charlottesville/Race in America
SPLC on the People & Symbols at Charlottesville Joe Biden in The Atlantic, 8/27/17 The Federal Budget Recent Budget Summary National Debt Graph Annual Deficit Graph Gun Violence & Gun Control Take a few bullet points on each & write a one-page reflection on the set, AND sign a statement that you ACTUALLY READ THEM! 1. Gun Deaths Since Newtown Shooting 2. Gun Violence Archive 3. Gun Homicides by Country Ranking 4. Gun Ownership/Gun Homicides Graph 5. 12 Facts About Guns & Mass Shootings in the U.S. 6. A Sociologist's Perspective on Gun Violence in America 7. How to Buy a Gun in 15 Countries Climate Change Readings Take a few bullet points and paragraph summary on each; a one-page reflection on the set; AND a statement that you ACTUALLY READ THEM! 1. What is the IPCC?: go to the IPCC Website 2. Data pins polar warming blame on humans 3. Climate chief warns against 'tragic' inaction 4. The Political History of Cap & Trade (Smithsonian) 5. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: 2015 6. Climate Change consensus (the 2nd article & video on the page - about deniers) 7. Skeptic Organizations 8. Global Warming's Terrifying New Math (Rolling Stone) 9. The Parable of Rupert Murdoch (The Nation) 10. House Passes EPA Rule Change 11. If the Oceans Die, We all Die (Sea Shepherd Society) 12. Paris Climate Agreement Climate of Doubt video Voter Suppression 5-Hour Lines in Arizona Control of Media / Money in Politics All Sides media bias ratings 4 Tips for Spotting a Fake News Story (Harvard Summer School, 2020) For each reading below: (a) Take a few bullet notes. (b) Write a short summary/reflection. 1. Communications Act of 1934 (aka Federal Communications Act) 2. The Federal Election Commission (F.E.C.) 3. How Just 6 Corporations Control 90% of Media 4. Koch Brothers' Budget for 2016 & Koch Companies & Products (two separate links) 5. Koch Brothers v. George Soros 6. False Ads 7. Citizens United 8. What is a PAC? 9. Super PACs Stephen Colbert & Jon Stewart illustrate Super PACs: Stephen files Super PAC request (5/16/11) 7:24 Coordination resolution (1/12/12) 7:36 Jon Stewart not coordinating (1/17/12) 8:39 Bill Moyers: ALEC (Start at 4:20. Stop at 50:00.) Watch; take 1/2 pg. bullet notes; write 1/2 page reflection. About the Tea Party Official Site (teaparty.org) Article #1 (SourceWatch) Article #2 ("Who's In Charge?," The Atlantic) "Ten Cases Every Teen Should Know" article and worksheet Congressional Names & Salaries US Government Salaries Filibusters History of the Filibuster (12-min. video) Articles: 1. Filibusters: The Senate's Self-Inflicted Wound 2. The Five Longest Filibusters 3. Famous Filibusters 4. Filibusters Historical Graph Interesting Links
* FactCheck.org Who's Who in the Trump-Russia investigation Frontline: The "Trump's Showdown" Interviews American Politics Glossary The Evolution of the Bush Doctrine (Frontline) The Project for the New American Century Secretary of State Clinton's UN Speech, 12/7/2011 Nuclear Proliferation Syria Update 6/2012 Secretary of State Clinton on Russia & Syria Secretary of Defense Panetta on Pakistan California Secretary of State: Political Parties An interesting Directory of US Political Parties (currently operating), including their origins. The Cabinet (short White House video) US Deficit Graphs by President Current Government Leaders & Salaries Elizabeth Warren on Social Security (video)
Inequality.org ______________________________ Is the U.S. becoming a plutocracy? 1. Oligarchy Article (an article about the study) AND 2. An Interview with the Researcher Read BOTH, and take a few notes on each: • what you find interesting or important • something that surprised you • the main point • your reaction 3. The Influence of Billionaires Read the article, take a few bullet notes, and write a paragraph reflection. ______________________________ Military-Industrial Complex: Eisenhower to Obama (video) Is Gun Violence the New Normal? (read article, bullet notes, 1/2 page reflection) Wealth Inequality Video 1. The Right to Search Students (ASCD, 2002) 2. Student Rights - Search & Seizure (ACLU, 2015) 3. Cell Phone Searches (Student Press Law Center, 2015) 4. Search & Seizure, Due Process, & Public Schools (CPE, 2006) 5. US Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case ... (Rutherford Institute, 2015) 6. Search & Seizure & the 4th Amendment (Find Law, 2015) |