Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Directions: Please read the following ariticle and analyze by answering the following questions: 
1.  What does Daniel Pipes say is the differences  between Islam and Islamism?
2. Is Islam a religion?
3. Is Islamism a religion? 
4. Who is Daniel Pipes?  Is he credible?  Do you think that what he is saying is true?  
5. What is his motive for writing this article? 
6.  Do you agree or disagree with this article?
http://www.danielpipes.org/366/islam-and-islamism-faith-and-ideology

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Click on the following links for today's assignment.
The first one is a copy of the Constitution, which you will need to consult to play the game, which is the second link.



Constitution   http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html

Game   http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usa_game/government/branches_government.htm
Please click on the following link to answer the questions on your Weekly Worksheet about the Judicial Branch and the Supreme Court.
http://www.congressforkids.net/Judicialbranch_supremecourt.htm

Please click on the following link to conduct your research on the following Landmark Supreme Court Cases:   http://www.streetlaw.org/en/landmark/home  
1.  Marbury v. Madison
2.  Roe V. Wade
3.  Miranda v. Arizona
4.  Tinker v. Des Moines
5.  Dred Scott v. Sandford
6.  Plessy v. Ferguson
7.  Brown v. Board of Education
8.  Korematsu v. United States
9.  Mapp v. Ohio
10. New Jersey v. T.L.O
11.  Texas v. Johnson
12.  Regents of the University of CA v. Bakke
13.  United States v. Nixon


Thursday, November 12, 2015

Please follow the link to the 27 Amendments to our constitution, which will help you answer your Opening Activity Questions!

14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Free! Card showing African American slave reaching freedom.
Free!
Lithograph, color. 1863.
Prints and Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number:
LC-USZC4-2521
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868, and granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed. In addition, it forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” By directly mentioning the role of the states, the 14th Amendment greatly expanded the protection of civil rights to all Americans and is cited in more litigation than any other amendment.

Friday, October 23, 2015


WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY!!!!


Please go to the following link and vote in the MOCK ELECTION! You will receive an "I Voted" sticker after you've completed your vote.  There is a Voter's Guide that you can (and should) read regarding each measure before voting.  Informed voters do not simply check yes or no; they read the information to inform their choice.  Please vote responsibly! 

http://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/student-mock-election.aspx#/landing



Monday, October 19, 2015

In-Depth Task
You will be watching a series of videos and answering the questions related to the videos on this page.  Please answer the questions in full sentences, with as much explanation as you can. All are posted to Timberlineapgov.blogspot.com.

1. Explain how the voting machine in the video can be used to commit voter fraud._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1.  Who is testifying in this video? __________________________________________________________________________________________
2.  What is this man testifying about?  What is his evidence?
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1. How did this woman commit voter fraud? (2 ways)
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2. Did she know she had committed voter fraud? Explain.
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3.  Were all of her votes legal?  Why or why not?
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4.  Should this woman be punished?  Why or why not?
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1.  Representative John Lewis says that Voter ID laws are like poll taxes.  What is a poll tax? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is his explanation as to how Voter ID laws are like poll taxes? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1.  Why do they suggest that Voter ID laws fail to prevent voter fraud?
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2.  Which groups of people do not get to vote because they don’t have the required identification?  You should list the groups and percentages. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1.  Sarah Childress gives three reasons that Voter ID laws are so controversial.  What are the reasons and explain each one. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. What percentage and number of people do not have identification in America? __________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What are the 4 categories that the majority of the people without identification fall under?
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3.  List the several reasons that these people can’t get IDs in order to vote?
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1.  What exactly ARE voter ID laws? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.  Are they the same or different in each state? _________________________________________
3. Which states have the easiest voter ID laws? What are the requirements?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.  Which state has the most “draconian” voter ID laws?  What are the requirements? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1.  Who is Stacey Plaskett and what is the main topic she is addressing? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.  What is the problem as she sees it? Explain in detail. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1.  What is John Oliver’s main topic of conversation? _________________________________________________________________________________________
2.  Whose voting rights are restricted?   Does John Oliver agree or disagree with this? _________________________________________________________________________________________

3.  What is document he uses to explain why these people’s voting rights are restricted?  What is the year of this document and decision? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.  Explain the voting rights of people in Puerto Rico. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Explain the voting rights of the people in Guam. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Explain the voting rights of the people in American Samoa. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________