Please review the following articles and then post a paragraph of reflection on each in your blog.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/15/tax.deal/index.html?hpt=T1
I think that it is good that we are going to get that big of a tax cut. they are going to extend the unemployment benefits for 13 months. they are also going to cut the payroll tax by 2 percentage points for a year, restore the estate tax at a lower level and continue a series of other tax breaks. The Senate vote is "a win for American families, American businesses, and our economic recovery," Obama said in a written statement. So i think that the tax cut deal will be good for everybody.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/15/republicans-vow-reject-pork-filled-omnibus-spending/
A government shutdown looms as Congress risks missing a key deadline this weekend over the battle in the Senate on a massive 2,000-page catchall spending bill. Sen. John McCain tweeted the top 10 earmarks in the spending bill, including $247,000 for virus free wine grapes in Washington State, $413,000 for peanut research in Alabama, $235,000 for noxious weed management in Nevada and $400,000 for solar parking canopies and plug-in electric stations in Kansas. i dont thin that they need to spend that much money on grapes and peanuts and solar parking stations and plug in electric stations in kansas. i dont think they need that much research for those kinds of things.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/12/15/5655463-the-senates-war-over-christmas
Republicans are saying Majority Leader Harry Reid is to blame for potentially keeping the Senate in session through Christmas."Christmas is a week from Saturday. I understand that. But I hope the Republicans understand it also. Because we are going to complete our work, no matter how long it takes in this Congress," said Reid at a Capitol Hill news conference today. i think that they should get as far as possible and then when christmas comes, i think they should stop and be able to spend christmas with their families. and they can pick up where they left off after they get back from christmas.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20025737-503544.html?tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesAreaMain
President Obama turned the debate over the extension of the Bush tax cuts into a 2012 campaign issue when he made a deal with Republicans to extend them all for another two years. Obama's deal with Republicans would extend the Bush-era tax cuts for two years, extend unemployment insurance for 13 months, cut the payroll tax for one year and reinstate the estate tax at a relatively low rate and high threshold, among other things. It's anticipated to cost around $900 billion and is not paid for. i think they should think about it more and take more time before they just go out and spend 900 billion dollars that we dont have.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
chapter 7
1. Explain the difference between hard and soft money:
hard money is money raised and spent to elect candidates for congress and the white house. soft money is money given to party organizatons for such as candidate recruitement, voter registration and the get out to vote drives and similar efforts.
2. What is the electoral process and is this something that you agree or disagree with and why?
the first step in the electoral process is you can vote early by absentee voting and then there is the cottail effect. then you can cast the ballot. there is automated voting that people can do and vote by mail and online voting. i disagree with the online voting because i dont think there is enough safety for that and a hacker could get into it and change the results.
3. What is the difference between a closed and open primary?
a closed primary is where only declared party members can vote. an open primary is where any qualified voter can cast a ballot.
4. Explain what absentee voting is and what the positives and negative may be with regards to it:
absentee voting is where people can cast their ballot before election day. it is a procees by which they could vote without going to their polling places. there are some positive and negatives to it the negative is doing it that way there is a chance it could get screwed up somehow and not get the right numbers and and the positive to it is that there isint so many people showing up to vote on the day of the election.
5. What changes to your see in the way we run elections ten years from now?
the changes that i think we will see is voting from your home and there will be no more polling places and all the voting and counting will all be done with a machine. i dont think that is right because i know there wont be enough saftey voting from your home and a hacker could easily get in and change it.
6. Explain your views on money and elections with regards the amount of money that is spent:
i think that the money spent on elections is too much and i dont think that we need to spend millions of dollars on elections. but it is the person with all the moneys choice how much they want to spend.
7. Go to cnn.com or foxnews.com and find an article dealing with the election process. Post the article in your blog and provide your viewpoints pertaining to the article.
On election eve Republicans are finishing strong in key states.
hard money is money raised and spent to elect candidates for congress and the white house. soft money is money given to party organizatons for such as candidate recruitement, voter registration and the get out to vote drives and similar efforts.
2. What is the electoral process and is this something that you agree or disagree with and why?
the first step in the electoral process is you can vote early by absentee voting and then there is the cottail effect. then you can cast the ballot. there is automated voting that people can do and vote by mail and online voting. i disagree with the online voting because i dont think there is enough safety for that and a hacker could get into it and change the results.
3. What is the difference between a closed and open primary?
a closed primary is where only declared party members can vote. an open primary is where any qualified voter can cast a ballot.
4. Explain what absentee voting is and what the positives and negative may be with regards to it:
absentee voting is where people can cast their ballot before election day. it is a procees by which they could vote without going to their polling places. there are some positive and negatives to it the negative is doing it that way there is a chance it could get screwed up somehow and not get the right numbers and and the positive to it is that there isint so many people showing up to vote on the day of the election.
5. What changes to your see in the way we run elections ten years from now?
the changes that i think we will see is voting from your home and there will be no more polling places and all the voting and counting will all be done with a machine. i dont think that is right because i know there wont be enough saftey voting from your home and a hacker could easily get in and change it.
6. Explain your views on money and elections with regards the amount of money that is spent:
i think that the money spent on elections is too much and i dont think that we need to spend millions of dollars on elections. but it is the person with all the moneys choice how much they want to spend.
7. Go to cnn.com or foxnews.com and find an article dealing with the election process. Post the article in your blog and provide your viewpoints pertaining to the article.
On election eve Republicans are finishing strong in key states.
The final round of Fox News battleground state polls shows Democratic incumbents in trouble across the country.
The latest surveys were conducted on Oct. 30 by Pulse Opinion Research for Fox News. Each survey included 1,000 likely voters and has a margin of error of 3. The latest Fox News Battleground state poll shows Republican Sharron Angle now leading Reid by 3 points, 48 percent to 45 percent among likely voters. Reid dropped two points from the last Fox poll of the Silver State two weeks ago. my view point on this article is that there shouldnt be a margin for error it should all be correct without any margin for an error. because if there is an error that just creates more of a problem for the election
Take ten minutes to look over the links and then in your blog, describe what your views are on the materials that we covered. Provide a paragraph of reflection on what areas you had prior knowledge of and those that you did not.
my views on the materials that we covered is that i like the materials that are covered. i like how much time and how many processes go into the passing of the laws. i like how many steps it takes to pass the law because i like it that someone cant just propose a bill and have it get passed right away. i like it because it doesnt work that way. i didnt have any prior knowledge of how the bills were passed and how many steps it takes to pass a bill.
my views on the materials that we covered is that i like the materials that are covered. i like how much time and how many processes go into the passing of the laws. i like how many steps it takes to pass the law because i like it that someone cant just propose a bill and have it get passed right away. i like it because it doesnt work that way. i didnt have any prior knowledge of how the bills were passed and how many steps it takes to pass a bill.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Ch 6 Test - Your Blog Due Nov 23.
1. Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 1:
Extending Suffrage. the five stages. By the end of the first stage almost all white males could vote in every state. the second stage was going to let any male vote by the 15th amendment but for another century african americans were denied the right to vote. the third stage let women vote in 1869 and by 1920 more than half of the states had followed that lead. the fourth stage was going to let the african americans secure their role in the electoral process in the states. and the fifth stage let no state set a minimum age of voting but they had to be over the age of 18.
2. Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 2:
Poll tax. i think that it was wrong to be able to set a tax that people have to pay before they could vote. if they still had the poll tax i think there wouldnt be as many voters. i think that because people arent going to want to vote if they have to pay to vote for someone. i dont think that result would be very good if there isint very many voters. i think thats why they got rid of it, because they saw a decrease in voters.
3. Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 3:
the civil rights act of 1964. it outlaws discrimination in several areas, especially in job related matters. it was wrong to not let people votyte just because of their color. my point of view on discrimination is i think is that is is very wrong and people shouldnt judge others.
4. Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 4:
Extending Suffrage. the five stages. By the end of the first stage almost all white males could vote in every state. the second stage was going to let any male vote by the 15th amendment but for another century african americans were denied the right to vote. the third stage let women vote in 1869 and by 1920 more than half of the states had followed that lead. the fourth stage was going to let the african americans secure their role in the electoral process in the states. and the fifth stage let no state set a minimum age of voting but they had to be over the age of 18.
2. Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 2:
Poll tax. i think that it was wrong to be able to set a tax that people have to pay before they could vote. if they still had the poll tax i think there wouldnt be as many voters. i think that because people arent going to want to vote if they have to pay to vote for someone. i dont think that result would be very good if there isint very many voters. i think thats why they got rid of it, because they saw a decrease in voters.
3. Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 3:
the civil rights act of 1964. it outlaws discrimination in several areas, especially in job related matters. it was wrong to not let people votyte just because of their color. my point of view on discrimination is i think is that is is very wrong and people shouldnt judge others.
4. Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 4:
why people do not vote? it is because there are the cannot voters out there, and there are the actual nonvoters. that is an important issue because i think that all people should go out and vote. there is no reason people cant go out and vote it doesnt take very long and it is relativley easy.
5. Explain voter apathy and what can be done to help it:
nonparticipation. People not going out to vote the numbers are around 50% in the presidental elections and about 35% in an off year elections. thats the loewst rate of voter participation of any democracy in the world.
nonparticipation. People not going out to vote the numbers are around 50% in the presidental elections and about 35% in an off year elections. thats the loewst rate of voter participation of any democracy in the world.
we can get the young people to get ouyt and vote because thats who i believe is making up some of the percent that is not going out to vote and the numbers are so low.
6. Explain the qualifications for registering to vote:
A person must register his or her name, age place of birth, persent address, lenght of residence an other similar facts and as person is registered to vote unless or until he or she dies, moves, convicted of a serious crime, or is committed to a mental institution.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Assignment 1
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Your blog- Assignment #1
Due: October 15th.
In your blog, post the following questions:
What are your views on the latest political ads on TV? What candidate(s) do you like or dislike and why?
What role do you feel that you will play in politics and government in the future? What ways are you participating currently?
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