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Journal #1 8/13/15
Remember these will make up a summative grade.Good answers should be a minimum of 4 sentences and if I think you could have written more, then full credit won’t be received. Participation is key to discussion. Make sure you are in dress code!!!
Why did you take this course? What do you expect to learn this year?Slide2
Journal #2 8/17/15
Remember these will make up a summative grade.Good answers should be a minimum of 4 sentences and if I think you could have written more, then full credit won’t be received. Participation is key to discussion. Make sure you are in dress code!!!
How do young people your age find about our government/politics? How does that differ from older adults? Compare/contrast this with 50 years ago.Slide3
Journal #3 8/19/15
Remember these will make up a summative grade.Good answers should be a minimum of 4 sentences and if I think you could have written more, then full credit won’t be received. Participation is key to discussion. Make sure you are in dress code!!!
In your opinion, what is the purpose of government? How do you see evidence of success or failure of the purpose you chose?
Why do you follow the laws?Slide4
Journal #4 8/24/15
Participation is key to discussion. Make sure you are in dress code!!!First weekly current event quiz this Friday!
Using your definition, as well as your own thoughts, reflect on the following;
What contributes to a person’s political ideology? Be specific with examples. Can it change throughout a lifetime? Why/why not?Slide5
Journal #5 8/26/15
Participation is key to discussion. Make sure you are in dress code!!!First weekly current event quiz this Friday!
Agree or Disagree with the following quote and be sure to substantiate your claim;
“The Constitution of the United States of America can be described as a set of general principles used to govern, out of which laws and policy have emerged. The success of the document in remaining the foundation of American government is based on the fact that successive Congresses and Courts have been able to interpret it or readapt it to the demands of changing times.”Slide6
Journal #6 9/3/15
Participation is key to discussion. Make sure you are in dress code!!!
"She has a right to believe whatever she wants, under the Constitution and her freedom of religion. But she has sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States, which now requires granting licenses for same sex couples to be married. So, if her feelings are so strong she can't do that, her options would be to continue to refuse and suffer the consequences, or to resign and remove herself," said Morehead State Professor of Legal Studies,
Ed Gardner about Rowan County Clerk
What should the outcome be? Why? What can happen if she is found in contempt, or what can happen if she is not found in contempt?Slide7
Journal #7 9/8/15
Participation is key to discussion. Make sure you are in dress code!!!
Electors in the United States are generally “elected” by their parties state party conventions. Whichever candidate receives the majority of the elector’s votes gets all of that state’s votes. Clear as mud right.. In Kentucky, the electors are not required to vote along party lines (in some states, state law requires them to do so).
In your opinion, what are the
pros and cons of this? How does this make you feel?