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Week 1 Articles: You Decide

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Constitution Side-by-Side Translation

From the archives: History of national anthem in sportsWhat does a 200-year-old ode to a flag have to do with a ball game? More than you might think.

The History behind the national anthem at sporting events

Inside the Conservative Push for States to Amend the ConstitutionAdvocacy groups are calling for states to meet and discuss a federal balanced-budget amendment. A clause in the U.S. Constitution makes the proposal possible.

The federal balanced budget amendment

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demographics survey for Monday, November 6

Please fill out the above Google form. Your identity will not be known. All questions include a choice of "Prefer not to answer". Please use that if you are not comfortable answering a certain question. Data may be used in class as it pertains to Chapter 4: The American Political Landscape.

"How we voted": polling data by demographic in the 2016 election

Michigan Senate OKs concealed pistol carry in schools, churches, day care centersThe Michigan Senate approved legislation Wednesday allowing the concealed carry of handguns in places that have traditionally been off limits to guns.

freep article: MI senate votes to pass concealed weapons in schools

So, it's legal to carry a loaded gun into a Michigan school?Police were called to a Clio-area elementary school this week after a father legally carried a loaded pistol on his waist into the school building while picking up his daughter.

background on current gun laws in michigan with respect to "gun-free" zones

michigan concealed weapons license info

Partisan Differences Growing on a Number of IssuesRepublicans and Democrats have increasingly different views on many policy and social issues, but on several, the party gap has not changed or has even narrowed.

2016 election results: Exit pollsFull exit-poll data on how Americans voted, including by race, age, gender and education level.

Wider demos for 2016 election

Mainstream Media Accountability Survey

Media accountability survey

For elites, politics is driven by ideology. For voters, it’s not.Committed liberals and conservatives don’t realize how weird they are.

party > ideology

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Can you spot fake news from real news??

Is 2016 A "Critical Election?""Critical elections" occur every few decades and can lead to major shifts in the nature of political parties. We may be in the midst of one.

Is (was) 2016 a critical election?

crash course: interest groups

helpful campaign finance video

NOT Required viewing, but will help you understand it better. This was made in 2013, so doesn't cover McCutcheon v. FEC (2014) but basic idea is there.

Michigan congressional district article

Supreme Court Pass Means Pennsylvania Must Redraw Congressional Maps In 10 DaysAll 18 of the state's congressional districts will have to be redrawn by Feb. 15 to comply with a state Supreme Court order that ruled the districts were drawn in an overly partisan manner.

pennsylvania congressional map article

www.brennancenter.org/analysis/ongoing-partisan-gerrymandering-cases

gerrymandering cases

(current as of April 2017)

www.redistrictinggame.org/game.php

the redistricting game

find your favorite bill :)

Florida student Emma Gonzalez to lawmakers and gun advocates: 'We call BS'Emma Gonzalez, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, addressed a gun control rally on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, days after a gunman entered her school in nearby Parkland, killing 17 people.

florida student speech

Executive Order Or Memorandum? Let's Call The Whole Thing An 'Action'President Trump has signed more than a dozen directives during his first week in office. Some of these actions are "orders" and others are "memorandums." What's the difference?

executive actions explained

Goes with article sheet given in class.

Article is old (from 1st week of Trump presidency) so numbers of executive actions are off, but general content is still correct.

video for "inside the situation room" assignment

Federal vs. State Courts - Key Differences - FindLawThere are two kinds of courts in this country -- state courts and federal courts. Following is a discussion of key differences between the state and federal court systems.

article for "the federal vs. state court system" sheet in ch. 13 packet

crash course supreme court procedures

january 8, 2020

US-Iran relations: A brief historyFrom the CIA-orchestrated overthrow of Iran's prime minister to tension in the time of President Trump.

US-IRAN relations

Use this article to answer the questions on your sheet.

"We're Doomed" game instruction video

State of the Union HistorySenate Historian Emeritus Don Ritchie talked about the history of the State of the Union address.

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