How would you address the issues?If you were in charge, how would you address the issues that the United States faces? What philosophy would guide you. Let's start to develop your thinking. Please head to the U.S. Role in the World Student Ballot on Google Classroom. What are our options?
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Who's running for President?
Have a great Thanksgiving!Your to-do listPlease return to your teams from the last class, grab your posters, and resume your work on qualifications for representation. Who's running for President?
Limiting PowerThe United States was created partly as a revolt against power being concentrated in one person, in this case a monarch. The U.S. has gone on to use a number of ways to prevent any one person from gaining too much power. In your opinion, what methods are appropriate to limit how much power a person has and which ones aren't? Please respond to this question on Google Classroom. Qualifications for RepresentationWhat qualifications should people have to meet to serve in office? Please brainstorm ideas and post them to this question on Google Classroom. It is ok if some of your requirements are for some positions and not others. What should the limits and requirements be?You have seen some of the requirements of holding federal office in our Constitution Questions.
With your teammates, develop a plan for what the requirements of holding office should be and if there should be any limits placed upon the amount of time one can serve. I am specifically interested in the President, Supreme Court Justices, and members of the U.S. House and Senate. Checks and BalancesThe Founding Fathers developed a system of checks and balances to make sure that no one branch of government gained power over the others. Complete the slideshow on Google Classroom. For each branch of government, show how it has a check on the power of the other two. Limiting PowerThe United States was created partly as a revolt against power being concentrated in one person, in this case a monarch. The U.S. has gone on to use a number of ways to prevent any one person from gaining too much power. In your opinion, what methods are appropriate to limit how much power a person has and which ones aren't? Please respond to this question on Google Classroom. Qualifications for RepresentationWhat qualifications should people have to meet to serve in office? Please brainstorm ideas and post them to this question on Google Classroom. It is ok if some of your requirements are for some positions and not others. What should the limits and requirements be?You have seen some of the requirements of holding federal office in our Constitution Questions.
With your teammates, develop a plan for what the requirements of holding office should be and if there should be any limits placed upon the amount of time one can serve. I am specifically interested in the President, Supreme Court Justices, and members of the U.S. House and Senate. Your to-do listPlease find five results regarding the 2022 Elections from around the United States, Be sure to use reliable sources!
Post what you find to the Election Results question on Google Classroom. When we finish this work, we will resume our work from the last class. Please find a strong article from a reputable source that explains the debate or takes a side on the question of whether or not there should be term limits for Supreme Court justices. Please post your article to Supreme Court Term Limits Articles on Google Classroom. Your next step will be to find ten arguments about Supreme Court term limits. Once you have done that you will share some of your findings with your classmates. Our final step will be for to develop your own opinion regarding what should be done. Flex TimeWhen you complete our Supreme Court Term Limits assignment, please check in with me for any last minute help with the First Quarter. Checks and BalancesThe Founding Fathers developed a system of checks and balances to make sure that no one branch of government gained power over the others. Complete the slideshow on Google Classroom. For each branch of government, show how it has a check on the power of the other two. Limiting PowerThe United States was created partly as a revolt against power being concentrated in one person, in this case a monarch. The U.S. has gone on to use a number of ways to prevent any one person from gaining too much power. In your opinion, what methods are appropriate to limit how much power a person has and which ones aren't? Please respond to this question on Google Classroom. Qualifications for RepresentationWhat qualifications should people have to meet to serve in office? Please brainstorm ideas and post them to this question on Google Classroom. It is ok if some of your requirements are for some positions and not others.
Please find a strong article from a reputable source that explains the debate or takes a side on the question of whether or not there should be term limits for Supreme Court justices. Please post your article to Supreme Court Term Limits Articles on Google Classroom.
Your next step will be to find ten arguments about Supreme Court term limits. Once you have done that you will share some of your findings with your classmates. Our final step will be for to develop your own opinion regarding what should be done. Your to do list: |
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