Polling Data... (In class on Monday 10/1)

Go to the following website:
Map

1.  Choose which campaign (Obama or Romney) you are managing

2.  As campaign manager consider the following when making your decisions:

Electoral College numbers (strength or value of each state)

State Demographics (young, old, hispanic, etc)

Single-issue vs multiple issues

Where we are in the polls now

Decide which five states you will focus your campaign on:

3.  List each of the five states

4.  For each state- justify why the state is important

5.  What is your plan for winning the state (On which issue(s) do you try and persuade voters?

Next 2 weeks (Oct - Nov)

Week of 9/24

            US section 3 Governance/Policy-making

            M – Organization of State (112-113)

            T- Executive Branch (113-115)

            W – Cabinet and other Institutions (116-119)

            Th – The Judiciary

                        Activist court decisions

            F – Policy making (119-120)

Week of 10/1

            Representation and Participation

            M – Legislature (121-123)

                        How a Bill becomes a law

            T – Parties and elections (123-126)

            W- Preparing for Debate #1 (Candidates – domestic policy) 6-730

            Th – Discussion

            F _ Political Culture, Citizenship, and Identity

Read pages 106-111

For Friday 10/21 read about Society and Economy and Global Economy

Questions for discussion:

1.  Provide examples of progressive and regressive taxes.

2.  The author states; the gap between rich and poor is not remedied by taxation.  What reasons are given for the lack class-based political movements?
           a.  How does US policy on immigration compare with most other countries?

3.  Provide examples of distributive and redistributive policies

4.  What problems exist with financing Social Security?
           a.  what are the solutions?

5.  Budgets and Deficits
           a.  What leads to a deficit?
           b.  What are positives / negatives to deficit spending?

6.  How has US involvement in the Global Economy grown?

7.  What are the challenges to continued US dominance in the world economy? (dollar)

Read pages 102-106

Guiding Concept:  The US state and it's ability to retain it's democratic principles in an era of Globalization

Create a list of examples:

Using a 3 column chart, list examples of Laissez-faire policies as well as instances when the government imposed regulations (expanded it's role in the economy)

In the middle and last columns identify whether the example you listed helped the economy grow (+), middle column and explain why, or did not help/hurt the economy (-) last column.

Read pages 13-16

Themes for comparative analysis: States

Reading for Tuesday (pages 4-13)

Take notes on the reading (pages 4-13) paying attention to vocabulary and sub-headings.

In Class:  Groups read Critical Junctures pages 95 - 100.  Groups outlined the Issues, challenges, and outcomes during those eras and will present on Tuesday.

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