Democratization Briefing Paper

Handout in class...read the democratization briefing paper for Thursday's classy 11/29

64 term test

Tuesday Dec. 11...we'll have a test on the BIG 64!

Vocabulary Handout

In class you received a vocabulary packet of 64 terms.  We will have a vocab test in two weeks over terms.

In the short term you need to define the following for the remainder of this week:
Procedural Democracy
Substantive Democracy
Civil liberties
Civil Rights
Illiberal democracy
Civil society
Corruption

Should we change the Electoral College?

Time to enter the debate!
Use the following template to answer the question:

The electoral college ________(works, should be modified, done away with) because,...
    *List at least 3 arguments
As a solution to the problems raised about the college I propose... Your solution needs to mirror your arguments.


Go HERE for a brief list of arguments and potential solutions

Congressional committees

Choose a committee to research from the list on page 143

Power point

            1) Provide a brief 1 paragraph description of the types of bills (issues) that

                  your committee deals with.

            2) Provide a 1 paragraph explanation of recent legislation this committee helped create

            3) Which states are most of the members from?

                Go to: committee list

                      a) select your committee

                      b) scroll down to see who the members are and where they are from

                      c) click on the committees official website link under the "track Committee button"

                      d) click on the "about" tab to read about the bills and issues the committee deals with