Gaining support for you bill

Once your bill has made it through committee you will need to whip up support for it. Today you will need to find two lobby(PAC) groups that may support your bill and one that will likely oppose it. Prepare a report for your committee. The report must include the follow:
1.
-two lobby groups that will likely support your legislation.
- a summary of the mission of each group.
- a description of what this group has fought for/against in the past.
- an explanation of why you feel they will support your bill.
2.
- one lobby group that will likely oppose your legislation.
- a summary of the mission of each group.
- a description what this group has fought for/against in the past.
- an explanation of why this group will likely oppose your bill.
Create a report in a word document. Make it look attractive and professional.
This site may help- Political Advocacy Groups and/or google your topic/ lobby group

Federal Minimum Wage Act

Read The Federal Minimum Wage Act.
Go to the National Restaurant Association's website. See what they do. Post a 2-3 sentence answer to the question: What does the NRA think about the minimum wage law? Also surmise what possible influence they may have had on the existing law.

Can the Federal Government legislate us to be thinner?

Today we will look at the above question. Is it the role of the government to police our eating habits? Can the government tell us what to eat and what not to or is that acting as a nanny state?
Read

Fat-fighting ideas: From more gym to burger tax
post your opinion 3 sentence opinion.

Criminal Justice

The goal for today is to understand the case and to be able to discuss the complexities of it.
Read Officers in the Bronx Fire 41 Shots both pages.
Read The Diallo Verdict
answer the following questions:
1. what were the officers charged with?
2. what was the prosecution's argument?
3. What was the defense's argument?
4. What do you think?
5. List three words/ phases you do not understand. Look up and define those words.

Senator, What Political party are you?

Today you will officially pick the political party that you will represent in your role as a US Senator.
Take all three political party quizes:
1. Are you a republican or democrat?
2. What political party are you?
3. What political party is right for you?
After reading the results of the quizes go to an official site of the party that the test said you most closely resembled; democratic party, republican party, Libertarian Party,
Green Party , Tea Party
Post a one paragraph declaration explaining the party you will join
Paragraph must include
a. name of the party
b. an explanation of the major beliefs of that party and why you chose to join it.
c. include any things that you do not agree with

Senior Drivers Test

For pd 4 only!!!! Pd 2 Do Universal Health Care.
Read Too Old to Drive
- List 5 reasons the article offers to support the idea that there may be a crisis on the highways because of elderly drivers.
Read House Approves Mandating Regular Vision Tests for Seniors
Answer the following questions:
1. Is this a state or federal law? How do you know?
2. What does the law for seniors to do?
3. What other requirements are there in the bill?
4. According to Donna Erdman which age group has the most accidents?

Watch South Park Grey Dawn

Universal Health Care

Universal Health Care

After viewing the movie Sicko we have seen a strong argument for universal health care. Now we will research arguments against the idea of government run health care. Read
Reality check: Canada's government health care system
Read The Ugly Truth About Canadian Health Care
Create a list of 4 rebuttals or arguments against government run health care. Each rebuttal should be
1. in your own words
2. cite statistics and/or factual accounts
3. be at least two sentences each.
After returning back to class we will view John Stossel' Sick in America: Whose body is it anyway part 3/6 and 4/6.
Based on Stossel's video, add two more rebuttals or arguments against government run health care.
You should have 6 rebuttal arguments in total.

test 2 practice

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Senate Committee Activity

Today's objective is to understand what a senate committee is, what different committees there are, and to examine current activities of a US Senate Committee.
1. Go to Senate.gov
2. Go to the committee section. Look through the various committees. Find one that looks like it will be of interest to you. Then do the following:
Create a power point (using google docs).
The power point should contain the following:
1. Name of the committee or sub committee.
2. Explain in detail the function of the committee?( what does it have jurisdiction over?)
3. Who is the chairman of the committee?
4. Explain in detail a current piece of legislation that is in (or just came out of) the committee.
5. Make the powerpoint attractive and interesting. DO NOT CUT AND PASTE ANYTHING OTHER THAN PICTURES. Summarize everything else