Why are Gas Prices So High?

Read Why are Gas Prices So High?
List 4 reasons the author gives for the high cost of gas. Answer the following question in two sentences- How can the factors of supply and demand effect the price of gasoline?

market watch

Create a powerpoint and place into the hand in folder.
1. find out what stock has been your biggest winner and your biggest loser.
2. Pick either company and do the following:
slide 1- create a slide explaining what the company does.
go to yahoofinance and click profile. summarize. Include pictures
slide 2
- list your biggest loser or winner and list how much you have gained or lost.
Slide 3
- go to headline section of yahoofinance and try and determine what market factors are making your company's stock perform the way it has. summarize.

entrepreneurs

Pick a company that you enjoy. Find the following information:
1. Who founded the company?
2. When was it founded?
3. List five interesting things you researched about the company and or its founder?
4. Does the company publicly trade stock?
5. Who are the companies main competitors?
6. Find a current news article on the company and summarize this piece into a sentence or two. ie. Is it launching a new product? Are they being sued? Are they being bought out ? etc
7. Where is its head quarters?
Weave this information into a powerpoint that you will explain. Be creative and make it attractive. Place pp into senior seminar folder.

Committee on Homeland Security

Objective today is to begin work on your bill. The preliminary research that you will be doing will be presented in your committees. To get a better understanding of what committees do go to
Domestic Terrorism Hearings Opens with Contrasting Views on Dangers
Post a comment that demonstrates your understanding of what the purpose of the committee is and then give your opinion of its hearings.

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
View John Stossel' Sick in America: Whose body is it anyway part 3/6 and 3/4
Create a list of 7 rebuttals or arguments against government run health care

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

After the movie SICKO was made the debate about health care in America kicked into high gear prompting President Obama and the democratic lead congress to pass two health care reform bills in 2010. Research the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Find the following information.

1. When did it pass?
2. What was the tally of the voting? House? Senate?
3. Describe the overall act?
4. List 5 specific provisions in the act? Provisions that you understand and can explain.
5. Explain the nature of the legal challenges that have been made about the laws constitutionality.
6. Give your opinions of the law.

Lobbyist

Today's lesson focus is on interest groups or lobby groups. By the end of class you will know what they are, how they operated and be able to identify the particulars of their influence.
Go to www.opensecrets.org
click on lobbying on the left hand side of the page.Read
click on ranked sectors. Read and look at all the different sectors. Click around.
click on top spenders. read and look around.
post a one paragraph comment on the blog explaining one specific interest group and their influence/ interest