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Group Name/Hist Purpose/Current Issue Membership 2 Techniques employed NRA National Rifle Assoc, est 1871 Protect gun rights About 4 mil Point to 2nd amendment, gun safety demonstration NAACP Nat?l assoc for advancement of colored People Ensure public, social equality 425,000 members Uses courts to advantage passage of legislation AARP American Association of Retired Persons, est. 1958 Dedicated to improving quality of life for aging nation 40 + mil Sale of insurance Member financial assistance ACLU Am. Civil Liberties Union, est. 1920 Defend and preserve rights of U.S people More than half a million Provide court assistance, helps lawsuits where civil liberties are at risk LCV League of Conservation Voters Advocate for sound environmental policies

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Committees in Congress There are numerous committees within the house Ranging on many areas of our nation From Homeland Security to Agriculture These?s have a very important job. To develop and make bill that can be presented on the House floor. Many of these bills never make it out of these committees. This is because that bills that go into the committees are not the same when they come out. In Congressional committees there are a majority leaders and minority leaders. (Based on House of Representatives population of political parties.) Types Of committees Standing ? Permanent committees that help put bills through Congress. Select ? Most of the time these types of temporary committees Joint ? A committee made up of U.S Senators and Representatives.

The Executive Branch

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Presidential Qualifications: Formal Informal -Must be 35 years of age -White Male -Must be a natural born citizen -Married with children -Must have lived in the USA for 14 years -Episcopalian -Previous law experience Primaries & Caucuses: One candidate per party in the general election Delegates determined by the population 2 ways delegates are apportioned: winner-take all, proportional Winner take all-quickest-republican First Caucus in Iowa First Primary in New Hampshire Super Tuesday is when most primaries are held Super delegates don?t have to cast their vote for the candidate that receives most delegates in their state Super delegates can change their vote Many nominations secured before National Convention

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? The Gospel of Wealth As a filthy-rich class emerged, so too did various views on wealth? Some, like Rockefeller, felt their wealth came from God. This was similar to the old divine-right monarchies of Europe. Carnegie spoke of a Gospel of Wealth saying the rich had a moral duty to spread the wealth (like spreading the Gospel). Perhaps the most common idea was Social Darwinism. Social Darwinism transposed Charles Darwin's new evolution and survival-of-the-fittest theories from biology to society. The Social Darwinism idea said that the reason certain people were at the top of their business was because they were the best adapted at running that industry. The opposite, of course, would apply to anyone at the bottom of the social or economic ladder.

The Congressional Powers

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Congressional powers CLASS 1: Work in pairs and make a list in your own words of congressional powers found in Article 1 Section 8 of the constitution. Record each power in your own words. Have each student choose a congressional power and create a political cartoon for homework or begin in class. Homework: choose a news article that reflects congressional power to bring to class (this is for a later HW assignment).

Foundation of this Country

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Martha Carolina Lopez July 28, 2010 THE HUNGER GAMES SONG (VERSE 1) As Darwin once said, ?Survival of the fittest? to the end. (VERSE 2) To be called the Victor you must kill the 23 complete strangers that are called your ?enemies.? But in all reality they are kids just like us that on any other given day could?ve been one of my best friends. (VERSE 3) Despite the glory and rewards that come with being crowned ?Victor?. The only motive that drives most of us is the thought of never seeing our loved ones? smile ever again. (VERSE 4) Today we are the twenty-four reminders to all of Panem to never strike, for the capital is always right. (VERSE 5) For if weren?t why would it bring you these Hunger Games to keep you entertained?

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Reading Questions for Chapter Two: The Constitution At the time of the Revolution, the text claims that the ?Colonial Mind? was thinking the following: English politics are dominated by corruption, greed and a desire for power Alexander Hamilton regarding England: ?an old, wrinkled, withered, worn-out hag? The English constitution does not adequately guarantee the rights of its citizens A higher law, consisting of natural rights determined by Providence, are those that should be ensured by law; these rights include life, liberty, and property The Articles of Confederation were weak in the following ways: The ?league of friendship? created could not levy taxes or regulate commerce Each state was independent and had one vote in Congress (regardless of size or population)

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Chapter 8 Public Opinion, Participation and Voting • Public Opinion In every government and nation public opinion matters. Elected officials often refer to public opinion on what political decisions they should make. Public Opinion and Democracy in turn goes hand and hand. - What is a public Opinion? Public Opinion means the proportion of the population that holds a particular opinion of individuals preferences for, or evaluations of, a given issue, candidate, or institution within a specific population. - Taking the pulse of the People

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