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Current Bill Graphic Organizer   

Directions: Go to C-SPAN’s Congressional Chronicle Site or Congress.gov.  Find a bill that you would like to further research.  Use the information from the site on your bill to complete the questions in this organizer and then prepare a defense for how you would vote on this bill if you were a member of Congress to present to the class.

Questions

Your Answer

What is the number and name of the bill you chose to research?

Who was the Sponsor of the bill? Include their name, party, state they represent, and are they a senator or representative?

Did the bill start in the house or the senate?

What does your bill do?  Explain the purpose of your bill.

Where is your bill in the 7 Steps of how a bill becomes a law?

If it has not been signed into law, what is the next step for your bill.

If You Were a Member…

How would you vote on this bill? Prepare a detailed explanation of why you would or would not vote for the bill you researched to share with the class.

Your Explanation:

Influencing U.S. Democracy: Enlightenment Thinkers

Activity: Working with a partner, you will be tasked with gathering information about one of 4 Enlightenment Thinkers and the ideas they contributed to the development of American government. Then, taking on the persona of your assigned philosopher, you will draft a speech to be made to the class in which you convey that philosopher’s ideas and beliefs. Use this sheet to document your cooperative efforts.

Assigned Enlightenment Thinker:

Part I: Gathering Information—use your textbook and given handouts to answer the questions below.

Background Information:

Where was the philosopher born?

What was his upbringing?

What was his job?

Where did he study?

What book(s) did he write?

Philosophical Ideas:

What influences contributed to this thinker’s ideas?

Did this philosopher believe people could govern themselves?

Is humankind good or bad (according to him)?

Beliefs in Government:

What did this thinker believe is the best form of government?

Did this thinker contribute any new political ideas?

Part II: Compose a Speech—compose a 2 minute speech introducing your philosopher. Your speech should:

        ____        Include a brief biography

        ____        Cover the thinker’s philosophy on Government/basic beliefs

        ____        Be presented in a clear and concise fashion

OR

        Write a Letter - write a letter, taking on the persona of your philosopher, to Thomas Jefferson in which you:

        ____     Include a brief biography

        ____     Provide advice on how American government should be structured

Part III: Closure—Typing your response below, respond to the following essay prompt as a pair to reflect on the contributions of all 4 philosophers to the development of American government:

The U.S. Constitution was influenced by the ideas of Enlightenment Thinkers such as Locke, Rousseau, Hobbes, and Montesquieu. Select two philosophers. Describe and compare the ideas they contributed to the development of American democracy.

From the book interment by samira Ahmed answer the questions from chapter 7 and 8.

1.      As the internees gather for orientation, Layla is struck by the Americanness of the “throngs of people.” What does she mean by this? Explain the irony of the internees’ “Americanness.”

2.      What happens to the woman who yells “Traitors!” during the orientation? Why do you think she is punished like this?

3.      The children in Camp Mobius remind Layla of Syrian refugees. Why? Discuss the parallels between the struggles of Muslim internees in Internment and the struggles of Syrian refugees in recent history.

4.     How does Corporal Reynolds help Layla when she sneaks out of her Mercury Home? What

might this reveal about his character? (Ch. 8)

The histogram to the right represents the weights (in pounds) of members of a certain high-school debate team

How many team members are included in the histogram?

The histogram represents _____ debate team members.

20.0mL of 0.16 NaOH is used neutralize 25.0mL of an unknown concentration of HCl in a titration. what is the molar concentration of the HCI

Read the text above in the two photos attached and then answer these two discussion questions below

1. The decision was released on the same day as R.v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32. Do you think these cases were decided in the same way or do you notice any difference in the justices’ reasoning?

2. Do you agree with the court that it was unreasonable for the Suberu do you think he was being detained? What do you think Constable Roughley would have had to do for the court to decide that there was a detention?

(4x-2)*6(2x+7)

Use the map G(u, v) = u v + 1 , uv v + 1 to compute D (x + y) dx dy, where D is the region bounded by x + y = 4, x + y = 8, y = x, y = 8x.

You are a senior correctional officer at a minimum-security institute. Administrators at Corrections Canada have asked correctional officers to recommend outdoor activities for the inmates. You think the inmates should start a vegetable garden. List three benefits that would persuade administrators that this is a good idea.

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Give these words an example

Simile -

Metaphor -

Onomatopoeia-

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Plot -

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