Janet Napolitano Secretary of homeland security-Napolitano was born in New York City and grew up in Pittsburgh, Penn., and Albuquerque, N.M. She graduated from Santa Clara University, where she won a Truman Scholarship and was the university's first female valedictorian, and received her Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. Janet Napolitano is the third Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and is leading our nation's collective efforts to secure our country from the threats we face - from terrorism to natural disasters. Before entering public office, Napolitano served as a clerk for Judge Mary M. Schroeder on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and practiced law in Phoenix at the firm of Lewis and Roca.
Arne Duncan Secretary of Education-Duncan graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1987, majoring in sociology. He was co-captain of Harvard's basketball team and was named a first team Academic All-American. He credits basketball with his team-oriented and highly disciplined work ethic. As CEO, Duncan's mandate was to raise education standards and performance, improve teacher and principal quality, and increase learning options. In seven and a half years, he united education reformers, teachers, principals and business stakeholders behind an aggressive education reform agenda that included opening over 100 new schools, expanding after-school and summer learning programs, closing down underperforming schools, increasing early childhood and college access, dramatically boosting the caliber of teachers, and building public-private partnerships around a variety of education initiatives.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Chapter 23
Socialism -A theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
Communism-A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
chapter 22
1. Pick two countries in Chapter 22 and provide an in depth paragraph on their government and how it operates.
- Japan like Great Britain is an island nation. also like the UK, Japan is a parliamentary democracy. the history of democratic government in japan is quite brief,however. It spans only a little more than 50 Years. Like the Contitution of the U.S. mexico's fundamental law establishes a national government with three independent branches.The ex ecutive branch is headed by the president, the legislature is bicameral, and the judeciary is an independent entity.
- They all have some form of president,the all have a form of a constitution, and some of them have a national government.
3. What are some of the differences of the countries that are in Chapter 22?
- the countries do not all have the same laws as most of them, when you think of a government we think big office and people and china thinks of it as the whole nation.
4. Which country in Chapter 22 do you believe has the strongest government and why?
- I think China because it has the biggest CCP communist party it has a some of 58 million members,and is ,by farm,the largest in the world.
5. In what ways does the U.S. government relate to the methods of governments listed in Chapter 22?
- Most of the governments have branches of some kind and we have branches and we also have a presedent in our government we also vote for who we want to take office.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Quiz for jan.6th
1. Explain how a bill becomes a law:
for a bill to become a law it needs to go through alot of steps to get the a law.
2. What is a committee and what purpose does it serve?:
a committee is a groug of people that chose things and dose other things with voting and ect.
3. Read the following link and share your opinions: 1 paragraph http://keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=109027
"I'm somebody who doesn't have a problem saying what we need, being direct and being forthright, so we have a plan to really work hard day in and day out to make sure we do what's right for South Dakota," Noem said.
I think that when we really think about things noem is who we chose and if we do or do not like the way she is doing things its our falt to not just her's.She thinks she can change the senet. Later on in the year we will see if she can chang that staytment or if she realoly can change it.
4. Read the following link and find a story and give a reflection on it:1 paragraph http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/ I think that mr obama is putting things out there that we cant pay for and its self and helth care is a big thing. How are we to pay for all there health care down the road if we cant pay for it our selfs. Obama isn’t getting out of the state he lives in and that he feels he spent too much time inside the beltway at the start of his presidency.
5. Read the following link and give a reflection on it: 1 paragraph http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/01/05/worried-about-national-debt-put-it-your-credit-card?test=latestnews When i think of a credit card i think of deat and you cant get out of it,becuase of all the interist we have. It would be nice to have one for emergences but what if someone is to steal it then your lost agien. It is amazing how many times you hear of cards lost and ect. I think that the online is nice but what about hackers and fack pages.
6. Read the following link and give a reflection on it: 1 paragraph
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40925203/ns/politics-white_house/ obama is showing that he cares by hiring people for new jobs. He says that they need to stop dilly dalling around and find the problums that are out there. i beileve he can try to change things but i find it very selfish that people our there have to be so agenst things and then it makes it harder for people.
for a bill to become a law it needs to go through alot of steps to get the a law.
2. What is a committee and what purpose does it serve?:
a committee is a groug of people that chose things and dose other things with voting and ect.
3. Read the following link and share your opinions: 1 paragraph http://keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=109027
"I'm somebody who doesn't have a problem saying what we need, being direct and being forthright, so we have a plan to really work hard day in and day out to make sure we do what's right for South Dakota," Noem said.
I think that when we really think about things noem is who we chose and if we do or do not like the way she is doing things its our falt to not just her's.She thinks she can change the senet. Later on in the year we will see if she can chang that staytment or if she realoly can change it.
4. Read the following link and find a story and give a reflection on it:1 paragraph http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/ I think that mr obama is putting things out there that we cant pay for and its self and helth care is a big thing. How are we to pay for all there health care down the road if we cant pay for it our selfs. Obama isn’t getting out of the state he lives in and that he feels he spent too much time inside the beltway at the start of his presidency.
5. Read the following link and give a reflection on it: 1 paragraph http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/01/05/worried-about-national-debt-put-it-your-credit-card?test=latestnews When i think of a credit card i think of deat and you cant get out of it,becuase of all the interist we have. It would be nice to have one for emergences but what if someone is to steal it then your lost agien. It is amazing how many times you hear of cards lost and ect. I think that the online is nice but what about hackers and fack pages.
6. Read the following link and give a reflection on it: 1 paragraph
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40925203/ns/politics-white_house/ obama is showing that he cares by hiring people for new jobs. He says that they need to stop dilly dalling around and find the problums that are out there. i beileve he can try to change things but i find it very selfish that people our there have to be so agenst things and then it makes it harder for people.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Congress Articles-Monday December 20th
-President Obama turned the debate over the extension of the Bush tax cuts into a 2012 campaign issue when he made a deal with Republicans to extend them all for another two years.Now two more of the Republican Party's potential presidential nominees are staking out their position on the tax cut plan. But unlike the other potential 2012 contenders, these two politicians, Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana and Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, are actually obligated to vote on the matter this year.
I dont quiet understand the whole for two more years thing but that shows some of us out here really dont understand. they need to be finding out what is better for the U.S. and help.
I dont quiet understand the whole for two more years thing but that shows some of us out here really dont understand. they need to be finding out what is better for the U.S. and help.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Blog Quiz nov-23-10
1. Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 1: History of voting rights the Farmer of the Constitution purposly left the power to set suffrage qualifications to each State.Suffrage maens the right to vote. Franchise is another term with the same meaning.
2. Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 2: The 26th Amendment,added to the Constitiutionin 1971,declares"the right of citizens of the United States,who aer eightteen years of age or older,to vote shall not be denied or adrdged by the United States or by any State on account of age." Thus,no State may set the minnimum age for voting in any election at more than 18.
3. Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 3:The voting right act in 1965 made the 15th Amendment,at long last,a truly effective part of the Constitution. Unlike its perdecessors,this act applied to all elections held anywhere in this counrty State and local,as well as federal.
4. Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 4: The education studies on voter behavior reveal that there is also a close relationship between the level of a voter's education and how he or she votes. College graduates vote for Republicans in higher percentages than do high-school graduates; and high-school vote Republican more ofter than do those who have gone throug grade school.
5. Explain voter apathy and what can be done to help it: We need to increase the amount and sophistication of civic edutation in our homes and schools. We must also develop policies that address the central concerns of the electorate, while realiging and strengthening the two-party system.. it is important for us to instill in our young people a sense of values that emphasizs somthing larger than its self
6. Explain the qualifications for registering to vote: You must be 18 years old or older to vote. Is to procedure of voter identifcation intended to prevent fraudulent voting.It gives election officials a list of theose persons who are qualified to vote in an election.
2. Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 2: The 26th Amendment,added to the Constitiutionin 1971,declares"the right of citizens of the United States,who aer eightteen years of age or older,to vote shall not be denied or adrdged by the United States or by any State on account of age." Thus,no State may set the minnimum age for voting in any election at more than 18.
3. Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 3:The voting right act in 1965 made the 15th Amendment,at long last,a truly effective part of the Constitution. Unlike its perdecessors,this act applied to all elections held anywhere in this counrty State and local,as well as federal.
4. Provide a paragraph on an important issue of your choice from Section 4: The education studies on voter behavior reveal that there is also a close relationship between the level of a voter's education and how he or she votes. College graduates vote for Republicans in higher percentages than do high-school graduates; and high-school vote Republican more ofter than do those who have gone throug grade school.
5. Explain voter apathy and what can be done to help it: We need to increase the amount and sophistication of civic edutation in our homes and schools. We must also develop policies that address the central concerns of the electorate, while realiging and strengthening the two-party system.. it is important for us to instill in our young people a sense of values that emphasizs somthing larger than its self
6. Explain the qualifications for registering to vote: You must be 18 years old or older to vote. Is to procedure of voter identifcation intended to prevent fraudulent voting.It gives election officials a list of theose persons who are qualified to vote in an election.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
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