Friday, January 21, 2011

Bill Research- Class Blog

Go to the following website and click on current legislation, then bills...and then bill research for 20mins.

http://legis.state.sd.us/index.aspx

Then post in the class blog three bills that interest you the most and why?

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Current Event (2) Class Blog- Due Friday Jan 7th

1. Find a Current Event on politics:  Provide a paragraph of summary and a paragraph of reflection.


2. Choose a political cartoon from the following site   and explain the meaning behind it and whether your agree or disagree with it and why:  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40840399/ns/politics-political_cartoons/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1

Quiz Jan 6th Your blog. Due Friday Jan 7th

In your blog answer the following questions:

1. Explain how a bill becomes a law:


2. What is a committee and what purpose does it serve?:


3. Read the following link and share your opinions: 1 paragraph  http://keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=109027


4.  Read the following link and find a story and give a reflection on it:1 paragraph  http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/


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

6. Read the following link and give a reflection on it: 1 paragraph
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40925203/ns/politics-white_house/