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Will you be an informed citizen?
AGENDAJanuary 10, 2011
1. Administrative: Reminder: All late work due Thursday (Jan. 13) Progress Reports (end of class)
2. Today’s topics: RSVPs for Jan. 19 Portfolio Presentations Current Event: Jury duty in the Turnidge trial Informed Citizenship: What does it take? USCIS Naturalization Civics Test #2 Amendments 20-27 of the U.S. Constitution
3. Homework due January 11: U.S. Citizenship Test: Answer questions 68-100
Stamps Tuesday for COMPLETE work
Portfolio Presentations:Confirmed RSVPs
FEDERAL• U.S. Senate• U.S. House of Representatives
STATE• State Representative Matt Wand
LOCAL• City of Gresham
o City Council President David Widmarko City Councilor Paul Warr-King
• Gresham-Barlow School District
Portfolio Presentations:Confirmed RSVPs
Miscellaneous• League of Oregon Cities• Gresham Chamber of Commerce• SUN / Metro Family Services• Rebecca Tweed, Political Consultant (& guest
speaker)• Classroom Law Project
Current Event“Jurors in Woodburn bombing case reveal what led to guilty verdicts, death penalty decisions for Joshua and Bruce Turnidge”
The OregonianJanuary 5, 2011by Helen Jung
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/01/jurors_in_woodburn_bombing_case_reveal_what_led_to_guilty_verdicts_death_penalty_decisions_for_turni.html
Should the voting age beraised to 25?
Informed Citizenship:What does it take?
USCIS NaturalizationCivics Test #2
Was the Civics test Thursday fair? I picked the hardest questions – from topics we
have not covered in this class – to show that the test can be very difficult.
Another bet: You will do much better on a test that covers
material we have covered in this class.
Analysis of the U.S. Constitution
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Amendment 24 – No poll taxes
Amendments to the U.S. ConstitutionAmendment 21 – Repeals prohibition (which had banned the sale or manufacture of alcohol in the U.S.)
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Sets new start dates for Congress and the President
Amendment 20 –
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Amendment 23 – Provides Washington, D.C. voting rights in presidential elections
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Amendment 22 – Sets presidential term limits
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Amendment 25 – Presidential succession
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Amendment 27: Limits Congressional pay raises
HomeworkBefore you leave today:
Chairs up Pick up your Progress Report Turn in:
Amendments 11-27 worksheet Media Analysis Worksheet #4 Any late assignments
Homework due January 11: U.S. Citizenship Test: Answer questions
through #100Stamps Tuesday for COMPLETE work