Plum Book

So you want to be president huh?  Know 8ooo good people? The Plum Book

Oklahoma Execution

News story link to Oklahoma's execution on Tuesday
State by state info on death penalty

For your own reading interest. This is not an assigned post to respond to but feel free to read if you like since it has so much to do with what we have studied in class...federalism, 8th amendment.

Mr. Thompson

Ready to become a Budget Hero?

Hey seniors,

As you may already know...or will in the very near future, our nation is in debt. The people of America are calling on you, YES YOU, to solve this problem. Go to the Budget Hero link and try and solve the budget crisis. We spend too much, we don't collect enough revenue, or some of both. You can be a budget hero. When you are done with the activity, you need to post your comments on your successes, your failures, your achievements, your goals. This task is worth 15 points and your comments are due by midnight on Sunday, April 27th.

Enjoy and good luck balancing the US Budget. If you are successful, a government job could be waiting for you in the near future.
Mr. Thompson

Political Ideology Survey

Hey US Government students. Your assignment is to go to one or more of the websites and take the political philosophy or ideology surveys. Then, once you have been given your results, please write a short entry in the comments section explaining which survey you took and what you learned about yourself from the survey. Be sure to compare your results from this survey and the 25 question one we took in class. Were the results similar or different and how so?

Political Compass - this survey asks a series of questions that you may respond to. Submit your answers and your score will be plotted in a 4 quadrant graph explaining who you are.

Political Typology - respond to a series of prompts based on what you agree most with and then find out how you compare with the rest of America.

Political Survey - Read statements and check whether you agree with statement or not. Then your results will be plotted on a 4 quadrant grid explaining your politics.

Political Ideology Survey - Read statements and respond with whether you agree or not. Submit and find out your results.

Your results should be posted by midnight on Sunday March 23rd, 2014. Write it well and complete the task for 10 points.
Enjoy, Mr. Thompson

7th Period - 5 things you should know about the Crimea

Attached is a link to what one might want to know about the part of the Ukraine that is at the heart of the situation going on in the region. Go ahead and read the article and then write a short response to the current situation. Be sure your response references something from the article.

Assignment is due by 3:03 on Friday March 7th

Enjoy
Mr. Thompson

5th period - 5 things you should know about the Crimea

Attached is a link to what one might want to know about the part of the Ukraine that is at the heart of the situation going on in the region. Go ahead and read the article and then write a short response to the current situation. Be sure your response references something from the article.

Assignment is due by 3:03 on Friday March 7th

Enjoy
Mr. Thompson

4th Period - 5 Things you should know about the Crimea

Attached is a link to what one might want to know about the part of the Ukraine that is at the heart of the situation going on in the region. Go ahead and read the article and then write a short response to the current situation. Be sure your response references something from the article.

Assignment is due by 3:03 on Friday March 7th

Enjoy
Mr. Thompson

Monday's Quiz on Chapter 1

15 point quiz

Gov’t
State
     ·       4 characteristics of all states
How did gov’t develop?
     ·       4 theories
Why do we have government?  What does gov’t provide?
     ·       4 purposes
Types of Gov’t
     ·       4 types
     ·       Synonyms-autocracy, totalitarian, oligarchy, republic
Characteristics of democracy (Reading from Text)
Economic types or systems

Do well,
Mr. Thompson