Campaign funding

The group presented a power point and they talked about becoming a politician.

They gave you steps on what you need to become a politician.To become a politician you need a lot of money, you'll use the money for advertising and supporting yourself. You have to evaluate your reasons for becoming a politician. If you really want to make a political change you should become a politician. You have to pick a party (Democratic or Republican). You should learn about each party so you know which one you're really interested on. Always say the truth! Volunteer for your political party first, vocalize your goal of becoming a politic. You have to identify which issues you're passionate with. Think of what job will be best suited for you.F ind out what is needed to fulfill the job. Run for office when you feel secure in your preparation. 

Since i wasn't here when the group presented, i can't write my opinion on how they presented. I'm sure they did a good presentation :]

Legislative Branch

The legislative branch is the branch of government which holds the House of representatives and he Senate. The group presented a power point and they explained how the legislative branch. They  showed us a chart where it shows us checks and balances and how you have to go through different branches in order to make that a law. There is 435 representatives in the House Of Representatives. In the senate there is 100 representatives , in which there is 2 for each state.

Throughout the presentation they focused more on Prohibition, so we did a class work where one side of the room was Senate and the other side was the House of representatives. We were discussing if Marijuana should be legalized or not. These are some topics that have been discussed throughout time. I really enjoyed the presentation it was fun and you actually learned and got to say a piece of your mind.

Electoral college

The electoral college elects the President, the congress and other things. Each state has a electoral number. The 12Th amendment assigns a certain number of electoral votes to each state. The number of electorates is the same number of congressman, one vote is given for each house member and each two votes  for two senators. In 2000 the blue and red states were used to represent which states voted for the Democrats and which voted for the Republicans. The red states mostly vote for the Democratic party, and the blue states vote mostly for the Republican party. If the electoral college was abolished it would reduce the government representation of the small states. After they were done presenting there powerpoint then they played a Brain pop, after we saw the brain pop we took the quiz. I liked how they presented, I think they should've had a little bit more information. I enjoyed their presentation. :]

The democratic party.

 The Democratic party was founded by Thomas Jefferson. It was founded as a caucus to fight for the bill of rights and against the elitist Federalist party. In 1800 Thomas Jefferson was elected as the first Democratic President of the united states. They talked about Thomas Jefferson. Andrew Jackson was born in 1767 , He was the seventh president of the united states. The election of John Quincy Adams 6^Th president in 1824 led to the split of the Democratic-Republican Party. They also talked about The Donkey. Andrew Jackson's opponents labeled him as a "jackass" for is slogan "let the people rule". He used the name and used it for his own advantage by using the donkey on his campaign posters, The first time the Donkey was used in a political cartoon was in 1837. They also gave us main points of the Democrats and Republicans. They explained what the differences were. They showed us a map where it shows what states are Republcians , and the ones that are Democratic. After they were done presenting there powerpoint, they showed us a BRAIN POP video after we were done watching the clip, We took the quiz.

I really liked how they presented they explained it well, and each person from their group read a part out loud so they all participated. I really enjoyed there Presentation :D 

The US constitution.

The US constitution is one of the most influential legal documents in existence. The constitution was written to organize a strong national government for the American states. The writers if the US constitution got some of there ideas from other people for example George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. 39 delegates signed the US Constitution out of 55  delegates. The constitution is organized into three parts, Preamble, Articles, and Amendments. The six basic Principles were Popular sovereignty, limited government, Judicial review, Federalism, Separation of powers, and checks and balances. One of the biggest reasons a lot of people opposed the original Constitution was because it lacked the Bill of rights. The original Constitution had no bill of rights. I liked how this group presented after they were done with the powerpoint they showed us a brain pop clip then they gave us a worksheet. I liked their presentation. 

Executive branch

This group talked about the Executive branch. They started of giving us a do now where we had to fill in the blanks of the sentences. I liked how they presented because they went over the answers and explained why that was the answer. They also gave us a paper that explained the separation of powers and checks and balances. The electoral college is a set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to a particular office. They basically reviewed stuff we learned in U.S history. They said who the head of state and commander of chief of the army is. They told us who the 45th vice president was. They asked what number of president Obama was. They talked about some amendments. In order to become a president you have to be at least 35 years old. They told us what is the month for voting.

Federalism

The group presented their PowerPoint and talked about federalism. They told us that Federalism is a system in which the national government and the state share power. They said that it was a debate of separation of power. They talked about the building of federalism. They said that because of same power , it led to the civil war. Some people wanted to gain more power than the others. They gave some laws that some states haven't passed, they wrote the law and the states that haven't approved them. They also talked about the differences between states. Once they were done presenting they gave us a crossword puzzle. 

    I really liked there presentation , the crossword puzzle was a smart idea. They explained good. :)

Judicial Branch

They presented there power point and they talked about the three branches and how they work. They talked about justices serving the supreme court.They also talked about the seperation of power.They also said some names of judges back then and the ones right now and which president aprooved them. They brought things from the present for example the current chief of justice serving the supreme court who is John G. Roberts, jr. They also talked about the current judge Sonia sotomayor that was aprooved by our current president Barack Obama. They also told us that William O. Douglas served from 1939 to 1975 (36 years) He was the judge that served for a very long time in the supreme court. I liked the way the presented because they gave us a mini quiz based on what they presented. I liked how they gave information from back then and now. They should've given us more time to copy notes. Other than that everything was good. :)

Citizenship Test

1. How many stars are there on our flag? 50
2. What do the stars on the flag mean? Each state
   
3. What color are the stripes? red and white
   
4. What do the stripes on the flag mean? the original 13 colonies
   
5. What is the date of Independence Day? july 4
   
6. Independence from whom? England
   
7. What do we call a change to the Constitution? an amendment
   
8. How many branches are there in our government? 3
   
9. How many full terms can a president serve? 2
   
10. Who nominates judges of the Supreme Court? The president
    
11. How many Supreme Court justices are there? 9
    
12. Who was the main writer of the Declaration
    of Independence? The president
13. What holiday was celebrated for the first
    time by American colonists? Thanknsgiving
    
14. Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
    
15. What is the minimum voting age in the
    United States? 18
    
16. Who was president during the Civil War? Winston Churchill
    
17. Which president is called the "Father of
    our Country?"
    
18. What is the 50th state of the Union? Alaska
    
19. What is the name of the ship that brought
    the Pilgrims to America?
    
20. Who has the power to declare war? The president
    
21. What were the 13 original states of the
    United States called? Colonies
    
22. In what year was the Constitution written?
23. What is the introduction to the
    Constitution called?
24. Which president was the first Commander in Chief
    of the United States Army and Navy? George bush
    
25. In what month do we vote for the president? November
    
26. How many times may a senator be re-elected? As many times.
    
27. Who signs bills into law?
    
28. Who elects the president of the United States?
29. How many states are there in the United States?50
30. Who becomes president if both the president and
    vice president die? The House if representatives.