BR-4/8/14

Summarize this article: 3-4 sentences
Obama is taking two executive actions so they collogues can talk about their pay with each other. He also is signing on the equal pay act to make sure women get the same amount as men. Unfortunately it only applies to federal companies with a contract.

You got 19 of 25 possible points.

Your score: 76 %

Good job! You have completed the practice naturalization self-test 1.

BR-4/7/14

What should the requirements be for an immigrant to become a United States citizen? LIST 3 IDEAS
The citizen's test, where they show they can be a citizen. proof they won't become terrorist, and how much they need to be a citizen.

Discrimantion picture

What do the people's faces reflect?
 Disbelief, and sadness at being excluded.

Give an example of how this might happen today?
They could be not allowed to work at certain jobs because they prefer whites over blacks.

What is happening in the picture?
He cant get a job because only blacks can work at the job.

What is in America at the time the picture was taken?
Civil rights where blacks weren't allowed to really do anything including working good jobs or getting good money.

BR-4/2/14

What do you think will be the most difficult part of the "discrimination" project?
 Knowing what I can and cant do without asking like bell ringers for example. And not being able to ask my parent a small question without making it classroom wide that I did.

Notes

• Heterogeneous- different people, cultures, etc.
• Immigrant- legal aliens that can move to another country
• Reservation- public lands given to native Americans by the government
• Refugee- move for protection purposes
• Assimilation- adapting to another culture

Section 1 ch 21

• More whites in U.S.
• More immigrants coming in every year since 1960
• American populations have grew
• Minorities exceed white populations in Hawaii, New Mexico, and Texas
•  More females than males
• African Americans:
• have been treated worse than any of the other groups and longer
• are the hugest minority group. 14% of American population
• all of our gains have been made by African Americans
• Native Americans:
• 1 Million natives lived in what is now America the number was reduced to 250,000 now there's approximately 6 million
• poverty, joblessness, and alcoholism plague many reservations
• they were moved from their homes to reservations
• The Indian education Act of 1972 to make their lives better, but has not been successful, they die younger, higher infant death rate
• Hispanic American: have a Spanish speaking background
• Can be any race
• largest minority group at 50 million
• four main groups: Mexican Americans, purto Ricans, Cuban Americans,
• Asian Americans:
• Chinese labors were the first Asians to America, whites are made at them for it
• Chinese exclusion Act of 1882-80 yrs made it illegal to immigrate to America
• WW2 all Japanese were evacuated to the Pacific Coast. even native born, sent to concentration camps.
•  Congress admitted it was wrong
• Women: treated unfairly: Education, property rights and employment opportunities.
• Women are still not equal to men. Fewer women in high status jobs than men
• it is illegal to women less than men

Chapter 21 section 3

• those who oppose civil rights believe a law won't change people, people won't treat others better because gov. says they should
• "judicial decrees ...may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless."
• 1870's-1950's no helped the civil rights
• The Civil Rights Acts: first reall act
• Voting provisions: how, where, and when
• Public services: cannot deny access based on gender, race, religion, disability's, etc
• Employers could not discriminate for the reasons like  based on gender, race, religion, disability's, etc
• Federal funding programs could not discriminate
• Civil rights act of 1998: cannot deny someone a living space  based on gender, race, religion, disability's, etc
• Title 9: forbids discrimination on basis of gender in any educational program or finical assistance
• Affirmative Action:
• requires employers take positive steps to fix the affects of past discrimination
• employers must meet quotas for minority groups/genders.
• results in reverse discrimination majority groups gets denied so minority group has more opportunities
• "color blind" see a character for who they are
• California, Washington, Michigan, and Nebraska have done away with affirmative action
• The Bakke Case: sued the university of California bc he was denied access to the medicial school he won (16/100) seats were reserved for minority
• Courts have decided that quota should be used only when needed
• Justice Sandra Day O'Connor predicts in 25 yrs the use of racial preferences will no longer be needed 

Ch. 21 Section 4

• An American citizen is sworn into allegiance for protection and privileges.
• 14th amendment was first constitutional definition is born or naturalized in the u.s.
• American citizens are born or naturalized
• 90% are by birth
• Naturalization- legal process by which a person can become a citizen of another state
• Congress has exclusive power to provide naturalization
• Collective naturalization entire group granted citizenship through en masse cause us gained territory
• loss of citizenship right to voluntarily abandon citizenship called expatriation  
• Its unconstitutional for congress to take away citizenship
• They can lose citizenship only through denaturalization if only they used fraud or deception
• Marriage does not make a person a citizen only shortens the process of becoming a citizen
• Congress dictates who can leave and come across the boarder
• quotas limit how many ppl from each area to let in
• Immigration act of 1965 did away with the quota system letting up to 270,000 immigrants in a year
• Immigration act of 1990 same as 1965 we just let 675,000 ppl and special prefences are still given
• ppl can be denied entrance due to characteristics criminals, mentally ill who can cause harm,etc
• Deportation legal process by which they have to leave the country
• Biggest reason is illegal immigrant, conviction of a serious crime

BR-4/1/14

Should this be something that is mandatory? Do you think these cameras will actually make a difference in driving?

I think they should be mandatory because I've seen them used and they are really helpful. They can probably even stop must car accidents.

BR-3/31/14

Our next chapter is on Civil Rights. Do you think racism is still an issue in 2014? Write one paragraph

      Yes, because everyone is still racist against blacks, middle east, and Asian. Not to long ago a black family was kicked out of a restaurant because two white men said they were threatened. Everyday were talking bad about the middle east because of an incident in 2001. Were constantly talking about how we need to put an end to immigrants coming to America when all they do is the jobs we don't. So yes racism is still happening a lot.

BR-3/27/14

I feel that they should serve for life because they have a lot of experience by that point. And I feel that the people should get a small vote for the Justices.

BR-3/24/14

 Ebola outbreak has killed 59 people in Guinea, and they are afraid it might spread quickly to the rest of the country. UNICEF is sending medical supplies to the country. The disease is spread through infected people, objects from dead or infected and animals from a bush. Health officials are offering for free treatment for all patients. 

supreme Court Case

 Religion:
Perich is a called teacher of religion she got sick and had to leave the school system for  awhile but was planning to return but the principal said for her to not come back because they replaced her already. perich went to the school and insisted that the principal give her a letter stating that she had showed up. The courts deiced to recall her calling so she filed a complaint with the Equal employment opportunity and they decided that they had abused the Americans with disability act. In the end the case was a simple civil rights case.

 Minority:
A group of Armed Extremists at Jarulbachai village in the night  set fire to twenty houses belonging to a group of linguistic minority community of Bengal settlers, in which 15 people lost their lives. It is believed that someone committed the acts alone. The assailant is part of a gang to take out minorities, and was sentenced to the death penalty. The case then went to court of appeals where they declared life in prison, and now they want him to spend only 20 years in prison. The supreme court should give him life in prison.

School System:
A school banned two girls wearing I Heart Boobies bracelets from a school dance. The girls took the case to the court of appeals. The judges ruled in their favor and now the school wants to take it to the supreme court. The supreme court said no.

notes

Inferior courts:

• Handle all the cases tried in federal courts
• District Court is a federal trial court
• There are 94 total district courts
• Multi judge panels more than one judge hears case
• FISA meet in secret
• Alien Terrorist from foreign country
• DC Jurisdiction hear both criminal or civil cases
• In a criminal case the U.S. is always the prosecutor
•   Final meeting cases start and end there
• If a party does appeal it goes to courts of appeal
• Each court has 6-28 judges
• Normally 3 judge panels
• Court of appeals hear all cases
• Court of international trade only tries civil cases
• 9 judges

BR-3/20/14

I agree with Judicial Activism,  because I feel that it is more law abiding.

Court tour

Ground Floor: press room is only used on days when Supreme Court releases opinions. Filing room over 8,000 petitions are sent in each year.

1st Floor: The Great Hall is used for memorial services for great justices. The Robe room is where Justices  put on their robes and shake hands and leave them room by rank.

2nd Floor: The John Marshall Dining Room is a private room just for the Justices. Justices Dining room is where they gather to have a informal but traditional lunch after a case.

3rd Floor: The SC Library contains the books of State and Federal Law.

Exterior: The Bronze Doors is a ceremonial opening to the Supreme Court.

BR-3/19/14

What is your opinion of Flight 370's disappearance? Is this an issue that should concern America?
I think it's really weird and I'm just wondering if it was hijacked or maybe crashed. I feel that it is because it could be a hijacking which means it could mean another attack.

BR-3/18/14

1.  explain the situation dealing with Ukraine and Crimea. They fought against their president and had to decide if they wanted to succeed Russia.

2.  Do you think the US should be involved in the situation?  Yes because they might be able to get Russia stable again.

BR-3/12/14

1.  Why did air traffic control fail to notify authorities that plane was so far off route. They lost contact with the plane

2.  Research and explain possible causes for the problems with the plane.  Weather, crashed, engines shut off, or hijacking.

BR-3-11-14

1.  Should pharmaceutical companies put people ahead of profits? Yes and no yes because it could save a life, no because it could put them at risk.

2.  Should government be able to compel pharmaceutical companies to provide life saving medicines? Yes because they can get it approved by the FDA.

BR-3-10-14

1.  Summarize what you believe to be important in the budget.

I believe that taxes on the lower-income is really important.

2.  Who benefits the most from the proposed budget? Lower tax payer incomes.

BR-3/5/14

if the president dies what do you think the order of succession is?
Vice president, speaker of house,

 does this violate our freedom of speech? In a way yes in another way no, because all days but that one day can't wear a flag t shirt?

should we allow our schools to have this much power over dress? No I don't think they should.

Does the attempt to prevent violence change your stance? I don't see why a t shirt would cause violence.

BR-2/27/14

 Are college athletes employees of the university? No they are students who decided to do extra in college.

should they be paid why or why not? No because they choose to do the sport.

S101

One Hundred Thirteenth Congress

1st Session

S.721

To Revise ObamaCare________________________________________________________

 _____________________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                                                       February 12 , 2014

 Miss Ceirra Robinson introduced the following bill; which was read once and referred to the Committee on __Health, Education, and Pensions__________________________________________.

A BILL

 To Revise ObamaCare__________________________________________________

 

 _____________________________________________________________________________

            Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

            ________Revise ObamaCare__________________________________________________________ Act of 2014.

SEC.2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES

           

(a)  Congress finds that the health insurance is not exactly affordable.  Mitch McConnell calls it the “single worst piece of legislation passed in the last 50 years in the country.” “the most existential threat to our economy … since the Great Depression.” Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli

(b)   The purpose of my bill is to make ObamaCare actually affordable, and to cancel out the original bill because it was bad for our country.

SEC. 3. PROVISIONS

  (a)   More affordable insurance

(b)  More acceptances for everyone to the insurance

(c)  Health cost covered for more care

(d)  More health care providers

             

SEC.4. APPROPRIATIONS

           

            (a)  For the next two decades Obamacare will cost $1 trillion dollars. We will cover about $100 billion of that.

                        (b)  The money will come from tickets and benefit parties

BR-2/10/14

Give three facts and the state name you are representing in our mock congress. Alabama

BR-2/7/14

If you could make a law about anything what would you write a law about? World peace and another way to get meat so we don't kill anymore animals unless we put them to sleep.

BR-2/5/14

 does the government have a right to restrict what people on food stamps are buying? why or why not? Yes and n. If its alcohol yes but a certain food no.

War On Grafton

1. We should start a collection. Have a meeting and make a decision.
2. I do not support war so i'm all for volunteering.
3. Birds that carry mail to the soldiers.
4. Buckhannon we can give them a piece of Grafton, because that is no big deal. 

does this story show a breach in first amendment rights? Yes and no

what can your congressmen do about this? I do not feel that they could be able to do anything.

BR-1/31/14

 would you build the keystone pipeline even if it had adverse environmental affects?
No because I care about the environment more than a pipeline.

BR- 1/30/14

 would 2 inches do that here? No that is normal to us nothing new.

can you imagine living in a place where nobody is used to the snow? No they might not see a lot of snow but it is there.

do you find these stories funny, appalling, sad? Funny and pathetic because I feel they are overacting.

The Senate
The Upper House of Congress
Intended to not be bound totally by popular opinion
Represent   entire state                                   

 A continuous body:   there is never a time in which all seats are up for election at once                                                                         
Term Length:       6 years                            
Term Limit:   none                                   

Originally elected by  state legislatures                                          

17 Amendment changed procedures to election by voters.

Before this amendment the Senate was nicknamed the   millionaires club                                  due too the purchasing of seats.

Only one senator for each state is elected at any given election

Exceptions      death and retirement                                  

Formal

1. 30 years of age 
2. lived in U.S. for 9 years 
3. inhabitant of state

Informal

1. party, name familiarity, gender, race, political experience, fundraising ability

Other Senators can exclude a member with a majority vote

This has been done on  3        occasions

Senators  have the power to punish their colleagues for disorderly conduct

With a   2/3                  vote the senate can expel one of its members

This has been done  15            times

14 of which were during the     Civil War                                  

Posted 13 hours

What I learned

How districts are made.
How many seats are in congress.
Representatives can run for life.
The off-year of the campaign.

BR-1/15/14

We Won

BR-1/14/14

Who are the senators of West Virginia? Joe Manchin Jay Rockefeller

Who is Barbour County's representative to the House of Representatives? Mary Poling 

BR-1/9/14

1.  Who has the right to decide if the 13 yr old has the tube or not?
The family not the doctors.

 2.  How would you handle the situation? 
I would fight I think for awhile but eventually

BR-1/10/14

1. Do you think Russian security forces will be able to help keep the fans and athletes safe in the Sochi Olympics? Yes I do with all the security they have set up.
2. In light of the recent bombings and terrorist threats would you go to Sochi given the chance?

No I'm not even remotely interested in going there.