BR- 3/31/14

I do think that racism will be an issue in 2014. People do not have much respect for others anymore it seems and don't care how they make others feel. Anytime someone sees somebody from a different race, they have to say something rude.

BR- 3/27/14

I do not think that they should serve for free. I also think that they should give other people the chance to serve as well. I don't think that they should have a life long term.

BR- 3/24/14

This article is about an Ebola outbreak that killed around 59 people in Guinea. It spread from other communities in the West African Nation. This was a disease in which many people were infected with. Not only did it spread through living people, it also spread through the belongings of the ill and the dead.

Supreme Court Cases

1. Religion:

A religious school teacher got sick and had to go on leave and replaced her with a sub. When she was able to return the school fired her. This case went to the supreme court and the decision was made that the government must decide the hiring and firing of religious organizations.

2. Minority:

A white woman applied for the University of Texas and did not get accepted because she believed in the color of her skin. She went around saying that she was higher than everyone else there and was involved more. Texas wanted diversity.

3. School System:

A kid was searched for ibuprofen by the school which made the mother very unhappy. The mom stated that the 4th amendment was violated when the school searched the child for no reason.

Chapter 18 Section 2

Inferior Courts

• District courts
• 677 judges
• 94 different courts
• 12 judicial districts

Secret Courts

• Alien Terrorist Remove Court
• FISA

District Court Jurisdiction

• district courts do not hear cases within original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
• hear both criminal and civil cases
• in a criminal case the US is always the prosecutor.
• most decisions on the federal district courts

Court of Appeals

• 3 judge panels
• 6-28 judges and 1 Supreme Court Justice for each district
• most cases come from within the court of appeals district

Court of International Trade

• federal trial court only tries civil cases that arise out of the nation's customs and other trade related laws
• 9 judges-chief justice appointed by the President and Senate

BR- 3/20/14

I agree. I think that is makes more sense.

Chapter 18 Section 1

Souter, David Hackett (Nominated by George H. W. Bush)

BR- 3/19/14

I think that it is very weird how a plane just magically disappears. I think that America should get involved and try to find the plane because there were some Americans on board.

BR- 3/18/14

1. Overthrow President Putin

2. Yes, the US should be involved

BR- 3/12/14

1. Radar was turned off

2. Terrorist attack
    Pilot error

Campaign Ads

1. Who is the ad targeting

• Viewers and Voters
• People who drive
• Voters

2. Does it send a positive or negative message

• positive
• positive
• negative

3. Do you think the ad is effective at delivering its message

• yes
• yes
• yes

4. How is the ad different that it would be portrayed in 2014

• negatively now
• in black and white
• not be shown

5. Would your vote be affected by their campaign ad

• no
• yes
• yes

BR- 3/11/14

1. Yes

2. Yes, the government should be able to give people the medicine they need.

BR- 3/10/14

1. I think there are a few things important about the budget.

2. Tax players benefit the most.

Important Notes

Section 4.

• president must go through the national convention
• national convention = where both parties choose who they want
• platforms = basic principles

Important Notes

Section 3.

• Candidate with the most votes becomes president
• Candidate with the 2nd most most becomes vice president

Notes

Executive Branch
     -Includes president, vice president, and his cabinet

Chief of State
     -Acts as the ceremonial head of government
Chief of Executive
     -Has power both domestically and abroad
Chief of Administrator
     -Takes care of the executive branch
Chief Diplomat
     -Head of foreign policy

Commander in Chief
     -Head of the military
Chief Legislator
     -Main person behind public policy
Chief of Party
     -Leader
Chief Citizen
     -represents will of the people

To be a president
  -natural born citizen
  -at least 35
  -lived in the United States for at least 14 years

(President Pro Temp person of the majority party with the most years of seniority)

Presidential Term
     -4 year term
     -George Washington set the precedent
     -FDR broke this precedent by seeking and winning 4 straight terms in office
     -22nd amendment prevents this from happening again
                      -2 terms/10 years

In Case of Disability
     -Rules set by the 25th amendment
     -In event of a disability the Vice President assumes the role of the President

Vice President
     -Known as the president in waiting
     -Very little actual power
     -Used to balance this ticket in presidential elections
     -Only office tat cannot be fired by the president

Presidential Election
     -Electors chosen in each state by the manner of the state's choosing
     -Originally cast 2 electoral votes
     -Same number of senators and house of representatives

Election of 1800
     -First tie for presidential election
     -Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson each got 73 votes
     -The matter was sent to the house which eventually chose Thomas Jefferson

12th Amendment
     -law so this does not happen again

National Convention
     -called every 4 years to officially nominate presidential candidates
     -each state sends delegates based on their electoral votes
     -differences in choices of delegates between Republican and Democrat Parties

Primaries
     -most popular device to select nominations for president
     -began in the early 1900s as a reaction to party boss dominated politics
     -typically front-loaded

Delegate Selection
     -Began as winner take all

Caucuses
     -meetings of a political party which gather to select delegates o the national convention

Convention Schedule
     -Day 2: adopt platform
     -Day 3: select or affirm choice for vice presidential candidate
     -Day 4: select and affirm presidential candidate
                      -done by delegates voting
                      -candidate delivers acceptance speech

Nominee Characteristics
     -typically the current president is nominated
     -good speakers who seem to have a stable family life and also have a pleasant and healthy appearance
     -typically protestants from large states
     -has long run of political experience

Important Facts

Section 1.

•  the president is the chief of state
• the president is the leader of the nation's armed forces
• the president is the acknowledged leader of the political party
• term limits didn't become a law until Franklin Roosevelt served too long

BR- 3/5/14

Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of Treasury