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2013-2014 Guest Juniors U.S. History
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 * Morning U.S. History: Stephen Giradino, Cody Seekins**
 * Afternoon U.S. History: Dan Saxby, Austin Moss, Mike McDonald, Ocean Bagley, Cheyenne**


 * 6/10:[[file:Guest Notebook Needs.pdf]]**


 * 6/9:** Section 5 due tomorrow. Any make up work and notebooks are due by Wednesday p.m. for morning class and Thursday for p.m. class.


 * 6/5:** Section 4 due Thursday and section 5 tomorrow.


 * 6/4:** The students have their notebook organizers. They should get their notebooks in order.

from former tests. They order will be mixed up, of course. If the students study the tests, they will pass. 100 questions on final.
 * 6/3:** Test for both classes is next Tuesday. Section 3 due tomorrow for both also. Notebook check is the day of finals. All questions from the final are


 * 6/2:** Chapter 21 section 2 due.


 * 5/29:** No homework for p.m. class. They don't have class until Monday.


 * 5/28:** Chapter 21 Section 1 due tomorrow both a.m. and p.m.


 * 5/21:** No new work for a.m. class. Study for test coming Friday.


 * 5/20:** Due tomorrow Chapter 20 section 4. Test will be Friday for both classes.


 * 5/15:** Section 3 of Chapter 20 due tomorrow.

P.M. class - Mein Kempf from packet due Wednesday if they haven't turned it in today.
 * 5/12:** a.m. class only (Stephen G and Cody S) need to do Section 2 Chapter 20 for Tuesday.


 * 5/8:** Homework is Chapter 20 Section 1 for Monday. No homework today.


 * 5/7:** No homework, looked at 2 maps of the WWII era and did a few notes on Mussolini and Hitler.


 * 5/6:** Section 19-3 now due Tuesday. Tests are on Tuesday also.


 * 4/30:** Took notes. No new work.


 * 4/29:** Test for a.m. class is Tuesday. Content Vocab due then. For p.m. class test is Friday. Section 2 due tomorrow for p.m. class and Section 2 for a.m. class tomorrow.


 * 4/28:** P.m. class due for homework tomorrow is Chapter 19 section 1 and Wednesday is Section 2 due. A.m. class has Section 1 due on Wednesday and Thursday will be section 2.


 * 4/16: A.m. class only-** Stephen and Cody only in this class. No homework because on Friday, Mr. Guest is gone. So, he wants them to do the remaining papers from Chapter 18 and Section 1 of Chapter 19 in class that day.

test on Chapter 19 will include a few questions from Chapter 18.
 * 4/15:** Thursday due the political cartoon and content vocabulary. No test on Chapter 18 which was short. Instead the


 * 4/14:** Chapter 18 Section 3 due Wed for a.m. class and tomorrow for p.m. class. Mr. Guest handed out papers for next Chapter which is white sheets Chapter 19 to a.m. class today. P.M. will get tomorrow.


 * 4/11:** Took notes on Depression. Political cartoon/ Reteaching Activity 18 ( the Great Depression Begins 1929- 1932) due Monday.


 * 4/8:** Sections 1 and 2 for Chapter 18 due. Section 1 was due today, 2 next class.


 * 4/3:** Took notes turned in any late work. had time to do some organizing.


 * 4/2:** Putting notebooks together for Friday's notebook check. Class notes.


 * 4/1:** Notes on new Chapter 17.


 * 3/31:** Took test and now starting Chapter 18. Took notes today, no homework yet. Notebooks need to be in order by Friday.


 * 3/26:** Chapter 17 Section 5 and Content Vocabulary sheets are bonus extra credit which most of the class needs. Test is Monday. So all these should be turned in by then. Encourage the students to do these papers, please.


 * 3/24:** Chapter 17 Section 4 due tomorrow.


 * 3/21:** Chapter 17-1, 2 and 3 should all be turned in by now. Do the Flapper paper if it hasn't been done. It is overdue. Keep working on the purple papers and turn them in asap to avoid forgetting or being handed in late**.**


 * 3/19:** Due tomorrow is the Primary Source Reading 17-1 "What Is a Flapper?" reading and questions (two purple pages).


 * 3/17:** Chapter 17, Section 1 due today in purple sheets for a.m. class (Stephen and Cheyenne) and p.m. class tomorrow. If they have no other work to do, work on other sections and papers for purple sheets. Can be turned in at any point.


 * 3/7:** Test today on Chapter 25.


 * 3/6:** Continued notes. test for a.m. tomorrow and p.m. Monday.

tomorrow.
 * 3/4:** Do the Academic Vocabulary Activity and the Civil Rights Movement 1954-1968 papers for extra credit. Turn them in by Friday at start of class or sooner. Test is Monday for afternoon class (see above for student's in that class.) Didn't have morning class today. Will know about their test


 * 2/24:** Due today for am class is Chapter 25 Section 2. They need to have it in by the end of today.


 * 2/10:** Chapter 25 Section 1 is due Wednesday. Did the time line of civil rights?


 * 2/3:** A. M. class has guidance tomorrow. Test moved to Wednesday. Study notes and h.w. Chapter 26 sheets. P.M. class will have test tomorrow.


 * 1/30:** Both my classes (see students above) are taking the Chapter 26 test on Tuesday. Should have finished and turned in all 3 Chapter Section papers (yellow paper) and the P.O.W./ M.I.A. paper, with the content vocabulary due Monday or Tuesday depending on when Mr. Guest assigned it to each class. Unfortunately, I was not in class that day as I was covering in W.O.W.


 * 1/29:** Homework yesterday due today is called POW and MIAs Content Vocabulary 26. It is 2 yellow sheets with 10 fill in the answers with a word bank to use.


 * 1/14:** The midterm is all taken from the tests the class has been given which should be corrected and in their notebooks. Mr. Guest gave the classes the correct answers when they received each test back. There will be a notebook check, probably day of exam. That is 100 points.

Due tomorrow p.m. class all 3 sections.
 * 1/ 13:** Due today a.m. class Section 2, /section 3 due next class which is Wed.


 * 1/7 and 1/8:** Next class Chapter 26 section 1 due. We already covered chapter 27 when doing 28. Students are free to turn in all 4 sections of Chapter 26 at any time up to due date.


 * 12/13:** Section 5 due Monday, exam on Friday subject to change to Thursday.


 * 12/ 11:** Due tomorrow Chapter 28 section 4. Test over Chapter 28 is next Thursday or Friday for a.m. class.


 * 12/10:** Due tomorrow Chapter 28 section 3.


 * 12/9:** Both classes need to do and hand in Chapter 28 Section 2 tomorrow for a.m. class and Wed. for p.m. class.


 * 12/6:** No new homework. Chapter 28 should have been turned in for class. If not, the students have until 2:10 today to turn it in for full credit.


 * 12/4:** Received the Chapter 28 worksheets today. Section 1 due next class.


 * 12/2** Afternoon Begin Chapter 28 notes. No homework.


 * 11/25:** Test today block 3 for morning class over chapter 29. No homework over Thanksgiving. P.M. class has chapter test Tuesday. No class for them today.


 * 11/22:** Students should do the rest of the chapter 29 green sheets for Monday.


 * 11/21:** No homework. Study notes for Monday test a.m.


 * 11/20:** Chapter 29 Section 4 due tomorrow for afternoon class.


 * 11/19:** Chapter 29 Section 4 due Thursday for a.m. class. P.m. didn't meet today.


 * 11/18:** No new homework. Suggest they do Chapter 29 Section 4 and hand it in next class. Test on Chapter Chapter 29 test is next Monday for A.M. class and next Tuesday for the P.M. class.


 * 11/13:** Chapter 29 Section 3 due Friday for p.m. class.


 * 11/8:** Start Chapter 29 Section 3 for next week.


 * 11/7:** Chapter 29 Section 2 due today p.m. class. A.M. class Chapter 29 section due tomorrow.


 * 11/ 6:** Chapter 29 Section 2 due next class.


 * 11/5:** Students can do Chapter 29 Section 2 even though it is not due yet if they need something for homework.


 * 11/4:** Started Chapter 29 today. Took notes and homework is Chapter 29 Section 1.


 * 10/ 28:** Study for Chapter 30 exam and make sure you have everything in your notebook for the notebook check.


 * 10/24:** Chapter 30 Section 4 due Tuesday for a.m. class. Important because we need these papers to not only study for the big chapter test; but, also to have for the notebook check which only counts if the papers are corrected.


 * !0/23:** Exam on chapter 30 Friday along with a notebook check. Chapter 30 Section 4 due tomorrow for p.m. class.


 * 10/22:** A.M. class needs to turn in section 3 of Chapter 30 tomorrow. PM. class section 3 due today.


 * 10/ 21:** Chapter 30, Section 3 due next class.


 * 10/9:** No homework. Took notes, students have them.


 * 10/8:** Homework is the sheet for Chapter 30 sheet 1 due tomorrow for a.m. class. Also they need to turn in Chapter 30-2 having read the handout on the gold paper and answered the 3 questions on the bottom of page 104.


 * 10/2:** Worked on blue packet apathy and voting issues in class. Everyone finished and turned them in by end of class. The deadline for turning in corrected work and overdue work is TOMORROW start of class. If student turned work in late, they need to correct it for study purposes, but will not receive credit if the work was originally turned in late.


 * 10/1:** Test still on Thursday. Only issue is that the test is fairly short. Students have less room for error. Read Chapter 31 in the book either hard copy or online. Blue packet is the study guide! Look over Ms. Lunser's notes she gave you.


 * 9/30:** Chapter 31, Section 4 due Wednesday. Thursday's test: 10 matching questions worth 3 points each, one essay worth 10 points, a graph to read and answer questions, quotes: what do they mean, and multiple choice questions worth 4 points each. Make sure the 3 ring notebook is in order.


 * 9/27:** Cody needs to turn in section 3 of chapter 31. No new homework. Chapter 31 test is next Thursday.

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9/23: Chapter 31, Section 2 due Tuesday a.m. class and Wednesday for p.m. class.

9/21:Chapter 31, Section 1 due Monday.

to Social Security. What about Obama Care? Where will that money come from? Tax hikes! P.M. class took a survey for guidance on future plans. Then both classes discussed Hurricane Katrina and the British Petroleum Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
 * Sept 20**: Discussed Social Security in both classes. Looked at what is taken out of a pay check. Talked about what will happen in the next 30 yrs.


 * Sept. 19:** No new homework.

the chapter 31 study guides early if wanted or wait until assigned. Usually we do one for homework each day. Gave them my notes from class.
 * Sept. 18:** Chapter 31 study guide 31- 1 due tomorrow for a.m. class and Friday for p.m class. They can work on and hand in any of the rest of

all Semester 2 packets for the final which is being taken directly from the test questions. Mr. Guest had them correct each test when he returned them graded and told the students to put them in their notebooks.
 * 2012-2013:**
 * June 3:** No more assigned homework. However they should be studying the tests from


 * May 29:** Mr. Guest not here. Assigned work from a handout. Due tomorrow.


 * May 21**: Finish entire packet Chapter 25 by tomorrow's class. Test on Thursday.


 * May 16:** Chapter 20 section 3 due tomorrow.


 * May 15:** Chapter 20 Section 2 due.


 * May 13:** Chapter 20 Section 1 due today.


 * May 11:** Finishing movie, no homework.


 * May 3:** No class today or Monday as only one student is not a Junior.


 * May 2: Continued watching Mississippi Burning and tests were handed back to students. All grades are on I.C.**
 * No new homework.**


 * May 1: No homework. Watching Mississippi Burning.**


 * April 26:** Chapter 21 Section 5 due Tuesday.


 * April 25:** Exam is next Tuesday for chapter 21. Tomorrow 21 section 4 is due.


 * April 24:** Homework tomorrow Chapter 21, Section 3. Test on chapter will be either Monday or Tuesday.


 * April 22: Chapter 21, Section 2 due tomorrow.**


 * April 11: Chapter 21, Section 1 due tomorrow.**


 * April 9:** No homework. Went over the tests. Final grades are definitely in infinite campus.

any work sheets done this week from new work.
 * April 8:** Going to start a new chapter tomorrow. No sheets yet. Final grades are in for the quarter except Mr. Guest may add

They have turned in their Chapter 20 sections and the sheets started in class and finished in Study Strategies. Mrs. Mckowen helped Jon and Jula as she was filling in for Mrs. Hudson. Colby, Dustin and Carley worked with me.
 * April 4:** Students seem ready for notebook and test tomorrow. They are taking the class more seriously.


 * April 2:** Notebooks are due Friday. Get them in order. Also, big chapter 20 test is due.


 * April 1:** Chapter 20 Section 4 due tomorrow.

don't have History tomorrow. So, they need to turn theirs in Monday.
 * March 28:** Debra and Austin need to have Chapter 20 Section 3 finished and turned in tomorrow. The others, in my class,

that different students asked me what the following words in this page and a half assigned reading meant. Manifest, "flows down from the head to the people" (They didn't understand what flows meant), pure blood, "Is that when you marry your cousin?" (They thought it was incest.) Also they asked him what obliterated means. he said,"If Hitler were in charge, it means 'Good night, Irene'." One of the students asked another,"Who is Irene?" Reply,"I don't know."
 * March 27:** Due March 28 Chapter 20 section 2. Did a sheet in the packet called "Mein Kemp" in class. I shared with Shawn


 * March 25:** Due March 26: Chapter 20, Section 1.

classmates had almost all failed the test. So, our students probably didn't do well either. Notebook check is this week. As usual, they need to have all their incorrect answers corrected for full credit. Going to encourage them to do the sheets ahead of time instead of just for the day due. May help them get them all in corrected and not fall behind.
 * March 22:** No homework. Packets will be given out Monday. When I handed in our students tests, Mr. Guest told me the


 * March 21:**Test over chapter 19 tomorrow.

are due tomorrow if they haven't turned them in yet. Chapter 19 test is Friday and We have started Chapter 20 leading into WWII. That will be the last test for the quarter.
 * March 20:** Notebook check next week for the third quarter. Due tomorrow is chapter 19 section 3. All the papers for chapter 19


 * March 18:** Chapter 19 section 3 due next class. Chapter test on Friday as this is again a short chapter.


 * March 14:** Chapter 19 section 2 due Monday.


 * March 13:** Chapter 19, first paper due tomorrow. Section 1.


 * March 7:** Took exam. Starting new chapter March 12.


 * March 4: Chapter 18 Section 3 will be assigned tomorrow (Tuesday) and due on Wednesday 3-6.**


 * Feb 27:** Homework is Chapter 18 gold sheet, section 2. all of the gold sheets are due on next Wednesday.


 * Feb 26:** Homework is Chapter 18 gold sheet section I due Wednesday. They can also work ahead on sheets if they are so inclined.

Hoping an investment will go up- this is a gamble. 2) Risky Lending- illegal now because when stocks lose interest, people cannot pay back. 3) Overproduction- too many of one thing to sell Prices go down. Not enough people want to buy an item. Cannot sell them. 4) Uneven income distribution- If everyone had the same income, not all people would try to take anything other than an easy job. Leads to socialism and that leads to communism. 5) Low interest rates- People cannot afford to pay loans. Banks go under because they cannot recoup the money from the loans. Feb 14: We took the chapter 17 test today. No homework. Probably starting a new chapter tomorrow.
 * Feb 25:** Chapter 18 The Great Depression: Oct 29, 1929 was called Black Tuesday because the stock market crashed. Five reasons: 1) speculation-


 * Feb 12:** Chapter 17 section 4 due tomorrow. Test on Thursday over chapter.


 * Feb 7: Test on Tuesday over chapter 17. We are watching a two day video started today. Flapper paper was due today.**
 * Video notes: History of U.S. starting in late 1890s. Some of the pieces are by people who actually lived through the early**
 * 1900s. The 1920s hope was high for America. We had plenty of food, freedom, no oppression, better education, lived longer.**
 * Endless possibilities existed. 1914 was the largest emigration ever as people from Russia, Italy, and Austria migrated to the**
 * U.S.**
 * Francis Garrison Villard was a suffragette for women's rights. Jim Crow laws segregating blacks from whites, denying jobs,**
 * and equal rights. Even though blacks could vote, they were intimidated by whites, couldn't read and write to fill out the ballots,**
 * etc. Booker T.Washington felt whites would only help if asked, not forced. He wrote a novel called Up from Slavery asking for**
 * help and explaining the situation. Games played by children in the early 1900s were Run, Sheep, Run, Lemonade What's Your**
 * Trade, and kick the can.**
 * 1904 subways started running. People took them to Cony Island for the beaches, libraries, Nathan's hot dogs.**
 * April 1898 McKinley declared war on Spain for the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine. We won and took Guatamala, Cuba for U.S. land.**
 * McKinley was shot and died. His Vice president, Theodore Roosevelt became president. Teddy R liked expansion and war. In 1904,**
 * he ordered the building of the Panama Canal.**

not assigned yet. Will have chapter test early next week?
 * Feb 5:** Do the two sheet paper (yellow) called What is a Flapper? due tomorrow. Took notes on Section 2 today which was due. Section 3


 * Feb 4:** Due tomorrow is Chapter 17 Section 2.

answered on a separate piece of paper. There is a paragraph to read and then answer the questions which mostly are right on the paper. The last one is an opionion question.
 * Jan 31:** Due tomorrow is the worksheet (yellow) on 1920 technology with 5 questions at the bottom of sheet to be

on the midterm to see if there were any mistakes. No, everyone was fine. Should do section 1 homework sheet. We have all the sheets needed for this Chapter. Jula was absent yesterday and needs copies of those. Will e-mail Mr. Guest to see if he has extra because they are color coordinated and that really helps with the organization of notebook.
 * Jan 29:** Took notes on 1920s today. Will give copies to Mrs. Boubel and Mrs. Hudson in the morning. Also went over the answers

the notebook papers from first semester. Last year we had open notebook finals!!! So I think that is why. They don't need to bring the notes, tests, etc to class; but, MUST have them when Mr. Guest asks them to bring the notebooks to class for check. No homework due.
 * Jan 28:** Watched the end of Platoon and turned in their answer sheet with questions on the movie. Also were told to save

which students have in their notebooks). Homeworks should be all completed and quizzes should be corrected. May be using them on the midterm test. Viet Nam veteran interview paper is due Tuesday. This paper counts as a test grade. Half the class I am in is failing. Homework is not being turned in and test scores are low.
 * Jan 9**: Chapter 26 Section 2 due Thursday. There will be a notebook check soon. Must have all papers in order (see sheet from first quarter


 * Jan 8:** Chapter 26, Section 1 gold sheet due. Need to have interview for veteran soon.


 * Jan 3: Watched movie on Cuban Missile Crisis. Students were to answer question sheet that Mr. Guest gave them during the viewing.**
 * Jon, Dustin, Jula,Carley, and Colby did. Don't have the other class.**

interview they need to do. They all were to write the 10 questions from the blackboard. I gave them copies after they finished writing. They also all should have a gold sheet of the outline for the project.
 * Jan 2:** Students need to come up with 15 questions to ask a Viet Nam vet beside the 10 Mr. Guest gave today. This is part of the


 * Dec. 18:** No homework although the students received the sheets for the new chapter today which is chapter 26.


 * Dec 11:** Finished movie on 1960s and '70s. No homework. Study for test Friday.


 * Dec 10:** Due tomorrow Section 5 paper on Chapter 28. ** Friday is big chapter test. **


 * Dec. 6:** Students should do section 4 chapter 28 for Friday's class. Make sure notebooks are up to date. Chapter quiz is soon.


 * Dec 4:** Sheets for vocabulary and fill in the blanks due today.

the midterms.
 * Dec 3:** Students should have their test correction finished and in their notebooks. Often Mr. Guest lets the kids use their notebooks for

Nov 30: Section 3 of Chapter 28 due today. This is a blue work sheet. Feel free to have students work ahead in the packet.
for president and took 13% of the votes- mostly in the South. Nixon's platform was U.S. will win Viet Nam with peace and honor. (We did not.) Make the government cuts, return to traditional values. Nixon wanted to be the law and order president. Arrested draft dodgers, deserters, radicals, organized crime figures (Mafia), street gangs, tough on drug pushers/ users. Domestic Policy was New Federalism- reduce Federal Government and give control to the states and local government. Blackmailing states to do what the government wanted by giving or taking away funds to states. Democrats controlled the House and Senate. If Nixon vetoed their ideas, they could override his veto with 2/3 of the vote. Nixon said he would impound their money. House and Senate reintroduced ideas by renaming them. Nixon tried to reform welfare. Mothers stayed home and government gave them money. Some people abused this by having more children to get more money. Also, because the government covered poor people's children's dental and medical bills, it didn't pay to work and have what money they earned pay a daycare and insurances. Foreign Policy Nixon doctrine said allies have to defend themselves in their own countries. U. S. would give aid; but, not invade countries. Nixon was extremely anti- communist.He and Kissinger both dismissed bipolar world of America vs. Soviet Union. Both felt we should look at what China, Japan and Western Europe were doing because of financial risks, not war. This is a multipolar world. Detente is relaxation of U.S./Soviet/ Chinese ideas being shared and agreeing on nuclear power, and the environmental issues. In 1949 Taiwan was exiled because the U.S. didn't recognize "Red" China (Red refers to Communism.) In 1972, Nixon lifted restrictions on China and removed our so called naval protection. We sent the U.S. ping pong team to China as ambassadors. Nixon then goes to visit Mao Ze Dong. Then afterward went to a Soviet Summet. S.A.L.T. 1 is Strategic Arms Limitation Talks between nations. U.S. and U.S.S.R. would trade, share ideas, share information. Much foreign policy work was done in secret previously.
 * Nov 27:** Chapter 28 Popular vote is split between Humphrey and Nixon equally. George Wallace, a bigot, won the independent

Nov. 26: Saddam Hussan bombs Kuwait for 6 weeks. Jan 16, 1991, Operation Desert Storm : Coalition Forces led by
U.S. took only four days to free Kuwait. 300 troops killed. U.S. stopped at Iraq border. Did not go after Hussan. When the Cold War ended, military spending went down, jobs were gone, U.S. had large deficit, recession started. Banks are making risky and illegal loans.U.S. gives $500 billion in bail outs to banks. We cannot expand because all our money is tied up in bailing out banks. Bush has to raise taxes. Conservatives are mad. they vote Bush Sr. out of second term in office. 1980s were the "me" generation. Space shuttle Challenger with first female astronaut, who also was a teacher, on board blew up killing all aboard. Everyone saw on t.v. First female Supreme Court justice appointed- Sandra Day O' Connor. Viet Nam Memorial built.First black presidential candidate- Rev Jesse Jackson. Books by authors of the 80s: Stephen King, Tom Clancy, Toni Morrison. Movies: Stand by Me, Peggy Sue Got Married, The Breakfast Club, Flashdance, Rambo, Beverly Hills Cop, St. Elmo's Fire, Top Gun, E.T, Platoon. Music was Break Dance, Hip Hop, Milli Vanilli, M.C. Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Madonna, Michael Jackson. Sports: Olympics in Moscow, L.A, Seoul. Mike Tyson the youngest heavy weight champion. The Miracle on Ice - American hockey team wins for the first time. T.V. shows are Cosby, Cheers, Rosanne, Married with Children, Oprah, Seinfeld. Skittles, Nerds, Hubba Bubba gum, Nintendo, Teen-aged Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rubik's cube, Smurfs, Cabbage Patch dolls.

Nov 15: Test is postponed to Monday due to class needing more notes.
Election of 1984 Ronald Reagan vs. Walter Mondale. Mondale chooses first woman to run as vice president. She is Geraldine Ferraro. Reagan wins with 52.5% electoral votes to 13% for Mondale. Popular votes Mondale only took two states with one being his home state.Election oof 1988 is George H. Bush vs. Dukakis. Bush had a famous line, "Read my lips, no new taxes."Dukakis was the former governor of Massachusetts. Bush Sr. wins and Congress is Democratic. Just like Obama, the president is not the same party as the Congress. Laws will not be passed.President Bush is more cooperative with the Soviets than Reagan was.Perestroka means people of Soviet Union could now make profit from jobs. Glasnost means Freedom of speech and religion and was starting to spread to Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungry, Romania, East Germany.Nov 9,1989 the Berlin Wall is opened, knocked down. Dec. 1991 Soviet Union ended. Time magazine names Gorbachev Man of the Year in 1987 and 1989. Bush says, "We have a new world order." Who has the economy is the winner, not the military. Protests in China in 1989 cause Tienanmen Square which caused people to be killed and arrested in China.

Nov.13: Iran- Contra Scandal of 1986. U.S. sells weapons to Iran who are enemies of the U.S. and terrorists in exchange
for release of hostages in Middle East. The money was funneled illegally. Oliver North testified about the incident in court. Reagan was cleared of all charges. The public was unhappy with Reagan and lost trust. El Salvador rebels tried to overtake non- communism in 1983. Only lasted hours; but, U.S. government called it a big victory. U.S. buildup of missiles in Western Europe as counter to Eastern missiles by Soviets. Reagan proposed a missiles reduction in Europe because we had loaded up missiles to back off the Soviets and their occupation of Eastern Europe when we were in Western Europe. We had the Atlantic separating us along with the Iron Curtain. Star Wars was a stategic defense system where we hunt out missiles and destroyed them. As long as both sides had nuclear weapons, no one would use them. This was M.A.D. or mutual Assured Destruction. Gorbachev, the Soviet Union leader, agreed to meet over weapons talks to bring focus on the economy. Reagan refused so that the Soviet Union would collapse because REMEMBER Reagan was obsessed with destruction of the S.U. He insisted that the Berlin Wall, an actual physical wall that separated East and West Germany, be taken down. 1987 the I.N.F. or Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was signed. They destroyed nukes and the Cold War ended in 1991.

Nov 9: Chapter 29 cont. To become president, candidate needs to get the votes in the middle between Democrats
Far Right are the conservatives-religious faith is needed, morality and character issues important, social problems like pre-marital sex, no condoms, birth control, abortion, same sex marriage, gambling, drugs, adultery, support government police power to regulate social behavior, abortion, protests, looting. Prayer in school. Air bags in cars laws were lessened. Laws that protect criminals like Miranda Rights, women's rights, assaulted traditional family values. Liberals are leading us to socialism and communism. People turned to conservatism and Reagan. There was a huge military build up under Reagan. Spent $1.5 trillion in five years. Soviets were evil empire. Defeating the Soviets was the most important thing. Soviets couldn't outspend U.S. We won by money, not war. Many new defense jobs created. Our budget deficit was $200 billion. Reagan doctrine was U.S. would support rebels/ guerrillas who tried to defeat russians. Reagan gave Afghanistanis $570 million to defeat Soviets. Mujahadeen became Taliban twenty years later. We were so busy worrying about the Soviets totally that we didn't pay attention to Muhadeen. In 1988 about 9 years, Soviets finally left Afghanistan. Nicaragua Sandanista (Socialist government) supported by Cuba and Soviets. Congress refused to give aid to Contra Congress refused to give aid to Contra rebels.
 * and Republicans.**

Nov 8: Domestic Policy - Domestic means the United States. Stimulus money is handouts from the government. It
caused inflation to worsen. If we raise inflation, unemployment grows. Reaganomics- trickle down economics. Supply side economics, weak economy due to high taxes. Reagan cut taxes 25%. Expansion - more workers, contractors, builders, employees at businesses. Cut welfare, social security, medicare, unemployment benefits, student loans, subsidized housing, W.I.C, fuel assistance, housing weatherization. Deregulated businesses. Government should not bail out businesses. Let them go under and someone else will start a new business which saves the tax payers money. Eased auto restrictions. Deregulated airline restrictions. Reduced regulations on pollution, oil, logging, mining, etc. 20 million new jobs created under Reagan.

Nov 7: The Cold War: U. S. A. basically was NATO vs. Soviet Union. Communism rejected religion. Nato post WWII
U.S, Great Britain, France, Denmark, Belgum, Italy, Iceland, Luxembourg, Netherlands. Portugal. Election of 1980 the average income per family dropped $1,370 from 1970 to 1980. Unemployment was high at 7.8%. Incumbent was Democrat Jimmy Carter and his v.p. was Walter Mondale. They won 49% of electorial votes. Won 6 states. Independent was Anderson. Republican was Reagan, Bush was his v.p. they won 489 electorial votes and 44 states. Carter was very unpopular due to Iran Crisis, helicopter crash, bad economy. Reagan was a famous actor. His agenda was to cut taxes, raise defense spending, win the Cold War against Russia. Restore economy from inflation.

Nov 5: Due today is chapter 29 section 2. Pre-1960s South voted Democratic. In 1960, South started supporting the Republicans.
They are called the sunbelt conservatives. The West starting to vote Republican in large numbers because of environmental issues. Middle class voted republican because of tax regulations. Suburban Conservatism in the 60s and 70s had many urban issues many people were moving to the suburbs. Many moved towards conservative values. Evangelical protestants started conversions to "born again" persons committed to Jesus Christ and baptised again or for the first time. Wiliam F. Buckly started the National Review magazine a conservative magazine. Billy Graham and Oral Roberts built huge empires on religion and ended up on newspapers, radio stations, t.v. networks. Then came more televangelists. Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell (the Moral Majority) had 2 million followers.

Oct 30: Chapter 29- conservative Democrats vs. Liberals.
Liberals believe: In high taxes as they don't want others to invest. Social programs take away the incentive to work. If one stays at home and receives welfare, why work? To become president, candidate needs to obtain the vote of the undecided or middle of the road voters.

Far Right Conservatives: Religious faith is vital (needed). Concerns with morality or character issues. Social problems like pre-marital sex, condoms, birth control pills, abortion, same sex marriage, gambling, drugs, adultry are all bad. They support government police power to regulate social behavior (looting, protesters, abortionists) Support prayer in schools. Want to rid the laws that protect criminals like Miranda Rights. Feel that women's rights assault traditional family values. Liberals are leading us to socialism and communism. People start turning to conservatism and Ronald Regan.

Oct. 29: Huge test scores are in infinite campus today! The students received the sheet on what needs to be in
the notebook. I have a copy of that if any staff want one. Gave them all spiral notebooks for class notes and three ring binders with dividers back in Sept. They should all have what they need. They also need to do any sheets they have not completed because that counts too!

Chapter 29 was started today. Liberals vs. Conservatives. Liberals believe the government should regulate the economy to protect the people from large corporations and wealthy elites (rich people in power). They want social programs to help the disadvantaged. Fuel assistance programs, welfare, housing. Liberals are suspicious of government regulations of social behavior. Gun control, pot smoking, cigarettes. Free speech does not exist today. No one can talk about hate crimes, killing the president, cannot yell,"fire" or "bomb" in public, cannot refer to people as fat, skinny, shorty, crazy house, or racial slurs. They oppose government support of religion. They want society to be equal although they don't want to pay fair share of taxes.

Conservatives- Distrust the government. Believe Power should be split between federal and state government to limit intrusions into people's lives. Don't want economy regulated because it leads to less efficiency, less wealth, more poverty, no getting ahead. Free enterprise (Laissez faire) is what they want. Laissez faire means Let things alone or to let it be. More wealth means higher standards of living.

Oct 24: The students were told that they need to have all the Chapter 31 green sheets in their notebooks as
well as all the Chapter 31 pink sheets. These have to be filled out for notebook credit. They have had since Sept to do the green and this month to do the pink. All the answers are in the history books they all have in order, exact sentences with a blank they need to fill in. I took extra copies and did all Chapter 31 in about 17 minutes. This is a simple assignment.

Oct 23: Chapter 30 cont. Free trade Positives: importing low cost goods. People spend more because prices
are lower. Negatives: If U.S. cannot compete with Chinese products, we lose money. Employers in U.S. pay workers less money to save costs in order to compete with Chinese prices. Businesses in U.S. fail, no jobs, layoff of workers.

Outsourcing is setting up businesses overseas. U.S. does this because we save expenses hiring poor employees and children who will work for less pay. We want more money and profits. No unions overseas to protect workers work conditions, insure breaks for lunch etc, make sure workers have benefits, higher wages. No OSHA overseas means no fines for unsafe work places. No regulation of child labor laws- example amount of hours kids can work, minimum wages, safe work place, not having to work late nights. No environmental laws. protect the air, land, and health of people from chemical and other pollutants. No taxes overseas.

1992- European countries formed common bank and currency (Euro). They also started a trade pact with no tariffs.

Oct 22: Wednesday or Friday notebooks will be due. Mr. Guest will be handing out a sheet on how the notebook
should be arranged tomorrow. Friday is the huge exam on Chapter 30. Notes- Immigration when many Irish, English, and Eastern Eurpoeans came to America at the beginnings of 1900s. Huge amounts of people wanted a better life with more money and better paying jobs. The last 30 years, we have had so many illegal immigrates that it has become a "hot topic" which means people who were citizens are upset, yet they don't wish ill of the immigrates. The Immigration Act of 1965 said we would not have quotas and would show preference to skilled laborers because that is what the U.S. needed. No one wants immigrates on welfare to come for us to support. However, once here, some cannot find a new job. Also, there was a chain of parents, children, siblings, in- laws, etc coming to be with the original immigrate. Now we have more unemployable immigrates and many are not direct relatives of those we permitted to come. Rather they are relatives of relatives. Refugee Act of 1980 said people came because of fear of persecution of religion, ethnic groups, and had no protection from the government. 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act shut down businesses that hired illegals. Amnesty was granted to immigrates who arrived before 1982. We strengthened border patrols. 1990- 3 1/2 million illegals are in the U.S. Illegal immigration reform and resposibility Act of 1996 said all immigrates had to be living above the poverty line.We had 5,000 more border agents. We were going to build a 14 mile long border fence and penalize people who helped illegals into the country. However, the border is miles and miles long. Laws were passed to make it easier to send illegals back to Cuba, Mexico, etc. Texas recently joined Arizona passing a law to check Mexicans in the U.S. for illegal papers. Send them back if they had no papers.

Globalization is saying we are all instantly in tune with each country in the world thanks to the internet. Free trade is being preached. Not good because all countries can set whatever price for their goods and make the cost lower by pushing second rate produces at whatever price. Global trade is expanding partly ud to the internet's instant knowledge and information.

Oct 18: Dushane came to speak about his life in Serbia and how hard it has been since. We also discussed Bill Clinton
and the scandal of 1998 because of the Monica Lewinski affair he had with an intern. The perjury when he stated in court, "I did not have an affair with that lady." He and other Democrats obstructed justice when Ken Starr and Republicans found the wrong doings. Starr received many threats. When Clinton was governor of Arkansas he gave illegal mortgage loans to businesses. This was called Whitewater. The articles of impeachment were started by the House. 50 votes to 50 votes on th obstruction case meant Clinton was found innocent even though he admitted obstructing justice. They needed 2/3 vote to impeach. Clinton stayed in office and Hillary Clinton stayed married to him.

Oct. 17: United Nations almost every country is a member. The purpose is to try to prevent war, keep peace
through debate and reasoning. Some pressure is used also by countries speaking as a unit against bad choices. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) sends in troops to settle disputes. More power than U.N. because of the use of troops to maintain peace. Warsaw Pact: Yugoslavia no longer exists. Now it is Bosnia, Serbia, Montreago, Kosovo, and Albania. There are 3 main religious groups that are representatives of three of these countries. Croatia is Catholic, Sebia is Orthodox Christians, and Bosnia is Muslims. Serbs decided to kill Muslims (this is ethnic cleansing). Then Kosovo fought with Albania. This lasts 7 years. Finally NATO bombs Serbia in 1999 and Serbs pull out of Kosovo. The Middle East makes money off the Gulf War which only lases about 3 days. The U.S. goes in and chases Iraqi soldiers back from Syrian land and set the oil fields on fire. U.S. tells Hussein we will shoot his planes down if they go into a No Fly Zone we set up over his country! Hussein attacks Kurds in Northern Iraq. These are Sadam Hussein's own people. The first five books of the Bible are stories and memories the Hebrews wrote down to be passed to their ancestors as Jewish history. The end of World War II, U.S. gives the displaced Jews back their land, Israe,l that was taken from them. We also gave them nuclear weapons. Palestine was on the land. U.S. kicked them out and started a division between all Arab countries against the U.S. and Israel which sits in the Arab land and is itself Arabian.This has continued through time to present day.

Oct 16: 1994 Midterm elections. Republicans win the control of the House (senate). First time in 40 years they control
both houses. Newt Gingrich starts "Contract with America" which was to lower taxes, reform welfare, toughen anti-crime laws, have congressional term limits, balance budget would become a Constitutional amendment. Fiscal year ends June 30. 1995 Both sides refused to make cuts. Federal government shut down. Republicans give in and let Clinton Have his ideas passed. Budget finally balanced. 1990s the economy booms, unemployment and inflation falls. Stocks and wages go up. Crime, welfare money both fall. Clinton is popular because the public is happy with the economy.

Election 1996- Democrats Clinton 49.5%, 379 electorial votes. Independent - Perot 7.4%, zero, Republicans Bob Dole, 41%, 159 electorial votes. Republicans control Congress. Democrats control Senate. 1997 balanced budget. 1998 surplus money! Foreign policy: Haiti has a coup d'etat which is an overthrow of the government by their own, usually a general who uses the army against the current president or leader. U.S. has an embargo - cut off trade with other countries- against Haiti. Send in peacekeepers to help settle Haiti.

Oct. 11: Due today chapter 30 section 2.
Revolution is a dramatic change in the way things are done. Democrats run Bill Clinton for president against Republican incumbent George H. Bush and Independent Ross Perot. Clinton has 43 % of popular vote (vote by the people), Bush had 37.5% and Perot surprises everyone with 18.9%. The electorial vote goes 168 Bush, zero for Perot and 370 for Clinton. Congress is controlled by Republicans. Clinton is in same situation as Obama is now. Clinton promises to cut taxes. One year later, he raises taxes. The massive federal deficit forced the U.S. to borrow.This drove up interest rates. Clinton wants to lower the interest rates so the people and businesses will borrow money to expand businesses, buy cars and houses, etc. This creates more jobs so the economy rises. Clinton also said he was going to cut government spending by 50%. This would be Social Security, Medicare, Veteran's Benefits no one is going to cut these as they are too popular and affect too many people. Duty is a tariff or tax on items going to a different country for instance tax on gas, or natural oil.

Oct. 10: Notes- Bill Clinton President for 8 yrs.
Steve Jobs created Apple in 1976. 1977 Apple II was the first ever personal computer. Bill Gates invented Microsoft and the windows programs in 1985. The late 1990s brought e-mail and cell phones. Internet was developed by the U.S. Military in 1969. World wide web was created in 1991. Chapter 30 section 1 turned in today. All our students turned theirs in on time. Mr. Guest gave them all the notes on Chapter 30. Jula said she never received them. Mr. Guest said he would give her another copy either today or tomorrow. More notes: Americorps is when one works in the U.S. for government programs and receive the paycheck at the end of the job in one chunk. Often done by college bound students. Clinton ran a similar program called Contract with America. Clinton wanted a National Health Care system and had Hillary, his wife, try to "sell" the idea to the public. Opposition said it was too expensive. It did pass recently; but; the congress is trying to figure out how we will pay for it and run it. Supposedly we will tax the rich to pay for it. They usually find loopholes and then the costs will be on the middle class. Ken Starr was a former judge who became the special prosecutor who checked out Clinton and Monica Lewinski case. Clinton was found guilty of perjury, concealing evidence and other issues. The Brady Bill was named after James Brady who was shot in the head by a disgruntled person. He lived confined to a wheelchair the rest of his life. The Brady Bill says there is a 7 day waiting period when anyone purchases a hand gun. Convicted felons cannot have a handgun. Clinton was tough on crime. Added money to build prisons, add police to forces, banned 19 kinds of assault rifles. NAFTA is North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement which said no tariffs would be imposed on free countries. The U.S. is importing tomatoes today from Mexico because they cost less then U.S. tomatoes. NAFTA backfired. European Union- countries sharing the financial system with the same currency (Euro). Computers were created by the defense dept. after World War II. Icon chip or silicone chip was easy, fast to produce much more memory (programs) on a small scale.

Oct. 9: Notes on Technology-integrated circuit made computers more compact.
Silicon Valley is the place in California where the early formation of technology started with intellects gathering to create and improve computers. Telecommute is how one speaks over technology. blog is conversing via internet on diary or journal anyone can read. perjury is lying in court when one is under oath. ethnic cleansing is killing a population of people (Jewish, Muslim Kurds.) Migration chains are when immigrants enter a country illegally and then their families join them illegally. Political refugees are people who have to leave their country or die. Many come to the U.S. (Somalis, Iraqi) Globalism is "one country" with one or no leader. Everyone is a member, no separate states, countries. Euro is the currency most European countries are using. Global warming- Earth's temperature is rising which is causing crops to die and ice caps to melt.

Oct 4: Colby took test during his lunch. Received marks back. Carley told me her grade was the best she
ever had in history ( I believe it was a 75). She said she does much better when someone reads the questions and choices to her and explains the words she doesn't understand. Today, Mr. Guest told the students the grades of the class in general were poor. That if they read the history book chapter and filled in the homework papers, then studied the papers for the test, every question was on the handouts and they shouldn't need to study the book at all. I found the test very easy and many gimme questions. Notes; Technology is Chapter 30 topic. Terms to know: integrated circuit is the process used to make computers smaller/ more compact. Silicon Vally is the place in California where many intellectuals gathered to create and improve computers and their tecnology. telecommute- speaking over technology- cell phones, Skype, talking computers blog-people set up blogs on internet web sites to be able to converse with others in groups. perjury- lying in court when a person is on the witness stand. ethnic cleansing- act of killing a population of people in one's own country because you find them inferior due to race, religion, parentage. (Jewish killed by Hitler in WWII; Muslims killing their own for having different interpretations of the Koran (Muslim bible.) migration chains- illegal entries into a country who them have babies or friends/family join them. political refugees- People from countries that will kill them if they don't leave who settle in other free countries like U.S. (Somalis) globalism- all the countries in the world join together to form one huge country with a single leader or no leader. Everyone is a memeber of the same country. Euro-money that most European countries use. Global warming-the Earth's temperature is going up which causes crop failure and icy areas to melt. Bill Clinton-2 term U.S. president. Democrat married to Hillary Clinton. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates-men who founded Apple and made computers a household item.

Oct 3: Took 4 students to small group for test. All but one finished by the end of block. That one finished with
me within 10 minutes. I had called Mrs. Panetski to not only let her know not to mark student absent; but, to ask permission for her to miss a bit of class. Mrs. Panetski was fine with it. Colby Dauphin is taking the test tomorrow.

Oct. 2: Notes: Foreign policy Issues: National Defense - If we cut spending, we lose jobs, less, soldiers, weapons
being built and defenses weaken. Pakistan: Pakistan abuts Afghanistan where Taliban hides. AlQueda and Taliban are protected by Pakistan who has nuclear weapons. U.S gives lots of money to Pakistan and we don't want to stop because then they will side with Afghanistan.

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba- Took high level terrorist captives to our little corner of Cuba. We didn't have to have them on our soil in case they escaped and we don't have to give them the rights of our country. U.S accused of waterboarding, stressing, abusing Koran, and torturing the prisoners. Midterm elections 2006- elections of House of Representatives and Senate goes to democrats because voters are upset with Georg Bush who is republican and president. Now U.S has a stalemate as far as voting on changes. Nancy Poloska elected the first female Secretary of State. If President Bush and vice president Cheney die in say a plane crash or car accident, etc we would have a female president because Nancy Poloska is next in line. Today people voted republican in midterm elections to control House and Senate because they are mad at Obama. So, again we have a stalemate.

every night. No we have 100 and more channels. We didn't have satellelite, cable, HBO, dish t.v. We didn't have HDTV, DVRs, I Pads, I phones, etc, had landline phones attached to wall and no cell phones. Transistor radios, records that everyone paid to have. No cartoons in prime time (nighttime), no reality t.v, soap operas are losing viewers/ going off the air. Computers were huge-took up half a room. No internet, no e-mail, no Skype.
 * Society and Culture today and yesterday:** We used to have 3 stations on t.v. in black and white (no color pictures) that went off the air at 11:00 p.m.

====**Oct 1:** Students owe Section 4 Chapter 31 of green sheets tomorrow. They also need to do back work they haven't done or need to finish for extra credit. No class today due to rotation. Study for first major test! Keep notebooks in order. Check Infinite Campus for backwork due.==== =Sept 28:=

served with him proved he had embellished his service record. Voters no longer trusted him.
Looked as though all our students turned in their homework today. All present.

**Sept. 26: Homework is Chapter 31 section 3.**
The War in Iraq "Axis of Evil" this refers to Iraq, Iran, and North Korea. Suddam Hussein ruled 30yrs. He was ruthless and used chemicals to kill his own people living in Northern Iraq called the Kurds. Weapons of Mass Destruction are Nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. We started the war with Iraq because they had weapons of mass destruction. We never found most of them. Some think that the Afghans took the weapons until the U.S. finished searching. Have we made any headway in Afghanistan? Not really. Some general will gather other leaders together with weapons and take over again. Election of 2004 George Bush issues he won the presidency by campaigning with these: tax the wealthy, abortion, stem cell research, same sex marriage, National Health Care, domestic surveillance. While in Iraq, we trained their soldiers, rebuilt schools, hospitals, sewer, water, and electric plants, and gave them weapons. Iraq has never elected a leader. They always had someone take over as head by force.

**Sept. 21: Due next class, Chapter 31 Section 2 of green sheets.** Remind the students that they need to
take notes in class and study them. Also, notebooks should be kept in order. Definitions: **Media**-the press t.v, internet, magazines, radio. McCain/ Palin. No, **representative republic** which is when the electorial college decides. Issues of the 2000 election with Gore who won the popular vote vs. Nader an independent and Bush the Republican who won the election. Issues were 1. overhauling Social Security 2. tax cuts 3. improving education 4. drugs for elderly.
 * PAC-** special interest groups.
 * incumbent**-person in office who is running again. In 2008 there was no incumbent. Obama/ Biden ran against
 * There will probably be a short essay on the test called: How Did Obama Win over a War Hero? **
 * Obama's platform was "change" and "hope". Obama was constantly on the internet and pushing **
 * National health **** care, and had the African -American votes. The major t.v. stations are all Democrats: **
 * ABC, CBS, NBC. News slanted McCain to sound bad on all issues and Obama to sound good. Obama **
 * promised jobs, help for the poor. **
 * Major events from 2000 to today: 911, first black president, war in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror. **
 * Students **** in our classes have never known peace times. **
 * Direct democracy** was in Athens, Greece where everyone put in a stone to vote. Do we have direct democracy.
 * Radical Islam**-extreme overly religious Muslims.
 * Recession**-economic slow down.
 * Inflation**-value of money becomes less. Think less produce making it more valuable and so prices go up higher.

Due tomorrow the first section of Chapter 31 (2 green sheets on Section 1). Most answers were discussed in class today. However, the students didn't know this even though they were taking notes on it. They should all have their notes.
 * Sept. 20:**

1. Laws and justice 2. Taxation - taxes are too high; loopholes in tax laws allow wealthy to pay little if any tax
 * Block Sept. 13:**
 * DUE TODAY 3 Branches of Government**
 * Domestic Policy in the USA**

3. Iimmigration "illegals" - highly controversial issue current issue -in Arizona that passed legislation with heavy penalties for caught illegals Fed gov't took Arizona to court to get them to repeal their immigrantion laws Texas passed same leg so question is will they be challenged by fed govt as well illegals characteristized as taking American jobs from US citizens illegals do not pay taxes, children get free education; free medical care under O'Bama illegals are not sent back

4. Terrorism wasn't big problem until 9/11 affects airport security, ports passports required at borders

5. Military spending military bases shut down and effects economy of the area defense spending is a huge issue

6. welfare huge issue in election

7. Education

1. Foreign aid - $$$$$ tax payers pay for it US gives more foreign aid than any other country (US gives most to Saudi Arabia)
 * Foreign Policy** - outside the US

2. Terrorism Iran's targeting of Israel and development of the nuclear bomb is huge issue today Israel is our best ally so if this occurs US will be at war

3. World economy

1. Laws and justice 2. Taxation - taxes are too high; loopholes in tax laws allow wealthy to pay little if any tax
 * Block Sept. 13:**
 * DUE TODAY 3 Branches of Government**
 * Domestic Policy in the USA**

3. Iimmigration "illegals" - highly controversial issue current issue -in Arizona that passed legislation with heavy penalties for caught illegals Fed gov't took Arizona to court to get them to repeal their immigrantion laws Texas passed same leg so question is will they be challenged by fed govt as well illegals characteristized as taking American jobs from US citizens illegals do not pay taxes, children get free education; free medical care under O'Bama illegals are not sent back

4. Terrorism wasn't big problem until 9/11 affects airport security, ports passports required at borders

5. Military spending military bases shut down and effects economy of the area defense spending is a huge issue

6. welfare huge issue in election

7. Education

1. Foreign aid - $$$$$ tax payers pay for it US gives more foreign aid than any other country (US gives most to Saudi Arabia)
 * Foreign Policy** - outside the US

2. Terrorism Iran's targeting of Israel and development of the nuclear bomb is huge issue today Israel is our best ally so if this occurs US will be at war

3. World economy

1. Laws and justice 2. Taxation - taxes are too high; loopholes in tax laws allow wealthy to pay little if any tax
 * Block Sept. 13:**
 * DUE TODAY 3 Branches of Government**
 * Domestic Policy in the USA**

3. immigration "illegals" - highly controversial current issue -in Arizona it passed legislation with heavy penalties for caught illegals. Fed gov't took Arizona to court to get them to repeal their immigration laws Texas passed same legislation. Will they be challenged by federal government as well illegals characterized as taking American jobs from US citizens illegals do not pay taxes, children get free education; free medical care under O'Bama illegals are not sent back

4. Terrorism wasn't big problem until 9/11 affects airport security, ports passports required at borders

5. Military spending military bases shut down and effects economy of the area defense spending is a huge issue

6. welfare huge issue in election

7. Education

1. Foreign aid - $$$$$ tax payers pay for it US gives more foreign aid than any other country (US gives most to Saudi Arabia)
 * Foreign Policy** - outside the US

2. Terrorism Iran's targeting of Israel and development of the nuclear bomb is huge issue today Israel is our best ally so if this occurs US will be at war

3. World economy

1. Laws and justice 2. Taxation - taxes are too high; loopholes in tax laws allow wealthy to pay little if any tax
 * Block Sept. 13:**
 * DUE TODAY 3 Branches of Government**
 * Domestic Policy in the USA**

3. Iimmigration "illegals" - highly controversial issue current issue -in Arizona that passed legislation with heavy penalties for caught illegals Fed gov't took Arizona to court to get them to repeal their immigrantion laws Texas passed same leg so question is will they be challenged by fed govt as well illegals characteristized as taking American jobs from US citizens illegals do not pay taxes, children get free education; free medical care under O'Bama illegals are not sent back

4. Terrorism wasn't big problem until 9/11 affects airport security, ports passports required at borders

5. Military spending military bases shut down and effects economy of the area defense spending is a huge issue

6. welfare huge issue in election

7. Education

1. Foreign aid - $$$$$ tax payers pay for it US gives more foreign aid than any other country (US gives most to Saudi Arabia)
 * Foreign Policy** - outside the US

2. Terrorism Iran's targeting of Israel and development of the nuclear bomb is huge issue today Israel is our best ally so if this occurs US will be at war

3. World economy

__**SEPT 17th, Monday**__ __**Question to be answered in notebook: How do you feel about your future?**__ **Give 3 examples.** __**Electoral College**:__ This is how we elect our presidents. The popular vote does not win the presidency. The number of Representatives in your state determines the number of electoral votes per state. Maine has 4 because we have 4 Representatives (number of Senators doesn't matter). Whoever wins your state gets those electoral votes; after election the electoral college meets and votes for president. It's important to win the states with the most number of electorates. 270 electoral votes needed to win office of the President. All other elections (Representatives, Senators) is based on popular vote..
 * TERMS TO KNOW;**

__**Direct Democracy:**__ People vote on every issue. In ancient Anthens they votes with white and black stones, yes or no.

__**Representative Democracy**__: We vote for representatives in state and executive branches to cast their votes for laws.

__**Coalition:**__ Group of countries that are allies.

__**"Radical Islam" (Fundamentalists)**__ Islam is a religion, not a country. Radicals are extremists, terrorists such as Al Queda who are willing to die for their beliefs; that makes them martyrs. Not all Muslims (Islam) are extremists.

__**SEPT. 18TH**__
__**Block**__

__**Recession -**__ economic slowdown
Economy is considered ok if it stays within a certain percentage range. Building and buying houses is a measure of the economy b/c it means people are spending $$.and banks are loaning $$ Interest rates are very low right now.

__**Inflation**__ - loss of value in $$$

commercials are the money maker for media
 * Media** - tv, radio, newspapers, magazines, internet

Special interest groups PACS - Political Action Committee - raises $$ for political candidates NRA - National Rifle Association - right wing, Republicans who don't want gun control