Will you be an informed citizen?

AGENDAJanuary 10, 2011

1. Administrative: Reminder: All late work due Thursday (Jan. 13) Progress Reports (end of class)

2. Today’s topics: RSVPs for Jan. 19 Portfolio Presentations Current Event: Jury duty in the Turnidge trial Informed Citizenship: What does it take? USCIS Naturalization Civics Test #2 Amendments 20-27 of the U.S. Constitution

3. Homework due January 11: U.S. Citizenship Test: Answer questions 68-100

Stamps Tuesday for COMPLETE work

Portfolio Presentations:Confirmed RSVPs

FEDERAL• U.S. Senate• U.S. House of Representatives

STATE• State Representative Matt Wand

LOCAL• City of Gresham

o City Council President David Widmarko City Councilor Paul Warr-King

• Gresham-Barlow School District

Portfolio Presentations:Confirmed RSVPs

Miscellaneous• League of Oregon Cities• Gresham Chamber of Commerce• SUN / Metro Family Services• Rebecca Tweed, Political Consultant (& guest

speaker)• Classroom Law Project

Current Event“Jurors in Woodburn bombing case reveal what led to guilty verdicts, death penalty decisions for Joshua and Bruce Turnidge”

The OregonianJanuary 5, 2011by Helen Jung

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/01/jurors_in_woodburn_bombing_case_reveal_what_led_to_guilty_verdicts_death_penalty_decisions_for_turni.html

Should the voting age beraised to 25?

Informed Citizenship:What does it take?

USCIS NaturalizationCivics Test #2

Was the Civics test Thursday fair? I picked the hardest questions – from topics we

have not covered in this class – to show that the test can be very difficult.

Another bet: You will do much better on a test that covers

material we have covered in this class.

Analysis of the U.S. Constitution

Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Amendment 24 – No poll taxes

Amendments to the U.S. ConstitutionAmendment 21 – Repeals prohibition (which had banned the sale or manufacture of alcohol in the U.S.)

Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Sets new start dates for Congress and the President

Amendment 20 –

Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Amendment 23 – Provides Washington, D.C. voting rights in presidential elections

Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Amendment 22 – Sets presidential term limits

Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Amendment 25 – Presidential succession

Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Amendment 27: Limits Congressional pay raises

HomeworkBefore you leave today:

Chairs up Pick up your Progress Report Turn in:

Amendments 11-27 worksheet Media Analysis Worksheet #4 Any late assignments

Homework due January 11: U.S. Citizenship Test: Answer questions

through #100Stamps Tuesday for COMPLETE work