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April 27-28 Class Updates
Good Morning! We are finishing up our unit on Political Participation. Today we will be focusing on the following topics:
Today’s topic will be focusing on the following:
AP US Government class– Review material for AP US Government exam Unit 3 – Civil Liberties.
US Government classes -We will be looking at the following topics and questions
- How to register to vote
- NM voting laws
- Should you be able to vote if you are younger than 18?
- Nomination Process
- What is a primary what is a caucus?
- Past Presidential Elections
- Controversial elections
- Voting Rights
- What laws are in place to protect your rights?
- Disenfranchised voter
- Voter fraud/problems
- Should you right to vote ever be taken away?
- Should felons be able to Vote?
- Should non-citizens be able to vote?
- What laws are in place to protect your rights?
To access the online material click on the following links:
AP Government – Unit 3 Review: Civil Rights and Liberties
US Government – Elections and Voting Rights
HOW TO JOIN THE CLASS ONLINE DISCUSSION TO DAY
To join the class discussion you just need to click on your classes link below. In order to participate in the discussions you will need to be logged into your class account. If you do not remember the account login or password, you can email me and I will send them to you.
Steps to Join the Class Online Discusion
1. Click on your class link below.
2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page whare you will see “LEAVE A REPLY” and click on “logged in”.
3. Type in your login information to access your account.
4. Type your comments or questions in the white text box and click on “POST COMMENT”.
5. Be sure to refresh your page every 30 – 40 seconds to see the most recent comments.
If you have questions you would like to ask me, but do not want to ask it in the class discussion, please email me and I will answer your questions.
Mr. Montano
Click on your class to enter the group discussion.
| Mon/Wed | Thu/Fri |
| 2A – AP US Government – 10:45a – 11:15a | 1B – US Governmnet – 10:00a – 10:30a |
| 3A – US Governmnet – 11:30a – 12:00p | 2B – US Governmnet – 10:45a – 11:15a |
| 4A – US Governmnet – 12:30p – 1:00p | Office Hours – Friaday 10:00 |
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2A AP Government 4-27-20
Today I wanted to go over the topics that were covered in the Unit 3. Civil Rights and Liberties. Definitely go over the information about “Selective Incorporation“. This is one of those topics that is covered more in an AP Gov class than the regular gov class.
Some things to focus on:
- The intent of the Bill of Rights
- The First Amendment (freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press) and how the Supreme Court has interpreted it
- The Second Amendment (the right to bear arms) and how the Supreme Court has interpreted it
- Supreme Court interpretations of other amendments
- How the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment have motivated social movements
Khan Academy resources:
Topics Covered
Review Videos to watch
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US Government – Elections and Voting Rights (4-27/4/28)
Good Morning! We are finishing up our unit on Political Participation. Today we will be looking at Elections. We will be focusing on the following:
Today’s topic will be focusing on the following:
US Government classes -We will be looking at the following topics and questions
- How to register to vote
- NM voting laws
- Should you be able to vote if you are younger than 18?
- Nomination Process
- What is a primary what is a caucus?
- Past Presidential Elections
- Controversial elections
- Voting Rights
- What laws are in place to protect your rights?
- Disenfranchised voter
- Voter fraud/problems
- Should you right to vote ever be taken away?
- Should felons be able to Vote?
- Should non-citizens be able to vote?
- What laws are in place to protect your rights?
I am including some handouts and a link to ProCon.org. Please take some time to go over the material so you can participate in this weeks online discussion.
New Mexico Voter Qualifications
United States Election Facts
ProCon.org is a website we have used in class before. It is a good website to use when you want to see goo arguments supported by laws, court cases and other strong evidence for a particular side on an issue. Take some time to look over any or all of the arguments they have listed in regards to elections. We will be talking about a few of these during this weeks online discussion.
ELECTIONS & PRESIDENTS
2020 Presidential Election
Felon Voting
Electoral College
Lowering the Voting Age to 16
Election Day National Holiday
Voting Machines
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
2008 Presidential Election (archived 1/19/09)
2012 Presidential Election (archived 1/22/13)
2016 Presidential Election (archived 1/21/17)
Felon Voting
Electoral College
Lowering the Voting Age to 16
Election Day National Holiday
Voting Machines
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
2008 Presidential Election (archived 1/19/09)
2012 Presidential Election (archived 1/22/13)
2016 Presidential Election (archived 1/21/17)
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April 20 -21 Updates
I hope you had a great weekend and were able to do someting fun. This week we will be looking at the Electoral College in my US Government classes. If you are in my AP US Government class we will be going over material for Unit 2 which will be on this years AP Government Exam.
Today’s topic will be focusing on the follwoing:
AP US Government class– Review material for Unit 2 and talk about test stratagies for the upcoming AP US Government exam.
US Government classes – We will be looking at the Electoral College this week. How does the United States choose its president? Does you vote really determine who the president will be? Should the presidency be based on the popular vote or electoral college? Should we change they way we choose our president? What are the advantages, disadvantages of changing the system? Who would have more to gain by changing the system or keeping the status quo.
Please look over the materials posted on Monday/Tuesday f you have not had a chance to already.
To access the online material click on the following links:
US Government – Electoral College
HOW TO JOIN THE CLASS ONLINE DISCUSSION TO DAY
To join the class discussion you just need to click on your classes link below. In order to participate in the discussions you will need to be logged into your class account. If you do not remember the account login or password, you can email me and I will send them to you.
Steps to Join the Class Online Discusion
1. Click on your class link below.
2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page whare you will see “LEAVE A REPLY” and click on “logged in”.
3. Type in your login information to access your account.
4. Type your comments or questions in the white text box and click on “POST COMMENT”.
5. Be sure to refresh your page every 30 – 40 seconds to see the most recent comments.
If you have questions you would like to ask me, but do not want to ask it in the class discussion, please email me and I will answer your questions.
Mr. Montano
Click on your class to enter the group discussion.
| Mon/Wed | Thu/Fri |
| 2A – AP US Government – 10:45a – 11:15a | 1B – US Governmnet – 10:00a – 10:30a |
| 3A – US Governmnet – 11:30a – 12:00p | 2B – US Governmnet – 10:45a – 11:15a |
| 4A – US Governmnet – 12:30p – 1:00p | Office Hours – Friaday 10:00 |
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2B US Government Class Discussion 4-23-20
Our class discussion will take place April 23rd.
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1B US Government Class Discussion 4-23-20
Our class discussion will take place April 23rd.
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4A US Government Class Discussion April 22nd
Our class discussion will take place this Wednesday, April 22nd.
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3A US Government Class Discussion 4-22-20
Our class discussion will be held this Wednesday, April 22nd.
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