Succession Research Due Friday Your Blog

Pick two people on the Presidential Success list and research them for 20mins. Their title, responsibilities, life...etc.

http://www.doi.gov/index.cfm
Secretary of the interior:
Ken Salazar
The secretary of the Interior protects america’s natural resources and heritage. Honors our cultures and tribal communities, and supplies the energy to power our future. The Interior uses sound science to manage and sustain America’s lands, water, wildlife, and energy resources. Yhe resources in our care to benefit americans now and in the future.


http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome
Secretary of Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
The secretary of agriculture has to protect and conserve our natural resources, to provide a safe, and to sufficient and nutritious food supply for the American people. Helped trun the econamy around. "Vilsack is working to ensure that America's forests and private working lands are conserved, implementing new strategies to restore our forests and clean our water supply."

The Role of the Presidency Your Blog- Due Friday

Take 15mins and research the internet on the role of the presidency.
Then copy and past four links of the research you found.
Provide a paragraph summary of each link that you found.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_role_of_the_presidency
The role of the presidency is to enfores the laws that are made. "Those exercised alone without legislative approval and those that require consent of the Senate or house."  Also is the chief of the armed forces; commission officers of the armed forces. The President also has “implied powers.” These are powers that are not listed in the Constitution but have been used by presidents as conditions change.

http://www2.smumn.edu/deptpages/~instructtech/institutional_planning/role_president.htm

The President is the primary sponser and initiator of the strategic planning effort. He provides executive leadership, direction and support to the stratagic planning efort, meeting and comunicating regully with both internal and external consitents. "The President is the chief spokesman articulating the value and importance of strategic planning."

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_role_of_the_president_in_the_legislative_process
The president can pass or veto bills. The president can also can make executive orders.

http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/pdf/ws_rolesofthepresident.pdf

president helps memmbers of his political party get elected or appointed to got office. At the end of a term the president may campaign for reelection with his party’s support. "The president performs this dutyas a civilian." "The president is the chief executive, empowered to administer the laws and affairs of the nation."

 

Economy Assignment Your Blog due Apr. 1

With the help of your textbook and Ch 23, please explain the differences among capitalism, socialism and communism.   Then explain the pros and cons that each hold.

Capitalism- investment in and ownership of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made.
                a pro is the economic growth by providing an open competition in the market (pro).
                a con is the capitalist economy can give rise to unfair competition (con).

Socialism-vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution.
              a pro is everybody equal in economic, social, and political terms (pro).
              a con is wealth of the richest members of society yet it does not eliminate poverty (con).

Communism- is the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
                    a pro is everyone is equal, everyone is employeed, and there is very little crime becouse of  strict laws (pro).
                   a con is that every one belongs to the goverment, there is no rights of freedom, and strict laws enforced on the people (con).

Ch 22 Foreign Governments Your Blog Due 3-15-11

1.  Pick two countries in Chapter 22 and provide an in depth paragraph on their government and how it operates.
     Japan's government  has the Constitution, adopted in 1947. The National Diet has the highest of the state power, it is broken down to the House of Councillers, House of Representatives and Consensus Politice. Japan is divided into 47 political subdivisions. China has the Constitution, China"s Communist Party  and  a National Government. Ther are the National people's Congress and the States council.

2. What are some of the similarities of the countries that are in Chapter 22?
      They all have a form that is like the your constitution. They spleet the power that the country has. 

3. What are some of the differences of the countries that are in Chapter 22?
     The constitution is differnt for ever county. Who is in charge of there county.

4. Which country in Chapter 22 do you believe has the strongest government and why?
    I dont know what county is the stronger, but i dont think mexico is strong. mexico needs to work on there countie but that is my veiw.
5. In what ways does the U.S. government relate to the methods of governments listed in Chapter 22?
    I think that the other countries are working to make there government stronger like owers.

Britain Government Your Blog Due Today

http://listverse.com/2007/11/25/top-10-differences-between-europe-and-america/

Language- amarica is one landuage for all.
                 britain has more language then nations.
Shopes- amarica has big stores and like walking around form store to store.
              britain likes to open-air shop
are goverment are close to bing the same.
we have a say on what we want done in the us.


http://www.voanews.com/english/news/europe/British-Government-Proposes-Largest-Spending-Cuts-since-World-War-II-105399043.html

British Government Proposes Largest Spending Cuts since World War II

british plan to cut 25% for the next four years. British need to earn more money then they are putting out to there cuntry. British government, as it seeks to reverse a record budget deficit.

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/uk/news/article_1619763.php/British-government-defends-scale-of-aid-for-India
British government defends scale of aid for India

British plan to give 448 million dollars to india.
'India spends 36 billion dollars a year on defence, 750 million dollars a year on a space programme, has one of the fastest growing economies in the world and is developing its own overseas aid programme,' he said.
'Some people in both the UK and India have been asking whether the time has come to end British aid to India. In my view, we are not there yet,' Mitchell told the Financial Times earlier this week.

Legis Update Your Blog: Due Wednesday Feb 9

In your blog give an update on two bills going on currently in the news or at the legislature
 the snowombile might include people that own snowamibles. not just for farmers.
there is a bill that will stop hazing in high school and in collage.

Quiz Jan 6th Your blog. Due Friday Jan 7th

In your blog answer the following questions:

1. Explain how a bill becomes a law:
 the bill is writen in the house, then it is read and revised in the house. then it is voted on in the house. if it pass it gose to the senite then is gose throw the same steps. then if it passes the senite then it gose to the govener. then he ether vetos of passes. if vetoed it can still be come law by having 2/3 votes

2. What is a committee and what purpose does it serve?:
  a committee read, write and revises the bill that they want to pass. they all so do the back ground reseach of the topek.
3. Read the following link and share your opinions: 1 paragraph  http://keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=109027
The repulicans were swon in. Noem hopes to stand out among the 87 new Republicans. she says she dont have a problem saying what needs to be done. "Noem says she supports the Republican leadership plan to repeal the Health Care Law starting with votes this week in the U.S. House."4.  Read the following link and find a story and give a reflection on it:1 paragraph  http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/
the repulicans are happy to be in office now. the election was a landslide in novemder with repulicans won the votes. there is going to be a reading that will take hours to do.
5. Read the following link and give a reflection on it: 1 paragraph   http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/01/05/worried-about-national-debt-put-it-your-credit-card?test=latestnews
"The national debt is growing at a rate of some $4 billion a day." the goerment says we will pay for it later.'As the national debt threatens to bust through the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling." 6. Read the following link and give a reflection on it: 1 paragraph
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40925203/ns/politics-white_house/
 Obama is going to shaking up his senior leadership team to deal with the new realities of his term. The massive relection effort needs energy and people. The hole House is taking a toll on those who are run it. They have to pay a lot of people for what they are doing.