4-14-14

My dream job is an English Professor at Oxford University

82,000 a year.

4-10-14

$300 clothes
$50 gas
$20 for everyone to get five guys
$30 nintendo 3ds game
$40 mcdonald's/hardees expenses
$60 ps4 game

black civil rights activist
involved in efforts to overturn seg in uni of Mississippi
field secretary of Ntional association for advancement of colored people
helped organize boycotts

4-8-14

Obama is trying to acquire equal pay among men and women. he has pushed for two executive actions. He is calling it "equal pay day" to promote the equal pay for women.

naturalization self test

92% pass

notes on discrim

heterogenous-mix of different things
society-composed of different people or cultures
immigrant- a legal citizen from a different country
reservation-public land given to the native americans by us government
refugee-a person who moves to another country for their protection
assimilation-adapting to the majority's life style or culture
us population is prominently white, african, hispanic, and asian have grown most
more females than males
african americans have suffered longest
african americans are 14% of population
Native Americans were originally 1 million, we cut them down to 250,000
today they are 6 million'

hispanics are the largest majority, 50 million
4 subgroups, mexican americans, puerto ricans, cubans, and central and south americans
asian americans-chinese laborers were first asians to come to america
1850-60s often faced violence
chinese exclusion act of 1882-80 years
ww2- all japanese were evacuated to pacific coast even natives
congress-changed their ways

civil rights cant change morality by passing a law
Dr. King "judicial dexrees... may not change the heart, bu can restrain the heartless"
1870-1950s - no meaningful legislation passed for civil rights
civil rights act of 1964:longest debate in senate history, 83 days
Civil rights acts of 1968-aka "open housing act"-cannpt refuse selling/rent living space to a person due to race, religion, national origin, physical disability, etc. Housing is still one of the most segregated areas in American life today
Title IX: forbids discrimination on the basis of gender in any educational program or program regarding financial assistance equal funding and opportunities must be given to woman athletes

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION:
requires employers take positive steps to fix the effects of past discrimination
employers must meet quotas for minority groups/genders

many argue this results in reverse discrimination: discrimination against the majority group; they are denied opportunities so minority groups more opportunities
"color blind"
California, Washington, Michigan, and Nebraska voters passed measures to eliminate all affirmative action plans
The bakke case:
allan bakke sued the uni of cal b/c he was denied access to their medical school due to affirmative action (16/100 seats were reserved for minority students)
since then, the court has made decisions regarding similar cases, quotas can be used when needed
Justice Sandra Day O'connor predicts in 25 years, the use of racial pref will no longer be necessary

an american citizen=person swears allegiance to us and entitled to protection and priveleges of its laws
beefore 1860s citizenship was not important to pepople living in us, immigration all time high
14th amendment was the first constitutional definition-
          -"all persons born or naturalized in the us and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the us and of the state wherein they reside"
constitution declares that a person becomes an american citizen one of two ways: by birth or naturalization
90% of americans are citizens by birth
naturalization is the legal process by which person becomes citizen, CONGRESS HAS EXCLUSIVE power to provide naturalization
normally naturalization is individual, collective naturalization is entire groups are granted citizenship through a treaty or act
loss of citizenship- every citizen has the right to voluntarily abandon citizenship, called expatriation
congress cannot take away citizenship, even if you are involved in another country's affairs.
naturalized citizens can lose their citizenship through denaturalization, only occurs by a court order because of fraud or deception
marriage does not make a person a citizen, only shortens time of the naturalization process

congress has the exclusive power to regulate the crossing of this nation's borders: inward and outward
quotas for immigration began to exist: limits to the number of people allowed from each country/territory
immigration act of 1965 did away with the quota system- up to 270,000 immigrants are allowed into the us each year-preference given to immediate family of current american citizens

immigration act of 1990 governs the admission of aliens into the us, this act now allowed 675000 immigrants into the us each year, special preferences still given to immediate family members of american citizens and those with occupational talents are also given special preference

some people are denied entrance based on their characteristics: criminals, mentally ill who might be a harm to others, etc.
deportation is the legal process by which aliens are required to leave the country. alien does not distinguish between legal and illegal.
biggest reasons for deportation are illegal immigrant and conviction of a serious crime

4-7-14

1.BASIC English test
2.American Government/History Test
3.American ideology quiz

Picture Project

What is happening in this picture? 

These Latin Americans are on their way to a job at Home Depot. They are being discriminated against because that is the stereotypical place for them to work. The one man is even hiding his face from the camera. The camera man is discriminating against them and making fun of them.

What's going on in America during this time?

America has stereotyped Latin Americans into being illegal immigrants, even when many are not. They are grouped together as a bunch of lazy border jumpers. The camera man is clearly trying to make a joke out of the fact that they are Latino and on their way to work at Home Depot.

What do the people's faces reflect?

They are dissatisfied with the camera man as they are just trying to get to their job.

Give an example of how this might happen today.

Although this is relatively recent, racism towards latin americans has died down as the millennial decade has come to an end. That doesn't stop this sort of thing from happening on a regular occasion, though. Each day people see Latin Americans doing their job and immediately begin to make judgments about their work ethic or their legitimacy as a United States Citizen.

4-2-14

Not shouting out and correcting you when you will, not if, make a mistake.

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Notes on lecture

heterogenous- melting pot, society composed of diff people or cultures\
immigrant- person from diff country
reservation- public land given to native americans by us government
refugee- someone thsat moves to another country for protection
assimilation- adapt to majority's culture

BR 4-1-14

Cameras should most definitely be a required installment in automobiles. Due to the progression of technology and the advancement of the world, society is at a pivotal point that can be used to reduce the amount of car fatalities with little effort. The addition of a monitored driving experience will monitor drivers that make reckless decisions as well as find what is the proper handling of a situation that may be unclear. Keeping the cameras faced forward and muted is an easy way to withhold the rights of the citizens.

3-31-14

To put things into perspective, the human condition can be described as being composed of three general emotions: lust, envy, and greed. When some of these natural instincts are combined, they produce a natural hatred and slanderous feeling towards one another, simply out of ignorance of the situation or preference of personal gain over character. This is just the case when it comes to something as ancient yet currently prevalent as racism. Although it is easy to say that it has improved over time through the strife of heroes alike Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, and Malcom X, the nature will continue to persist in the human instinct in another way, shape, or form. Whether it's racism, gender bias, or some other form of bigotry, people will never quit being the scum that we cannot help but be.

Notes for 3/27/14

Military court must have 2/3 majority insetad of unanimous
court of appeals has the jury made up by civilians
Military commissions were created by G.W. Bush in 2001.
these courts try suspected terrorists
in 2006 the supreme court ruled military commissions improperly established
Obama recently closed Guantanamo Bay

Court of federal claims, the US can only be taken to court with its permission

D.C. courts is the judicial system for nation's capital
congress has established two state like courts: a superior court and a lower court

United States Tax court is independent in the legislative court

3-27-14

I would have to say that I'm not well-versed enough in this area to accurately answer this question. The current situation seems to work out well. I can't say that it would be much better if the judges in the supreme court were elected by the general public. I do not think that it would turn out quite as well, even though that may seem like the more democratic thing to do.

3-24-14

There was an Ebola outbreak in Guinea, killed 59 people. Experts were unable to identify it at first.
UNICEF has put supplies in place and positioned themselves to combat this. They're isolating people and urging people to stay calm and stay sanitary.

Supreme Court Cases

1. Religion- 

• Pleasant Grove City v. Summum
• A municipality that allows a privately donated Ten Commandments monument to be displayed on public property need not permit the religion of Summum to put up its own statue of similar size.

2. Minority-

• League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry
• Texas's 2003 redistricting of District 23 constituted a violation of Latinos' rights under the Voting Rights Act of 1965; mid-decade redistricting is constitutional as long as it is not solely motivated by partisan gain

3. School system- 

• Davenport v. Washington Education Association
• A state may require that its public-sector unions receive authorization from nonmembers before spending their agency fees for election-related purposes

3-20-14

I believe in judicial activism. The original intent of the constitution cannot be applied to things that were completely out of comprehension before (such as the internet).

Lecture notes Section 2

Inferior Courts:
created to function beneath supreme court
Disctrict courts: 677 judges handle more than 350,000 cases per year- 80% of federal caseload.
              94 district courts
secret courts
              two little known about multi-judge panels that play a key role in ongoing effects to combat terrorism in the U.S. and abroad
              FISA meet in secret and are entitled to secret search warrants
              alien terrorist remove court decide whether those identified as alien terrorists by us attorney general should be expelled from the country

district courts do not hear cases within original jurisdiction of supreme court, both criminal and civil, criminal case the us is always the prosecutor. in a civil ase the us can either be the plaintiff or the defendant

most decisions in fed district courts are final, cases start and end there. few of the cases go higher

Courts of appeals were created by congress to relieve supreme court of hearing all appealed cases
each court has 6-28 judges and 1 supreme court justice assigned to each district
normally 3 judge panels
most cases come from within the court of appeals district

court of international trade, a 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 the senate

3-19-14

What is your opinion of Flight 370's disappearance? Is this an issue that should concern America?

I think that they may have flown into a warp gate and been transported to an alternate reality.

3-18-14

1.Ukraine revolted against its government, some of the population sided with Russia. Russia wanted to keep control over Ukraine, and so they stepped in and took over Crimea.

2.NO

Ad campaign

1. Who is the ad targeting?
2. Does it send a positive or negative message?
3. Do you think the ad is effective at delivering its message?
4. How is the ad different that it would be portrayed in 2014?
5. Would your vote be affected by the campaign ad?

Fundamentals

1. John McCain

2. Negative 

3. yes 

4. the same, I wouldn't want someone dumb running our country.

5. It might cause me to look into each person more.
Convention

1. Nixon

2. Negative and Positive

3. not quite

4. it wouldn't be so vague

5. no.

Law and Order Democrat 

1. Humphrey

2. Positive

3. yes

4. it would be negative in 2014 

5. no. 

3-12-14

1. They thought that it wasn't an emergency situation.

2. I think that it might have been a government operation. Some agency wanted control of that plane for some reason.

3-11-14

1. Yes. Most definitely. pharma companies don't care about the people at all.

2. I'm not sure. This is a gray area from me. From what I've learned, I'd say yes, but that goes into universal healthcare which I support.

3-10-14

Who is the ad targeting?

Does it send a positive or negative message?

Do you think the ad is effective at delivering its message?

How is ad different that it would be portrayed in 2014?

Would your vote be affected by the campaign ad?

2-24-14

which example of the check on congressional power to set their paychecks is this?

they weren't doing their jobs, that's why they weren't being checked.

Would you sign this petition why or why not?

yes, because they already get a ton of money, and taxpayers are pAYING THEM TO SIT AROUND AND DO NOTHING.

2-4-14

does this story show a breach in first amendment rights?

yes, it isn't defamation at all, it is expressing an opinion

what can your congressmen do about this?

add a clause to the law about defamation of character excluding reviews or critique of an establishment or service.

2-7-14 make a law about anything

I would make a law requiring every member of congress to pass a series of tests on current issues and technological standards.

2-11-14 ROIGH OUTLINE F BILL

I am going to cut some military funding

Then I'm going to throw some of that funding towards education instead.

It's a pretty good investment.

Notes on presentations

FACTS ON SECTION 2

1. The vice president replaces the president if he dies.

2.This was done by the 25th amendment.

3.25th amendment was written was written in 1967.

4. Presidential act of 1947 was a law telling who would become president succeeding the vice president.

FACTS ON SECTION 3

3-6-14, 3-7-14 lecture notes

• If the president is unable to act as president, he is discharged and the vp takes over. When he can do it again, he writes a letter to congress saying that he can again and they approve it.
• the vice president is the pres in waiting: he presides over the senate.
• VP is used to balance the ticket in pres elections
• VP is only office that cant be fired by the president
• if VP dies/resigns, the president may appoint A NEW vp
• first used with nixon, the VP resignation
• ELECTORAL COLLEGE
• electors chosen in each state by the manner of the state's choosing
• same number of senators and house of reps
• originally cast 2 electoral votes
• 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 as president
• 12th AMENDMENT
• now two elections, one for president, one for vice president
• NATIONAL CONVENTION
• introduce candidates
• adopt platform
• stir up popular support
• PRIMARIES
• allowed people's opinion, before you had to get in with the influential boss of party
• two different types
• delegate selection
• candidate preference
• CAUCUSES
• closed meeting of a political part which gather to select delegates to the national convention
• CONVENTION SCHEDULE
• day 2 adopt platform keynote address, day 3 select or affirm choice for vp candidate day 4 select and affirm pres candidate

Real Lecture Notes

• Executive Branch
• President
• VP
• His cabinet
• Roles of Pres
• Chief
• ceremonial head of gov
• Chief executive
• has both domestically and abroad
• Chief Admin
• manager of exec branch
• chief diplomat
• commander in chief
• head of military
• chief legislator
• main author of public policy
• chief policy
• to be president
• natural born citizen
• be at least 35 yrs
• have lived within the united states for at least 14 years
• pres term
• 4 year term
• originally no limit on the president's term
• george washington set the precedent
• refused to seek a third term
• FDR broke this precedent by seeking and winning 4 straight terms in office
• 22nd amendment prevents this from happening again
• presidential pay
• determined by congress
• cant be increased or decreased during a presidential term
• the president may not receive any other pay for work
• extras
• mansion
• air force one
• personal bodyguard
• camp david
• health care
• 
  

Lecture notes

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                              Joey is super cute today.





So amazing.
                       
                           Such beauty



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3-5-14

1	Vice President of the United States	Joe Biden (D)
2	Speaker of the House	John Boehner (R)
3	President pro tempore of the Senate	Patrick Leahy (D)
4	Secretary of State	John Kerry (D)
5	Secretary of the Treasury	Jacob Lew (D)
6	Secretary of Defense	Chuck Hagel (R)
7	Attorney General	Eric Holder (D)
—	Secretary of the Interior	Sally Jewell (D)[a]
8	Secretary of Agriculture	Tom Vilsack (D)
9	Secretary of Commerce	Penny Pritzker (D)
10	Secretary of Labor	Thomas Perez (D)
11	Secretary of Health and Human Services	Kathleen Sebelius (D)
12	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Shaun Donovan (D)
13	Secretary of Transportation	Anthony Foxx (D)
14	Secretary of Energy	Ernest Moniz (D)
15	Secretary of Education	Arne Duncan (D)
16	Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Eric Shinseki (I)
17	Secretary of Homeland Security	Jeh Johnson (D)

2-27-14

1. No, I don't think that they are employees at all. They are students.

2. They already get scholarships and sponsorships. I don't think so.

2-10-14

1. State motto is "Union, Justice, and Confidence"

2. Nickname is Sportsman's paradise.

3. Major industries include agriculture, salt production, oil and natural gas, and fishing (especially shellfish)

2-5-14

Yes, I would say so. There is no need to be spending food stamps on junk food and stuff bad for you.

WAR

1. I think that the recent boost in revenue in Colorado from the legalization of marijuana is a great way to make money. It's shown to have almost no consequences of its legalization and simply taxing it at 100% would most certainly put some money on the table. On top of that, we could always create war bonds.

2. I think that we could easily create an all-volunteer force. Our school hates them enough anyways, they'd be happy to go to war with them.

3. I think that since we are staying in the United States, instead of mail we should just manage a partnership with U.S. cellular so that all soldiers receive a free new phone, a buy out from their previous contract, and a reduced price on their contract.

4. I say that we make a deal with Buchannon. We aren't losing anything, we're gaining a little bit of land from Taylor County.

1-31-14

1. No I don't think that I would want to do that because I am environmentally friendly. Oil is bad. Tree are good. yes.

Lecture learnings

1. Congressional pay raises are limited by the President's veto and also fear of losing seats in the next election.

2. Congress has the power to regulate commerce.

3. Direct taxes must be apportioned based on population.

4. Congress cannot pass laws to tax exports.

1-30-14

1. Definitely not, we are used to snow.

2. Not really. Being raised here, it's hard to imagine it not being a necessary evil.

3. I think they're pretty funny.

1-16-14

I think that it's a pretty big reach to say that there is any correlation between the show teen mom and pregnancy rates in teens.

Senate Outline

The Senate
The Upper House of Congress
Intended to not be bound totally by popular opinion
Represent         entire state                             
A continuous body:           there is never a time in which all seats are up for election at once             
Term Length:         6 years                          
Term Limit:            none                          

Originally elected by          state legislators                                  

17 Amendment changed procedures to election by voters.

Before this amendment the Senate was nicknamed the            millionaire's club                         due too the purchasing of seats.

Only one senator for each state is elected at any given election

Exceptions    death and retirement                                    

Formal

1.  30 years old
2.  state residence
3.  9 years citizen

Informal

1. money, name familiarity, gender, race, political experience, fundraising ability

Other Senators can exclude a member with a majority vote

This has been done on  3        occasions

Senators  have the power to punish their colleagues for disorderly conduct

With a        2/3 majority             vote the senate can expel one of its members

This has been done       15       times

14 of which were during the             civil war                          

1-15-14

My favorite president is probably Bill Clinton. He did a lot for the country, and when he left office, the congressional budget office reported that there was a surplus. He knew what he was doing.

1-14-14 Grady Questions

1. Joe Manchin and Jay Rockefeller

2. Mary Poling.

1-13-14

To be honest, I'm not even surprised about this sort of criticism of West Virginia. I'm used to the standard that we are held to, and although there are very many exceptions to this stereotype, the opinion of West Virginia probably will not change for some time.

1-10-13

1. I'm not sure, they sure didn't seem to care about hostage situations in the past.

2. No I don't think that I would.

1-9-14

1. The parents.

2. I think I would pull the plug on my kid.

12-16-13

1. Government Shutdown: The United States Government shut down because they could not reach a decision on a new budget deal. The republicans wouldn't budge on the ACA and the Democrats would not let them repeal it.