U.S Govt Thought Provoker 12/12 - 12/20

As we have looked at various court cases we have used them to inform us of the rights granted by the Constitution as interpreted by the courts.  Choose one specific Supreme Court Case and explain what you learned from it.

U.S. History Thought Provoker 11/18 - 11/23

The experiences of the first world war served as an extremely traumatic event for all that were involved.  A whole generation of artists, authors and entertainers were dramatically impacted by what they experienced in the meat grinder that was the western front.  How do YOU THINK these experiences may have shown up in their works

Government Thought Provoker 11/18 - 11/23

The functioning of our democracy depends on a markedly undemocratic body to function.  Describe the ways that the Supreme Court is undemocratic.

Government Thought Provoker

The Federal Bureaucracy is massive in both scope and power.  Quickly research and describe any possible interactions that you may have had with the bureaucracy on a given day.

U.S Government Thought Provoker 10/7 - 10/11

On a separate piece of paper please explain the difference between the expressed powers and the implied powers of congress, and provide an example of each.

U.S. History Thought Provoker 10/7 - 10/11

On a separate piece of paper please describe the primary differences between the "old immigrants" and the "new immigrants" of the early 20th century.

U.S. Government Thought Provoker 9/23- 10/2

Please respond with your thoughts on a separate piece of paper.

The filibuster developed as an important tool to protect the political minority in the Senate from being completely dominated by the majority party. Describe how the filibuster functions today and contrast that with how it functioned in the past.  Which kind of filibuster do you believe is better for our system? Should the filibuster still have a place in our system?