You will select two policies from the list and complete a current event. The policies are: social, economic, defense, and foreign. Looking at the President or Congress is a good place to start since they impact policy greatly.
Current Event
Current Event-8th Amendment
This current event will deal with the 8th Amendment. You will find a story that is related to any part of the 8th Amendment. This may include court cases as well as articles, or news stories. The story can come from any reputable source. Sources such as New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR to name a few are good places to look.
The assignment is due at the end of the class period it was assigned
Current Event-President
For this assignment you are to find a current event of the President and complete the current form that is below. The current event can be about anything that the President is doing right now, not any of the candidates for president. You may use an online source for the current event, be sure to cite the web site properly.
Current Event-1st Amendment
This current event will deal with the 1st Amendment. You will find a story that is related to any part of the 1st Amendment. This may include court cases as well as articles, or news stories. The story can come from any reputable source. Sources such as New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR to name a few are good places to look.
The assignment is due at the end of the class period it was assigned
Current Event
This is our first current event. For the current event you will find a story that relates to the topic assigned. For the first current event, you will find a story that is related to the us government shutdown. The story can come from any reputable source. Sources such as New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR to name a few are good places to look.
The second current event can be about anything else in the government. A court case, someone exercising their 1st amendment rights, to give a few examples. The assignment is due at the beginning of the next class period.