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 * Immigration and Naturalization**



**Discovering the Constitution** Extra Credit - Play [|Power Play] and write down or print your results.


 * How does a bill become a law?**

//**For both games, click NO THANKS when it asks you to register.**// Title a Google Doc (your last name.class hour.law) Play [|Law Craft] and screen shot the certificate, put it in a google doc and share it with Mrs. Duffin. Play [|Represent Me] and screen shot the certificate, put it in a google doc and share it with Mrs. Duffin. Bonus for extra credit: Play [|Responsibility Launcher] and screen shot the certificate, put it in a google doc and share it with Mrs. Duffin.

**Download** the Center on Congress Handout linked here, and do the simulations linked below answering the questions as explained on the handout. If it won't open as a word document, print the PDF version below and answer the questions that way.

[|How a Member Decides and Votes]

[|The Impact of Congress]



Find out what Montana says on 3 issues you care about - [|search Montana Code Annotated] turn it in with your jurisdiction assignment.

Bill Research Paper

__**Keep this Assignment in an open tab and keep referring to it.**__ This will be a a major research project, you will need to fully understand the bill you choose, what it does, why it is supported and opposed and finally you will present your findings and your recommendation for the bill to your classmates.

Compile the following information so you can organize it into an introductory paragraph later. • go to [|Thomas - Library of Congress]
 * Step 1: Choose** a topic **and Find** a bill to research (controversial bills are more fun to research)

• type in a topic that interests you in the "by word/phrase" box
====• look for a bill on that topic that interests you (check in print preview how long it is) ask before you print the **__printer friendly display__** and keep the copy you print in good repair to turn in with your paper later==== Do not choose one that has (RES) in the number, it is a resolution, not a bill.

who is the sponsor?
that information may also be available at the sites below. ====• using the bill number and/or title, find your bill at these other sites. [|Gov.Tracks] (put your bill number in the box at the top next to log in), [|Open Congress] , [|US News], [|Public Citizen] and there might be some good stuff [|Inside Congress]====

To know what this bill will really do, try typing the title and number of the bill into a Google search and see what news sources you get that might explain it better.


 * //You should know what your bill will do and where in the process it is before moving on.//**
 * //And be able to explain it to people in your own words.//**

**//You should write that section of the paper now.//**
• in the [|House of Representatives](HR bills) or the [|Senate](S bills) based on what chamber your originate in, find the sponsor's official website and search it for why they are sponsoring it. • at [|Project Vote Smart] find the sponsor and look at the items under "votes", "issues" and "public statements" concerning this topic or this specific legislation. Check the Political Courage Test to see if your issue is on it and what the sponsor said about it. • if all else fails, use a search engine to find any articles from news sources using the sponsor's name and the title of the bill.
 * Step 2: Research your sponsor**

//**You should be very sure why the sponsor has placed their name on this bill before moving on. Be sure to keep accurate records of where information came from so you can cite it in your final paper.**//

//**You should write that section of the paper now.**//
Consider the major arguments for and against any and all aspects of your bill. A list of likely supporters and opposers was at the Open Congress link in step 1, that is not a complete list. Look for articles written at news sites like [|CNN] and look for interest groups that have an opinion on the topic at [|Politics1]. Undeniably there will be arguments on the issue, you may have to dig deep to find specific arguments on the bill itself. If all else fails, use a search engine to find arguments by typing the reasons for support or opposition in the search box. Be sure to be a critical user of those arguments, not all are reputable.
 * Step 3: Research the Support and Opposition to the bill.**

**Write that section of the paper now.**
Title page Introduce your bill by explaining its title and its journey so far Explain what the bill will do if passed into law in your own words Explain the sponsor's position on the bill - include quotes Explain the supporters arguments for the bill - include quotes and data Explain the oppositions arguments against the bill - include quotes and data Finally conclude by taking a stand and explain what you think should happen to the bill
 * Step 4: Put the paper together as follows.**

Add photos, charts, maps, etc. to make it better

Be sure quotes have all been properly cited as well.
 * Step 5: Cite** your sources in proper format using [|Easy Bib]

**White House Scavenger Hunt** Using the links at [|the White House Interactive Tour] //(you'll need to click on the menu options on the page)// find the following information. Answer as a numbered list, save to Google Docs and share it with me, titled the document last name.tour.



1. How many fireplaces are in the White House?

2. How many gallons of paint does it take to cover the outside surface?

3. What recipe did the New Orleans Saints share with the White House kitchen staff?

4. In what room do they display the official White House Christmas tree?

5. Why is the China Room red?

6. In which room did Jacqueline Kennedy add American landscape wallpaper and a carpet with the 50 state emblems?

7. Who is President Obama talking to in the Map Room?

8. What did President Obama do to the tennis court at the White House? Bonus: Who were the two teams?

9. How do you know if the president is working in the West Wing? Bonus: how many of them are there?

10. When the weather is nice, where does the president do bill signings, press conferences and diplomatic receptions?

11. This room has served as a place to hang laundry and a place to hold performances by -- and --.

12. How many people can the Obama’s have over to dinner?

13. How are the Cabinet members seated during meetings? Bonus: who pre-organizes a Cabinet meeting

14. Which desk did President Obama choose for the Oval Office?

15. Who serves the food at the White House?

16. Where does the president have access to high tech secure real time information? Bonus: what is one interesting security feature?

17. How many people can Sasha and Malia have over for a movie party? Bonus: What actor introduced the film, The Pacific?

18. What was added by Michelle Obama and some students in 2009? Bonus: Who is the White House Chef? Bonus: How did Thomas Jefferson contribute?

19. What did a White House carpenter contribute to the White House grounds?

20. What did you find the most interesting or beautiful during the tour?

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= = **Presidential Elections** Play [|Win the White House] and print or share your results page.

It is difficult to be president, so you are going to need some help, play the [|Hat Challenge] and prove you have earned all 6, which hat do you think is the most important and why?

**Health Care** look at these sites to answer the printed questions [|Effect on your family], according to the [|White House] be sure to look at the menu at the top of the page for more information, [|Government health care site], and [|concise criticism].



**The Federal Budget** Play both of these [|Budget Game] (screen shot and share or print your results) and the [|Other Budget Game] (screen shot and share or print what you think it should be).

**Public Opinion Unit Intro (with handout)**

Take the [|World's Smallest Political Quiz] and mark where you are on the chart. Take the [|Political Compass Survey] and mark where you are on the chart. Take the [|PBS Political Party Quiz] and create a line to replace the pentagon on the handout, put YOU on the line and label it below. Take the [|Where do you fit] quiz and put yourself on the spectrum. Take the [|I Side With...] quiz and put the percentages next to the logos of the parties, if the logo of your top 5 choices doesn't appear, write it in.
 * Political Ideology**
 * Political Parties**

Take the [|Vote Easy Quiz] and write down on the bottom of the blue handout, the order of the candidates yard signs.

//**Public Opinion Unit continued (on your own paper)**// Go to [|Vote Smart Issues]
 * Label your assignment with the heading letter and the numbers of the questions.**
 * A) Interest Groups and Lobbyists**

Choose a topic under issue debates and find an interest group on each side of the issue. 1. Who are the two groups? 2. Are they single issue groups or more broad-based? 3. What are their main differences? 4. Which do you think has more members? 5. What tactics are they using to influence public opinion? 6. Which do you think is more effective?

Go to [|Polling Report]
 * B) Polls**

4. Could you find information easily?
5. Take a look at the [|Third Party] choices. Find out the main message of one. Be sure to include its name.

2. Take the [|NY Times Daily News Quiz] and record your score
**The Supreme Court**

Play the [|Supreme Decision Game] and print the CERTIFICATE then take these quizzes and write the score for each on the back of the Certificate.
 * 1) 1 - [|Supreme Court Quiz] - write down your score and your Supreme Court IQ
 * 2) 2 - [|Supreme Court Quiz #2] - write down your percentage
 * 3) 3 - [|Supreme Court Cases Quiz] - write down your final percentage
 * 4) 4 - [|How do your views compare to the Court?] - write down the bold word/s that identify where you fall and write down which Justice
 * 5) 5 - [|The Supreme Court] - write down how many you got right
 * 6) 6 - [|Supreme Court Quiz] - write down your percentage

Research Links for the Court Case Slide

[|PBS Supreme Court Website] [|ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union] scroll to the bottom for a full list of issues [|Google] or [|Bing] the topic at the top of the page with the words "United States Supreme Court" and see if you get any cases that might apply to your topic.

[|To learn about issues concerning gays] [|To learn about issues concerning crime and drugs] [|To learn about issues concerning free speech] [|To learn about issues concerning education access] [|To learn about issues concerning immigration]

[|Supreme Court History and Information]

[|Cornell Law School]- search decisions using the lift side menu link - great for finding the decision based on topic [|Official US Supreme Court Website] - comprehensive information once you have the names or numbers of the cases [|Oyez - Chicago] - great for brief explanations of cases and getting case numbers (browse by case issues) [|Fed World] - decision search is good if you have the case name [|Landmark Supreme Court Cases] - organized by topic [|ACLU Supreme Court] - can search by issue, lots of recent information [|Find Law] - can find laws, as well as caselaw and it has SUMMARIES

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**Montana Indian Sovereignty and Wildlife Management**
Defining Sovereignty - [|IEFA Resources] [|Maylinn Smith - UM Law Clinic] [|Crow Law] [|Northern Cheyenne Law] [|US Court Cases] - Montana v. United States [|Crow Treaties] Cheyenne Nation - [|State of Montana Information] and [|Tribal Site] Crow Nation - [|Montana Site][|State of Montana Information] and [|Tribal Site] Salish-Kootenai [|Hunting and Fishing Regulations] [|Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks] [|Montana Law]