Welcome to our official American Government blogging site. Our goal is to have thought provoking discussions about the influence our government has on issues that will affect our lives. I hope to develop your critical thinking and problem solving skills and encourage you to become aware of the world you live in.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Establishment Clause
What is your understanding of the Establishment Clause? What was the framer's original understanding of the Establishment Clause? Do we want "a wall of separation between church and state"? Is such a wall even possible? How should the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause be reconciled?
Friday, November 11, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Justice's Justice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtZCRvNCUDk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pup2teJtJAA&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=N-RYtrJEAL0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEntVPddsMw&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjaB3cxH-XE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T72vgAEX66M&feature=related
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Political Idealogy
Should the U.S. be more in the middle or more conservative?
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
America - Less Democratic?
Would America be better off if we were a little less democratic? Should we suspend elections until the government can fix the economic problems that face this country?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJKMzfkbsgU
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2011/09/democracy
http://www.americablog.com/2011/09/peter-orszag-calls-for-less-democracy.html
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/orszag-and-the-people/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJKMzfkbsgU
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2011/09/democracy
http://www.americablog.com/2011/09/peter-orszag-calls-for-less-democracy.html
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/orszag-and-the-people/
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
To the Polls We Go
Should we pass a compulsory voting law which forces all eligible citizens to participate in the election process?
A Living Document
How should the Constitution be interpreted? Should it based on the intent of the Framers, on the literal meaning of the words, or based on modern interpretation?
Friday, September 9, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
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