Budget graphics

Death and Taxes poster - http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0177/6150/t/2/assets/WATERMARK-DNT-0712.png?160

Highest paid public employees by state - http://b.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/codesign/imagecache/inline-large/inline/2013/06/1672861-inline-1200-highest-paid-public-employees.jpg

America's defense budget in charts - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/01/07/everything-chuck-hagel-needs-to-know-about-the-defense-budget-in-charts/

Unemployment rate nation-wide over time - http://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet

Unemployment rate by state - http://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm

Review of 1st semester

Unit 1 study guide
Unit 1 supplemental readings
Unit 1 exam

Unit 2 study guide
Unit 2 supplemental readings
Unit 2 exam

Unit 3 study guide
Unit 3 supplemental readings
Unit 3 exam

Unit 4 study guide
Unit 4 supplemental readings
Unit 4 exam

Unit 5 study guide
Unit 5 exam

Unit 6 study guide
Unit 6 supplemental readings can be found piecemeal in the January 2014 archive
Unit 6 exam


Review of Unit 1, 2, and 3

Online textbook resources

Online flashcards

Homework: Obama political appointments debate

On Wednesday, Feb. 26, we will be having a debate about President Obama's political appointments:

-East side of the room will argue against President Obama's record
-West side of the room will argue for President Obama's record

Do your research, lest your opponents eviscerate you, leaving you ashamed and broken as a human being.


Anti-Obama ammo
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ambassadorships-are-president-obamas-political-plums/2014/02/13/c605a892-9349-11e3-83b9-1f024193bb84_story.html

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/02/what-does-it-cost-to-be-an-obama-ambassador/


Pro-Obama ammo
http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/fast_facts/levels_of_office/Executive-ObamaAppts.php

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/13/obama-judicial-nominees-women-minorities_n_959745.html

Iron triangle diagram

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16ES6Vs6lKrXabPFw04NVv5mCkQhUW_c-Bt-rSlw3iMQ/pub

Unit 8 study guide/syllabus

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YzFNTQ3eUKLsIrUdeWi1_O4eMPwEZgvt4MK_ghoLnO0/pub

Rep. Blumenauer - Saturday, Feb. 22

Details:

FREE

Saturday, Feb. 22

11:00-noon (12:30 at the latest)

Portland State University, Cramer Hall (1721 SW Broadway), Room 371

Join Congressman

Earl Blumenauer…

for an exclusive, lively, back-and-forth discussion with Portland-area Constitution Teams about the current state of affairs in our Nation’s Capitol and how you are helping to save the world.

When:  Saturday, February 22^nd, 11:00am

Where:  371 Cramer Hall, PSU Campus                     1721 SW Broadway, Portland

7th period - FRQ practice

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D-iccbjVTIsYG5SDNihjq-ff7WGb55RORH_F9j6l9CM/pub

Drone strikes

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/us-suspect-possibly-targeted-drone-attack

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2014/02/10/glenn-greenwald-and-the-u-s-assassination-program/

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/johncassidy/2014/02/the-new-public-interest-journalism.html

Oregon in Gallup polls

5th least religious state: http://www.gallup.com/poll/167267/mississippi-religious-vermont-least-religious-state.aspx

Tied for 5th most liberal state: http://www.gallup.com/poll/167144/wyoming-residents-conservative-liberal.aspx#1

Homework: Feb. 6

Pick one from each section.


NLRB vs. Noel Canning
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/politics/supreme-court-takes-on-recess-appointments/2014/01/13/fe138275-df2c-40b1-aa2f-f0432140e34b_video.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-skeptical-of-legality-of-presidents-recess-appointments/2014/01/13/15869f86-7c87-11e3-9556-4a4bf7bcbd84_story.html

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/13/supreme-court-justices-call-into-question-obama-recess-appointment-power/


Threatening to veto the NDAA... twice
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/us/politics/obama-wont-veto-military-authorization-bill.html?_r=0

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/ndaa-obama-indefinite-detention_n_2402601.html


Jose Padilla
http://www.salon.com/2011/02/18/justice_9/

http://www.salon.com/2011/09/20/padilla_8/

Homework: Feb. 4

Pick one from each section.

History of the veto
http://history.house.gov/Institution/Presidential-Vetoes/Presidential-Vetoes/

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-exercises-first-presidential-veto

http://www.facethefactsusa.org/facts/veto-presidents-power-just-say-no-seldom-used


Bush and the veto
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/19/AR2006071900524.html

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21691324/ns/politics-capitol_hill/t/senate-overrides-bush-water-projects-veto/#.UvF-kj1dWSo


Obama and the veto
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/190703-white-house-waves-veto-pen-at-gop-fracking-energy-bills

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/obama-veto-threat-iran-sanctions

http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Zarif-I-dont-fear-a-decision-in-the-US-CongressObama-promises-to-veto-any-sanctions-340204

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/this-farm-bill-deserves-a-veto/2014/01/29/4763fd80-8904-11e3-833c-33098f9e5267_story.html

Unit 7 syllabus/study guide

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AU9EUMGYRRDWBU9Cvnv_qc5H-XcWb5yPjM8-8PCUzVQ/pub

Homework: Feb. 3

Textbook pages 401-404