We the people » Uncategorized http://whsapgov.edublogs.org Westlake High School AP Government blog Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:08:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Essay Outlines http://whsapgov.edublogs.org/2008/04/30/essay-outlines/ http://whsapgov.edublogs.org/2008/04/30/essay-outlines/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:39:18 +0000 whsapgov http://whsapgov.edublogs.org/2008/04/30/essay-outlines/ Post your group’s essay outlines in a comment. Be sure to include the number it is on the AP packet.

Happy Studying!

]]> http://whsapgov.edublogs.org/2008/04/30/essay-outlines/feed/ 1 Citizenship requirements http://whsapgov.edublogs.org/2007/09/28/citizenship-requirements/ http://whsapgov.edublogs.org/2007/09/28/citizenship-requirements/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:05:19 +0000 whsapgov http://whsapgov.edublogs.org/2007/09/28/citizenship-requirements/ Read the following article about the new citizenship exam.  There is a link on the side bar that allows you to take a 10 question excerpt from the exam.   You can also look at the entire exam from another sidebar link.  What do you think is important for a citizen to know about our government and history?  How would you do on the exam? Are the naturalization requirements appropriate or in need of further revision? 

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/washington/28citizen.html?hp

Mrs. P

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Here’s an article in the New York Times on morality and towards the end the author discusses fundamental moral differences between liberals and conservatives. Check it out, it’s really interesting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/science/18mora.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

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]]> http://whsapgov.edublogs.org/2007/09/28/ideology/feed/ 1 Welcome to the WHS AP Government blog. http://whsapgov.edublogs.org/2007/09/19/welcome-to-the-whs-ap-government-blog/ http://whsapgov.edublogs.org/2007/09/19/welcome-to-the-whs-ap-government-blog/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:52:53 +0000 whsapgov http://whsapgov.edublogs.org/2007/09/19/welcome-to-the-whs-ap-government-blog/ Welcome to the WHS AP Government blog.  This site has been set up to encourage discussion by my students of events and issues that relate to concepts studied in AP US Government and Politics.  Students are encouraged to join the discussion, using it as a way to explore the views of others.  This will require that each of us move beyond just stating what we believe to be true to actually considering the opinions of someone else in an atmosphere characterized by  mutual respect and intellectual curiosity. 

Please read “Young Voters Find Voice on Facebook”, from the Washington Post. We’ll begin with a discussion of this article , on a topic that I’m sure all of my students know more about than I do- Facebook. 

What impact do you think social networking sites will have on the 2008 campaign?  Will young voters be energized by the candidates Facebook sites?  Will they participate in campaigns?  Will they vote?  Join the conversation.

Mrs. P

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