Thursday, March 27, 2014

B-R 3-27-14

I think that the supreme court should have to stay. why? because its a good thing to do, if your going to do it, do it as long as possible. I don't really know!

Friday, March 21, 2014

supreme court cases

minority -  2000: In Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, the Court ruled that the Boy Scouts' First Amendment rights of free expression and association would be violated by enforcement of New Jersey's state antidiscrimination law to prohibit them from dismissing a gay Scoutmaster.


religion - Pleasant Grove City, Utah V. Summum (2009)
Ten Commandments monument donated to city and thereafter put on display in city park becomes the adopted speech of the government.


education - there was this teacher that had a job at this school and then she got sick and then the people replaced her without her knowing that they did.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

NOTES

U.S districts courts are the federal trial courts 677 judges handle more than 350,000 cases per year.

FISA - (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court) (7 year terms).

district courts do not hear cases within original jurisdiction of the supreme court.

the meeting will start there and end there.

each court has 6-28 judges

9 judges - chief justice appointed by the president and senate

B-R 3-20-14

 judicial activism

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

B-R 3-12-14

1. because they thought it was so that's why they told them it was off track
2. to much weight in the plane

Monday, March 10, 2014

1. who is the ad targeting



2. does it send a positive or negative message




3. do you think the ad is effective at delivering its message




4. how is ad different then it would be portrayed in 2014




5. would your vote be affected by the campaign




B-R 3/10/14

that this budget thing is getting to crazy

the public

Friday, March 7, 2014

we're gonna miss mr. grady his the best

  • the device each party uses to select its nomination for president
  • began in early 1900's as a reaction to party boss dominated politics
  • two different types
               delegate selection primary
               candidate preference primary

  • began as winner take all
  • a closed meeting of a political party which gather to select delegates to the national convention
       day 2
           adopt platform
           keynote address
      day 3
           select or affirm choice for vice presidential candidate
      day 4
           select and affirm presidential candidate
  • done by delegate voting

  • typically the current president is nominated
  • typically has long run of political experience
  • governorship has been important
  • senate used to be a springboard
  • typically protestants from large states
  • good speakers who seem to have a stable family life and also have a pleasant and healthy appearance




  
      


Thursday, March 6, 2014

notes

the president choices something

chief of state
   acts as the ceremonial head of the government


commander in chief
    head of the military


be a natural born citizen
be at least 35 years of age
have lived within the united states for at least 14 years


majorities will win


live here for 14 years



consists of a 4 year term
formal limit on the presidents term


400,000 exactly every year
he lives in the white house



someone dies it goes to the next person down from there
used to balance this ticket in a presidential elections
only office that cannot be fired by the president




this is dependent on majority



electors chosen in each state by the manner of the state's choosing
same number of senators and house of representatives
originally cast 2 electoral votes



first tie for presidential election
Aaron burr and Thomas Jefferson each got 73 votes



a reaction to the election of 1800
separated the election






section 1
    lived in the state for 14 years
    the president is the chief of state

section 2
     when the president dies the vice president gets the job
    

section 3
    it was mine


section 4
    the parts that a president has to go though
    they have to pick who they want to represent there state
  
vocab -
      national committee - is a meeting when the people meet up


Wednesday, March 5, 2014

BR 5/5/14

I'm going to assume and say it is when they find a new president.