Bonus!

Do a current event on this article involving the 1st amendment/free speech for 10 bonus points!

Must be handed in by Friday, March 4th.

Copy/paste link:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110302/ap_on_re_us/us_supreme_court_funeral_protests

First Bonus of the Year!

First extra credit of the school year...

Copy/paste the following link, watch the video clip and write a current event on it by Friday to get 15 bonus points!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/state-of-the-union-2011

Bonus Criminal Law Story

Since we just started the Judicial Branch unit and covered criminal law today, here is a very interesting story that you may do for a current event and receive 10 bonus points.

This is due by this Friday (01-07).

Copy and paste link below...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110104/ap_on_re_us/us_dna_exoneration_texas

Extra Credit!

DUE BEFORE CHRISTMAS BREAK!!!

Name____________________The Cabinet Department HeadsDirections: Using the internet find out the heads of the various cabinet departments.

Department of State:

Department of Treasury:

Department of the Interior:

Department of Agriculture:

Department of Justice:

Department of Commerce:

Department of Labor:

Department of Defense:

Department of Health and Human Services:

Department of Housing and Urban Development:

Department of Transportation:

Department of Energy:

Department of Education:

Department of Veterans Affairs:

Department of Homeland Security:

Extra Credit!!!

For 20 extra credit points, go to the county website www.ccpa.net and click around to find your municipality that you live in. Then list the members of your borough council or township supervisors. Bring this in by THIS FRIDAY 12-10 for bonus points.

Voter Turnout in the County

Copy/paste the link below and read the article from The Sentinel.

Do a current event sheet on this and get 10 bonus points.

http://cumberlink.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/article_8f39d8d4-e770-11df-9e2d-001cc4c002e0.html

Extra Extra!

For 10 bonus points toward the new marking period, click on the link below and write a current event on the article.

These are due TOMORROW (Tuesday/Election Day)!


http://cumberlink.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/article_e8de50d4-e5d8-11df-8bef-001cc4c03286.html