Monday - We went over tips for a good presentation and researched the rest of the class period.
Tuesday - We went over the Europe map and I need to study 24-37. We went over some current events. We watched a video on the State of the Union in 67 years and had to shout out the names of the presidents.
State of the Union
- Obama will tell what he wants to do different
- There will be a Republic response
- Joni Ernst will be responding
- She is the Senator for Iowa
- Stand out Star for running elective
- Combat in Iraq
- First Female elected to do response
- It takes place because the Constitution requires it
- Will (possibly) talk about - Economy, Obamacare, Immigration Reform, The Tone in Washington (work together), Foreign Policy (Cuba, ISIS, Russia)
Wednesday - The project has been pushed back some more we will start presenting on Monday. We are now watching Joni Ernst respond and went over powerpoint Mr. Bruns made.
State of the Union
- Wants middle class economics
- Republics liked his trade work ideas
- Joni wants to focus on our problems
- She had more of a conversation than a response
- She focused on her more on her, she told us a story instead of what we wanted to hear
- She spoke like we were idiots, talked down to us
- She smiled way to much
- She is reading from a prompt
- She was Iowan nice
Mr. Bruns' Powerpoint
- John Banner is on the right, Head of House, speaker of House
- Joe Bidden is on the left, Vice President
- Democrats stood and clapped a lot
- Republics sat the for the most time
- Veto, Veto, Veto, (7 potential bills will be vetoed that are supported by Republicans)
- Put more $$ into research and development for cancer and diabetes cure
- Balance civil liberties, aggressive surveillance methods
- Patriot Act
- Improve and update infrastructure
- Highways (Interstate highways)
- Schools
- Communication systems
- Hospitals
- Internet speeds, broadband 4MBPS, wants increased up to 10 - 25 MBPS
- Net Neutrality
- Phone cites want to kill net neutrality (Verizon, AT&T, Samsung, ComCast)
- They would control the sites
- The big companies would have faster speed and smaller companies wouldn't
- Then they would make have restricted fast lane on internet
- Then the people would have slower internet
- Childcare
- $3,000 tax credit per child
- Take off your taxes
- Paid Sick leave
- Up to 7 days per year
- It wasn't required in America
- Increase minimum wage
- Want to raise it from $7.25 to $10 per hour
- Two free years of community college
- Have to meet requirements
- Reduce student loan payments
- Authorization for the Fight against ISIS
- End trade embargo on Cuba
Thursday - We are finishing notes today from yesterday. We also went over the Europe map again. The rest of the day was spent working on powerpoint presentation.
Flate Game
- The footballs are approved by league officials before game
- The footballs were deflated
Continued Notes
- End trade embargo on Cuba
- Cant go unless you have reasons
- Improve Cybersecurity
- Hackers
- LizardSquad
- Anonymous
- Hacker is going after ISIS (reason why government hasn't arrested)
- Close Guantanamo Bay prison facility in Cuba
- Very first thing Obama said was he would close Guantanamo Bay in 2008
- It's still open in 2015
- They would torture prisoners
- Water boarding
- GEW's
- Push for immigration reform
- Wants congress to pass a bill
- Encourage businesses to hire veterans
- To help veterans out after war
- Major tax overhaul
- This is big because you have to be able to pay for everything you want to do
- Wants more taxes for rich and less taxes for the poor
Friday - We went over the Europe map and spent the rest of the hour working on our presentation. Our group did a run through and are working on figuring out our skit after our presentation.
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