| I am tire of ignorant people getting
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| | on the growth of the federal
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| elected to national office. So why don't
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| | government.A) The Civil War
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| we develop a written test for our
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| | B) The Great Depression
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| prospective political leaders? Since our
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| | C) WW II
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| national politicians want to test our
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| | D) WW III (The Cold War)
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| students and teachers why don't we give a
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| | E) WW IV (The Global War on
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| test to our incumbents and candidates? We
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| | Terrorism)22. Justify each of the cabinet
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| could call it our "No Member of Congress
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| | positions and their bureaucracies.A)
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| Senator Left Behind" test. They would
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| | Secretary of State
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| have to take and pass this test before
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| | B) Treasury
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| they can run for office or reelection.
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| | C) Defense
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| This would be a simple test about our
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| | D) Interior
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| Constitution, our representative republic
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| | E) Agriculture
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| form of government, and historic events
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| | F) Commerce
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| or people that have influenced us.THE
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| | G) Labor
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| TEST (25 questions)1. Discuss how The
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| | H) Health and Human Services
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| Bible and Judeo-Christian morals
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| | I) Housing and Urban Development
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| influenced the founding fathers.2.
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| | J) Transportation
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| Discuss any other religious influences
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| | K) Energy
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| that you think may have influenced
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| | L) Education
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| them.3. Discuss how the "petty republics"
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| | M) Veterans Affairs
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| of Ancient Greece influenced the founding
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| | N) Homeland Security23. Discuss how each
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| fathers and western civilization. Start
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| | of the following individuals influenced
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| with:A) Democracy
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| | our government.A) John Locke
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| B) Law
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| | B) Charles Montesquieu
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| C) Theatre and Arts4. Discuss how the
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| | C) David Hume
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| Roman Empire influenced our founding
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| | D) Adam Smith
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| fathers and western civilization. Start
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| | E) William Blackstone
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| with:A) Central system of laws
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| | F) Edmund Burke
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| B) Civil Service
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| | G) Thomas Paine
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| C) Democratic government
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| | H) John C. Calhoun
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| D) Professional army5. Discuss the Magna
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| | I) Alexis de Tocqueville
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| Carta.6. Discuss the Mayflower compact.7.
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| | J) Herbert Croly24. Discuss campaign
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| Discuss the Articles of Confederation
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| | finance reform and term limits. Why has
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| (Articles I-XIII).8. Discuss the
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| | campaign finance reform failed? What
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| Continental Congress.A) 1st Continental
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| | recommendations would you make? Discuss
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| Congress
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| | the pros and cons of term limits.25.
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| B) 2nd Continental Congress
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| | Discuss a topic or person of your choice
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| C) The Congress of the Confederation9.
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| | that was influential in the development
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| Explain in detail each part of our
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| | of our government.BONUS QUESTION: If you
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| Declaration of Independence.A)
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| | can find the concept of "the separation
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| Introduction
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| | of church and state," or the "right to
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| B) Preamble
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| | privacy" in the Constitution you will be
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| C) Indictment
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| | awarded 200 bonus points.NOTE: These are
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| D) Denunciation
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| | essay questions. You will be graded on
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| E) Conclusion10. Explain in detail each
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| | how well you develop and share cogent
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| part of our Constitution.A) Preamble
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| | ideas and viewpoints. We are not looking
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| B) Articles I-VII
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| | for rote answers from a textbook.
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| C) Amendments I-XXVII11. Compare and
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| | Spelling, grammar, and punctuation will
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| contrast the Declaration of Independence
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| | be graded. You will not be allowed any
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| (a document that seeks to limits
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| | reference material during the test. The
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| government) with the Constitution (a
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| | test may be completed in handwriting or
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| document that empowers government).12.
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| | on a computer. The computer will not have
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| Explain the Electoral College and why it
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| | spelling and grammar programs that might
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| was enacted. Discuss its strengths and
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| | assist you.YOUR SCORE: The grade will be
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| weaknesses.13. Discuss each of the
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| | similar to an SAT score. Scores will
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| Federalist Papers (1-85).14. Discuss the
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| | range from 400-1600. They will be
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| Anti Federalist Papers.15. Compare and
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| | published online, in newspapers and
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| contrast the Federalist Papers and the
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| | magazines, and broadcasted on television
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| Anti Federalist papers.16. Discuss the
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| | and radio. Your score will also be
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| Northwest Ordinance and how it affected
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| | written down next to your name on the
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| later expansion of the country and the
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| | ballot. And should you get elected, it
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| admission of new states.17. Discuss the
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| | will become part of your tag line (Sen
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| Connecticut Compromise and why it was
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| | Joe Smith, Dem, GA, 900).I'm sure I have
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| enacted.18. What was Shays Rebellion?
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| | omitted some important person, place, or
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| Discuss its influence on our early
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| | thing. But this is a start. Part II of
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| government.19. What was the Whiskey
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| | the test would deal with simple economics
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| Rebellion? Discuss its influence on our
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| | and taxation since taxation is the
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| early government.20. Discuss some of the
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| | greatest power our legislators yield. I
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| events the led up to the Civil War.A) The
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| | might start by asking them to compare
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| Missouri Compromise
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| | competing economic schools of thought
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| B) The Kansas Nebraska Act
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| | such as Ludwig von Mises/Friedrich Hayek
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| C) The Birth of Republican Party21.
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| | vs. Karl Marx/John Maynard Keynes. I will
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| Discuss how each of these events impacted
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| | try to develop that test at a later date.
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