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Posted by Diana Laufenberg in American Government - Laufenberg on
1.  Go to B Band Voicethread.
2.  Register for an account.
3.  Add one image to the collective voicethread.
  • Choose one of your 12 items from the benchmark to highlight
  • Locate an image that best represents that item - you can use the flickr Creative Commons to find an image if you do not have one
  • Narrate your paragraph that accompanies that item from your benchmark
4.  Comment on at least two other 'pages' from the collective voicethread.  Ask a question.  Push back on their reasoning.  Affirm their position.  Be thoughtful

The Hyde Amendment

Posted by Taniera Reid in American Government - Laufenberg on

I created a digital timeline showing how a bill (The Hyde Amendment) became a law.


Below is a link to my dropbox which contains my digital timeline.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1984868/AmGov_T.Reid/Am_Gov_HydeAmendment.flv


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Bibliography :

 

1. N/a, . "Report: Hyde Amendment not enforced." UPI.com. UPI, 09/28/2010. Web. 9 Nov 2010. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/09/28/Report-Hyde-Amendment-not-enforced/UPI-31121285685508/

 

 

2. Franke-Ruta, Franke-Ruta. "A new push against Hyde amendment faces some high hurdles." The Washington Post. The Washington Post, 03/22/2010. Web. 9 Nov 2010. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/03/a-new-push-against-hyde-with-h.html

 

 

3. Kissling, Frances. "Pass healthcare reform -- then repeal Hyde!." Salon.com. Salon, 03/21/2010. Web. 9 Nov 2010. http://www.salon.com/life/broadsheet/2010/03/21/repeal_hyde_amendment

 

 

4. Eggen, Dan. "Abortion Opponents Criticize Health Reform Bills." The Washington Post. The Washington Post, 07/23/2009. Web. 9 Nov 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/22/AR2009072201583.html

 

 

5. The Oyez Project, Harris v. McRae , 448 U.S. 297 (1980) 
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_79_1268)

 

6. Abramowitz, Elkan. "The Hyde Amendment: Congress Creates a Toehold for Curbing Wrongful Prosecution ." National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. NACDL, 03/1998. Web. 9 Nov 2010. http://www.nacdl.org/CHAMPION/ARTICLES/98mar04.htm

 

7. The Oyez Project, Roe v. Wade , 410 U.S. 113 (1973) 
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_18)

(last visited Tuesday, November 9, 2010).

No Child Left Behind Act

Posted by Christopher Cassise in American Government - Laufenberg on

Copy of No Child Left Behind Act on Prezi



Sources:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h107-1

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/education/no_child/basics.html

http://www.arizonaea.org/politics.php?page=282&sub_page=252

http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/overview/intro/execsumm.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act



Benchmark #1: The Story of H.R. 810 (The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005)

Posted by Taylor Valentine in American Government - Laufenberg on

For our first quarter benchmark in American Government, we were tasked with telling the story of one bill's journey to becoming a law.  I chose to research the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005, which sought to overturn President Bush's 2001 policy, which halted federal funding for stem cell research on new embryos.  The story contained a few twists and the journey was influenced by many outside parties.  

Below is the link to my comic book.  Once it opens, simply click the thumbnail to view the entire book. 

H.R. 810: The Story of a Controversial Bill's Fall from Grace:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1954347/H.R.%20810%20Comic_Valentine/Launcher.html


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