Tangled Web Assignment

Use this online textbook for extra information
http://www.ushistory.org/us/


Go here for a good summary of many of the causes of the war
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/civil_war/causes.htm

Electoral College

Here are some links to help you with the electoral college. Also try doing your own internet search.

www.hippocampus.org -- "American Government" -- "Elections" -- "Electoral College"


http://geekpolitics.com/10-pros-cons-and-ideas-for-the-electoral-college/


http://www.seaford.k12.de.us/it/spark/2005/ec/PROS-CONS.htm



Websites of those who would change the electoral college system:

http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/pages/states.php?s=IL

http://archive.fairvote.org/e_college/reform.htm




Websites of those who would keep it the same:

Video on the issue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec9-vGUQkmk

http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=4419

http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=3353

SMdP Digital Library

Click the following link to access the digital library:

   http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/wauk33353?db=SUIC

Here are other useful links for world history:

http://www.historyforkids.org/ (a great reference work for quick facts)

http://www.historyworld.net (another great reference source to start with)

World History--Unit Survey Africa/Muslims

Please click on this link and take the quiz:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/87FYLQ2

--thank you

Unit Survey--Democracy in Action

U.S. Government:  Please respond to the following survey. This will help us to be able to evaluate our progress as a class even further. Thanks!

A PERIOD SURVEY--http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/873FCWH

D PERIOD SURVEY--http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/87GSFMB






 

Ideology Assignment A.P. Gov.

Ideology Web Survey Assignment                           Name____________________

Mr. Cummins

Now that you have taken the paper survey and determined where you are on the political spectrum, you can see if your results hold firm.  To do this, please complete the following assignment due ________________.

Step 1.  Select quizzes that sound useful and interesting.

There are a wide range of political ideology quizzes available on the web.  Not all are reliable.  Some are poorly written.  Others have an agenda.  Beware of this while you have fun!

The Pew Research Center -  See where you fit on their typology scale.

Pew Research Center

http://typology.people-press.org/typology/

The Political Compass -  Find out where you belong on the liberal/conservative, authoritarian/libertarian spectrum.           

Political Compass

http://www.politicalcompass.org/test

Political Philosophy Quiz - Conservative vs. Progressive, Libertarian vs. Authoritarian

Philosophy

http://politicalquiz.net/

           

Idealog - Find out where you belong on the liberal/conservative, authoritarian/libertarian spectrum.  Take the self-test.    

Idealog

http://www.idealogy.org

Party Matchmaking Quiz - Register what you would do if you were in charge and see which party you match with. This site is run by supporters of having a third party.

Matchmaker

http://www.3pc.net/matchmaker/quiz.html

How Conservative or Liberal Are You? The quiz will generate code for you to put on your own website if you have one. But you can still use the results to figure out where you stand.

Conservative Liberal

http://www.blogthings.com/howliberalorconservativeareyouquiz/

Moral Politics Quiz - Find out where you stand on the axes of moral rules and moral order.

Moral Politics

http://www.moral-politics.com/xpolitics.aspx?menu=Home

Libertarian Purity Test -  Find out how libertarian you are.

Libertarian Purity Test

http://www.bcaplan.com/cgi-bin/purity.cgi

Politopia

Politopia

http://www.politopia.com/quiz_index.php3

Political Ideology Selector

Political Ideology Selector

http://www.selectsmart.com/plus/select.php?url=ideology

The World's Smallest Political Quiz -  10 questions and you are done.

World's Smallest Political Quiz

http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html

Step 2. Take any two of the surveys.  Record your results by writing them down or printing them out. 

Step 3. If possible, encourage your family members to take the online surveys. Record their results.   You may also use the paper-pencil survey found on our class web site.

Step 4. Write a two-to-three page paper covering some of the following questions.  You don’t have to address all the questions; choose the ones that are interesting for your particular results. This paper should be typed (double-spaced, Times 12-font, one-inch margins.)

• Do the results of the three surveys correlate with each other? 
• How are they different? 
• How can you explain the differences? 
• Were you surprised by the results? Did the results match where you thought you were?  Did they match whom you supported in the 2008 election?
• What issues were the most important ones to you?  If the surveys had only been composed of those questions, would the results have been different for you?
• How can you apply the results of these tests to what you feel the purpose of government should be?
• What do you think the terms liberal and conservative really mean in today's political climate?
• How do your results correlate with your family’s results?  Does this surprise you?
• Which survey do you think was the most valid and why?

Constitution Review

Hello students. Please use the following links to practice materials for the Constitution test:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CDMQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.richeast.org%2FPractice%2520Constitution%2520Test%2520A.pps&ei=B9jITIK8IYLGlQfloez-Ag&usg=AFQjCNELUxrp-u9nkma1GppIIwPUSafUWA&sig2=yg4wS0un9e4OLUQRRPqBpg
--A powerpoint review activity for the Constitution.

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/quizshow.php?title=constitution-test-1-practice_1&quesnum=14
--A Practice test. Ignore questions about the proper use of the U.S. Flag, and questions about the revolutionary war.

http://www.twyman-whitney.com/constitutiontest/index.htm
--A series of very helpful review activities. Ignore questions about missouri (this test was developed by someone from MO).

http://www.abanet.org/publiced/conversations/constitution/test_constitutionquiz.html
--A quick quiz that changes often and can be re-taken

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hehs.d211.org%2Facademics%2Fsocialstudies%2Fusc%2FPDF%2Fuscpractice.pdf&ei=stfITJK-K4Oclge_2933Ag&usg=AFQjCNG7sYoYOZskZNTAl-HfwhHGpSKIMw&sig2=BVtiLhIYXjC8ceKG2e2cZQ
--A paper test that you can view and take