B3 & Practice

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Finish B2: How a REAL Bill Becomes a Law (36)

• We began this Tuesday...Please refer to that blog post for links

B3: Controversial Issues (37)

• Read pages 171-175 in the classroom textbook
• Complete the following: 

1. Describe each of the following in your own words:

• Seniority System
• Incumbent Advantage
• Term Limit Pro & Cons
• Apportionment
• Gerrymandering
• Racial Gerrymandering

2. For each of the terms above describe how the government could get rid of them (some are in the readings, others will have to be common sense)

3. Which of the terms above seems to be the biggest problem for our type of democracy?  Why

4. Which of the terms above seems to be the least problem for our type of democracy?  Why?

Reminder: Unit III Homework is due tomorrow!

Big List Practice: 

For each unit, play around and quiz yourself on these links [this is NOT a request...its a requirement]: 

Unit I

Unit II

Unit III