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Protecting Incentives for The Adoption of Children with Special Needs Act of 2009

Posted by Sekai Harris in AMGOV-003 on
This is how I believed I could portray my information the best about my law.

  • Explain your decision making for choosing the bill.
    -I chose this bill because I have always been very interested in the adoption of children. I also am very interested in children with special needs. When I came across this law I knew this was the right law for me.
  • Why did you choose the particular presentation format?
    -I chose this format because I believed that it could stand on its own and that it was more of an attention grabber.
  • What challenges did you overcome in completing the project?
    -I overcame the temptation to just not work.
  • How would you do the project differently if you had to do it over again?
    -I would make more of an presentation.
  • What did the research and investigation tell you about the creation process... from idea to bill to law?
    -It told how hard it actually is to create a law. The bill has to go through many people before being considered a law.
  • Was the process easier or harder than you imagined based on your particular bill/law research?
    - It was actually harder than I thought it would be. I thought that the president had the whole say but it turns out that many people have a say in this process.
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Amber Altomare Q1 Benchmark

Posted by Amber Altomare in AMGOV-003 on


The bill I chose was completely irrelevant to my life, in Philadelphia we do not get wildfires. I figured this would be something good to focus on for that particular reason. I wanted to put my attention towards something I knew nothing about. I thought my bill would be really easy because it was a simple idea so I figured it would have simple topics as well. This was not the case because there was so little information about it. I wanted to present in a prezi because it could hold all of the information I wanted and show display it clearly. I would allot more time for this project if I had the chance because it really wasn't my main concern although it should have been. As I said, there wasn't a lot to focus on because there was so little information so I did what I could with what I had. 

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Court Case

Posted by Jesse Weinberg in AMGOV-003 on

Issue: Whether a government official who acts as a complaining witness by presenting perjured testimony against an innocent citizen is entitled to absolute immunity from a Section 1983 claim for civil damages.

 

 

 

What Happened According to Supreme Court weighs whether victim of false grand jury testimony can sue for damages the supreme The justices heard arguments in an appeal from Charles Rehberg, an accountant who was indicted three times involving charges that he harassed doctors affiliated with a south Georgia hospital system. After the third outcome was rejected before the trial, Rehburg took legal action against the prosecutors and their investigator James Paulk. Rehberg made a case that he was influenced under investigation because of the hospital’s supporting relationship and that Paulk’s false grand jury statement directed to the accusation.  Paulk’s dispute that the grand jury is part of the judicial method, and that evidence should give equal rights within the trial. The argument came about in 2003. The search ultimately came back Rehberg.  Rehberg states that Dougherty County District Attorney was part of a search that was trying to set up Rehberg to make him guilty for committing the crimes. In the end The search ultimately came back that lead Rehberg.   The court would be in favor of presenting perjuired testimoney because it can eventually lead back to the person who committed the crimes.
Personal belief: I feel that That if you have Perjuried testimony against an innocent citizen it can eventually lead back to the person who committed the crime.


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Quarter One Benchmark: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Posted by Johniera McClain in AMGOV-003 on

Here's the link to my ToonDoo ToonBook. 

 

Sources and Citations 

http://www.ncd.gov/

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

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADA_Amendments_Act_of_2008

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770454.html

"The Americans with Disabilities Act." accessible society . Accessible Society, n.d. Web. 5 Nov 2011. <http://www.accessiblesociety.org/topics/ada/index.html>.

United States . Department of Justice . Americans with Disabilities Act. 2009. Web. <http://www.ada.gov/pubs/ada.htm>.


S. Brown, Dale. "The Americans with Disabilities Act." LD Online. LD Online, 2000. Web. 5 Nov 2011. <http://www.ldonline.org/article/5999/>.


"American with Disabilities Act."Association for Computing Machinary . Association for Computing Machinary , n.d. Web. 5 Nov 2011. <http://www.acm.org/sigs/volunteer_resources/conference_manual/5-7-5dis>.


"The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Brief Overview." JAN Job Accommodation Network. Job Accommodation Network, n.d. Web. 5 Nov 2011. <http://askjan.org/links/adasummary.htm>.


"Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)." Major Acts of Congress. Ed. Brian K. Landsberg. Macmillan-Thomson Gale, 2004. eNotes.com. 2006. 4 Nov, 2011 <http://www.enotes.com/major-acts-congress/
americans-disabilities-act>

Reflection:
Choosing the bill was one of the harder elements of the projects being as though there are so many different things that I find concerning me and that interest me. So, when I do finally come to a conclusion, I decided to do one closest to me physically. Which was the Americans with Disabilities Act. How so? Well, my mother a few years back was in a tragic truck accident where she literally flew across the expressway. Now, she is disabled. That is why I choose the bill of the Americans with Disabilities Act and my decision behind so. I choose to do a comic at first intentionally, although, I realized that I no longer had the program of doing that so I then asked a couple of my fellow teachers and Ms. Laufenberg was at first the one to find it and suggest it, but even when I did research at home I still found myself interested in ToonDoo.Within the project, I did find myself having a few challenges to overcome one of which was actually learning how to use ToonDoo and make the book. Another was actually coming up with a story that wasn't too bland, but still had a significant amount of information to get the point across. I did find myself overcoming both of those things. If I had to the project over again, I definitely could say that I would have thoroughly thought out a story in a more kid friendly way then it already is. Also I would probably make a video, I think that's something would of done differently if I was to do this project over again.The research and investigation of the Americans with Disabilities Act told me about the creation process of a bill to a law by really being a relatable subject to many to most of the people of congress. I knew that it would be passed because of that. Also within the Constitution, the statement of "All men are created equal" really justifies the bill. The process, I would say was harder than I expected it to be based on the bills research. The reason why would have to be is because I founded it harder to put the information together how I exactly wanted it to. Although I am fine with what I have completed for this benchmark. (: 
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Q1 Benchmark

Posted by Lamaya Mapp in AMGOV-003 on
 (Never mind this) Too Large for SLATE Sent to your email.

Link to Project : Copy and paste links

http://youtu.be/6woB0miol48
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6woB0miol48&feature=youtu.be

Jones, Alex. "Alex Jones Presents Infowars.com to Fight the New World Order -- The Secret Patriot Act II Destroys What Is Left of American Liberty." Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a War on for Your Mind! Web. 02 Nov. 2011. <http://www.infowars.com/print/patriot_act/alexs_analysis.htm>.

"THE PATRIOT ACT II: TERRORIZING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE - Gun Owners Of America." Gun Owners of America - Gun Owners Of America. Web. 05 Nov. 2011. <http://gunowners.org/patriotii.htm>.

"Draft: Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003." Index. Web. 05 Nov. 2011. <http://www.constitution.org/abus/terror/dsea2003.htm>.


Reflection
Explain your decision making for choosing the bill.
I decided to choose this bill because I realized it was created after the Patriot Act and it was taking away our rights that were given to us in the constitution. It really created a lot of interest and made me want to look into it more.
Why did you choose the particular presentation format?
To make a movie and something visual with actual clips of the situation makes people want to pay more attention. History isn't the most liked topic, mainly because people find it boring, therefore I thought something visual would make it stand and pop out to its viewers.
What challenges did you overcome in completing the project?
The main problem was finding a lot of information about this bill because it was hidden from Congress and was not passed.
How would you do the project differently if you had to do it over again?
Probably make a better storyline or choose a different bill.
What did the research and investigation tell you about the creation process... from idea to bill to law?
The creation process doesn't seem as complicated as it really is. It starts off as a problem, then a group of people coming up with a plan to fix that problem, then if everyone agrees on it (Congress) it'll become a law.
Was the process easier or harder than you imagined based on your particular bill/law research?
It was harder then I expected. It was hard to find a bill/law that wasn't as confusing and had a lot of info to use in a story line.
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Health Reform Bill (D.Jackson)

Posted by Delesha Jackson in AMGOV-003 on
​Click Here For Prezi.

Here are some other videos:

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/CareandIn


http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/HouseSession3837


http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/HealthCareReformL

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/HouseSession3897

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/HealthCareDebate14

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/RuleforHe


Reflection
I chose this bill because it was said that we should do a more recent bill because it would be easier to research and it present. This bill was also one that I had followed when it was introduced so I was already familiar with it. When I was going through the proces of doing this benchmark I didn't know how to present it because the choses were so broad. I don't like broad assignments so I asked my teacher for a suggestion and she gave me one. But the suggestion she gave didn't allow me to use the videos I wanted so I had to settle for a prezi and that is how I chose my presentation style. 
Some challenges I faced were that the videos I wanted couldn't go onto my laptop at one point and then they wouldn't go onto my vulvox presentation that I had planned on doing so I had to change to a prezi so that my videos could go on the presentation. If I could do this project over I would make sure my presentation and videos were working together before I actually started to assemble my final project. Also I would probably get more information, well use more words in the final so that I told that story more. The researched showed me basically what I already knew. I already knew that this bill was hard to pass because the Republicans and so many other people were against it. It just showed me exactly how many people and they much hate they had for Obama and the people for the bill and the actual bill, also it showed how much time was taken to evaluate if this bill should actually be passed. This project wasn't that hard but the presentation is always hard for me because I am not as creative as I want to be. I have ideas but when I try to put them down on paper or to use they aren't as creative as they are in my mind, or I can't get the hole idea out. So that was the hardest part. The researched went really well because their were many articles on this bill and also their were many videos and people talking about it.
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Voting Rights Act of 1965

Posted by Jareese Long in AMGOV-003 on
For my final benchmark, I created a comic to tell the story of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and how it came into law.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
​    * Explain your decision making for choosing the bill.
    In order to complete this project to my best ability, I feel like I needed to chose
    a topic that really caught my interest. When it comes to equal rights and how those
    rights are not often given, it excites me to learn the story behind that. For my bill
    to be about voting rights really caught my interest also because there was a point
    in time where everyone couldn't vote and now that everyone can vote, not many people
    take advantage of that.
    
    * Why did you choose the particular presentation format?
    I wanted to catch the interest of my intended audience which would be the youth.
    As a youth, I can vouch and say when a lot of information is written in a word documented format, we tend to ignore that. But to make a comic book, I know I could really grab the youth's attention.
    
    * What challenges did you overcome in completing the project?
    One challenge I came across was trying to find space fillers for this project.
    There was a nice amount of information for the passing of this law but the
    information was really brief. Because the information was so brief, I had find things
    to go in between to expand the process and I came across a lot of events that
    influenced the passing of this law so I soon overcame this challenge.
    
    * How would you do the project differently if you had to do it over again?
    If I had to do the project over, I would probably get feedback on my product and
    peer & teacher reviews. I would like to see what I can change and fix to make sure
    my final product would be close to perfect.
    
    * What did the research and investigation tell you about the creation
       process... from idea to bill to law?
The research told me that the process wasn't easy. The Southern Legislators were pretty defiant about what rights African Americans were entitled to and they felt like
they were above the law for some reason.
    
    * Was the process easier or harder than you imagined based on your particular
    bill/law research?
    Because this was a topic I was really interested in, I found the process to be easy.
    The only thing hard about it was actually finding which bill I wanted to work with.
   
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Q1 Benchmark: Sexting Legislation

Posted by Alexis Beckton in AMGOV-003 on

Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act & Modern Day Sexting on Prezi

The additions to this law create a whole new way of life for most teens in  America. While they may not think sexting influences their future children as young as 16 years of age are being charged with child pornography crimes and are being registered as sexual offenders. Because sexting is so prevalent in teen culture these laws can only get firmer before they lighten up.

​Additional Links:
Background Information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Walsh_Child_Protection_and_Safety_Act
Videos
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4723169n
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6011247n&tag=mncol;lst;1

Reflection

  • Explain your decision making for choosing the bill.
I choose this bill because I realized many of teens "sext" but don't think that their are consequences that can directly effect them. I think in this day and age everything has s much to do with technology it's almost the norm. Sex is everywhere and it's also children's laptops and cellphones, ipads and ipods. I choose this bill because i wanted to raise awareness. 

  • Why did you choose the particular presentation format?
I used the a prezi because in many of the cases where children and young adults are getting arrested for this crime, their story is getting told bit by bit on national television. I think the flow of a prezi has the same feel that an action news segment would or any other top news story. 

  • What challenges did you overcome in completing the project?
The biggest challenge was getting real and factual information about this topic. When I choose the Adam Walsh Act and how it related sexting I expected there to be tons of information ready to be shared, but I was wrong. It is very black and white and in many cases places are trying to revise the law or find a way to adopt something like it, but not actually enforce it. 
 
  • How would you do the project differently if you had to do it over again?
If I had to do this project over again I think I would make a video presentation instead of a prezi, I think the message would have been better portrayed if I submitted a video. 

  • What did the research and investigation tell you about the creation process... from idea to bill to law?
This benchmark taught me that when people really want to pass a bill they will do everything in their power to get it done. My bill was a mixture of two bills and was passed rather fast compared to other bills. I also learned that if bills aren't worded right down to a small detail it can impact so many lives in situations people would never think they would be arrested for. 

  • Was the process easier or harder than you imagined based on your particular bill/law research?
The process was surprisingly easier than I thought it would be. After my research I had a clear understanding and the ideas of how to present just came to me.

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The Dream Act

Posted by Tariq Smith in AMGOV-003 on
​REFLECTION

Explain your decision making for choosing the bill.

I know that there has been numerous discussions as to whether immigrants should recieve the same rights and education as actual citizens and after hearing Herman Cain say that he would put a gate around the border I felt the need to dig deeper into this subject

Why did you choose the particular presentation format?

I chose to do this in a format of a video because I could non-verbally communicate my ideas just as effectively as if I actually spoke in front of a class

What challenges did you overcome in completing the project?

I overcame several challenges of finding the correct research because the Dream Act has been debated in other states for many years so I had to find information about my own state and then use that information for my project.

How would you do the project differently if you had to do it over again?

If I had to do the project differently I would do a bill that was passed at least 20 years ago.

What did the research and investigation tell you about the creation process... from idea to bill to law?

It told me that we need to think for whats best for humanity rather than what is best for certain nationalities. An education should not be pre-determined by the place of birth.

Was the process easier or harder than you imagined based on your particular bill/law research?

It was actually harder because I thought that since it was debated in several other states that I could easily find information. But I soon found that the states that already passed the Dream Act hadn't debated it as extensively as Pennsylvania has/had
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Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Posted by Tyler Hankinson in AMGOV-003 on
​http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU8Kbnle5Pk


  • Explain your decision making for choosing the bill.
    I chose this bill because it will affect the younger genrations education

  • Why did you choose the particular presentation format?
    I chose the youtube video format because it easy a easy storage place and it can be avertised more freely to promote the information

  • What challenges did you overcome in completing the project?
    The main challenge that i had was bring all the information and changing it from a slide to a video

  • How would you do the project differently if you had to do it over again? if i could do the project over i would make my presentation a lot more colorful

  • What did the research and investigation tell you about the creation process... from idea to bill to law?
    the creation 

  • The Representative decides to sponsor the bill and introduce it to the House of Representatives, and requests that the attorneys in the Legislative Counsel's office draft the bill in the proper legal language.
  • The bill is then presented to the Chief Clerk of the Ho
  • Was the process easier or harder than you imagined based on your particular bill  My process was easy i think because i was doing a recent bill


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