Interest Group contributions to members of Congress

You will have to do a bit of research for this one. Go to https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/mems.php where campaign contributions to different members of Congress are listed by Industry. Pick a category of Interest group and spotlight the donations made to a specific member of Congress. List the Congressman's 1) name, party and state. 2) how much was donated to their campaign, 3)  list the Committee the Congressman is on that might affect the industry 4) **Extra Credit** list a bill that committee was hearing that might affect the industry
You may not copy another students answer.

Interest Groups

Interest Groups

Click on the link above and go to Vote Smart's listing of national political interest groups. Select a group and go to its home page. Create and post an overview of the group's mission, budget, history and who they endorsed in the last presidential election. Included any other pertinent information about your interest group in the summary. Do not select a group that has already been used by one of your classmates.

Political Campaign Ad Persuasion Techniques

Click on the link and read the article about the 6 persuasion techniques used in Political campaign ads. Find a political campaign ad for any race and explain the technique used in the ad. Include a link to the ad.

Political Polling

Go to one of the following independent polling sites:

Gallup

Reuters

Zogby

Roper Center

Pew Research

Quinnipiac University

Harris

Rasmussen Reports

Marquette University

Find a political public opinion poll that was taken over the past year. Describe the question asked, number of respondents, date of the poll, results of the poll, website used, and sampling error.

Do not use a poll that was already used by one of your classmates.

Federalism in the News

On the internet find an article about federalism and the sharing of power between the federal government and the state governments that occurred in either 2016 or 2017. Write a 50-100 word summary of the article and the issues that were involved. Provide a working link to the article. The summary must be in your own words and not a copy and paste job. You may not use an article that was previously used by one of your classmates.

Federalism

The federal government uses the incentive of money to get the states to comply with its wishes. There are five different types of federal grants given to the states. They are:
1. Block Grants
2. Categorical Grants
3. Formula Grants
4. Project Grants
5. Unfunded Mandates

On the internet, locate information about one of the above specific types of grants to the states.  Identify one specific grant by title, determine the purpose of the grant, the cost of the grant, the recipients, and evaluate the success.  Has it accomplished what it was intended for it to do?  Yes? No? Explain your answer. You may not copy a grant used by a fellow classmate.

 

Individual Declaration of Independence

This week you will write your own individual Declaration of Independence in the language of the original. Minimum of 5 sentences
1. Preamble (1 sentence "When in the course of human events .  .  .)
2. Statement of Grievances (3 sentences)
3. Statement of Independence
Be creative and original.