Why Your Vote For Congress Might Not Matter - Part 1 of 6

POLITICAL AD SCORECARD

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/track-presidential-campaign-ads-2012/

The Great Communicator

Ronald Reagan - Governor, You're No Thomas Jefferson

Senator, You're No Jack Kennedy

Newt Gingrich Owns Maria Bartiromo of CNBC, Media, Occupy Wall Street & ...

Strong

Rebuilding the America We Love

New Ron Paul Ad - BIG DOG

Mitting Image

Saturday Night Live - Obama In One Cold Open - Video - http://www.nbc.com

Saturday Night Live - Obama In One Cold Open - Video - http://www.nbc.com

Electing a US President in Plain English

US Government Teachers Blog: Republican Super PAC

US Government Teachers Blog: Republican Super PAC: I've mentioned the new Democratic leaning super PAC (Priorities USA) below, well here is Karl Rove's super PAC, Crossroads GPS , which h...

The U.S. Census and the Amazing Apportionment Machine

Three Branches Rap

Three Branches Rap

Rick Perry does 'Top Ten' list on Letterman [Video]

Rick Perry does 'Top Ten' list on Letterman [Video]

WASHINGTON POST: SWING STATES

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/1-year-out/?hpid=z1

New Super PAC Advertisement

US Government Teachers Blog: New Super PAC Advertisement: I used to tell my students that the WashPost would write articles to help with my teaching. Now that I use the Internet to help me teac...

The Colbert Report	Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Super PAC Ad - Episode IV: A New Hope
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video Archive

5 MYTHS ABOUT LOBBYISTS

Bonus points if you can name them Friday in class.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/23/AR2008052301066_pf.html

AARP: Protect Seniors from Social Security Cuts

Gary Johnson scrambles to make New Hampshire ballot

Gary Johnson scrambles to make New Hampshire ballot

US Government Teachers Blog: Perry's Answer the the Romney Ad

US Government Teachers Blog: Perry's Answer the the Romney Ad: So tomorrow my students will have to figure out which is better, the Romney ad below or this new one today from Perry.

US Government Teachers Blog: Tough New Anti Perry Ad by Romney

US Government Teachers Blog: Tough New Anti Perry Ad by Romney: Here is the latest Romney ad and it is not one that Perry will enjoy.

CAUCUS VIDEO: WEB VIDEO PRIMARY

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/10/21/us/politics/100000001127232/the-caucus--the-web-video-primary.html

Check out this video.

Political Parties Prezi

/http://prezi.com/lz13tedpmfvv/political-parties-factions-or-not/

Who Has Raised What

US Government Teachers Blog: Who Has Raised What: Obama has raised more money than the Republican candidates combined. Here is another NYTimes resource you can use to see each candidat...

Republican Primary/Caucus Season

US Government Teachers Blog: Republican Primary/Caucus Season: Of course the schedule is not set ( since, among others, NH is thinking of moving earlier ), but here is the Republican caucus/primary s...

Infographic of GOP Debate

http://www.good.is/post/infographic-visualizing-the-republican-debate/

Candidate assignment now due on block day.

Video on Federalism

US Government Teachers Blog: Short Video on Federalism: As my students said the other day, the best part of this short video on federalism are the visuals which help to explain it. Definitely w...

Read about Eggheads and Blockheads

Are they the Stupid Party?  What do think of Rick Perry now?http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/opinion/sunday/dowd-egghead-and-blockheads.html?_r=1

Quiz alert!

Know the differences between liberals and conservatives.  Powerpoint quiz tomorrow.

Liberal vs. Conservative in the News

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/278971/perry-gets-smeared-henry-payne

Let's talk about this in class or post a comment here.

A freebie for tomorrow:

Competitive elections enable individuals to gain power in our representative democracy.

What is your take on this?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/08/04/the_10th_amendment_and_phony_federalism_110818.html

What is your take on this?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/4-a-gallon-gas-fueling-fears-for-recovery/2011/04/12/AFvNW3SD_story.html

C17 Quiz Hint

For tomorrow's quiz, concentrate on being able to graph the money market and the impact of monetary policy towards the value of money and the price level.

Welcome to Welker's Wikinomics Page - Welker's Wikinomics Page

Welcome to Welker's Wikinomics Page - Welker's Wikinomics Page

Public Good

Shifts vs. Movement (along the curve)

ECONOMIC FREEDOM--UNITED STATES