Citizen Nation

For our next class on MONDAY 9/10: read Richard Bellamy, Citizenship: A Very Short Introduction and write a 2-3 page response paper considering some of these critical thinking questions;

bring the book and be prepared to discuss it in class. If you don’t have the book or the bookstore is sold out, it’s on 2-hour (free!) course reserve at the library circulation desk, or the Kindle app edition is only $5.24 for online/mobile reading.

Are You Smarter Than a Jay Leno Guest?

The Citizenship Test: Choose “Quiz 2” for the full test
http://www.history.com/shows/classroom/interactives/citizenship-quiz

Massachusetts Election Division (Secretary of State)
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/

Find your US Senators and Reps
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd

Find your MA Senators and Reps
http://www.malegislature.gov/people/findmylegislator

Electing a US President (Common Craft 3:30)
http://www.commoncraft.com/video/electing-us-president

Electoral College Calculator
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/calculator.html

Who Gained/Who Lost in the 2010 Census
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepoliticalsystem/a/2012-Electoral-Votes-By-State.htm

How Prisons Affect Census and Redistricting
http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/

Voter ID Laws Map
http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/elections/voter-id.aspx

538.org
http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/

Happening Right Now: DNC in Charlotte, NC
http://charlottein2012.com