The Choices Program | The Impeachment Process and President Trump - The Choices Program Objectives Students will: Understand the Constitutional basis and historical precedents for impeachment.Develop media source analysis skills.Distinguish between opinion and fact.Consider evidence, bias, audience, and author expertise to assess source reliability.Compare and contrast opinions about the potential impeachment of President Trump. Note to Teachers In the current political climate, discussing the impeachment inquiry into President Trump is likely to elicit strong responses from students who hold differing opinions. Consider teaching this lesson over the course of two or more class periods. Handouts The Constitution, the Impeachment Process, and Historical Examples Evaluating Media Sources Source Set A—Pro-Impeachment Inquiry Source Set B—Anti-Impeachment Inquiry Monitoring the Situation (optional) Additional Resources White House record of July 25, 2019, phone call between President Trump and President Zelensky Whistleblower’s Report In the Classroom 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Extra Challenges
Free Technology for Teachers 10 Downing Street Prime Minister David Cameron's statement following Cabinet meeting on EU settlement: 20 February 2016. "Last night in Brussels I set out Britain’s new settlement with the European Union. This morning I have just chaired a meeting of the Cabinet in which I updated them on the special status we have secured for Britain. And the Cabinet agreed that the government’s position will be to recommend that Britain remains in a reformed European Union. Now I want to speak directly to the British people to explain why. We are approaching one of the biggest decisions this country will face in our lifetimes. Whether to remain in a reformed European Union – or to leave. This choice goes to the heart of the kind of country we want to be. This is about how we trade with neighbouring countries to create jobs, prosperity and financial security for our families. And it is about how we co-operate to keep our people safe and our country strong. And I will never say that our country couldn’t survive outside Europe.
Blacks and whites see racism in the United States very, very differently President Donald Trump's various responses to clashes between white supremacists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville this weekend drew widespread condemnation, but also brought decades-old questions to the surface of American political and moral discourse. "I think there is blame on both sides," Trump said Tuesday, reverting back to the wording from a statement he made Saturday that pointed blame at counter-protesters as much as white supremacists. "I'm not putting anybody on a moral plane ... I thought what took place was a horrible moment ... but there are two sides." There's not a lot of polling out there on how Americans feel about white supremacists and neo-Nazis, but if the widespread condemnation of Trump's remarks is a guide, most Americans are opposed. Here's a look at what the data shows. A country divided over race The bottom line is that nonwhites tend to see racial discrimination a lot more than whites do. And nonwhites take the topic a lot more seriously. Reverse racism
FRIT 7234 Blog 5 facts about blacks in the U.S. More than 40 million blacks live in the United States, making up around 13% of the nation’s population, according to 2016 Census Bureau estimates. Here are five facts about the U.S. black population today, drawn from Pew Research Center studies in the past year. 1A growing share of blacks are completing high school and college. The black immigrant population has increased fivefold since 1980. Much of the recent growth in the black immigrant population has been fueled by African migration. Black households have only 10 cents in wealth for every dollar held by white households. There has been a steady increase in the share of Americans who view racism as a big problem in the U.S. – especially among African Americans. 5An overwhelming majority of blacks (92%) say whites benefit at least a fair amount from advantages that blacks do not have.
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Americans Fear Heated Politics Rhetoric Could Spark Violence: Poll | Politics Nearly three-quarters of Americans – and a clear majority in both parties – believe that elected officials should not use heated or aggressive language because it raises the risk of violence, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. Pollsters found that 78% of respondents believe such language makes violence more likely, with Democrats more likely than Republicans to agree, 91% compared to 61%. The same percentage of Republicans say such language should be avoided because it could encourage violence, while 83 percent of Democrats agree. The finding is one among a series showing that large majorities of Americans say the political environment in the U.S. has become more negative in recent years. The Pew poll found that 85% of Americans believe the tone and nature of political debate in the country has become more negative, while 12% believe it has remained the same. Eighty-five percent of Americans also believe that the political environment has become less respectful.
Aggregage - Aggregating Great Content and Engaging Audiences Bleachgate is the archetype of a Trump media cycle We all remember the old saw. Your mom asks you why you did something and you respond that your friend or cousin thought it was a good idea. To which Mom gamely replies, "Would you jump off a bridge if Michael told you to do it? Okay then, don't shoot BB guns at Neighbor Dick's window. It doesn't matter if he's on vacation." Mom, as usual, was right. Instead of treating Trump's remark as the off-hand, unserious musing that it was — or better yet, ignoring it altogether — journalists and a handful of self-aggrandizing politicians and bureaucrats have responded by going into fact checking mode: "Why It's Important Not to Drink Bleach." What some of the world's most insufferable people are already calling "Bleachgate" is a perfect reductio ad absurdum of the relationship between the president and the media. The symbiotic association between Trump and his critics in the press has been well understood for some time. When in doubt, trust your mom.