Political+Manifesto

toc ** - POLITICAL MANIFESTO - **
 * What's the purpose of government and what role should it play in American society? **
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=__**Consider**__=
 * As you are working on creating your own political Manifesto, consider the following:**
 * 1) What is **//YOUR//** opinion about the role and purpose of government?
 * 2) How does your vision compare with that of the past including the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, The Mayflower Compact, John Locke //(Two Treatises on Government)// and Thomas Jefferson //(Declaration of Independence)//?
 * 3) How does that shape your vision of the candidates and their stances on major categories of debate in society today?

These questions might also assist you as you are composing __**your own Political Manifesto**__ __**Consider FIVE major issues being debated about the role of government:**__

__The Debates__

 * Track the opinions of the candidates** and your response to them in their political debates:

__**Watch the political FIRST debate online:**__ **Wednesday, Oct 2nd, 2012** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK1JE7CLcJw media type="youtube" key="VK1JE7CLcJw" height="315" width="560"

__**Watch the political SECOND debate online:**__ **Tuesday, Oct 16th, 2012** http://www.youtube.com/politics?feature=etp-gs-ype media type="youtube" key="QEpCrcMF5Ps" height="315" width="560"

__Your Presentation__
Your final summative assessment will require you to publicly **proclaim your political philosophy** with regards to the purpose of government, **how it has been influenced** by the **past** //(Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, etc.)//, **what role it should play with regards to a specific issue** in American society, and **which of the two 2012 presidential candidates should be supported** based on your political belief.
 * Objective: **

You will have a maximum of //**5 minutes**// to deliver your presentation and will be allowed to use //**up to THREE 3x5**// notecards. All students must also complete and submit the //**Purpose of Government Summative Sentence Outline AND a full Bibliography of all sources**// (Outline located below). //(note this is a project that will require research and preparation of a class presentation)//
 * __ Due Monday, October 29th! __**

__Helpful Resources for your Presentation__

 * Issues in America Research Resources **
 * [|CNN Search]
 * [|MSNBC] (leans liberal)
 * [|Fox] (leans conservative)
 * [|PBS]
 * [|Politico]
 * [|Huffington Post] (leans liberal)
 * [|Newsmax] (leans conservative)
 * [|New York Times]
 * [|Washington Post]


 * 2012 Presidential Candidate Resources **
 * [|CNN America's Choice Election Center]
 * [|ProCon Presidential Election Page]
 * [|FactCheck.org]
 * [|BBC Election 2012]
 * [|isidewith.com]

**Presentation Rubric**