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Gun Control-Slides 1-81

• Democrats: – Favor-Gun control is needed– Tougher background checks, ban assault weapons,

bump stocks, high capacity magazines

• Republicans: – Oppose-Gun control is unconstitutional– 2nd Amendment- “Right to Bear Arms”– “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people”– Bad people will get guns regardless, punishing law-

abiding citizens

• Do you feel gun ownership is essential to your freedom? Why or why not?

• Do you feel more guns would lead to more or less crime? Why?

The Second Amendment

• “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

What is a Militia?

• A military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency

“Right of the people to keep and bear arms”

• But what was meant by adding “well-regulated militia” and “necessary to the security of a free state”?

–Does it mean that you can only carry arms if you are in the militia?

–Can guns only be used for national defense, or does that mean self-defense?

“Right of the people to keep and bear arms”

• Is the militia in 2017 mean the same thing as it did in 1787?

• Major question to consider:

– Do people have a right to bear arms as INDIVIDUALS or just as part of an official militia??

• Two articles:– Repeal the Second Amendment– Do You Blame Knives' For Stabbings?

• Why do people want to have guns?

Key Terms

• NRA• ATF• National Firearms Act-

1934• Gun Control Act-1968• Firearm Owner's

Protection Act-1986• Law Enforcement

Officers Protection Act-1986

• Brady Handgun Violence Act-1993

• Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act-1994

• Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act -2005

• National Instant Criminal Background Check Improvement Act

• NRA Website– National Rifle Association– Why join?– How the NRA wields its influence– NRA-ILA :: Gun Laws

• ATF– Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives– The ATF need to do their job video

History of Gun Laws in US

• 1791: The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified

• 1871: The National Rifle Association was formed

• 1934: The National Firearms Act passes in response to gangster culture during Prohibition– The law implements a tax on the making and

transfer of automatic-fire guns, shotguns and rifles

• 1968: Congress passes the Gun Control Act– The law calls for better control of interstate traffic of

firearms– Lee Harvey Oswald used a mail-order gun to

assassinate President John F. Kennedy• 1986: The Firearm Owner's Protection Act is approved

by Congress– The law prohibits felons from owning or possessing

guns or ammunition• 1986: The Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act is

also passed– It prohibits the manufacturing, importing and selling

of ammunition that can penetrate a bulletproof vest– Banned machine guns sales to civilians as well

• 1993: Congress passes the The Brady Handgun Violence Act

–Established the National Instant Criminal Background Check System gun dealers are to use before selling a gun

–The law is named after former White House Press Secretary James Brady, who was shot in the head during the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan

James Brady

• 1994: The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act becomes law

• More commonly know as the Assault Weapons Ban

• The law banned the manufacture, use, possession and import of 19 types of assault weapons, including AK-47s and Uzis

• The law expired in 2004• Why Banning Assault Rifles Won’t Reduce Gun Violence article

• Do you feel that limiting gun access to Americans would greatly lesson mass killings and other gun violence?

• 2005 – OCTOBER• President Bush signs the Protection of Lawful

Commerce in Arms Act – Limited the ability of victims of crimes in which guns

were used to sue firearms manufacturers and dealers

– The law included an amendment requiring all new guns to come with trigger locks.

– Link to video to Smart lock

• 2008 – JANUARY• President Bush signed the National Instant

Criminal Background Check Improvement Act– Required gun buyer background checks to screen

for legally declared mentally ill individuals, who are ineligible to buy firearms

• What type of guns do Americans own?

• See next slide

T or F—Most people that own a gun, own multiple guns.

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• T or F. The US owns more civilian owned guns than any other country in the world.

• See next slide

• Switzerland-A success story

• The US has the highest rate of gun-related homicides than any other country in the world.

• See next slide

• T or F—Throughout the world, more guns always means more deaths.

• See next slide

• Do you know someone that has been shot?

• T or F—The majority of Americans know someone who has been shot.

• See next slide

• T or F—States with a higher % of gun ownership have a higher number of gun deaths.

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• T or F—African-Americans feel that gun violence is a bigger problem in the US than White and Hispanic Americans.

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• T or F—Gun homicide rates have been steadily increasing the last twenty years

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• T or F—There are more gun suicides than gun homicides.

• T or F—Gun suicides have been on the decline the last decade.

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• T or F—Currently, there are more people in the US that want tougher gun control laws than there are people who want their rights protected no matter what.

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• T or F—Mass shooting causes demand for tougher gun control laws to skyrocket.

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• Article-Americans want strict gun laws after mass shootings. Then their interest fades.

• T or F—The majority of handgun owners carry their gun with them all or most of the time.

• See next slide

• The majority of Americans view gun owners in a negative light.

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• T or F—Accidental firearm deaths of children has declined the last decade.

• What parts of the country do you think accidental child deaths due to firearms is most common? Why?

• See next slide

Childhood Firearm Injuries in the United States Study

• Nearly 1300 children die and 5790 are treated for gunshot wounds each year

• Boys, older children, and minorities are disproportionately affected

• Although unintentional firearm deaths among children declined from 2002 to 2014 and firearm homicides declined from 2007 to 2014, firearm suicides decreased between 2002 and 2007 and then showed a significant upward trend from 2007 to 2014

• Rates of firearm homicide among children are higher in many Southern states and parts of the Midwest relative to other parts of the country

• June 2017

• T or F—Police are more likely to be shot and killed in states with more guns.

• See next slide

• What leads to gun violence in the United States?

So what can be done to lessen gun violence?

• If you have a gun in your house or simply own guns, what are some things that should be done for everyone’s protection?

• See next slide

Donald Trump’s Gun Plan

• Protect the 2nd Amendment

• “The Second Amendment to our Constitution is clear. The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed upon. Period.”

• Do a better job enforcing the laws currently in place

President Obama’s Gun Plan

• President Obama’s biggest frustration–Not being able to pass tougher gun

laws

Did President Obama want to take your guns away?

• 23 Executive Orders Signed

• October 1, 2015 speech after college shooting in Oregon

Political Systems• Dictatorship

• Democracy– Direct– Representative

• Monarchy– Absolute

– Constitutional

• Communism– Theory

– Practice

• Anarchy and Oligarchy

Economic Systems

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Mixed Economy

• Book Definition-5

• Student Friendly Definition-5

• Examples in history and/or currently-5

• Act out your gov’t/economic system-5

Democrat or Republican?

Or Somewhere in Between?3rd Parties

• List of political parties in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• Be ready to discuss when and why it started and what it’s platform is

• 10 Points

• Sometimes there are splits in a specific party

1912 Election

Tea Party-2009

Emergence of the Tea Party

• Emerged in 2009 after the bailout of the US’s financial institutions(President Bush-2008), the economic stimulus package(President Obama-2009) and the new health care law(President Obama-2010).

• The name is taken from the Boston Tea Party as they protested against the British King at the time

• Tends to be very conservative and libertarian in nature

Core Beliefs of Tea Party• Illegal Aliens Are Here illegally.

• Pro-Domestic Employment Is Indispensable.

• Stronger Military Is Essential.

• Special Interests Eliminated.

• Gun Ownership Is Sacred.

• Government Must Be Downsized.

• National Budget Must Be Balanced.

• Deficit Spending Will End.

• Bail-out And Stimulus Plans Are Illegal.• Reduce Personal Income Taxes A Must.

• Reduce Business Income Taxes Is Mandatory.

• Political Offices Available To Average Citizens.

• Intrusive Government Stopped.

• English As Core Language Is Required.

• Traditional Family Values Are Encouraged.

• Common Sense Constitutional

• Conservative Self-Governance

• http://www.teaparty.org/about.php#beliefs

Define

• Democrat• Republican• Liberal• Conservative• Right• Left• Moderate• Progressive• Radical• Libertarian

• Polls• Random Sampling• Margin of error

Take Political Quiz

Presidential Polls Link

Battleground States

70 Electoral Votes Up for Grabs-Democrats need 0 of these votes to win, Republicans need all plus more

according to CNN

The Electoral College System

• Video

• Discuss setup

• Discuss weakness

• Discuss shifts in the electorate

Election of 1824

• John Quincy Adams lost by 44,804 votes to Andrew Jackson in 1824 but won EC

Election of 1824

Election of 1876

• Rutherford B. Hayes lost by 264,292 votes to Samuel J. Tilden in 1876 but won EC

Election of 1876

Election of 1888

• Benjamin Harrison lost by 95,713 votes to Grover Cleveland in 1888 but won EC

Election of 1888

Election of 2000

• George W. Bush lost by 543,816 votes to Al Gore in the 2000 election but won EC

Election of 2000

Election of 2016

• Donald Trump lost by 2.8 million votes to Hillary Clinton but won EC

• What parts of the US are generally more Republican? Democrat?

• Why do you think that is?

1960 Election

1964 Election

1968 Election Map

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1996 Election Map

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2008 Election Map

2012 Presidential Election

2012 Electoral Breakdown by County

• Not all Democrats or Republicans agree on all issues within their party

• Discuss media bias—Fox News vs CNN• Where you live can effect what party you belong

to• 2012 Electoral College Map-County by County

• Republicans are conservative

– Favor traditional institutions and the status quo– Favor laissez-faire system– Favor a limited role for government in society

and believe that people should help themselves, not rely on the government

– Favor lower taxes– Believe in the trickle-down theory– Believe in rugged individualism

• Democrats are liberal – Favor change in society

– Oppose government intervention into one’s private and social life

– Support regulations on economic activity and businesses

– Favor an active role for government in society

– Believe that involvement – be it environmental regulations against polluting or anti-discrimination laws- can improve the quality of our lives

– Willing to increase taxes to support programs

Political Topics

• ****The summaries of what each party supports are generalizations and does not reflect each parties beliefs 100%*****

Illegal Immigration•What is immigration?

•What is illegal immigration?

•Why do people want to come to the US either legally or illegally?

•Why do US citizens get upset about illegal immigration?

•Why is it easy for politicians to ignore the problem of illegal immigration?

•What is birthright citizenship?

•What are “anchor babies”?-Not a positive term but the one that is used a lot

Legal Immigration Statistics• 2013 - 990,553 people are granted lawful

permanent residence in the United States

• “Green cards"

• The top countries of origin are:

• -- Mexico (14%)

• -- China (7.2%)

• -- India (6.9%)

• -- Philippines (5.5%)

• -- Dominican Republic (4.2%)

• 2013 - A total of 779,929 people become naturalized U.S. citizens

• The top countries of birth are:

• -- Mexico (12.7%)

• -- India (6.4%)

• -- Philippines (5.6%)

• -- Dominican Republic (5.1%)

• -- China (3.9%)

• Residents becoming naturalized citizens in 2013 had spent a median of seven years in “green card” status.

• US Naturalization Practice Test

Illegal Immigration Statistics• 2012 - The Department of Homeland Security

estimates that there are 11.4 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States

• The top countries of origin are:

• -- Mexico (59%)

• -- El Salvador (6%)

• -- Guatemala (5%)

• -- Honduras (3%)

• -- Philippines (3%)

• 2012 - The top U.S. states where unauthorized immigrants settle are:

• -- California (25%)

• -- Texas (16%)

• -- Florida (6%)

• -- New York (5%)

• -- Illinois (5%)

• Unauthorized immigrants to the United States tend to be young (61% between ages 25-44) and male (53%)

• 2013 - 662,483 unauthorized immigrants are apprehended

• More than 64% are from Mexico

• 2013 - 438,421 unauthorized immigrants are removed from the United States

• -- Repatriated to Mexico (72%)

• -- Repatriated to Guatemala (11%)

• -- Repatriated to Honduras (8%)

• -- Repatriated to El Salvador (5%)

Immigration Project-50 Points

• Two groups– Research Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump’s

background– Research three other issues that the class chooses– Research Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s

immigration plan– Create a Powerpoint presentation summarizing

their plan/beliefs on these four issues– Create a 30-60 second commercial that highlights

their plan. Can be positive or negative. Can be live action or documentary style.

President Obama’s Plan

• Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration at the Border

• Deporting Felons, Not Families

• Accountability – Criminal Background Checks and Taxes

• Streamlining legal immigration

• Under President Obama, more illegal immigrants have been deported than by any other President

DACA

• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

• Video

What Are The Requirements For DACA?

• You were under 31 years old as of June 15, 2012

• You first came to the United States before your 16th birthday

• You have lived continuously in the United States from June 15, 2007 until the present

• You were physically present in the United States on June 15, 2012 and at the time you apply

• You came to the United States without documents before June 15, 2012, or your lawful status expired as of June 15, 2012

• You are currently studying, or you graduated from high school or earned a certificate of completion of high school or GED, or have been honorably discharged from the Coast Guard or military

• You have NOT been convicted of a felony, certain significant misdemeanors (including a single DUI), or three or more misdemeanors of any kind

President Obama’s Executive Order-”Come out of the Shadows”

• November, 2014• 1. Strengthen boarder patrol• 2. Make it easier and faster for high skilled

immigrants to stay and contribute to US economy• 3. Focus efforts on deport illegal immigrants that

are criminals• 4. If you have been in US for five years or have

children who are US citizens, register, pass a criminal background check and pay taxes, you can apply to temporarily stay in the US

• Currently being blocked by Federal Courts

Donald Trump’s Plan

• Republican ideas:

• 1. Deport all illegals immigrants as they broke the law

• 2. More border security

• 3. Build a wall

Donald Trumps 7 Point Plan

1. Build a wall along the southern border with Mexico2. End catch and release-detain and send back3. Zero tolerance for criminal aliens4. Block federal funding for sanctuary cities5. Cancel Obama's executive orders on illegal immigration6. Suspend issuance of visas in countries where screening is not good7. Make other countries take the illegal immigrants back

Five Immigration Myths Debunked

• Video

Jose Antonio Vargas’ Story

• Watch “Documented”

Abortion-Roe v Wade-1973

• Democrat:– Abortion is a woman’s right and should be legal – Right to privacy and own body– Life begins after baby is born

• Republican:– Abortion should be illegal and restricted by

government – It is killing an unborn baby-what about their rights?– Ok in cases of rape, incest and life of the mother??– Defund Planned Parenthood

Abortion Laws prior to 1973 Roe V. Wade Case Red--Illegal.

Purple--Legal in cases of rape. Blue-Legal in cases of danger to woman's health.

Green-Legal in cases of danger to woman's health, rape or incest, or likely damaged fetus. Yellow-Legal upon request.

Carly Fiorina’s Video on Abortion as Mentioned in the Republican Presidential Debate

• How many abortions do you think there are in the US every year?

Abortions Per Year in US

Pregnancy, Birth, Abortion, and Fetal Loss Rates Per 1,000 Women Aged 15--19 Years, by Race and Hispanic

Ethnicity

State Abortion Laws

Preventative Options

• Abstinence

• Contraception-Link

• Morning after pill-Quite controversial-Why?– Safe and effective – Available at health centers and drugstores– Costs vary from $30 to $65 for the morning-

after pill and $500 to $900 for IUD insertion

Options Other Than Abortion

• Interim foster care

• Adoption

• Raise the child yourself

• Reach out to father to see if he(or his family) would want to raise the child

• Infant Safe Haven laws

Natural Environment/Climate Change

• Democrats: – Strong regulations are needed to protect the

environment – Believe climate change is occurring and problem

is sped up by humans• Gov’t needs to do more to help slow down

• Republicans: – Strong environmental laws harm the economy– Believe climate change is more of a natural

phenomenon• Gov’t should leave issue alone as it can hurt business

Four Questions to Consider

• 1. Is the globe warming?• 2. Is the warming man made?• 3. Is it a crisis?• 4. Can we do anything about it?

97% of the Scientific Community

• "Observations throughout the world make it clear that climate change is occurring, and rigorous scientific research demonstrates that the greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are the primary driver." (2009)

11 Ways Climate Change Impacts the World

2 Degrees Celsius Video

• The Pope Says it’s a problem

• President Obama’s Plan

• Skeptics:– John Coleman– Senator James Inhoffe

– Mark Morano vs Bill Nye

Minimum Wage

• Democrats: – Favor/Increase the minimum wage to help

workers– President Obama’s plan

• Republicans: – Oppose/Do not raise the minimum wage

because it hurts businesses

– http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0774473.html

Link to All Countries Minimum Wage

The Problems with Increasing the Minimum Wage

• Wal-Mart Story

• Yearly Salary:– $7.25 per hour– $10.10 per hour– $15 per hour

• The following slides are taken from President Obama’s official website

Healthcare

• Democrats:

– Government should allow universal access to healthcare

– The Affordable Care Act-March 2010-Obamacare

• Republicans:

– Private insurers are preferable to government controlled system

Stronger Consumer Rights and Protections

• More than 129 million Americans with pre-existing conditions can no longer be denied coverage or charged more because of their health.

More Affordable Coverage

• Insurance companies have to spend at least 80 percent of your premium dollars on health care. If they don't meet the standard, they have to provide rebates to consumers — and millions of consumers have received $1.9 billion in rebates.

• Since the Affordable Care Act was enacted, health care prices have risen at the slowest rate in nearly 50 years.

Better Access to Care

• After five years of the Affordable Care Act, more than 16 million Americans have gained health coverage, and the nation’s uninsured rate is now the lowest ever recorded.

• Since 2010, 5.7 million young adults have gained coverage due to the ACA’s provision allowing young adults to remain on a parent’s plan to age 26 and its broader expansion of coverage.

Stronger Medicare

• More than 9.4 million seniors and other people with Medicare have saved more than $15 billion on their prescription drugs.

• More than 39 million seniors received one or more free preventive services.

Why do Republicans Hate Obamacare?

Joni Ernst-Iowa SenatorRepublican

• “We’re looking at Obamacare right now. Once we start with those benefits in January, how are we going to get people off of those? It’s exponentially harder to remove people once they’ve already been on those programs…we rely on government for absolutely everything. And in the years since I was a small girl up until now into my adulthood with children of my own, we have lost a reliance on not only our own families, but so much of what our churches and private organizations used to do. They used to have wonderful food pantries. They used to provide clothing for those that really needed it. But we have gotten away from that. Now we’re at a point where the government will just give away anything.”

Republican’s Health Care Plan

• Donald Trump has vowed to repeal and replace Obamacare with something that is better and cheaper

March 7, 2017-Current Republican Plan

US Congressional Budget Office Report-3-13-17

Taxes• 16th Amendment to the US Constitution-1913

• What is an income tax?• What is a graduated income tax?• Why does the government need to

impose an income tax?• President Obama’s tax plan

Taxes

• Democrats: – Increase taxes on the wealthy to pay for public

programs

• Republicans: – Cutting taxes for everyone helps the economy– Trickle Down Theory

Income Tax Bracket History of US

• 1913-2013

Death Penalty

• Democrats: – Oppose/It is not a deterrent and innocent

people are in jeopardy

• Republicans: – Favor/The death penalty is necessary and

effective in deterring people from committing crimes

Average Time on Death Row

• The average time that elapses between sentence and execution has risen from six years in the mid-1980s to??

• 16.5 years now

Forbes Article

Methods of Execution in US

• Lethal Injection

• Electrocution

• Gas Chamber

• Firing Squad

• Hanging

• Source

• Lethal Injections Explained Video

History

• Furman v. Georgia, (1972)• In this case, the court found the death

penalty to be unconstitutional on the grounds of cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the 8th to the United States Constitution.

• http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/dpusa.htm

Gay Marriage

• Democrats: – Favor-Gays rights and marriage are civil

rights– 14th Amendment-Equal protection of the laws

• Republicans: – Oppose-Marriage is a sacred bond between a

man and woman– Many consider it a sin

• As of June 26, 2015, same-sex marriage is now legal in all 50 US stats

• Obergefell v. Hodges is the case in which the Supreme Court held in a 5–4 decision, that the right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples

• Decision is based on Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution

24by Court DecisionAlaska (Oct. 17, 2014), Arizona (Oct. 17, 2014), California (June 28, 2013), Colorado (Oct. 7, 2014), Connecticut (Nov. 12, 2008), Idaho (Oct. 13, 2014), Indiana (Oct. 6, 2014), Iowa (Apr. 24, 2009), Kansas (Nov. 12, 2014), Massachusetts (May 17, 2004), Montana (Nov. 19, 2014), Nevada (Oct. 9, 2014), New Jersey (Oct. 21, 2013), New Mexico (Dec. 19, 2013), North Carolina (Oct. 10, 2014), Oklahoma (Oct. 6, 2014), Oregon (May 19, 2014), Pennsylvania (May 20, 2014), South Carolina (Nov. 20, 2014), Utah (Oct. 6, 2014), Virginia (Oct. 6, 2014), West Virginia (Oct. 9, 2014), Wisconsin (Oct. 6, 2014), Wyoming (Oct. 21, 2014)

8by State LegislatureDelaware (July 1, 2013), Hawaii (Dec. 2, 2013), Illinois (June 1, 2014), Minnesota (Aug. 1, 2013), New Hampshire (Jan. 1, 2010), New York (July 24, 2011), Rhode Island (Aug. 1, 2013), Vermont (Sep. 1, 2009)

3by Popular VoteMaine (Dec. 29, 2012), Maryland (Jan. 1, 2013), Washington (Dec. 9, 2012)

Washington, DC legalized gay marriage on Mar. 3, 2010, the date marriage licenses became available to same-sex couples.

Defense of Marriage act (DOMA)

• Passed while Congress was controlled by the Republicans (1996)

• Granted states right to not recognize same-sex marriages that were granted under the laws of other states

• Ruled unconstitutional in 2013-Windsor v. United States

• The next several slides will look at the trends in the US in regards to support for gay marriage by specific groups of people

• Source

Jimmy Kimmel Video

Update

Legalization of Marijuana

• Why legalize?• Why keep it illegal?• Why legalize it for medicinal use?

Legalization of Marijuana

• Many from both parties still oppose the legalization of marijuana for recreational use

• Democrats would be more likely to support

• Legalization of marijuana for medicinal use is more widely supported

What % of people in the US smoke pot?

• In 2011, more than 18 million Americans aged 12 and older reported using the drug within the past month.

• That’s about 7%

• Results from the 2011National Survey on Drug Use and Health:Summary of National Findings

Nine Things to Know About Legal Pot

Dr. Sanjay Gupta Article• In 1970, the Assistant Secretary of Health, Dr. Roger O.

Egeberg recommended that marijuana be classified as a Schedule 1 substance

• It has remained that way ever since

• Egeberg stated as to why it should be a Schedule 1 substance:

• "Since there is still a considerable void in our knowledge of the plant and effects of the active drug contained in it, our recommendation is that marijuana be retained within schedule 1 at least until the completion of certain studies now underway to resolve the issue."

• Not because of sound science, but because of its absence, marijuana was classified as a Schedule 1 substance.

• Is marijuana as safe as - or safer than -alcohol?

• President Obama’s Opinion • Why I changed my mind on weed-Dr.

Sanjay Gupta• Medical Marijuana story

• So is marijuana harmless? • Link to answer• Is marijuana addictive?• Link to answer

Flag Burning

• Democrat:– Flag burning is political

speech and is protected by the Constitution

• Republican:– Protect the flag from

burning by a constitutional amendment

Prayer in School

• Democrats: – Oppose/Violation of the separation between church

and state– Does not uphold “freedom of religion” if we have

school sponsored prayer

• Republicans: – Favor/It is a religious right and our Christian

heritage

Prayer in School

• Declared unconstitutional in 1962 in the case Engel vs. Vitale

Separation of Church and State

• “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” 1st Amendment

• Known as the Establishment Clause

• U.S. Supreme Court’s 1947 decision of Everson v. Board of Education-Next Slide

• ‘”The establishment of religion’ clause of the First Amendment means at least this: Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church. Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another. Neither can force nor influence a person to go to or to remain away from church against his will or force him to profess a belief or disbelief in any religion. No person can be punished for entertain­ing or professing religious beliefs or disbeliefs, for church attendance or non­attendance. No tax in any amount, large or small, can be levied to sup­port any religious activities or institutions, whatever they may be called, or whatever form they may adopt to teach or practice religion. Neither a state nor the Federal Government can, openly or secretly, participate in the affairs of any religious organization or groups and vice­versa. In the words of Jefferson, the clause against establishment of religion by law was intend­ed to erect a ‘wall of separation between church and state’.”

9-11 and the US War on Terror• 1.3 million lives have been lost as of March

2015 as a result of the US War on Terror

Democrats/Afghanistan-Continued

• President Obama wanted to focus more on Afghanistan instead of the Iraq War-Sent 30,000 more troops 12-2009

• Started US withdrawl from Afghanistan in July 2011

• Hopes to be out of Afghanistan sometime in 2017 as of 10-15-2015

• Republicans-Afghanistan–Most everyone supported the War in

Afghanistan due to 9-11–Afghanistan was not focused on as

much after the Iraq invasion in 2003–Allowed Taliban and al-Qaeda to gain in

power over the years–President Donald Trump has stated he

might send more US troops to stop the increased violence

–Has not officially announced plans as of 3-29-17

18,000-20,000 Afghan Civilians Killed 2001-Present

War of Iraq Intro

• Background–Saddam Hussein

–Iran-Iraq War-1980’s

–Persian Gulf War-1990-91

–1991-2003-No fly zones and weapons inspectors

–2003-US/coalition forces invade Iraq

War in Iraq-2003-2011• Democrats:

–Many favored Iraq War at first but criticized President Bush for messing it up

–Wanted a defined exit strategy during the Bush years

–President Obama withdrew all combat troops from Iraq in August 2010

–All US forces were out of Iraq at the end of 2011

–Left too soon? ISIS took over

Republicans/Iraq• President Bush started the war in 2003

• President Bush stated 8-21-06 that US would not leave Iraq “until the job is done”

• Admitted to mistakes in Iraq and said it will be a tough fight

• In 2007, Bush increased troop levels in Iraq—Known as “the Surge”

• Hoped Iraq’s new gov’t and people would eventually be stable enough for US withdrawal

• President Bush pulled 8,000 troops out in late 2008/early 2009

What Made the Iraq War Unpopular?

• 1. We never found WMD’s which is why President Bush said we had to go to war in Iraq

• 2. Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal

• 3. The Surge– Bush increased troops in Iraq when most

Americans wanted to get out of the war

• 4. People(Democrats) wanted a defined exit strategy and Bush didn’t have one

Abu Ghraib

ISIS-Islamic State of Iraq and SyriaISIL-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

• After the US left Iraq in 2011, ISIS, formerly al-Qaeda in Iraq, moved in and has taken over much of Northern Iraq and Syria(2014-present)– Obama started a bombing campaign on ISIS

targets in August 2014– Obama sent 1500 military advisors back in late

2014– Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has

criticized Obama for leaving Iraq too early-Link

• 75% of ISIS troops have been killed by US airstrikes as of 12-14-16-Link

2003-Present

Trump’s Plan for ISIS

• US airstrike in Mosul, Iraq kills 100+

• Iraq Body Count

• Isis, Isil, IS or Daesh? One group, many names

• What does ISIS want?