In case you missed the speech on TV, you can always watch an edited version through CNN or the Student News clip that you can find via new CNN Student News link on the homepage.
Your assignment: (due Monday, November 24 for D block and Tuesday, November 25 for C block)
You are expected to write a one page reaction to President Obama's speech last night. The point of this assignment is to get you thinking about the government of the United States, how it works, how it affects you, and how you and other people react to these powers (such as a Presidential Executive Action). For your response you can address each of the following questions, one of them, or focus more on his speech in general.
The questions are meant to assist you, not hinder your individual thought or creativity in answering this question. Use your opinion and Fact to answer the prompt.
Your assignment: (due Monday, November 24 for D block and Tuesday, November 25 for C block)
You are expected to write a one page reaction to President Obama's speech last night. The point of this assignment is to get you thinking about the government of the United States, how it works, how it affects you, and how you and other people react to these powers (such as a Presidential Executive Action). For your response you can address each of the following questions, one of them, or focus more on his speech in general.
The questions are meant to assist you, not hinder your individual thought or creativity in answering this question. Use your opinion and Fact to answer the prompt.
- What do you think about President Obama's speech last night?
- What did the speech address? What is the plan?
- What does he say about Immigration?
- What does the opposition think about this Executive Order?
- What do you think about the new immigration plan?
- Do you think the President should have the power to do this?
- What power does Congress have? What about future presidents?