Week 10 Govt
Book needed “GOVT 10” by Sidlow
10.1: What’s Going On? (Week 10)
A big part of the thrill of government and politics is the open discussion of politics—and you’ll be doing a lot of that here. Specifically:
1) Find an ONLINE news article about U.S. politics and/or the U.S. government that interests you, and read it.
2) Go to the DISCUSSION BOARD forum called “What’s Going On? (Week 10)”
3) Make a new thread, and make its title the article’s title.
4) Paste the address of the news article in your thread, summarize the article in at least 100 words in the space provided, and explain why this article is relevant to us as students of the U.S. government.
10.2: Discussion Forum: “What Trump Says, and What He Does”
This President amazes me. His approval rating has persisted in the low 40% range ever since he took office, and he has a core of supporters who, it seems, refuse to stop supporting him, no matter what anyone says or does to try to dissuade them. From what I’ve heard, his biggest defense is that he has kept his promises, and he does what he says…
So let’s put that to the test. Specifically:
Have a look at the truth behind what he’s said thus far, as reported by PolitiFact: https://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/
Look at how his campaign promises match up with his actions thus far: https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/trumpometer/