WEB 2.0 TOOL

The web 2.0 tool I think I will use the most is Google presentations. It was so simple to use and easy to work on with a partner without having to meet up. It shows how advanced technology is beginning to change the dynamics of a class. Prezi and Wiki spaces would have been nice for me to use in the future if it wasn't so hard to use. I found both of them to be difficult even after you kind of got the hang of things. Prezi in my eyes had to many bells and whistles that required alot of detail to look nice. When it comes to Eportfolio I did not see the need in it or the want to continue using it.

http://web2012.discoveryeducation.com/web20tools.cfm

The United States Legislative Branch Part 1 (Senate)

The Legislative Branch of the United States is a bicameral legislative with Senate as one of the two chambers. Senate is compromised of 100 members and their are two senators from each state. To become a member you have to be at least 30 years old, a citizen 

for 9 years, and a resident of the state that they will represent. An average member will serve more than 11 years. In the current senate their are more democrats than republicans and the democrats make up the majority. One of the most important goal of members is to be re-elected. In the house their are 20 women, 1 African Americans, and 3 Latinos. Originally the senators were elected by the state legislatures but because of the 17th amendment the senators are now directly elected by the people. Some of the powers of the Senate are impeachment, approving nominations made by the president, and approving treaties. Compared to other parts of the United States government the senators are responsible for all types of people and have to focus their goals toward the nation rather a certain type of people. 

The current Majority Leader Harry Reid during a press conference. 

http://www.senate.gov/

The United States Legislative Branch Part 2 (House of Representatives)

The Legislative Branch of the United States is a bicameral legislative with House of Representatives as one of the two chambers. The house is compromised of 435 members and the number of representatives vary per state based on population. To become a member you have to be at least 25 years old, a citizen for 7 years, and a resident of the state that they will represent. An average member will serve about 10 years. In the current house their are 233 republicans and 220 democrats. One of the most important goal of members is to be re-elected. In the house their are 81 women, 42 African Americans, and 29 Latinos so it is sort of diverse. The house has 20 standing committees. The house have the powers to start all money bills, impeach civil officers, and to elect a president when no candidate doesn't receive majority of the electoral votes. Compared to other parts of the United States government the representatives are responsible for a smaller area of people and able to focus on certain ideas or goals. 

http://house.gov/

How the Supreme Court should decide !!!

If you don't keep up with some of the important cases that are coming through the Supreme Court you definitely should. Some great cases that are being decided are today are DOMA and Prop 8. For starters in the DOMA case the Defense of Marriage Act is being argued to be unconstitutional. The Defense of Marriage Act is a federal law that was signed Bill Clinton and stated that a marriage is between a man and woman only. It also stated that another state does not have to recognize same-sex marriage laws from another state. At this point the Supreme Court hasn't made a decision especially since they just had the oral arguments recently. With me being a political science major and having knowledge of the Supreme Court justices I can speculate what will happen. At this time it can go either way their four conservatives and four liberals with one moderate Justice Kennedy who’s often time the swing vote. Kennedy was the swing vote in a case where sodomy laws nationwide were outlawed. I can see him pulling in favor of helping declaring DOMA unconstitutional. However the court decides I personally feel that it should be struck down. Gay people have rights to and the federal government shouldn't be able to openly define what constitutes a marriage. Leave it to the states to define if marriage is between a man or woman or any sex. The picture I provided is of Justice Anthony Kennedy.

http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinions.aspx

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/03/30/Highlights-from-Supreme-Court-DOMA-arguments