(I feel like this should be a regular series.)
I am positive that many of my students following the primary elections thought me a huge, stinking liar while following the fall of Eric Cantor. For they have been told that Virginia (enter airy, idealic music and images of birds fluttering and chirping over the dawning of a new day over a pastoral landscape) has open primaries that use public declaration. And that is it. So then, pray tell, how is it that Ed Gillespie was nominated as the GOP's candidate for the US Senate against Senator Mark Warner in a closed-door, members-only convention? Yeah, I lied. So did the textbook. I mean, if you look at Politico's analysis of the primaries, it gets even more complex.
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I found myself returning to this question at the very end of our Courts, Rights, and Liberties unit. What is the purpose of the courts? How do they function so differently from other two branches of the government? Why is their work done in such a quiet and private way? How is it their actions, while few (relatively) have such epic impact on the US? Essentially, it has to do with the difference between politics and governance; majority rule, minority rights; and the rule of law. Examining the definition of the two is a great way to start. Majority Rule: Politics and Governance I view politics as loud, chaotic, public, full of discord, acrimony, and debate. And hopefully, compromise. pol·i·tics [pol-i-tiks] |
Jen's bookshelf: nerdcation
I want to start by thanking Mr. Snowden and Mr. Greenwald for their uncompromising dedication to giving the NSA violations air time and transparency.
I wanted to share some of the most important things I have learned from this book bef...
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AuthorI lovgov. LOVE IT! I love teaching government, learning about it, debating, discussing, asking questions about government. And not the standard boiler plate questions, but the hard ones that are NOT in the books. Archives
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