Author Archives: Mr. Lakhaney
Planet Money Podcast: Big Government Cheese
Great story about what goes wrong when governments get involved in markets In 1976, Jimmy Carter made a campaign promise: I’m giving dairy farmers a break. And after he won, he set out to raise the price of milk. But … Continue reading
Educating About Immigration
“Welcome to Educating About Immigration! This interactive site caters to teachers, students, and others interested in unbiased information and lessons on U.S. immigration.” http://www.crfimmigrationed.org/index.php
Lesson: The Bush Doctrine
“The Iraq War may only be the beginning of an ambitious American strategy to confront dangerous regimes and expand democracy in the world.” http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-19-3-c-the-bush-doctrine
United Airlines Fiasco
Just wanted to share some thoughts about the recent controversy with United Airlines forcibly removing a passenger. There has been a lot written about the subject but I wanted to get past all the outrage and look at the underlying … Continue reading
Assignments Now Posted to Google Classroom
Below are the codes to add yourself to the appropriate class. 10A: arrlio 10B: ho7d3op 10C: we52pit
Homework 1/13 (Quiz delayed until next semester)
All streams: Quiz on Monday 1/23 for 10B and 10C. Quiz on Friday 1/20 for 10A. Please make sure you review for it. This will be the last grade of the semester. quiz monday 10b Write a paragraph explaining your … Continue reading
Homework 1/12
Take the quiz at the link: https://www.idealog.org/en/quiz The first few questions ask you to review the content but then there is a 20 question quiz about your political beliefs.Complete that and save and print your results at the end. Bring them … Continue reading
Homework 1/9
Make sure you finish reading the packet you received in class today. Make sure you thoroughly annotate. Simply underlining or highlighting is not sufficient. Please make sure you write out in the margins your thoughts and questions. Engage in thinking … Continue reading
Homework 1/5
Attached are the two post debate homework assignments. One is due Friday 1/6, the other is due 1/9. Debate wrap up Slides from class today to help you think about the question. Death Penalty Slides
Supreme Court Case Quiz Thursday, Friday
10b Quiz Thursday 10a and 10c Quiz Friday I will give you the name of each case that groups presented and ask you to provide the background, outcome and relevant part of the Constitution. If there is more than one … Continue reading
Clinton School Participation in Government 