Possible Bills for Student Congress
Roger’s School Board. - At least one field trip per subject a year be encouraged in Rogers schools.
Roger’s School Board – that elementary schools in Rogers implement a core curriculum and weekly follow up programs to teach anger management and conflict resolution skills.
Roger’s School Board – that the Roger’s School District implement year round school for 50% of its schools.
Roger School Board—Roger’s high schools should have an open campus policy
Rogers School Board—Roger’s schools should provide childcare for students with children.
Rogers School Board—dress codes should be revised.
Rogers School Board --Nurses in Rogers Public Schools should be allowed to dispense over the counter pain relievers
Rogers School Board – Implement the use of uniforms in the Rogers School District.
Rogers School Board—revise the current required credits to allow for a basic graduation requirement of 21 and college preparatory number of 24 credits.
RHS school board—that cells phones should not be allowed on the RHS campus at any time.
Ark. - Recommending to the Arkansas general assembly that Ark high school graduation requirements include passing a personal finance class for ½ credit
Ark. - Drilling and mining for diamonds should be expanded within the Crater of Diamonds State Park
Arkansas - Same sex marriage be recognized as a legal partnership.
Ark.—Use of a network for acknowledgment to schools about teachers who have been dismissed from teaching because of sexual misconduct.
Ark—Each county must provide an alternative teaching environment for educating students with mental and behavioral problems who constitute a chronic disruption of education or is a danger to other students
Arkansas—revocation of the ban on single parent adoption and foster care.
Ark.—any couple seeking a divorce who have children under the age of eighteen should attend compulsory classes on the effects that divorce has on children before being granted a divorce.
Ark.—that the uniform start date for public schools be changed to August 10. (allow for more mini-breaks, etc.)
Ark.—that Arkansas Code Section 8-9-203 be amended so that all recycling materials besides aluminum be placed in a landfill (argument that recycling is too costly and puts deadly toxins in the air, etc.)
Ark.—that racial criteria in determining the eligibility for state funded student aid in Arkansas be eliminated.
Ark. – that an equal amount of time should be spent in Arkansas Public Schools teaching creationism as well as evolution.
Ark. – that steering wheel alcohol sensors be placed in every car owned by a recipient of one or more D.U.I.’s.
Ark. --Assisted suicide should be legalized in situations of special circumstances.
Ark. --Nursing homes and child daycare centers be required to have and maintain surveillance cameras for safety.
Ark. - that all students be required to take a sex education course in high school (9-12).
Ark. - that all Arkansas motor vehicles be required to display front and back license plates.
Ark. - that the state of Arkansas requires that water safety courses be mandatory for use of personal watercraft.
Ark. – that bus safety be taught as required curriculum in grades k-6.
Ark. – Arkansas laws should be amended to allow students to drop out of school at age sixteen only with signed permission from their parents and present proof for immediate career training or full time employment.
Ark. – that the death penalty be abolished in Arkansas.
Arkansas—mandatory school attendance laws should be revised or repealed
Arkansas--That driver’s education be made available in the high school curriculum as a credited course choice
Ark.—that marijuana should be legalized
Ark.—that marijuana should be de-criminalized statewide for possession of an ounce or less.
Ark.—The use of cell phones be prohibited while driving for drivers of all ages.
Ark.—That car insurance companies in Arkansas be legally allowed to verify activity on mobile phone records and deny payment of collision claims to the driver at-fault in an accident if caught texting at the time of the accident.
Ark.—age regulations on getting a tattoo should be lifted
Ark. - A bill recommending to the Ark. congress that regulations for public welfare be altered to ensure that recipients are working to improve their circumstances
Ark. - recommending that Arkansas law restrictions on driver’s license regarding non-payment of child support be revised.
Ark.- mortgage companies should require all loan customers to insure their mortgages for the first five years of the loan.
Ark. – that all Arkansas hospitals be required to boldly display at the front desk in the entrance lobby, the numbers of staff infections passed on to their patients every month.
U.S. - Recommending to the US congress that human stem cell research be limited to adult stem cells only
U. S--. Rape cases should not have a statute of limitations if DNA is present
U. S. Amend the 9th amendment to take away the right to have an abortion
U.S. -. The Federal Railroad Administration be given authorization to expand a high speed rail network
U. S. – that Nuclear energy constitutes at least 50% of the energy produced in the United State by 2020
U.S. - Phone companies be prohibited to charge consumers for messages they receive.
U.S. –That the War Powers Act of 1973 (in general --gives the President power to declare military action without a vote from both houses) be amended.
U.S. --the electoral college be abolished.
U.S.—that the maximum allowable speed limit on U.S. Highways does not exceed 55 mph.
U.S. –that the department of the treasury redesign banknotes. (argues that that our present paper currency discriminates against the visually impaired)
U.S.—that all licensed drivers must use the “opt-out” process for organ donation. (argues that everyone should be required to be an organ donor in case of death unless they specifically “opt-out” in writing why they choose not to be an organ donor)
U.S. -- that the No Child Left Behind Act be revised to reduce the number of tests.
US--Illegal immigrants should be granted amnesty
US--Animal research on vanity products should be banned immediately nationwide
US--Military service personnel are required to serve only 2 years in the armed forces, and the government cannot extend their service time without the soldier’s consent
US--Criminal sentencing laws across the United States need to be standardized from state to state.
US—pass a 15% flat federal tax for all earnings, with no deductions of any kind allowed.
U.S.—That all charitable organizations that solicit funds from the public be required to publically post their distribution of funds, executive salaries and expenditures by way of the internet or pay taxes on monies solicited.
U.S.—That credit card companies should be prohibited from charging an interest rate over 12%.
U.S.—establish a national WPA (works project association) in order to put many of America’s jobless back to work and to upgrade our aging infrastructures.
U.S.—that the government offer one to three percent interest rates for homes to all U.S. citizens instead of offering zero interest rates to banks and mortgage companies who charge citizens five and a half percent or more.
U.S.—corporations that lose cases that resulted in personal injury or property damage or loss of employment be required to pay at least 25% of the damages immediately and the corporation will not be allowed to appeal the verdict more than once.
U.S.—establish a nationwide bottle bill that imposes a 5 cent deposit on all beverage containers. (See Ed Markey’s bill – Democrat- Mass.)
U.S.—that any sweeping health care reform be approved by a popular vote.
U.S.—that a national health care bill should not be passed without first testing its merits in at least one voluntary state for a reasonable time period.
U.S.—that all elected officials (city, county, state and national) account for and post all campaign contribution amounts by donors once a year—all to print within the same week in the newspaper in addition to maintaining continual access on-line and updated.
U.S.—A state and National Consumer Alert network should be setup alphabetically covering all businesses and allowing all consumers the opportunity for input.
U.S.—That all health care coverage providers be allowed to compete for business in all states instead of limiting the number of providers that each state is permitted to have.
U.S.—That all U.S. taxpayers be given the choice of paying half of the determined amount of social security taxes with the understanding that they will only be eligible for one half of the benefits as well as being required to place the other half in a savings plan of their choosing.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Overview from now till End of Course - Nov. 17 to Dec. 18, 2009
Congressional Bills Assignment & Oral Comm. Semester Test Study Guide
Monday, November 16, we will begin with discussion and notes on congressional bills and parliamentary procedure, our next big project. Our classroom will present their bills much like Congress does in passing laws. But before the classroom becomes a student congress, we will have to conduct research and each student will have to draft their own bill to submit to the class to be debated and voted upon.
1. Students will have the opportunity to choose their own issue that they feel warrants change in our present system concerning either--school policy, local policy, state law, or national law.
2. Students may also choose to have a partner in this project. Careful thought should be taken in choosing a partner as this choice cannot help but have an impact on the overall effectiveness of a bill.
3. Students will receive points for drafting their bills, presenting their bills, and their parliamentary procedure skills which includes points for following parliamentary procedure and for participation in the debates of the various bills.
4. Students must participate in the debates and questioning periods of their class student congress in order to do well on this project which will be worth 150 to possibly 200 points (depending on how we decide to count short debate speeches and how many extra credit points may be earned).
4. Thursday, November 19, we will begin our research by going to the computer lab every day through Thursday, December 3.
5. Before the time we leave the computer lab, students will be responsible for having their bills typed and ready to submit to me in order for me to make a copy of every student's (within a class) bill -- so all will have a packet of any current and future bills on the floor.
6. We will begin bill presentations on December 4, and hopefully complete our session by December 10.
Semester Test
1. Attached is a study guide for the semester exam which will be given by, or shortly before December 18, our last day of the semester and of Oral Communications for this group of students.
a. Test for 7th Hr. will be Tuesday, December 15
b. Test for 1st and 2nd Hr. will be Wednesday, December 16
c. Test for 5th & 6th Hr. will be Thursday, December 17
d. Test for 3rd & 4th Hr. will be Friday, December 18
2. The semester test will cover: understanding communication, verbal and nonverbal communication, intrapersonal communication, the informative speaking process, and parliamentary procedure. It will be important that students spend time studying the study guide as the semester test grade will be 20% of the semester grade.
Final Exam Study Guide
1. An effective communicator is a good listener, knowledgeable on the topic, and organized
2. Messages are carried by symbols in all communication situations
3. Communication is defined as a process of sharing information _____.
4. Communication between two or more people is interpersonal.
5. Channels of communication are our -sense of touch, sound waves and light waves
6. A formal communication setting allows for preparation beforehand
7. In conversation between two friends, the roles of sender and receiver switch back and forth between the two people
8. The nonverbal symbol(s) in face-to-face communication are gestures, facial expressions, and tone of voice .
9. The three kinds of interference that obstruct clear communication are physical, psychological, semantic
10. Feedback is a return message
11. Communication is essential in meeting social needs, building relationships and making decisions
12. An informal communication setting includes conversation with family and friends
13. In a public speaking situation speaker’s purpose can be to inform, to persuade, or to entertain the audience
14. Debaters must prove or disprove a statement and take opposing sides on an issue.
15. One of the first steps in the communication process is having an idea to communicate.
16. A speaker can gather information about an audience by considering the audience on cultural, sociological and individual levels
17. In examining an audience’s cultural characteristics, the speaker considers age, religion, and national and ethnic background
18. Knowing the audience’s background helps the speaker predict how the audience will respond to the information and interpret the audience’s feedback
19. The process of turning ideas and feelings into symbols to be communicated is encoding.
20. Interpreting the symbols in a message is called decoding.
21. Nonverbal language is communication without words
22. Some of the functions of nonverbal language are to agree with or contradict verbal messages, to replace verbal messages and to emphasize verbal messages
23. The first thing that children learn about language is symbolic meanings
24. Some of the ways or reasons that language changes are new words are needed for new objects and ideas, meanings of existing words change and words come from other languages
25. The denotation of a word is its dictionary meaning
26. The connotation of a word is the feelings and associations the word evokes
27. The following words have positive connotations: healthy, sweet, fresh
28. The following words have neutral connotations: explain, viewers, letter
29. Standard American English is useful because it is widely used and accepted
30. Jargon is understood by people in a particular group or field
31. A dialect differs from Standard American English in pronunciation, grammar, or word choice
32. Jargon is inappropriate for speaking outside the group that uses that jargon
33. A perception check is a verbal statement about another person’s nonverbal behavior
34. People use masking when they want to disguise their feelings
35. Appearance can be interpreted by others as a clue about your attitudes, interests, and self-regard
36. Paralanguage involves voice variation, nonword sounds and pauses.
37. *Features of the environment that can send important messages to your audience include color, space, lighting, and sound.
38. Your personal space extends from 18 inches to 4 feet between you and other people.
39. Effective listening means getting meaning from sounds that are heard and being attentive and receptive
40. Factors such as your energy level, the traits, attitudes, and habits of the speaker and physical setting often affect your ability to listen
41. A critical listener usually comprehends and tests the strength of ideas
42. A speaker’s main ideas are the most important points in a speech
43. A speaker’s nonverbal clues, such as facial expressions, should be watched closely.
44. Changing volume, stressing certain words, and using gestures emphasize key meanings.
45. A stereotype is based on irrelevant evidence and based on biased beliefs
46. The connotation of a word is the feelings or associations a word evokes.
47. Your private self is that part of yourself that is most true to your self-concept
48. Intrapersonal communication is talking with yourself
49. Interpretation is explaining the information that has been selected and organized.
50. When messages are vague or very complex, listeners are more likely to misinterpret them
51. Differences in perception from one person to another result from background and experience, current mood and circumstances and selected focus
52. If you have had a lot of positive experiences, you probably have a positive self-concept
53. If you hear a lot of praise, or concentrate on the praise more than the blame, you will probably have a positive self-concept
54. Selected focus leads you to notice some things and to ignore others.
55. With a positive self-concept, you might make decisions more easily _____
56. To improve your self-concept in the area of athletic ability, you might think of three positive experiences you’ve had doing something athletic
57. William Schultz says that the need to control others or to relinquish control to them is a basic interpersonal need that affects behavior.
58. Abraham Maslow said that the five categories of needs are physiological, safety, love, esteem, and self-actualization
59. Maslow said that you need to have your physiological needs met before you can think about any other needs.
60. Attitudes are long-lasting organizations of beliefs that cause you to respond in particular ways.
61. Your attitudes are likely to be affected by whether you’re introverted or extroverted, whether you feel that you are generally in control, and how shy you are and in what situations
62. If you can set and meet realistic goals for yourself, your self-esteem will improve
63. Your private self is the most like your self-concept.
64. One of the ways you learn which roles are appropriate in which situations is by getting feedback from others.
65. Need compatibility means that the role that you are playing meets someone else’s needs
66. If you have an accurate and strong self-concept, you will probably see other people’s strengths and weaknesses clearly
67. A perception check is a verbal statement that reflects your understanding of another person’s nonverbal cues
68. When you brainstorm a subject, you list ideas about the subject without evaluating them.
69. When deciding on a speech topic, always try to select one that interest you, you know something about and is appropriate for the occasion on which the speech will be given
70. The general purpose of a speech can be to inform, persuade or entertain
71. The specific purpose of a speech is its specific goal, stated in a complete declarative sentence
72. A specific purpose stating “I will explain two principles of karate and three principles of judo” needs improvement because too many ideas are included
73. Beginning a specific purpose statement for a speech with the words “I want to explain” indicates that the general purpose of the speech is to inform
74. A thesis statement is developed before research begins if the speaker is already knowledgeable
75. A persuasive speaker uses information to convince the audience
76. Motion to amend is called when a member wants to change a part of the bill.
77. Motion to follow up is called when you’ve asked a question and want a second one
78. Point of order is called when proper procedure isn’t being followed
79. Division is called when a member wants a revote
80. Second is called to show support for the previous motion
81. Point of information is called if a member has a question about procedure
82. Motion to adjourn is called when a member wants to end a session
83. You must have a friendly and an opposition speech before you can vote.
84. When you yield, you are returning the floor to someone else to speak.
.
85. Amendments require a super majority.
86. Bills require a simple majority vote.
87. You can only amend the section part of a bill.
88. Parliamentary procedure is an actual set of rules for running meetings.
89. Whereas Clause 1 addresses the significance of the problem
90. Whereas clause 2 addresses the harms of the problem.
91. Whereas Clause 3 addresses what is preventing your bill from existing now
92. Whereas clause 4 addresses how your bill will solve the harms
93. Section 1 addresses a complete statement of the plan of the bill
94. Section 2 addresses when the bill goes into effect
95. Section 3 addresses how the bill will be enforced and the penalties for not enforcing it
96. Section 4 addresses how the bill will be funded
97. In the conclusion of the speech, the speaker’s goal may be to intensify the audience’s emotional reaction to the topic, summarize key ideas and emphasize key ideas
98. A speech can be introduced by making a startling statement, telling a story and using audiovisual materials
99. The three major parts of every speech are the introduction, body and conclusion
100. Summary, recommendation, and stirring ending are all examples of conclusions
Monday, November 16, we will begin with discussion and notes on congressional bills and parliamentary procedure, our next big project. Our classroom will present their bills much like Congress does in passing laws. But before the classroom becomes a student congress, we will have to conduct research and each student will have to draft their own bill to submit to the class to be debated and voted upon.
1. Students will have the opportunity to choose their own issue that they feel warrants change in our present system concerning either--school policy, local policy, state law, or national law.
2. Students may also choose to have a partner in this project. Careful thought should be taken in choosing a partner as this choice cannot help but have an impact on the overall effectiveness of a bill.
3. Students will receive points for drafting their bills, presenting their bills, and their parliamentary procedure skills which includes points for following parliamentary procedure and for participation in the debates of the various bills.
4. Students must participate in the debates and questioning periods of their class student congress in order to do well on this project which will be worth 150 to possibly 200 points (depending on how we decide to count short debate speeches and how many extra credit points may be earned).
4. Thursday, November 19, we will begin our research by going to the computer lab every day through Thursday, December 3.
5. Before the time we leave the computer lab, students will be responsible for having their bills typed and ready to submit to me in order for me to make a copy of every student's (within a class) bill -- so all will have a packet of any current and future bills on the floor.
6. We will begin bill presentations on December 4, and hopefully complete our session by December 10.
Semester Test
1. Attached is a study guide for the semester exam which will be given by, or shortly before December 18, our last day of the semester and of Oral Communications for this group of students.
a. Test for 7th Hr. will be Tuesday, December 15
b. Test for 1st and 2nd Hr. will be Wednesday, December 16
c. Test for 5th & 6th Hr. will be Thursday, December 17
d. Test for 3rd & 4th Hr. will be Friday, December 18
2. The semester test will cover: understanding communication, verbal and nonverbal communication, intrapersonal communication, the informative speaking process, and parliamentary procedure. It will be important that students spend time studying the study guide as the semester test grade will be 20% of the semester grade.
Final Exam Study Guide
1. An effective communicator is a good listener, knowledgeable on the topic, and organized
2. Messages are carried by symbols in all communication situations
3. Communication is defined as a process of sharing information _____.
4. Communication between two or more people is interpersonal.
5. Channels of communication are our -sense of touch, sound waves and light waves
6. A formal communication setting allows for preparation beforehand
7. In conversation between two friends, the roles of sender and receiver switch back and forth between the two people
8. The nonverbal symbol(s) in face-to-face communication are gestures, facial expressions, and tone of voice .
9. The three kinds of interference that obstruct clear communication are physical, psychological, semantic
10. Feedback is a return message
11. Communication is essential in meeting social needs, building relationships and making decisions
12. An informal communication setting includes conversation with family and friends
13. In a public speaking situation speaker’s purpose can be to inform, to persuade, or to entertain the audience
14. Debaters must prove or disprove a statement and take opposing sides on an issue.
15. One of the first steps in the communication process is having an idea to communicate.
16. A speaker can gather information about an audience by considering the audience on cultural, sociological and individual levels
17. In examining an audience’s cultural characteristics, the speaker considers age, religion, and national and ethnic background
18. Knowing the audience’s background helps the speaker predict how the audience will respond to the information and interpret the audience’s feedback
19. The process of turning ideas and feelings into symbols to be communicated is encoding.
20. Interpreting the symbols in a message is called decoding.
21. Nonverbal language is communication without words
22. Some of the functions of nonverbal language are to agree with or contradict verbal messages, to replace verbal messages and to emphasize verbal messages
23. The first thing that children learn about language is symbolic meanings
24. Some of the ways or reasons that language changes are new words are needed for new objects and ideas, meanings of existing words change and words come from other languages
25. The denotation of a word is its dictionary meaning
26. The connotation of a word is the feelings and associations the word evokes
27. The following words have positive connotations: healthy, sweet, fresh
28. The following words have neutral connotations: explain, viewers, letter
29. Standard American English is useful because it is widely used and accepted
30. Jargon is understood by people in a particular group or field
31. A dialect differs from Standard American English in pronunciation, grammar, or word choice
32. Jargon is inappropriate for speaking outside the group that uses that jargon
33. A perception check is a verbal statement about another person’s nonverbal behavior
34. People use masking when they want to disguise their feelings
35. Appearance can be interpreted by others as a clue about your attitudes, interests, and self-regard
36. Paralanguage involves voice variation, nonword sounds and pauses.
37. *Features of the environment that can send important messages to your audience include color, space, lighting, and sound.
38. Your personal space extends from 18 inches to 4 feet between you and other people.
39. Effective listening means getting meaning from sounds that are heard and being attentive and receptive
40. Factors such as your energy level, the traits, attitudes, and habits of the speaker and physical setting often affect your ability to listen
41. A critical listener usually comprehends and tests the strength of ideas
42. A speaker’s main ideas are the most important points in a speech
43. A speaker’s nonverbal clues, such as facial expressions, should be watched closely.
44. Changing volume, stressing certain words, and using gestures emphasize key meanings.
45. A stereotype is based on irrelevant evidence and based on biased beliefs
46. The connotation of a word is the feelings or associations a word evokes.
47. Your private self is that part of yourself that is most true to your self-concept
48. Intrapersonal communication is talking with yourself
49. Interpretation is explaining the information that has been selected and organized.
50. When messages are vague or very complex, listeners are more likely to misinterpret them
51. Differences in perception from one person to another result from background and experience, current mood and circumstances and selected focus
52. If you have had a lot of positive experiences, you probably have a positive self-concept
53. If you hear a lot of praise, or concentrate on the praise more than the blame, you will probably have a positive self-concept
54. Selected focus leads you to notice some things and to ignore others.
55. With a positive self-concept, you might make decisions more easily _____
56. To improve your self-concept in the area of athletic ability, you might think of three positive experiences you’ve had doing something athletic
57. William Schultz says that the need to control others or to relinquish control to them is a basic interpersonal need that affects behavior.
58. Abraham Maslow said that the five categories of needs are physiological, safety, love, esteem, and self-actualization
59. Maslow said that you need to have your physiological needs met before you can think about any other needs.
60. Attitudes are long-lasting organizations of beliefs that cause you to respond in particular ways.
61. Your attitudes are likely to be affected by whether you’re introverted or extroverted, whether you feel that you are generally in control, and how shy you are and in what situations
62. If you can set and meet realistic goals for yourself, your self-esteem will improve
63. Your private self is the most like your self-concept.
64. One of the ways you learn which roles are appropriate in which situations is by getting feedback from others.
65. Need compatibility means that the role that you are playing meets someone else’s needs
66. If you have an accurate and strong self-concept, you will probably see other people’s strengths and weaknesses clearly
67. A perception check is a verbal statement that reflects your understanding of another person’s nonverbal cues
68. When you brainstorm a subject, you list ideas about the subject without evaluating them.
69. When deciding on a speech topic, always try to select one that interest you, you know something about and is appropriate for the occasion on which the speech will be given
70. The general purpose of a speech can be to inform, persuade or entertain
71. The specific purpose of a speech is its specific goal, stated in a complete declarative sentence
72. A specific purpose stating “I will explain two principles of karate and three principles of judo” needs improvement because too many ideas are included
73. Beginning a specific purpose statement for a speech with the words “I want to explain” indicates that the general purpose of the speech is to inform
74. A thesis statement is developed before research begins if the speaker is already knowledgeable
75. A persuasive speaker uses information to convince the audience
76. Motion to amend is called when a member wants to change a part of the bill.
77. Motion to follow up is called when you’ve asked a question and want a second one
78. Point of order is called when proper procedure isn’t being followed
79. Division is called when a member wants a revote
80. Second is called to show support for the previous motion
81. Point of information is called if a member has a question about procedure
82. Motion to adjourn is called when a member wants to end a session
83. You must have a friendly and an opposition speech before you can vote.
84. When you yield, you are returning the floor to someone else to speak.
.
85. Amendments require a super majority.
86. Bills require a simple majority vote.
87. You can only amend the section part of a bill.
88. Parliamentary procedure is an actual set of rules for running meetings.
89. Whereas Clause 1 addresses the significance of the problem
90. Whereas clause 2 addresses the harms of the problem.
91. Whereas Clause 3 addresses what is preventing your bill from existing now
92. Whereas clause 4 addresses how your bill will solve the harms
93. Section 1 addresses a complete statement of the plan of the bill
94. Section 2 addresses when the bill goes into effect
95. Section 3 addresses how the bill will be enforced and the penalties for not enforcing it
96. Section 4 addresses how the bill will be funded
97. In the conclusion of the speech, the speaker’s goal may be to intensify the audience’s emotional reaction to the topic, summarize key ideas and emphasize key ideas
98. A speech can be introduced by making a startling statement, telling a story and using audiovisual materials
99. The three major parts of every speech are the introduction, body and conclusion
100. Summary, recommendation, and stirring ending are all examples of conclusions
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