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January 27, 2015 · 5:12 am

Calling Congress 101

CALLING TIMES for Assignment

Friday 1/30 3:30 to 4:30 PM
Saturday 1/31 11:00 to 1:00 PM
Sunday 2/1 11:00 to 1:00 PM

Mr. Wood – 616-402-8668
Syllabus
Call in Worksheet– for the assignment and your “real” calls.
Rubric and times for phone call.

Federalism – State and National Representatives

If you intend to get involved in holding your governmental officials accountable, then you must to do more than just vote. You need to read and make yourself aware of issues of the day. You need to write your elected representatives and let them know that you are watching and listening. Finally, call them. Put their numbers in your cell phone, and make it a regular occurrence that when an issue comes up that you really care about – you get on the horn and give your Congressman a call.

There are several things to remember when you call, the most important of which is – any call is a good call. Don’t be AFRAID. If you screw up – who cares. Hang up and try again. Like anything else the more you do this, the better you’ll get. So lets pick up the phone – and get a dialing.

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March 12, 2014 · 10:56 am

2014 ACT Syllabus – “That to secure these rights governments are instituted among men.”

Go here to find PDF of semester long syllabus for A.C.T!
Go here for general guidelines for A.C.T! reading and writing.
Go here to find a PDF copy of Probationary contract.

We’ve spent a solid Marking Period exploring Amendment 14 to the Constitution. We’ve concentrated on defining your rights and responsibilities as an American citizen. And we’ve participated in an extensive study of the American Civil Rights Movement. You’ve done a great job. Judging from exam scores, I think you have a broad working knowledge to build upon. I also believe that you know exactly what can be done, in defense of your rights, if you go about that battle in the most effective way possible.

Our next step is to take to the streets. Action Counts Today will teach you how to challenge your government in regards to those things that matter most to you!

The study of United States government without corresponding involvement, relegates its study to irrelevancy. The idea is not only that you know your rights under the Constitution, but that you exercise those rights throughout your life. It is my hope, that by stressing A.C.T! as a significant portion of government class, both in time spent and percent of a final semester grade, that you will begin a tradition of working within your government and Constitution to create a more accountable state and a more just world.

Good luck…let’s get moving.

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

it’s up to We the People to do the bending