What State Education legislation has been passed in the last five years that affects Michigan Public Schools?
What Federal Education Legislation has been passed in the last five years that affects Michigan Public Schools?
Answers to ALL of the following questions can be found on
Section: “About REP”
1) What do the Michigan Environmentalists feel is “Essential to our Nations Prosperity”?
2) List all the points that the Republican Environmentalists want? (The “We Want” section)
3) How does REP answer those who believe that no "real Republican" wants to protect the environment or believes in conservation?
4) How do they respond to those who insist that regulatory reform and property rights are more vital than laws to prevent the extinction of species?
5) Who founded REP, and how did this group get their start?
6) List at least 2 accomplishments made EACH year by REP since their founding in 1995.
7) What is REP’s mission?
8) What do the By-Law’s explain the “Purpose” of REP is?
Section: “Green Elephant”
9) What is the Green Elephant? (“Green Elephant” Section
Section: “Policy Papers”
10) List 3 Recommendations REP has for each section. Forests, oceans, wetlands, water, and climate change. (policy papers)
Section: “Hot Topics”
11) At this point in their history what are the “Hot Topics” for REP?
12) Do you think the “Hot Topics” should be important, anything to add? Take away?
Economy Questions
Economy
1) What is Michigan’s Upper Peninsula described as?
2) Who were early Michiganders and what attracted them to the UP?
3) What has type of business has been “virtually closed” in the UP?
4) What types of activities are still booming in the UP?
5) List the types of Minerals found in the Lower Peninsula?
6) Where does the “Great Wealth” of the Lower Peninsula lie?
7) What covers much of the Southern Counties of Michigan?
8) What is the most “lucrative” farm business?
9) Manufacturing accounts for what percentage of Michigan’s economy?
10) What is still Michigans “chief industry”?
11) Why is Kalamazoo considered an important area?
12) What helps make “tourism a major Michigan industry”?
13) What has made Michigan “susceptible to the fluctuations of the national economy?
Republicans Shudder as Economic Slowdown Adds to 2008 Concerns
1) What are Republicans heading into the 08’ election burdened by?
2) Why did Republican politicians “heave a sigh of relief”?
3) What does Edward Lazear have to say about feedback from US businesses?
4) What do “many economists warn” about the future economy?
5) List two “signs of distress”.
6) How do Americans feel democrats would be superior?
7) What do you think the quote by Lawrence Lindsey means?
8) What would create “more baggage” for Republicans running for office?
Contenders Offer Ideas to Fix States Economic Troubles
1) Who is Mitt Romney? Where is he from? How does the “state” of Michigan affect him?
2) Who is John McCain? What does he think about MI economy?
3) Who is Fred Thompson? What does he think about MI economy?
4) Who is Sam Brownback? What does he think about MI economy? (lauded means to give praise)
5) What did major policy prescriptions “hang closely” to?
6) What discussion did Giuliani and Romney continue?
7) What group made up the majority of the 1,100 people? Why do you think so?
Analyze Michigan Republicans stand on War.
- How many soldiers from Michigan are in the U.S. military
- What branches of the U.S. military do they serve? Give percentages?
- Has the Michigan State Government spent any money fighting wars in Afghanistan or Iraq?
- If so how much
- Does it cost the Michigan State Government any money to send a soldier abroad?
- How Michigan soldiers have died in wars in the past 10 years?
- Do families of fallen soldiers receive any money from the State of Michigan?
- If so how much?
- How long does this funding last?
- Where does this money come from?
- Do soldiers have to serve a number of years before they receive money?
- What percentage of Republicans supported the war right after 9/11?
- What percentage of Republicans support the war today?
- What variable affected this percentage?
- What percentage of Republicans served time in the Military?
- What percentage of Republicans saw combat while in the military?
- How do these percentages relate to the Republicans feelings on the war?
- What is the percentage of women serving in the Michigan House of Representatives?
- How does this percentage relate to the Republican beliefs with reference to war?What gives people the right to protest at military funerals?
- Has any legislation been passed to counter these protests?
- Who supported this legislation? If so, give name and party.
- What is the impact on a soldier’s attitude when they see or hear Michigan citizens protest?
- Are there any Michigan Company’s profiting from the wars abroad?
- If so who are these company’s
- How are they profiting
- Are there different kinds of Republicans? If so explain their beliefs
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Other Resources
http://westanddivided.blogspot.com/2007/01/divided-we-stand-on-divided-we-stand.html