Demographics and Congress The United States Congress is divided into two parts (bicameral): the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Whereas the U.S. Senate is comprised of two senators per state, the House of Representatives divides 435 representatives among each state, according to U.S. Census data. By constitutional law each state has at least […]

In a course-long project beginning this week, you will take on the challenge of lessening your impacts on the environment through reducing the size of your ecological footprint. Specifically, you will identify possible lifestyle changes that would reduce the amount of resources you use and/or the amount of carbon dioxide emissions that you produce. In […]

In this week’s discussion, you will recalculate your ecological footprints from Week 1 and determine whether or not your actions taken over the past five weeks have made a difference in the size of your footprints. You will also have the opportunity to discuss additional actions one might take to live more sustainably. In particular, […]

Imagine that you are a resident of Ashfordton, a community whose characteristics are described below. You have come together with your neighbors for a special meeting to devise a plan for helping the community become carbon-neutral by 2050, meaning that by that time, no net carbon dioxide emissions will be produced by residents as a […]

Imagine that you are a resident of Ashfordton, a community whose characteristics are described below. You have come together with your neighbors for a special meeting to devise a plan for managing its water resources more sustainably by 2050. Water resource issues the community faces include insuring a safe and sustainable drinking water supply for […]

Question 1          _____ is considered the founder of modern-day public opinion polling.   Walter Lippmann   Alfred M. Landon   George Gallup   John Zogby   William E. Harris   Question 2          To determine how reliable a poll is, one must first determine   the margin of […]

Imagine that you are a resident of Ashfordton, a community whose characteristics are described below. You have come together with your neighbors for a special meeting to devise a management plan for helping the community become more resilient and sustainable in terms of its food production by 2050. A community that is resilient is able […]

Question 1          Civil liberties are __________ that the government cannot take away.   property rights   personal freedoms   business rights   recognitions of equality   religious freedoms   Question 2          The Bill of Rights is made up of the first __________ amendments to the U.S. Constitution. […]

Question 1          Which Article of the Constitution created the federal judiciary?   Article III   Article II   Article VI   Article I   Article IX   Question 2          How many justices currently serve on the Supreme Court?   five   six   twelve   nine   […]

Question 1          Under the Constitution, both the national and state governments   are totally autonomous.   do not share any powers.   are accountable to the people.   can regulate interstate commerce.   are able to establish local governments.   Question 2          A system of government where […]