2010+State+of+the+Union+Address

=2010 State of the Union Address=

Class predictions on what words would be used most often in the speech
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Class Comments on the 2010 State of the Union Address
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Below are links to video highlights, reactions, and the transcript of President Obama's 2010 State of the Union Address. Please watch the videos and look at the transcript. Take notes on any connections you see between what President Obama said, and what we talked about in Chapter 9 of your Social Studies book.

Connections you should be looking for:
 * how a bill becomes a law
 * system of checks and balances
 * federal system of government
 * the purpose of the Constitution as described in the Preamble
 * the three branches of government
 * what each of the three branches of government is supposed to do
 * anything else that we discussed in chapter 9

Video Links: [|CNN Videos] (There will be a short commercial that plays first. Please do not get goofy while the commercials are playing. While that is playing, click on the "politics" link on the left hand side under "catagories." You should first watch the video entitled "State of the Union Highlights." After that you may watch any of the clips from the State of the Union Address. You should not be watching videos about anything else. Make sure you are taking notes about the connections listed above to Chapter 9.)

[|Transcript of the State of the Union Address] This is the written text from President Obama's speech. Look through it to see if you can make any connections to Chapter 9.