Teacher Spotlight for May 2018 is Jill Auten of Edmond, OK.

The 2016 election was one of the most polarizing in modern history. Many people were divided on the issues and felt compelled to go to the polls. And while negative feelings towards the other party are nothing new, the growing contempt that both Republicans and Democrats have for the opposing party has grown broader and deeper than in the past.

How do people get health care in the USA? Group plan? Medicare? ACA Marketplace? CHIP? SGAP reviews health insurance options for Americans in this infographic!

It comes as no surprise that a dollar today is worth much less than it was in the past. Inflation marks a decrease in the dollar’s purchasing power. As prices for goods and services increase, each dollar can buy less than it could before. The American dollar has lost a lot of purchasing power in the last 100 years.

A look at volunteerism in the USA.

Here are the voting results from SGAP students across the nation for issues SGAP looked at in 2017.

RESEARCH LINKS Issue 1: Offshore Drilling Heritage Foundation: How Offshore Oil and Gas Production Benefits the Economy  Oceana Report: Safety Measures Will Not Make Offshore Drilling Safe  Press Release from Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke Announcement  National Ocean Industries Association Offshore Energy Industry Publications  Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Statistics and Facts  U.S. Department of Energy Report “Today in Energy” 

Issue 1: Offshore Drilling in the U.S.

Vital Stats Name: David Weikel School Name: Notre Dame High School City, State: Chattanooga, TN Subject(s) Taught: Civics, AP Government and Politics, Public Speaking Grade(s) Taught: 9, 11 and 12 No. of Years Teaching: 14 Honors: Board of Directors for Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge, Chattanooga Chapter

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RESEARCH LINKS Issue 1: Net Neutrality H.R.4682 “Open Internet Preservation Act” (Text) FCC: “Restoring Internet Freedom” “In Protests of Net Neutrality Repeal, Teenage Voices Stood Out” NYT Article “The Case for Net Neutrality Repeal” Article “What the End of Net Neutrality Means for You” Time Article Fox Video: “FCC Votes to Repeal Net Neutrality”

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Issue 1: Net Neutrality

Which states have the most and least Active Duty military? What percent of military members are under age 25? SGAP salutes  the U.S. military population in this infographic! [gview file="http://sgap.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/SGAP_Military-Population_Infographic_r4i5FINAL.pdf"]

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RESEARCH LINKS Issue 1: Charter Schools

Issue 1: Charter Schools Issue 2: Debt Ceiling

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RESEARCH LINKS Issue 1: North Korea

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Dreamer Immigrants 1. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently released data that showed more than ____ Dreamer immigrants have received work permits and deportation relief since the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was created.

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America has a rich tradition of immigration. This chart represents immigrants as a percentage of the U.S. population through history. 

What’s the difference between a U.S. citizen and a legal permanent resident? Asylee or refugee? SGAP looks at the face of immigration in the United States in this infographic.

Who has the power to declare war -- the president or Congress? SGAP answers in this infographic.

What is the U.S. Citizenship Test? The U.S. Citizenship Test is one of the final steps for Green Card holders to become naturalized U.S. citizens. Composed of two main sections, the English test and the Civics test, perhaps the most well-known part of the naturalization process. A USCIS officer asks you up to 10 questions from a list of 100 Civics questions in English during the interview. You must orally answer 6 of the 10 questions correctly in order to pass the Civics (History and  Government) test.

“We the People of the U.S., in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the U.S. of America.”

The U.S. Constitution's first three articles divide the federal government into three branches -- legislative (Congress), executive (President) and judicial (court system). This separation of powers ensures no one branch has too much power.

In this infographic, SGAP looks at how political parties have evolved in the United States through history. [gview file="http://sgap.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SGAP_Political-Parties_Infographic_Disc-edits-4.pdf"]

The President's Cabinet consists of the vice president and the secretaries of 15 departments. [gview file="http://sgap.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SGAP_Trump-Cabinet_Infographic_FINAL.pdf"]

Here’s a snapshot look at the U.S. Constitution’s preamble and articles, which replaced the Articles of Confederation. [gview file="http://sgap.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/SGAP_Preamble-Articles_Infographic_PRINT.pdf"]

Issue 1 : Syrian Missile Strikes

Issue 1 : Food Stamps & Junk Food

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How do news and the media affect government and politics? SGAP drills down in this infographic. [gview file="http://sgap.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/SGAP_Mass-Media_Infographic_FINAL-to-Disc.pdf"]

SGAP recaps the 9 events that typically take place at the presidential inauguration in this infographic. [gview file="http://sgap.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/SGAP_Inauguration_Infographic_Final.pdf"]

Do you qualify to run for House or Senate? See what Constitution says about qualifications in this SGAP infographic. [gview file="http://sgap.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/SGAP_Qualifications-House_Senate_Infographic_Final.pdf"]

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