Sunday, November 11, 2007

208: U.S. History & Civics


Background: Next year is a presidential election year. We have been studying the history of political parties in the United States and the roles and platforms of Democrats, Republicans and third parties.

Question: You are tired of both Democrats and Republicans and you want to found (start) a new political party. You have to come up with a name and then a political platform of at least three issues.

Remember to explain each issue: Why is it important for you and what you want to do about it? Your answer must be at least three paragraphs long! Its worth 50 points!

32 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Luis Nunez

Anonymous said...

I think each party has it own good and bad sides, as everything in life; but some changes could be made that brings new choices to the individuals and the Nation.

The political party name I decided; is New Alternative Party. Why? because those little changes,could bring us a big new start; that alternative, is a kind of mix of some of the good both Republican Party, and Democrat Party and some new changes in the political field.

Issues-problem solving.

Anti-war; protect the Nation just when necesary, when another Country could harm us, or attack, not when the dialogue, and agreement can be use as a first choice.

Control-taxes (reduce-increase) for the following individuals: War veterans or disable people, low income families, single mothers,(if low income,or adolescents),elderly unemployed people.

Increase the tax in a considerate ammount for high income people such :( industrials,famous artists or movie stars, or gas companies,casinos,lotto and all gambling industries, cigarretes and alcohol companies).

Free College Education:

(For low income people,immigrants,and everyone who is interested in serving in community jobs as a payback for education).

Free education will be provided for those who are qualified, and prove genuine interest in learning major carreers; such Medicine,Technology,Legal services,Arquitecture, or other main careers, and mainly will perform in a private setting,

This proffesionals that are needed in a community; should be agree to offer free services to at least the 30% of their future clients in 3 years,in that period of time while serving their tax will be reduced.

Educators in the Public College System would come from this same system, or if previously studied in this field from the private system,both will be paid fairly.

It would help to solve the health issue,education, and low income people main needs.

Inmigrants-Reform:

Help all the inmigrants that already live,work,study, and being in this Country for more than 5 years, have a clean criminal background; to get the Permantent Residence.

A new kind of Visa (Kf) for 18 years entrance, and work permit for 9 months a year,if an inmigrant has at least 2 years period in this territory and have a child who born naturally in the USA, who will be in need of studying in this territory.

Parent should have a clean criminal background report,not drugs,and prove the he-she lives with the American Citizen child and is providing good care to such minor. If the child is given in adoption,or abandoned the parent loose it's rigths and privileges, and is deported.

After 10 years of continuing job and study, this person can become Permanent Resident, if prove to have good behavior,some English language knowledge, and is a person needed in their community.

If this immigrant marry an American Citizen in this period, the process will be shorten to 2 years.

Temporary Visa (12-15 months).

For labor workers, low income hard workers, artists,and low income proffesionals,giving priority to family heads,parents,people with more than 3 dependents,large family, Countries of third world, or poor economical development etc..

With this visa; the immigrant will have a temporary drivers license, and temporary id, fingerprinted, and chipped for security reasons and immigration control.

After the visa period is over,the immigrant can re-apply again for a temporary visa, 2 to 2.5 years later to offer opportunities to new immigrant workers.

If that person stays longer it would be subject to deportation, and not legally admited or considered in the future for re- entry, or live in the USA.

Welfare would be cutted for all working age people who has not disablity, or health problems, don't pass a drug screen test favorably,is recruited for any job program and doesn't last for at least a year. Or reduced after 3 years with not job.


Kehidy Rivera ...

Anonymous said...

in this paragraph im going to talk about wat name im going to put my new political party .
the name that i will pick is helpful i pick this name because it means like you like to help and i do like to help people like if they need something i help them.for example i will help poor people because there is too many little kids that are dead because there parents were poor and could give them anof food for they could live so people like that.that dont have money i will help. secondly i will stop the ward and saviung all that money that you could lose whene you send it to iraq .finally is that i will stop the discrimination because that is bad not only because you have different color means that you are mean or dont have the same righ that other people do because EVERYBODY IS THE SAMEEEEEE THE COLOR DONOT MATTER !!!!!!! conclusion, is that i hope you untherstand why i chosse this name .........




att:diane baez.

Anonymous said...

Helping U.S.A party discrimination/immigrants/politics

• People have rights to fight discrimination
• Illegal immigrants that live in U.S.A and have a life here should be given papers
• Politics should not be about corruption and selfishness

To conclude those are the reasons why I would make a new political party.

Andres Peña

Anonymous said...

i have come up with a new party call immigrants party of rights. this party have so many roles in common. first of all the party have to make sure that the rights and duties of the immigrants are organized and they have everything well for their life without any problems.

this party need to make sure that all the Latinos and other people are living in a right conditions almost the same as American and African Americans and other people in the country. this party need to be able to don't pay that much of taxes for anything that people buy.

i want this party to be form of people from a background of other people that are immigrants from all over the world. This reason is because it is the immingrants party of right. Also i want this party to became one of the favorite party for the people foe have a great country in society. To conclude, this is what i want for the people and the party to be when it start to be a party after republicans and democrats.


FedY pImEnTeL
PeRdiA pErO AlGo Es AlGo!
MR.Dilley tell me if i have to do something more because this is kind of a desaster!!!!

Anonymous said...

When its time to choose a political party everybody thinks about what president is better than other.But the truth is that all the political parties are the same and they always are looking for something because at this time not a lot of presidents worry about the people or what they need, they just worry about the money and all the benefits that they can get from the opportunity of be governor or president of a country.

Because of those issues i would like to create a NEW political party called: D.P.R.P(Dominican Party for the Rights of the People).I chose this beautiful name because it represent the Dominicans and because a good political party must worry about the rights of the people.


iSSueS ---> PrOBLemS SolViNg!

Immigrants
The first thing that i would do about the immigrants is let them come to the United States and give them a legal ID and like that they can have a normal life as the other people.Then i want that everyone treat them without discrimination and that they could study like residents do it.

Racism
One of the others thing that i would like to change not only in the united states but in all over the world is the racism... I think the people shouldn't discriminate the people from another nacionality or color because we are all the same unlike they should talk to different people and like that they can mix cultures but they are wrong thankful!! and they don't enjoy the life opportunities.

Taxes
I think the taxes sholud be lower for the poor people and higher for the rich people because the people from low income spend all their money just in taxes while the riches don't spend a lot of money how they should.

I wait that you liked my Political Party...

~~~~> amBaR mEna !!

Anonymous said...

EXTRADITIONAL POLITICAL PARTY



I think the people from the government is smart but smart in the way to be rich themselves trough us that’s why I want to change this politic and start my idea about the following rights:


-Immigrants rights:

Immigrants are people that come to this country to have a better life or sometimes because they have problems in them countries.

Our methods are to get better the immigration system and change the law for the immigrants for example:

1-investigate the immigrant case correctly about why they come and decide if they can stay in the United States yes or not depend on the case.

2-take the immigrant people like a normal person in this country. That’s meant take account of them in different activities, roles, etc.

3-do not discrimination in this country for the immigrants.



-Work in the racism elimination:

Racism is the discrimination to other people that depend on the skin color or religion.


Our goals are to work hard in these elimination trough different methods for example:

1-work trough the schools that’s mean we will give new methods to the education about racism.

2-work hard making campaign about racism and what are the racism consequences and why? We have to eliminate this.

3-we would change the racism showing cases extremely horrible about racism.

-Healthy:

This an important part in the United States because many people do not have the necessary money to pay them social security.

Our goals are the following notes:

THE FREE HEALTHY

Anonymous said...

EXTRADITIONAL POLITICAL PARTY



I think the people from the government is smart but smart in the way to be rich themselves trough us that’s why I want to change this politic and start my idea about the following rights:


-Immigrants rights:

Immigrants are people that come to this country to have a better life or sometimes because they have problems in them countries.

Our methods are to get better the immigration system and change the law for the immigrants for example:

1-investigate the immigrant case correctly about why they come and decide if they can stay in the United States yes or not depend on the case.

2-take the immigrant people like a normal person in this country. That’s meant take account of them in different activities, roles, etc.

3-do not discrimination in this country for the immigrants.



-Work in the racism elimination:

Racism is the discrimination to other people that depend on the skin color or religion.


Our goals are to work hard in these elimination trough different methods for example:

1-work trough the schools that’s mean we will give new methods to the education about racism.

2-work hard making campaign about racism and what are the racism consequences and why? We have to eliminate this.

3-we would change the racism showing cases extremely horrible about racism.

-Healthy:

This an important part in the United States because many people do not have the necessary money to pay them social security.

Our goals are the following notes:

THE FREE HEALTHY

Daniel Sanchez

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Ambar Great job! I just don't know if people would vote for a party named after the Dominican Republic in the United States. I loved your ideas!


You wrote "I wait" you meant " I hope"

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Fedilayne,

You also did an amazing job although I believe that you could have taken a little more time working on it. Remember to capitalize your is (I).

PS. Why should Latinos have almost the same rights, they ought to have exactly the same rights!!!

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Kehidy Rivera for PRESIDENT!!!!!

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Diane you have one long paragraph and it seems that you rushed a little bit. Its a bit messy, but good time. Next time I want three clear paragraphs. Remember something about introduction, body and conclusion?

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Andres Pena, great job!

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Daniel great job, but I believe that you are missing something about your health system proposal. Are you?

Also, I believe you mean that many people do not have enough money to pay for health insurance. Social security is mandatory!!!

Anonymous said...

The name that I would put to my political party is , We can do it together , I would put that name to my political party because i think that we can do all that the americans do together ...

I would like to do a lot of things for my party ... for the people vote for me , and one of the is,

New Rules : new rules because in that form i can put the same rights to all the people , cause i think that everybody should have the same righs , for example , the poor people that need more support , home , some people live in the street looking for money , and too - Now are so many people rich that have better rigths than the immigrants that sometime work more than the american people-many people with more rigths than the otherone ..

Secondly , More Rehab center for the people. because now is so many people with problems in their house and when they go to the streets and some people offert then drugs for sell and take in drugs and that afect a lot their lives and some of them have to go to Rehab centers for they help them , the mens and the womens that have problems for example , the mens who abuse the girls , boys and teenager the don't care if they are small or bigger or the consequences that this can cause ,and unfortunally there are so many people with AIDS , CANCER, Anorexia, bulimia , colera and metal problems .. that are now in the hospital because of that ..

Finally, Visa for the immigrants can go to their nations or country , becuase i think they can go through the world like the others people too .. cause no one is better than anyone ..

Karen Alvarado ..207

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Karen,

1) It is because and not cause;
2) Your second point was very well said. We need to help people who are sick or have drug dependencies or mental issues. All societies must take care of their most needed people first and then the haves (rich).
3) Don't think for a party designed for immigrants only. If we are to have equal rights the party must allow all people to join and have a voice (representation)

Anonymous said...

The New Parties

My party World be calling the A.P. (Alejandro party). Because my name is Alejandro so I can put whatever name I like. So that’s why I call my party Alejandro party.

One of the issues that I would resolve would be that every person that kills anybody I would kill them too. Because they don’t have the right to kill anybody. Other would be that all poor people would get a good job so they don’t have to live under a bridge and give them some place to live. And the last would be that I will give every emigrant on the United States their documents so they can live free like any American.

So that’s the issues that would resolve if I make my own party. But if I don’t win I wouldn’t make all I promise to do.

German Polanco

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

In my opinion I don't really like the political parties the they have in this country so of what I know I would call myself a Inde pent because I don't like the issues that the Republicans and Democrats have so I would make a new one.

On my party they would be 3 important issues the I think the would attract people so they could vote fo me or be into my party. One of them would be of course the Immigrant problem what I would do is to give all the illegal immigrants the already here legal paper, a worker VISA for 7 years so they can get a better life after that they can go to thier natural country and bring other immigrants and give them the VISA for 7 years, so they all people from other country can make a life and love it by there 7 yaers here but I going to stop the crossing make the big wall like Bush wants to.

Second important issue the I would put on my campaign so it can inspire little kids and adults or parents is about the Education I would do on every 10 states a year is to put computer on every school of the states on every classroom and on those 10 states there will be a lot of program for kids so they can be interest on new thing like for example sports, arts, etc.. sometimes I would give the kids a oportunity so they can meet roles models, every year give the school money to fix whatever they got to fix like the Curley the doors and SHADES!!! not wastes the money on stupid thing,the money for the kids so they can learn more and complete their goals.

My third and last issue the I would put on my party is about crime. Crime has affect a lot of people specific the people of the war for me all that things the Bush is doing is a crime send people just to do his dirty work and other people get affect of this stupid thing people die for this crime people die and their always whising the best for them the next day they are dead without him/her doing anything family would get frustrate never see people is very sad for anybody so I think my campaign should have NO CRIME to solve that they should put more police station and more police on every town instead of sending soldiers to the war they should put like police to defend their own country.


I wrote about about my three issues one is Immigration, Education,and crime but the thing the I forgot is what is going to be the name of my campaing the name is TTOEO(The Town Of Every One)I put this name because that what I hear people want it since Bush was a president so be my guest and vote for my party

Luis Nuñez

Anonymous said...

In this country are a lot of issue and there have to be a party to solve It .First of all I chose àResolve ß for the name of my party because is one of the kind of party that wouldn’t be negative or positive answer or issue, For example is not as Republicans that said that they shouldn’t help the poor people or the people that need help because they should work and stop been lazy, that is negative because it is not helping this country is such as a tree growing more and more, it is going to grow the poverty that’s why àResolveß are going to do something and resolve the kind of problem. Another example from positive, Democrat is agree with a lot of Taxes, and that is affecting the community àResolveß are going to solve it with both is like mixed together to make this country much better.




Issue à helping

A lot of poor people need help, well need money and why we shouldn’t help them why àResolveß don’t help them, they are but in one condition that they would decide. àResolveß are not going to give them money for nothing for no good future so that means that if they give money to them they are going to keep doing all the time (forever) because they always are going to need the money if they are asking for help is because the job that they have don’t help them with the rent and they aren’t completing the rent so with the money that the government give to them they are using it to complete the rent so that means that they are in the same condition (poor). àResolveß decide to give money to poor people that go to collage ONLY POOR Rich people can go to collage free because why they have to pay for education it should be free now
à Resolve ß is going to give money for poor people who go to collage so they can pay they rent and buy the supply that they need but they are not going to pay for education is adverse àResolveß is going to give poor people money for going to collage and work hard for a good profession and then when they finish they could have they good jobs and they wouldn’t need more help form the
Government.




Taxes


There are some issue with the taxes and it would be that the taxes is going to degree because the government is going to work not order people what to do. Really they don’t do nothing they only ORDER, ORDER and ORDER and we the community give them money to ORDER they don’t do nothing just order why they don’t work like us so à Resolve ß is deciding that the government should work and stop order people what to do to degree a percentage of taxes. It should be that poor people less taxes and rich people more taxes not a lot because then the rich it would become as poor.


Immigrant




Why they hate immigrant ? Why people from others country that are poor can’t come to United State ? that’s discrimination. Immigrant are the one who work hard for Rich people so why they are sending them to their country for what because if they send them to their country then who are going to work hard for rich people they do think about it who is going to work hard. They should accept immigrant in this country because this world belongs to every single person in this world no matter what Rich people said. Another reason is that immigrant work for Rich people and for the president. So à Resolve ß decide to accept immigrant from another country to this country give them visa as others people have .





War


Why people is fighting for something stupid ? War is one of the things that decrease population and that’s not good for a lot of reason. Why they don’t talk like people not like animals that go and fight for food or something else. That is wasting time and money for death. A lot of people suffer for some family that died in the war.àResolve ß decide to not wasting time for death and talk like people only fight if the attack us but if is for something that we have a lot like rice or something like that why should cant we share so à Resolveß are going to share if they have a lot and avoid war and death.



By : Paloma Reyes Diaz

Anonymous said...

In this country are a lot of issue and there have to be a party to solve It .First of all I chose >Resolve < for the name of my party because is one of the kind of party that wouldn’t be negative or positive answer or issue, For example is not as Republicans that said that they shouldn’t help the poor people or the people that need help because they should work and stop been lazy, that is negative because it is not helping this country is such as a tree growing more and more, it is going to grow the poverty that’s why >Resolve< are going to do something and resolve the kind of problem. Another example from positive, Democrat is agree with a lot of Taxes, and that is affecting the community >Resolve< are going to solve it with both is like mixed together to make this country much better.




Issue > helping

A lot of poor people need help, well need money and why we shouldn’t help them why >Resolve< don’t help them, they are but in one condition that they would decide. >Resolve< are not going to give them money for nothing for no good future so that means that if they give money to them they are going to keep doing all the time (forever) because they always are going to need the money if they are asking for help is because the job that they have don’t help them with the rent and they aren’t completing the rent so with the money that the government give to them they are using it to complete the rent so that means that they are in the same condition (poor). >Resolve< decide to give money to poor people that go to collage ONLY POOR Rich people can go to collage free because why they have to pay for education it should be free now
> Resolve < is going to give money for poor people who go to collage so they can pay they rent and buy the supply that they need but they are not going to pay for education is adverse >Resolve< is going to give poor people money for going to collage and work hard for a good profession and then when they finish they could have they good jobs and they wouldn’t need more help form the
Government.




Taxes


There are some issue with the taxes and it would be that the taxes is going to degree because the government is going to work not order people what to do. Really they don’t do nothing they only ORDER, ORDER and ORDER and we the community give them money to ORDER they don’t do nothing just order why they don’t work like us so > Resolve < is deciding that the government should work and stop order people what to do to degree a percentage of taxes. It should be that poor people less taxes and rich people more taxes not a lot because then the rich it would become as poor.


Immigrant




Why they hate immigrant ? Why people from others country that are poor can’t come to United State ? that’s discrimination. Immigrant are the one who work hard for Rich people so why they are sending them to their country for what because if they send them to their country then who are going to work hard for rich people they do think about it who is going to work hard. They should accept immigrant in this country because this world belongs to every single person in this world no matter what Rich people said. Another reason is that immigrant work for Rich people and for the president. So > Resolve < decide to accept immigrant from another country to this country give them visa as others people have .





War


Why people is fighting for something stupid ? War is one of the things that decrease population and that’s not good for a lot of reason. Why they don’t talk like people not like animals that go and fight for food or something else. That is wasting time and money for death. A lot of people suffer for some family that died in the war.>Resolve < decide to not wasting time for death and talk like people only fight if the attack us but if is for something that we have a lot like rice or something like that why should cant we share so > Resolve< are going to share if they have a lot and avoid war and death.


this one is more corrected Mr. pitts Dilley
By : Paloma Reyes Diaz

dont read the other one because it confuse

Anonymous said...

Are you tired of Democrats and Republicans? Do you want to make a new one? I am tired of Democrats and Republicans so that’s why I made the new political party called the force of the union, also I have a symbol for my new party. The symbol is a bull; I choose a bull for my party because this is the animal that represents force, a very important word for my party. The word force in my political party means that is a party with people that work hard to help the union to be better.

The first political platform of my party the force of the union is to give welfare only to the people who cannot work and that have disability. One reason of why the force of the union will give welfare to the people who cannot work and that have disabilities is because there is a lot of people in the United States that can work and they are taking welfare although also there are old people that don’t need to work and need government help, they are working. To conclude, I have reasons of why I only will give welfare to people who need it.

The second political platform of my party the force of the union is to stop the discrimination to Latino and African American people. One reason of why the force of the union is going to stop the discrimination to Latino and African American people because I want equal rights to everybody in a diverse country like United States. Also I want to stop the discrimination because in this country a lot of Latino people come here to work hard and get a better life for their family. So if they come here to work, they are helping the U.S. economy. In my opinion, in this country is unfair to have discrimination because in some way this people form part of the U.S. society helping to the economy of this country. To conclude, in this country there is not reason of why to have discrimination because in some way Latino and African American people are helping the American society.

The last political platform of my party the force o the union to give visas for one month to people from all over the world. One reason of why the force of the union wants to give visa to people from all over the world because this issue in someway help this country to the tourism. Also when the people receive the visa that they came here, they are going to be interesting so they can apply to be legal residence. To conclude, the issue to give all people from all over the world a visa for one month to come to United States of America is going to increase the tourism and the population density of this country.
Genesis Pena

Anonymous said...

Im going to call my political party: a better world.

My issue about the U.S is the immigrant because they don't have the same rights.What I will do to help them is giving & doing the same things that I do for everybody else I will help them the same way as every everybody else with everything I can and what I will like to do in my future is help all the immigrants with all that they need.

Another issue that I have about the U.S and a lot of different places is discrimination that is something that I can help by working at the political party because that everywhere but I will do my possible stuff to help because that something that everyone will like to stop the discrimination to have better lifes.

The last issue is the education and if I am a president im going to help the people with their education and like that they don't have to pay a lot of money and the poor people are not going to worry about education and either the people that go to private schools they can have education every where they go and it don't metter if is a public school.

Ninoshka Huertas

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Luis,

I loved the TTOEO. The computer idea (initiative) was amazing. Not only I support your initiative, but I also think that your guidelines (ten states a year, five years for the whole country) were what both Democrats and Republicans lack: clear timelines that can be achieved and are based on real issues that affect our contry.

p.s. Would you build a wall in between Canada and the United States also?

p.s.2. Not natural, home or native countries.

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Paloma Reyes Diaz:

àResolveß! What an interesting and creative name for your political party. I liked how you spent a long time thinking about the major issues that the "American" (incluidng immigrants) face today.

Taxes: Great way to explain that you believe that rich people should pay more taxes than the poor, but not excessively! You should critical thinking by thinking about both sides.

College: Poor people need welfare! I agree! Everyone should be helped and college should be available for all people. If poor people can't go to college because they can't afford it, then we DO NOT LIVE in a DEMOCRACY!

Amazing work...

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Genesis Pena:

Go Bulls! What an interesting idea and name for the political party: Force of the Union (capitalize proper nouns!

I liked how you used citical thinking to show that some people need more help than others: people with disabilities and the elderly (old people). I also understand your point of discrimination, but do not forget that discrimination and xenophobia (anti immigrants feelings) happen all over the world!

The visa point was little bit incomplete. Tourism only? Also, not to increase population density, but population growth!

Good job;)

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Ninoshka Huertas:

everywhere but I will do my possible stuff to help because that something that everyone will like to stop the discrimination to have better lifes. What kind of STUFF? A Better World needs specific solutions!

I liked your educational platform. We need to make sure that everyone can go to college. Y

On the next online assignment you need to focus more on details, but let me tell you that you did an amazing job! Way to go!

Mr. Pitts-Dilley said...

Genesis Coronado, Gerry, Mariel and Yessica where are your work? Warning notices!!!

Anonymous said...

Coronado,

I would vote for the Reality Party anyday. Did you know that most homeless people are military veterans? Shouldn't our government honor and support our troops? I also am very gald that you spoke about social security and medicare for the elderly and dissabled, immigrants rights and viloence and weapons! DO YOUR WORK ON TIME! IT WAS AMAZING>>>

PPD