Where do schools get the majority of their funding?
Property Taxes
100
Which party would tend to argue that we need a smaller central government?
Republican
100
Female full-time workers earn approximately what percentage of a man's salary?
77%
100
What is Mr. Chud's wife's name?
Marisa
200
What are the 3 parts to creating an effective rebuttal?
Transition
Flaw in the counter-paragraph
Argument that sets up the argumentative paragraph
200
Where do charter schools get the majority of their funding?
Property Taxes
200
What is the proper order of steps to becoming president?
Primaries, Nomination, Campaigning, Popular Vote, Electoral College
200
Approximately how many corporations are in control of the media?
5-6
200
How many colleges did Mr. Chud go to?
4.
University of Alaska Anchorage
Northwest College in Seattle, WA
University of Missouri, Kansas City
Boston University
300
How do you check for the "S" in RACS?
Make sure there is enough detail so the reader does not have any questions
300
Between what two groups is the greatest achievement gap in American society?
White and minority students
300
What are the 3 requirements to becoming president?
b. Natural born U.S. citizen
c. At least 35 years old
d. Has lived in the country for at least 14 years
300
What percentage of Congress is represented by females?
17%
300
Was does Mr. Chud teach besides Speech & Composition?
ESL & Student Council
400
How do you check to see if a piece of evidence passes the "C" test?
Read the evidence out loud and see if it makes sense
400
According to the research we did in class, why the United States is lagging behind other countries in terms of academic performance?
Teachers tend to focus on students’ learning procedures rather than understanding concepts in depth.
400
What step in the election process is described here:
Party members get the choice to vote for the candidate that represents their party in the upcoming general election.
Primaries
400
True or False:
Women are quoted in the media far less than men except regarding women’s issues.
FALSE
400
In what year was Mr. Chud a freshman in high school?
1996-97
500
If an argument were represented as a house, what part would the evidence be?
The foundation.
500
In the years immediately following Brown v Board of Education, what happened?
Nothing really happened...
500
What step in the election process is described here:
At the end of the primary and caucuses each one of the party holds a national convention to finalize the selection of the President Election.
Nomination
500
The following is a definition of what?
A widely held but oversimplified idea of a person or thing
Stereotype
500
Name the 2 things in this list that are untrue:
- Last year, Mr. Chud went to Finland.
- Mr. Chud was in a jumprope club in high school
- Mr. Chud has two younger brothers
- Mr. Chud was in a jumprope club in high school
- Mr. Chud has two younger brothers