Exploring California Government and Issues
Dive into an insightful session on California's government structures, key players, and current issues. Understand the roles of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches, compare California and Federal governments, deliberate on priority issues like immigration and education, and ponder important questions for deeper reflection.
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Session 5: Understanding California Issues
Agenda Overview Introduction to California Government California Issue Deliberation California Issue Inventory Identifying Reliable Media Content Starting the Essay, Part 1: Research 2
Californias Government Structure 3
Not elected by the people Makes the laws Interprets the laws Has the power to declare war Makes the budget Executive Carries out laws Creates treaties The Cabinet Legislative Judicial Carries out immigration policy Collects taxes Vice President House of Representatives Can declare laws unconstitutional President Elected every 4 years Elected every 2 or 6 years Three Branches of Government
Compare & Contrast California Govt and the Federal Gov t California Executive: Governor and Lieutenant Governor Both limited to two terms and subject to voter recall California State Legislature: State Assembly -80 members, elected every 2 years State Senate -40 members, elected every 4 years California Supreme Court: 7 members -1 Chief Justice, 6 Associate Justices Appointed by Governor, 12-year term renewable by voters California Local Government: 58 counties and 482 cities Counties and cities can pass local ordinances (laws) 5
California Issue Deliberation 6
California Issue Deliberation: Central Question What issue should the California government prioritize? IMMIGRATION HEALTH ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION 7
Issue Questions Based on what you read, what do you think is the most important aspect of the issue you read about? Was there anything new you learned about the issue by reading the resource? In your personal opinion, how important is the issue you read about? Why? 8
Deliberation Questions Have you seen, experienced, or heard of any of these issues impacting your community directly? Which issue do you think is affecting your community the most? Are any of these issues important to you? Why or why not? Which issue should the California government prioritize addressing? Why? Come to consensus as a group. 9
Deliberation Reflection Were there any issues you care about that weren t discussed today? If yes, what issue is that? Why does it matter to you? 10
California Issue Inventory How does this issue affect California specifically? What are three examples of this issue affecting my local community? Is this issue something that the California government should try to address? 11
Identifying Reliable Media Content 12
Defining The Term What do we mean when we say reliable media content? 13
Warm-Up Discussion Where do you get news and information most often? How easy or difficult do you think it is to identify a piece of content as reliable? How important is it to identify whether content is reliable before believing information? 14
Practice Article MEDIA CONTENT RUBRIC Name of Article/Piece: This article is neutral and has no obvious political slant or agenda. This article cites its sources and they are credible. This article provides evidence and it is credible. The evidence proves the main point of the article. The article explains everything clearly, including facts or evidence that are missing. 16
Article Discussion Questions Overall, how reliable did you find this article? Were there certain criteria that you scored the article particularly high or low on? Why did you score it as you did? How could you have changed the article so that it met all criteria better? How easy or difficult was it to come up with a consensus about the scores your group would give on each criterion? 17
Reliable Media Reflection How might you need to adjust if a piece of content does not meet some of these criteria fully? Are there any additional criteria you think should be included in this list? Why? What types of content or media sources, if any, do you think these questions might not apply to? Are there any instances where the answers to the questions might be less important? Do you think you could use these questions on a regular basis to assess reliability? Why or why not? 18
Starting the Essay, Part 1: Research 19
Essay Guidelines You will write an editorial (persuasive) essay for a student newspaper. The purpose of this article is to give an opinion on an issue impacting California/your local community and to attempt to persuade the reader to agree with your recommended solution. In the remainder of this session, you should focus on researching: - Background information on the issue - Individuals in power at the local/state level who are working on this issue - Current proposed policy solutions by these individuals at the local/state level 20
