:to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
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WELCOME to C-SPAN Classroom Deliberations! This website is designed to engage students in classroom deliberations about current issues being debated in Congress. Here you will find a carefully selected set of C-SPAN primary source video clips and newspaper articles that concisely present the leading positions on a new issue each month. Teachers will find handouts, current events lesson plans, and deliberation strategies that make it easy to engage students in the issues.
C-SPAN Classroom Deliberations is produced by C-SPAN's Senior Fellows more |
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NEW ISSUE - Fiscal Cliff (Legislation Update HERE)
What should Congress and the President do about the automatic tax increases and spending cuts that will go into effect on January 1, 2013 (the “fiscal cliff")? |
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ISSUE:
Does money unfairly influence our political process? |
Photo by Brian - Bountiful, Utah, USA Wikimedia Commons
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ISSUE:
Do state laws requiring photo ID for voters unfairly affect voter participation? |
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ISSUE:(Includes Supreme
Court Decision Update)
Is the Health Care Reform Law Constitutional?
Interactive Module
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ISSUE:
Should students support
or oppose the "Occupy" movement?
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ISSUE:
Should Congress pass a Balanced Budget Amendment?
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ISSUE:
What should the federal government do to decrease unemployment?
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