Congressional Districts voting for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

2012 Presidential Election Vote by County

Integrated SS- Government 10.31.13

First Half until 9:35

• Kentucky Elections-• Questions—• Look up your precinct• Turn in to top tray

Second Half until 10:05

• Organize and Glue Stick Kentucky Government

• 3 Branches– sub-divide into House-Senate, etc.

• Quiz--

Kentucky Elections

The Electoral College

Kentucky Elections

1. Elections– Why Tuesday, Why November????

• The United States was mostly and agrarian nation in the 1800s

• November…..• Farmers generally had their crops laid by, shipped to market,

and crop land in fallow

• Tuesday…. Court Day in each county seat was usually on Monday. Taxes were usually to be paid after crops were sold at the end of the year. Since farmers could only travel to their county seat (Court Days) once or a few times a year, it was easier to stay in town from Monday to Tuesday. (Few wanted to miss Sunday church)

Court Days, yesterday and today

2. Kentucky Voter Registration Card– VRC or VRF

Counties and County Seats

3. County Seats- City Limits

• One day radius-- • Ride on horseback• Return home by dark

2. Kentucky Voter Registration Card– VRC or VRF

#6. Amendment 24: Prohibits Poll Taxes, Literacy Tests, Grandfather Clause

#7. Who is in charge of elections?

Local– County Clerk State– Sec. of State

Kentucky Commonwealth• Commonwealth is a traditional

English term for a political community founded for the common good.

• Kentucky's official state flag was adopted in 1918. The flag has a deep blue background with part of the state seal in the center. In the center are the words "COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY" and "UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL." On the seal, a pioneer and a statesman are shaking hands. Goldenrod flowers encircle the bottom half of the seal. The flag was again changed in 1962

Commonwealth of Kentucky

Other Old English Terms for Kentucky Government

• Shire= CountyThis is where we get the term “Sheriff”In Kentucky: The #1 responsibility of the

Sheriff is to collect taxes.

• Constable= Law Enforcement: Roles vary Greatly from community to community

#9. Appalachian Divide- Why Kentucky separated from VirginiaProperty Boundary Disputes

What separates Kentucky County and Virginia?– It took 1 month to travel from Harrodsburg in Kentucky to Richmond, the capital of Virginia—BECAUSE OF THE MOUNTAINS

#10. Kentucky’s ratification of Amendment #13??? …1976

11. Kentucky Voter Registration Card– VRC or VRF

# 12. Counties and County Seats

#13. Referendum– a levy• Tax voted on “Directly” by the citizens

#14. A Direct Primary

Kentucky Primary Election May 2014

2014 May Primary

• State….• U.S. Senator• U.S. House

• Local….• Sheriff• Judge Executive• District Judges• Constables

#15, #16 Posted at Polling Places

#17 Direct Primary Elections

• A Progressive Reform in the early 20th Century

• The purpose is for members of each political party to choose their candidates for the November election.

• Traditionally, it was done by party bosses and State Legislators

#18 Traditionally…..

• There are NO Alcohol sales on Election Day. Why??????

• “Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.”

Abraham Lincoln

• “A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”

John F. Kennedy

Electoral College Map

• The President is elected by the “Electoral College” • Each state gets the # of votes by adding their

representatives and senators. • An election is held in each state. Winner takes all votes

in that state.

2012 Presidential Election Results

Mitt Romney• 206 Electoral votes•60,933,500

• Barack Obama• 332 Electoral votes• 65,915,796

2012 Election by County

11.4.13- Integrated Social Studies

• Unit 4 Test Tuesday– State and Local Government

• Part 1– Overview of the Court System and Test Review

• Part 2– Card Sort Paste and Organize State Government

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• Alex– Katie• Candace- Brooke• Saige- John• Stone- Maggie• Lynzie- Jade• Chaz- Gracie• Walker- Lacey• Samuel- Michael• Noah- Morgan• Delana- Brad• Caroline- Lyndsey• Sommer- Michaela• Tyler- Cameron

Grant County Teen Court 2013

Kentucky State Level: Legislative

State Representative Brian Linder(D) 61st District State Senator Damon Thayer

(R) 4th Senate District

Senate District #17

Legislative DistrictsHouse Senate

Kentucky’s 2 Senators are….

• Mitch McConnell ® • Rand Paul ®

Kentucky General Assembly

House= 100 Members Senate= 33 Members

Old House District #61

Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo (D)

Senate President (R) Robert Stivers

Agriculture Commissioner James Comer

Grant County District Judge Thomas Funk

• Misdemeanors- Civil Cases under $4000, Family Court, Juvenile Court

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Grant County Sheriff Chuck Dills

Grant County Fiscal Court

• http://grantcounty.ky.gov/fiscalcourt/Pages/defaultOLD.aspx

Williamstown City Council (Municipal)

• http://www.wtownky.org/City_Council/default.html

Circuit Judge Steve Bates

• Grant, Carroll, Owen Counties• Felony Trials, Civil Trials over $4000

Kentucky Sec. of State Allison Grimes

• Oversees Kentucky Elections among other duties

Grant County Judge Executive Darrell Link (D)

• Oversees operation of county budget and fiscal court

• Appoints all county commissioners• Performs weddings (over 1000 now)

Kentucky State Supreme Court

Kentucky State Supreme Court

Kentucky County, Virginia

Kentucky- Virginia

Unit 4 State and Local Government

• 1. Turn in Your Unit 4 Study Guide today

• 2. Writing is Listing today• 3. Mulitple Choice– two extra or bonus

Citizens in the Courts• Subpoena—• Authority to compel testimony of a witness

• Summons—• A call by an authority to make a court appearance• Example: Example: A jury summons

• Warrant—• Probable Cause to appear as a defendant (innocent until

proven guilty)

• Arraignment—• To Hear the Charges– Amendment 6 (again, innocent until

proven guilty)

Jury Summons

• What 3 things are used to summons (call) potential jurors to court?

• All people filing a Kentucky Tax Return• Registered Voters• Licensed Drivers over the age of 18

• NOTE: The Circuit Clerk of Courts does NOT use Voter Registration. Voting should NOT be a deterrent for Jury Service.

Local Govt. Two Types of Court

Criminal Court

• A crime has been committed against the community.

• “The People vs. Jones”

Civil Court

• A dispute between two parties (lawsuit).

• Plaintiff files suit against a defendant.

• “Stone vs. Graham”• Judge Judy, etc.

Two Types of Crimes

Misdemeanor • Maximum • 1 Year• $500 Fine

Felony• Minimum • 1 Year• $500 Fine

Two Levels of Local Court

Circuit- Felonies– • Judge Steven Bates• Indictment of Grand Jury of 12

based on evidence• 12 Trial Jurors: unanimous

decisions required for criminal court

• About 4 Cases per month• (Grant, Owen, Carroll Counties)

• The People of Kentucky: Represented by Jim Crawford (elected Commonwealth Attorney)

District= Misdemeanors, etc.

• Judges Thomas Funk and Elizabeth Lester

• Charges brought by County Attorney (Joe Taylor)

• Bench decisions and Juries of 6

• (Verdict unanimous in Criminal and 5/6 in Civil Cases

• About 65 cases per month• The People of Grant County

are represented by County Attorney Joe Taylor—Elected directly by the people

Circuit Judge Hon. Steve Bates

• Circuit Court -- (Grant, Owen, Carroll Counties) • Circuit Court is the court of general jurisdiction that hears civil

matters involving more than $5,000, capital offenses and felonies, land dispute title cases and contested probate cases. Circuit Court has the power to issue injunctions, writs of prohibition and writs of mandamus and to hear appeals from District Court and administrative agencies.

Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo (D)

Senate President (R) Robert Stivers

Agriculture Commissioner James Comer

Grant County District Judge Thomas Funk

• Misdemeanors- Civil Cases under $4000, Family Court, Juvenile Court

•

Grant County Sheriff Chuck Dills

Frankfort- the Capital or Capitol?

Capital– the city as the seat of government

Capitol- The building where the elected legislature meets

Kentucky Governor’s Mansion

Kentucky Chief Executive: Governor Steve Bershear

Steve Bershear (D) Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson (D)

Kentucky Governor and Cabinet

• Eco Development• Finance Adm.• Revenue• Labor• Workforce

Development• Justice• Families and Children• Health Services

Kentucky Governor and Cabinet

• Public Protection and Regulation

• Tourism• Transportation• Education, Arts,

Humanities• Natural Resources

and Environmental Protection

Kentucky Commissions

• Agricultural Commission

• Tests Measures Gas Pumps, Scales, etc.

• “Kentucky Proud”

Governor….

• Power of Pardon. • Currently, No

convicted felons can vote in Kentucky unless receiving an “Executive Pardon”

Green, Libertarian and Independent

• Jill Stein- Green Party

• Gary Johnson – Libertarian

• Randall A. Terry-Independent

State Representative 61st District

Wanda Crupper Hammons (D) Brian E. Linder (R)

State Senator 17th District

David Holcomb (D) Damon Thayer Rep (R)

United States Representative to Congress

William R. “Bill” Adkins (D) Thomas Massie (R)

United States Representative to Congress

David Lewis (Ind)

Circuit Clerk of Grant County

Shirley C. Wilson (D) Tina Beach Melton (R)

Grant County Teen Court 2013

Grant County District Judge Thomas Funk

• Misdemeanors- Civil Cases under $4000, Family Court, Juvenile Court

•

Local Magistrate - Representative

Wanda Crupper Hammons (D) Brian E. Linder (R)

Grant County Sheriff Chuck Dills

Circuit Judge Steve Bates

• Grant, Carroll, Owen Counties• Felony Trials, Civil Trials over $4000

Kentucky State Level: Legislative

State Representative Brian Linder(D) 61st District State Senator Damon Thayer

(R) 4th Senate District

Kentucky’s 2 Senators are….

• Mitch McConnell ® • Rand Paul ®

Kentucky Chief Executive: Governor Steve Bershear

Steve Bershear (D) Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson (D)

Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo (D)

Senate President (R) Robert Stivers

Agriculture Commissioner James Comer

Kentucky Sec. of State Allison Grimes

• Oversees Kentucky Elections among other duties

Service provided by taxes

• Roads• Schools• Library• Law Enforcement• Fire Protection• Water/Sanitation• Parks and Rec. (NBC?)

• Why Should Citizens Vote??• Ensures The Best Candidates• Prevents Incompetents from Serving• Citizen Initiatives• Voice your opinion on issues• Ensures the survival of representative democracy• If you don’t vote, don’t complain• Probes Citizens to find out about the issues• Community Involvement– “No man is an island”

The Electoral CollegeHow does it work?

How many electors per state?

• # of electors per state = # of Senators + # of Representatives

• For example: # electors for Kentucky = 2 Senators + 6 Representatives = 8 electors

How many electoral votes to become president?

• In total, there are 538 electors

• To become President, a candidate has to win a majority of the electoral college votes (which is 270)

• The President is elected by the “Electoral College”

• Each state gets the # of votes by adding their representatives and senators.

• An election is held in each state. Winner takes all votes in that state.

Electoral College Map

So does the popular vote matter?

• #6 Within each state, the popular vote (the total number of votes cast) tells who gets the electoral votes for that state.

In Kentucky in the election (2012)• For example, in Kentucky there are 8

electoral college votes. • In the last election in 2012: Republican

candidate Mitt Romney won 1,087,190 total votes (or 60% of all the votes cast)

• Democrat candidate Barack Obama won 679,370 total votes (or 37% of all the votes cast).

• Therefore, all 8 electoral college votes went to the Republican candidate, Mitt Romney.

How are electors chosen?

• In each state, each political party selects their own electors before the Presidential election.

• For example, for the 2012 presidential election in November, Kentucky’s Republican and Democratic parties each selected their electors in July.

• There were 8 Republican electors and 8 Democrat electors.

So when you go to the polls…

• When citizens go to the polls to elect the President, they are really voting for the group of electors who pledge to vote for the candidate.

• Interesting FYI: in Kentucky, even if an elector pledges to vote for a certain candidate, they don’t have to!

• Other states require by law that the elector actually votes the way s/he promised.

2000 Presidential Election Res

George W. Bush• 50,456,002 47.87%

• 271 Electoral Votes

Al Gore• 50,999,897 48.38%

• 266 Electoral Votes

2012 Presidential Election Results

Mitt Romney• 206 Electoral votes•60,933,500

• Barack Obama• 332 Electoral votes• 65,915,796

2012 Presidential Election Results

2012 Election Results by County

Affordable Health Care Act- Vote by Congressional District

Affordable Health Care Act- Vote by Senate– Dark Blue = “Yes” Purple- Dem. “No” Red= Republican “No”

2012 Election “Obamacare”- AHCA

Democrats vs. Republicans

• Their color is blue. They’re liberal, on the left

• LIBERAL: Government has a responsibility to initiate changes and reforms in society.

They believe in universal healthcare.

And that government should help So it needs to be larger and tax the wealthier Americans.

Government Regulations to help the environment

More gun control

• Color is red– they are the elephant, Conservative and on the right.

• CONSERVATIVE: Traditional, norms, conventional approach. Govt. has a limited role.

They believe in Private healthcare

also… believe government should play a small role, with fewer social programs to keep taxes low.

They often oppose environmental regulation So businesses can carry on their operation w/o interferance

less gun control,

Political Spectrums

President and V.P. of the United States

Democrats Republicans

• Romney- Ryan• Obama-Biden

Grant County: FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT

• FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT(Vote for ONE)

• ___ Mitt ROMNEY 91 53.5%Paul RYAN

• ___ Barack OBAMA 73 42.9%Joe Biden

 • ___ Jill STEIN 0 .00%

Cheri HONKALA(Green)

• ___ Randall A. TERRY 1 .01%Missy P. GRAY(Independent)

• ___ Gary JOHNSON 5 2.9%James P. Gray(Libertarian)

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS4th Congressional District

• ___ Thomas MASSIE 69 41.3%•  • ___ William R. “Bill” Adkins 87 52%

 • ___ David LEWIS 11 6.6%

2012 Presidential Election Results

Mitt Romney• 206 Electoral votes•60,933,500

• Barack Obama• 332 Electoral votes• 65,915,796

Unit 5 Issues and the Political Process

• 1. Issues–Choose a Position- Discuss• Parliamentary Procedure

• 2. Issues– Take a Stand• 3. Political Process– (Political Parties)• 4. Election Vocabulary

• Remember Veterans Day Pics/Interview• Test Corrections Due Friday

Integrated Social Studies: Issues and the Political Process

• 1. Return Assignment(s) & Test Corrections• 2. Review and Turn in Election Vocabulary• 3. Quiz- Over Election Vocab.• 4. Review- Parliamentary Procedure• 5. Primary Elections: 3 Issues – Each Person • 6. 3 Candidates # Overview their positions on 3

Issues. Field Issue Questions from “The People”

Robert’s Rules Parliamentary Procedure

• 1. Address the Chair.• 2. ALL SPEECHES ARE RHETORICAL and• 3. Today, We will Stand to address the chair.

• ADDRESS THE GENERAL BODY

• This is NOT a face to face debate!! • There are NO PERSONAL Debates• There are NO interjections without being recognized.

• Violators will be declared out of order• Violations in the second degree will refer to Robert’s Rules for

• IDENTIFYING and/or WRITING OUT THE RULE