Welcome to Mr. Galuhn's Political Science Website
Please use the navigation drop down menu above to access course materials by unit.
Class Announcements on Remind
For class announcements, please sign up with Remind by following the directions below:
Remind is a service which allows me to setup a class account and then for the members of the class to sign up to receive text messages or emails from me (you will not know my number and I will not know your number through this service; also I can only send out messages, not receive responses).
If you would like to receive reminders for this class, please follow these directions:
1. Follow this link to join my Political Science Class Remind: https://www.remind.com/join/mrgaluhn
OR
2. Text @mrgaluhn to 81010 or (331) 472-7963
Remind is a service which allows me to setup a class account and then for the members of the class to sign up to receive text messages or emails from me (you will not know my number and I will not know your number through this service; also I can only send out messages, not receive responses).
If you would like to receive reminders for this class, please follow these directions:
1. Follow this link to join my Political Science Class Remind: https://www.remind.com/join/mrgaluhn
OR
2. Text @mrgaluhn to 81010 or (331) 472-7963
Binder Organization
Each student needs to have a binder dedicated solely for Political Science. Learning to be organized is a life-skill that we want to teach our students, so they can be successful later in life. By keeping a binder with all of our class materials, they will learn this valuable skill. As such, there will be regular binder checks after each unit. To get all the points, they will need to follow the binder rubric below and also have a table of contents filled out for their binder.
Binder Table of Contents | |
File Size: | 17 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Binder Check Rubric | |
File Size: | 19 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Website Resources
Bill Writing Project:
Use the links below to help you research/find information about the bill that you want to write.
Republican Party Website: https://gop.com/
2016 Party Platform:https://www.gop.com/platform/
Democratic Party Website: http://www.democrats.org/
2016 Party Platform: https://www.demconvention.com/platform/
Research current bills in the Senate and House of Representatives:
- Library of Congress Legislative database: https://www.congress.gov/
2016 Presidential Candidate Research Project:
Use the links below to find information on each candidate.
Information on all candidates:
- ballotpedia.org/Presidential_candidates,_2016
Or you can always Google a candidate's name and get information from their campaign website.
I Side With Quiz: http://www.isidewith.com/
Letter to Government:
Official websites
State Reps and Senators:
- http://il--nea.capwiz.com/nea/il/directory/statedir.tt?state=IL&lvl=state&action=myreps_form
(type in your zip code to find your rep/senator)
IL Governor:
- Bruce Rauner - www.illinois.gov/gov/contactus/Pages/default.aspx
U.S. House of Reps.:
- http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
(type in your zip code to find your representative)
U.S. Senators from Illinois: (May Change in November 2016)
- Mark Kirk - http://www.kirk.senate.gov/?p=offices
- Dick Durbin - http://www.durbin.senate.gov/contact/
U.S. President: (Will Change in November 2016)
- Barack Obama - www.whitehouse.gov/contact/write-or-call
Use the links below to help you research/find information about the bill that you want to write.
Republican Party Website: https://gop.com/
2016 Party Platform:https://www.gop.com/platform/
Democratic Party Website: http://www.democrats.org/
2016 Party Platform: https://www.demconvention.com/platform/
Research current bills in the Senate and House of Representatives:
- Library of Congress Legislative database: https://www.congress.gov/
2016 Presidential Candidate Research Project:
Use the links below to find information on each candidate.
Information on all candidates:
- ballotpedia.org/Presidential_candidates,_2016
Or you can always Google a candidate's name and get information from their campaign website.
I Side With Quiz: http://www.isidewith.com/
Letter to Government:
Official websites
State Reps and Senators:
- http://il--nea.capwiz.com/nea/il/directory/statedir.tt?state=IL&lvl=state&action=myreps_form
(type in your zip code to find your rep/senator)
IL Governor:
- Bruce Rauner - www.illinois.gov/gov/contactus/Pages/default.aspx
U.S. House of Reps.:
- http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
(type in your zip code to find your representative)
U.S. Senators from Illinois: (May Change in November 2016)
- Mark Kirk - http://www.kirk.senate.gov/?p=offices
- Dick Durbin - http://www.durbin.senate.gov/contact/
U.S. President: (Will Change in November 2016)
- Barack Obama - www.whitehouse.gov/contact/write-or-call