Diana Ema's Blog post #2

       Group 4 did an amazing job. Their presentation was about Immigration. Every slide was detailed and descriptive. Shadelle spoke clearly and was very confident about what she was talking about. She listed great facts about immigration in The United States. She mentioned, “Since 1970 the number of immigrants and the share of the U.S. population has increased mainly because of increased immigration from Latin America and Asia.” This made me want to research because she listed great facts about how this was important. She added descriptive photos to go with what she was talking about. Angie R talked about America vs. the World. System types, Electrical systems, separation of powers, political culture, and similarities had great facts. She presented her slides perfectly.  She quoted “Immigration resides in the United States. These immigrations are from almost every nation on the planet.” Which is true. Sade did a very good job articulating everything.  Sade spoke about the Chinese Exclusion Act and how this act treated Chinese laborers very badly. And how it made them have a border restriction. Overall she listed great facts, but she could’ve added pictures to go with her slides. Yohamer talked about the enforcement of immigration in the United States. He talked about Border Patrol, ICE operations, detention centers, and surveillance Technology. He listed great facts and also added pictures. Madelyn's slides talked about Political parties. Great facts and also included photos. Overall Group 4 did a great job

     Group 3 “Elections Matter” was nicely presented. This group was one of m favorite groups because elections is going on right now and just by listening to their presentation, they educated me on a lot. Christina did a good job introducing her group and mentioning what they were going to talk about. Funding Allocation was an interesting slide. I feel that every parent and college student should pay more attention to this because cutting funds, project 2025, and Rollbacks are all scary topics. To abolish the Department of Education and end Head Start, which has served over 40 million children is a law that shouldn’t be passed for many reasons. Lisette did a great job explaining this topic. “Elections Impact on Educational Institutions” talked about the outcomes of the 2024 elections. I haven’t voted yet but after these presentations, I need to get on it. Lisette Mentioned the aftermath of the 2020 elections led to increased funding, aimed at supporting students who fall behind, due to Covid nineteen. She also said the outcomes will determine funding levels and shape the overall direction of education policy, impacting everything from classroom resources to teacher support and student services by being informed and involved. We can advocate for a future that prioritizes quality, education for all students which I wholeheartedly agree with. Liseett did an amazing job explaining everything and I was very intoned. Maria discussed Republican and Democratic views on education and how Democrats tend to be in favor of public schools as a means to keep education more accessible to everybody, and charter or private schools are favored more by Republican parties because of their flexibility. I liked how in the slide “Public schooling is always political. Politics shape it.” Maria used examples from Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, and Brown v. Board of Education of Topics in 1954, to support her information. Also the school safety act, it stood out to me. Jade listed facts about how education is becoming more important in daily life. Iver did a great job on her slides. I love the photos/pictures she used. Overall, this group did a great job.

Group 2 “The Electorate and the Election Process”. Starting off with Fabian the Electorate, which refers to different groups that participate in the election. By race, ethnicity, gender and religion. The electoral process and “what is the Electoral College” were perfectly explained. Elizabeth did a great job explaining her slides which were “Research devoted to the topic. She didn’t write much but she bulleted the facts, and she went more into detail as she explained everything. She also added descriptive photos to go with what she was explaining. The Basics of the Electoral College was an interesting topic. I liked how Sade listed the pros and cons of the Electoral College, giving us insight on how the U.S. elects its presidents. Elizabeth perfectly explained the plurality electoral systems, majority electoral systems, and proportional representation. She listed facts on how to vote, who can vote, and where. Elizabeth did a great job. I liked how Daniel went over the interview questions and answers. He asked great questions to his opponent and the answered his questions perfectly. Overall this group did amazing.

Group 4, last but not least. My group! Working with these girls are the highlight of this class. They are super friendly and helpful. The first person to present was Angellie. She did a great job explaining Equal Pay legislation. Camila talked about Reproductive rights. Access to abortion and contraceptive access were both perfectly explained. I liked how she added photos to go with the topic. I liked how Angeliee introduced her slides, she she did not write everything out on her slide she asked questions and put her answers in bullets and explained it a little more in her own words. Breanna doing American vs. world perspective in Representation in politics was very helpful. It made me understand everything more. Breanna did a great job but she could’ve added more pictures. Hannah's topic transgender rights, was one of my favorites. She had a lot of information and educated me on her topic. She went into depth about every topic that was mentioned. She also made this little graph to show where everything fell under. Early 20^th century, Mid 20^th century, 1970s-1980s, 1990s-2000s, and the 2010 Present were all perfectly explained. She also did America vs. world pros and cons. Everything was perfectly explained and well-articulated. Overall my group and I did a great job and I hope everyone learned something from it.