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PAF101. Week 5:. Monday : Federal, State & Local Government Tuesday : Conducting Surveys Wednesday : Work on Mod 2 Thursday: Government Meeting Presentations Friday : Frontling : Cliffhanger-Preventing the fiscal Cliff. Homework Assignments. Monday : Exercise 3.1

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PAF101

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  1. PAF101

  2. Week 5: • Monday: Federal, State & Local Government • Tuesday: Conducting Surveys • Wednesday: Work on Mod 2 • Thursday: Government Meeting Presentations • Friday: Frontling: Cliffhanger-Preventing the fiscal Cliff

  3. Homework Assignments • Monday: Exercise 3.1 • Tuesday: Read Chapter 4 in Maxwell Manuel • Wednesday: Work on Exercises 4.1-4.6 • Thursday: Continue working Exercises 4.1-4.6 • Friday: Continue working on Mod 2

  4. Monday- February 25, 2013 • DO NOW: • Name the 3 branches of Government • Name the 2 New York State Senators • Objective: Identify and explain the structure of federal, state & Local governments • Homework: Exercise 3.1

  5. The American system of government is established by the United States Constitution. There are three separate but equal branches of government.

  6. 3 Branches of Government: Executive Legislative Judicial

  7. Our government is a system of checks and balances. Executive Branch Judicial Branch Legislative Branch

  8. Let's take a closer look at our government.

  9. Legislative Branch • Includes Congress • Senate • House of Representatives • Main job: make laws U. S. Capitol Building

  10. The Senate • 100 members • 2 from each state • Each Senator serves for 6 years Charles Schumer • Candidates must be: 35 years old and live in the state they represent • New York Senators: Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten Gillibrand

  11. House of Representatives • 435 members • Number of representatives depends on the population of each state • Each representative serves for 2 years Sean Patrick Maloney • Candidates must be: 25 years old and live in the state they represent

  12. Executive Branch • Includes the President, Vice President & Executive Departments • Main job: carry out laws • Serves for 4 years

  13. So You Wanna Be the President? • 35 years old • Citizen of the United States • Resident of the United States for 14 years

  14. After you're elected... “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

  15. Meet our President Barack H. Obama

  16. Did You Know... 1. The president tosses the first ball of baseball season! 2. If the president is unable to fulfill his or her duties, the vice president must take over. 3. When George Washington became president at the age of 57, he only had one tooth left! 4. George Washington started as president with a salary of $25,000 per term. 5. Woodrow Wilson didn’t have to go to school until he was 9 years old. 6. Jimmy Carter could read 2,000 words per minute!

  17. The White House

  18. The White House Let's Tour the White House!

  19. Judicial Branch • Includes The Supreme Court • Main job: decide what laws mean

  20. The Supreme Court • 9 members • Appointed by the President • Serve for the rest of their lives

  21. Let's Review... • What are the 3 branches of government? Legislative, Executive, and Judicial 2. Congress is made up of __________ and __________. TheSenate and House of Representatives 3. How many Senators are from each state? 2 4. Which branch of government includes the President? Executive Branch

  22. Let's Review... 5. What is the job of the Executive Branch? Carry out laws 6. Who is the current President of the United States? George W. Bush 7. What is the job of the Judicial Branch? Decide what laws mean 8. How long do Supreme Court justices serve? For the rest of their lives

  23. Always remember... America is a democracy. Democracy is government by the people. That includes YOU!

  24. Federal Government State Government County Government City Government

  25. New York State Government

  26. New York State Governor • Andrew Cuomo

  27. New York State Senator John J. Bonacic (R, C, IP) 42nd Senate District http://www.nysenate.gov/district/42 District Office 201 Dolson Avenue Suite F Middletown, NY10940 United States Phone:(845) 344-3311

  28. Aileen Gunther (100th Assembly District) District Office Middletown City Hall, 3rd floor16 James StreetMiddletown, NY 10940845-342-9304

  29. Orange County Government Edward A. Diana County Executive Orange County Government Center, 255 Main Street, Goshen, New York 10924 | Ph: (845) 291-4000

  30. District 2 - Melissa Bonacic District 19 - Michael D. Paduch

  31. City of Middletown Government Joseph DeStefano City Mayor Common Council

  32. Wards in Middletown 2 1 3 4

  33. Tuesday-February 26, 2013 • DO NOW: What is the purpose of a survey? Have you taken one before? • Objective: How to design a survey? • Homework: Read Chapter 4 in the Maxwell Manuel

  34. Module 2 Newsletter reminder! http://classes.maxwell.syr.edu/paf101/Module_2.html

  35. Chapter 4 Exercises Take out your copy of the exercises and follow along

  36. Exercise 3.1 • The players you list you should try to contact for exercise 4.1 • But you can hypothesize what they might say in answer to your questions.

  37. The Chancellor Wants to Know if dog Doo Doo is a problem on the QUAD CENSORED

  38. Chapter 4 • Determining What your client wants: Pages 38-40 • Choosing a Sample Population: page 40-47 • 40-44(End at Sample Selection) • 44-47 • Deciding on a method of Contact: pages 47-50 • 47-48 (end response rate) • 48-51 • Creating Questions: 51-53 • Estimating the Costs and Time-Table of a Survey: Pages 53-54

  39. EX. 4.1A Key Concepts of Sampling • Target Population: • The total specifically defined set of people about whom you want to gather information. • Sampling Frame: • A subset of the population to be surveyed • Sample—those who respond • Random: • Each member of the target population has an equal chance of being in the sample • Use the Maxwell Manual!

  40. EX. 4.1B Player Answers • Player MUST BE real • Answers can be real or hypothetical • If real, include the APA citation for “personal communication” • Watch out for attitudinal vs. factual • Factual Information: Occupations of a particular group, incomes • EX: What is your occupation? • Attitudinal Information: How people feel about societal problems or about public policies • EX: Do you feel safe when using your seat belts?

  41. EX. 4.2 Methods of Contact Coplin Coplin Mail or Email • Phone Face-to-Face

  42. EX. 4.2B Is Your Sample Good? Target Population Sample

  43. EX. 4.3 Estimating Sample Size Required contacts = Desired sample size Expected response rate For example, if you desire a sample size of 250, and you expect a response rate of 40%, the following formula shows that you would need to contact 625 individuals: 625 = 250 .40 Maxwell Manual pg. 37-38

  44. EX. 4.3 Explaining Confidence Interval

  45. EX. 4.4 Types of Questions • Open • vs. • Closed

  46. Wednesday-February 27, 2013

  47. Thursday-February 28, 2013

  48. Friday-March 1, 2013

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