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Climate Change
Separation of
Powers
The division of the powers to make, execute, and judge the law among the three branches
of American Government. by Gitelson
Congress is divided up by the House of Representatives and the Senate
The majority of the senate is Republicans ( 54 republicans and 44 democrats )
Mitch McConnell is a the majority leader
The House of Representatives is majority Republicans as well
Republicans hold 246 seats
Democrats hold 144 seats
The Democratic party is more for climate change, but it is hard for them to make an impact
because Republicans dominate
Political
Socialization
Levels of Government
San Franciscos plan
trying to expand clean energy
Chicos plan
trying to reduce the carbon footprint
Californias Plan
trying to adapt & passed the the California Global Warming Solutions
Act of 2006
U.S plan
limit carbon emissions from power plants by 2% each year by 2025
Democratic View
Hope that the bill will demonstrate a new unity
party on energy and climate change
for the
Democrats say they believe that forcefully pushing for climate change policies could help
them win control of the Senate in 2016
Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, states, This is the kind of thing Id
embrace.
Our message is that you can have clean energy and create jobs in a responsible
way, and its going to unite our caucus
Senate Democrats hope to indicate to world leaders that despite Republican opposition to
the plan, they stand ready to back Mr. Obamas policies
Idea is to make it more expensive to burn fossil fuels and to drive the market toward
energy such as wind and solar
Republican View
Believe that bill has no chance of passage in the Republicancontrolled Congress
Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, wants to stop this climate
change bill to be enforced
has sought to undercut Obamas efforts to enact tough new regulations on
greenhouse gas pollution
Statements
Donald Trump tweeted, a total, and very expensive, hoax!
Ben Carson says, I know there are a lot of people who say overwhelming science,
but then when you ask them to show the overwhelming science, they never can
show it...There is no overwhelming science that the things that are going on are
man-caused and not naturally caused...Give me a break.
What we think
We believe that this bill should be enforced
climate change is impacting our world more
and more everyday, and we need to take
action before it is too late to make a difference
Discussion Questions
Why do you think Republicans are so stubborn in enforcing Obamas
Aggressive Climate Change Agenda?
How successful do you think the plan will be?
Works Cited
Davenport, Coral. "Senate Democrats Offer Climate Change Bill Aimed Not at Success Now, but in 2016."
The New York Times. The New York Times, 22 Sept. 2015. Web. 24 Sept. 2015.
Dudly, Robert L., and. Dubnick,Melvin J,and Gitelson, Alan R. Making Sense of American Politics. American Government: Myths
and Realities. By Alan R. Gitelson. N.p.: Oxford UP, 2014. 3-28. Print.
Pictures:
Minnesota Historical Society. "Levels of government." Accessed September 24, 2015.
http://education.mnhs.org/northern-lights/learning-resources/chapter-7-minnesotas-newcomers/levels
-government
Goode, Darren. "Clinton Talks Climate Change." POLITICO. N.p., 04 Sept. 2015. Web. 24 Sept. 2015.
Obama Prayer Hands. Digital image. Washington Post. N.p., 5 Feb. 2015. Web.
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Light Bulb Picture Cartoon. Digital image. Cliparts.co. N.p., n.d. Web. <
http://cliparts.co/light-bulb-picture-cartoon>.
Stick People Holding Hands Clipart. Digital image. Clipgid.com. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://clipgid.com/stick-people-holding-hands-clipart.html>.