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There are three aspects to this test: performing research on the wikis, performing research on the internet, and adding information to an established page. Upon completion of each element, add them to the section of this page called "Results". This test is timed and must be completed in one sitting (not throughout the three days you have in which to complete it). Plan to spend between one and two hours on it in total. Note your start and finish times in the section below.
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Times
Note your start and finish times here.
Start time: 9:35 PM CST
End time: 12:31 PM CST
Wiki research
Answer the questions below. Provide citations to your answers in proper wiki citation format. Please use pages on the wiki to find your answers.
1. How many statewide measures were on the 1994 Wyoming ballot?
2. How many states have a Secretary of State? Which states do not?
3. Which representatives were members of the Missouri House Judiciary Committee in both the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 legislative sessions?
4. How many measures relating to term limits were on the ballot in 2000? Which (if any) were approved?
5. Who is the current representative for District 35 in the Texas House of Representatives?
Internet research
Answer the questions below. Provide citations to your answers in proper wiki citation format.
1. Who is on the city council in Durham, NC? When were they elected?
2. What was the decision in the case of State v. Samantha Elabanjo in North Carolina?
3. Who sponsored HB461 in the Georgia 2011 session? What did the bill do? How many "yeas" did the bill get to pass the senate?
Complex edit
For the final portion of the test you must add a vote results box to a state executive page. Vote results boxes require important wiki skills including research, proper citations, and working with templates. Guidelines for adding one to a page can be found at Writing:Elections (state executive officials). Select one of the incumbents or candidates from below and add a section with a vote results box, then link to the section you added in the "Results" section indicated below. After completing the section cross the link you used out on this list.
Results
In this section, add a link to the sub-section of the complex page you edited. Also write your answers to the research questions here in a bullet-pointed list.
Wiki Research
1.
- In 1994, Wyoming had three statewide measures on its ballot, including:
2.
- Forty seven states have a Secretary of State or comparable position (in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia the position is called "Secretary of the Commonwealth"). Alaska, Hawaii, and Utah all do not have this position.
3.
- Only three representatives stayed on Missouri's House Judiciary Committee from 2009-2010 to 2011-2012. Those representatives are:
4.
- In 2000, Arizona, California, Nebraska, and New Mexico all had measures on their ballots relating to term limits. Arizona and Nebraska's measures won approval, while California and New Mexico's measures were defeated.
5.
- Rene Oliveira is the current representative for the 35th district of the Texas House of Representatives. Oliveira, a member of the Democratic party, has been in his position since 1981.
Internet Research
1.
- There are seven members of Durham's city council [1]:
- William V. "Bill" Bell, Mayor (Elected 2001)
- Cora Cole-McFadden, Mayor Pro-Tempore (Elected 2001)
- Eugene A. Brown (Elected 2003)
- Diane Catotti (Elected 2003)
- Howard Clement, III (Appointed 1983, Elected 1985)
- Steve Schewel (Elected 2011)
- J. Michael Woodard (Elected 2005)
- There are seven members of Durham's city council [1]:
2.
- In State v. Samantha Elbanjo, North Carolina Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour declared a North Carolina general statute to be unconstitutional. The statute made it "a misdemeanor offense to use “indecent or profane language” in a “loud and boisterous manner” within earshot of two or more people on any public road or highway in North Carolina."[2] Samantha Elbanjo was charged under this statute, and took her case before Judge Baddour. Judge Baddour dismissed the charges against her, and declared the statute to be a violation of the First Amendment.
3.
- HB461 was first introduced to the Georgia House of Representatives in March of 2011 by Rick Jasperse (12th District). In addition to Representative Jasperse, the bill was also sponsored by John Meadows (5th District), Timothy Bearden (68th District), Terry England (108th District), Roger Williams (4th), and Delvis Dutton (166th District).[3] The bill sought to enter Georgia into an interstate Health Care Compact.[4]
- HB461 first passed in the House of Representatives with a vote of 108 yeas to 63 nays. It then passed the Senate with a vote of 35 yeas to 18 nays. After passing both houses, it was then signed into law by the Governor of Georgia.[5]
Complex Edit
References
- ↑ http://durhamnc.gov/ich/cc/Pages/Home.aspx
- ↑ http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/state-s-anti-profanity-law-unconstitutional-rules-superior-court-judge
- ↑ http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/sum/hb461.htm
- ↑ http://www.votesmart.org/bill/13169/34713
- ↑ http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/sum/hb461.htm
