US Government - Period 4 - 03/15/06

[drywitmartini.livejournal.com]

"Morning," Hawkeye greeted everyone as they entered. He was wearing clothes, but they were obscured by his maroon bathrobe. He had a cup of coffee in his hand. "Professor Lyman's not back yet, so you're stuck with me. I won't subject you to what I think about the United States government, because chances are a lot has changed since my time. Today's project is an interactive one. Sign in and pick a state. Don't double up. You're now the Senator for that state. You've been elected by the people in your state to represent them on a national level. The issue of the day is that there's been a slump in the economy and we can't keep importing goods to save our collective tushes. The states have something that other states want. Interact with each other and, as representatives for your state, try to get as good a deal as you can out of your negotiations."

Comments

Sign In

[drywitmartini.livejournal.com]

Sign in and pick a state to represent. Check who has signed in already so you don't double up on states. One person per state.

Re: Sign In

[chasingangela]

Angela signed in and picked Pennsylvania.

Yay for home state pride.

Re: Sign In

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty signed in and chose Michigan. You want a car? You come to Marty.

Re: Sign In

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John signs in and picks Illinois because they have a city called Sandwich!

Re: Sign In

[02maxwell.livejournal.com]

Duo signs in and picks California. He figures he'd probably have lived there if he was born on Earth.

Re: Sign In

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth signs in and picks Connecticut.

And then pulls out her laptop to do research.

Re: Sign In

[kitty--fetish.livejournal.com]

Alphonse signed in.

Re: Sign In

[wannabelawyer.livejournal.com]

Lindsey signs in and picks Oklahoma. Because Lindsey is always up for mocking his home state.

Re: Sign In

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

Peter signed in and picked New York. Yay for home!

Re: Sign In

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam signed in and chose Florida, home of fresh citrus and old people.

Discussion

[drywitmartini.livejournal.com]

Trade, make promises, get the good deal. Have at it, kids!

Re: Discussion

[chasingangela]

Angela makes a list of stuff from Pennsylvania.

So far, she has Hershey's chocolate, steel, pretzels and the Liberty Bell.

Re: Discussion

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty tosses a paper airplane at Angela.

Hey. I need steel to support my automotive industry. Can we broker a deal?

Re: Discussion

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Want some agricultural products?" John asks the room. "Grain? What about the Chicago Bears? Anyone want them?"

Re: Discussion

[chasingangela]

Angela scooted away from Marty and toward John, still laughing a little. "Um, chocolate for grain, does that work?" she asked. "We have pretzels, too. But I guess you could make your own."

Re: Discussion

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"I've got cars. What do you have to trade? And don't give me the bears. I'm stuck with the Detroit Lions."

Re: Discussion

[02maxwell.livejournal.com]

"I've got oranges!" Duo exclaims. "And pain! LA's tough, dude."

Re: Discussion

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

She has Pepperidge Farm, Yale and the Groton ship building yards. Ooh, and Pfizer HQ. Mystic Pizza?

Re: Discussion

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"I'll trade you some mouse ears for a couple of cookies."

Re: Discussion

[kitty--fetish.livejournal.com]

Alphonse picked Texas because that's what the mun is most familiar with and listed off a few things they had; Cattle (lots and lots of cows), oil (hi, Houston), more cows, agriculture (lots of that too), and bad traffic.

Re: Discussion

[wannabelawyer.livejournal.com]

Lindsey is tempted to tell his classmates that Oklahoma has nothing to trade, because it's the worst state ever. He manages to control himself though.

"Uh, we've got wheat. And cattle. And industrial machinery. And natural gas and petroleum. And we're the only state that produces iodine. You all want iodine, don't you? For all your iodizing needs?"

Re: Discussion

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam pondered. "Well, if anyone wants to leave Earth, they have to come to me for the aerospace program. And there's oranges. Oh! We can't forget if anyone wants anything exported to or from Central and South America."

"And Walt Disney World. Epcot Center pwns. That is all."

Re: Discussion

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

Ah, Peter Parker's New York: producer of superheroes, mob flunkies, street vendors, and more take-out than you've ever seen in your life.

Oh, and World Series trophies. They've got, what, three dozen of those? Plenty to trade!

After Class

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