Extra Credit Opportunity

Extra Credit Opportunity

Complete the 3 sections below to earn up to 30 points of extra credit.  Students that received a scholarship warning should take this opportunity to improve their grades.

Discover who represents you at the state & federal levels of government.  Identify only the elected officials.  Once you have completed your research, complete each of the following 3 steps.

Helpful resources: http://www.flsenate.gov/, http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/, http://www.house.gov/, http://www.senate.gov/,

I. Use a table in a word processing document or a spreadsheet document (like the one below) to organize the information you collect.

Body of Government	Name of office / Name of Current holder	Term / Year for reelection
Example - United States	President / Barack Obama	4 years/ 2012

II. In the most recent election, who was the largest contributor to your state representative and to your state senator?
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III. EXTENDED RESPONSE:  Which one of these elected offices would you consider running for and why?  Include the position’s duties & responsibilities and what types of legislation you would propose or support.  This extended response must be at least one page long (12 point font, double spaced). 

DUE FEBRUARY 24^th (B-DAY) & FEBRUARY 25^th (A-DAY)