Our Tags

Every member of the class of 2015 is contributing to this blog.  Our goal is to create a blog that is searchable by branch of government, by major themes of the course, and by topic. Every post that you make to this blog should include at least two tags.

Branch of Government Tags
  • If you article addresses Congress use this tag: legislative and 
  • If your article addresses President Obama use these tags: presidency and executive branch
  • If your article addresses the bureaucracy use these tags: bureaucracy and executive branch
  • If your article addresses the Supreme Court specifically use these tags: Supreme Court and judicial branch 
  • If your article addresses the federal court system use this tag: judicial branch  

Theme Labels
  • federalism 
  • checks and balances
  • separation of powers
  • limited government 
  • popular sovereignty
  • pathways of action
  • citizenship
  • civil liberties
  • civil rights
  • public policy 
  • politics
Topic Labels
  • jobs
  • immigration
  • health care
  • taxes
  • social security
  • etc!