Writing a Letter to Congress This unit has stressed that civic participation is an important part of a working democratic system and that there are many ways for a person to get
Involved in this process. Voting is one Important example, but concerned citizens also have the opportunity to write to their representatives at the state
and national levels. Because the legislative branch makes the laws, it is important to let your representatives know your thoughts on certain issues.
Part A
For this task, choose any issue that is relevant to you or that is currently being discussed in your local or national news. If you like, you can
reference something related to the issue that you explored in the first task of this Unit Activity. In the space provided below, explain a little about
the issue you've chosen and why it is important to you

1. ford: gerald ford´s presidency, from 1974 to 1977, faced high inflation, named it public enemy nº1, and created the win program (whip inflation now).

2. carter: president from 1977 to 1981, carter had controversial poitions over abortion, but yet, he enforce the roe vs wade decision, which had pro-choice content.

3. reagan. for his eloquency and powerful speeches in his mandates, from 1981 to 1989, reagan earned this nickname, “the great communicator” .

4. george h w bush: despite many presidents had important roles in managing and trying to end the cold war, it was in bush sr's mandate that the berlin wall was materially destroyed, and he was visited by gorbachev in the uspresident from 1989 to 1993.

5. clinton: defense of marriage act. clinton signed this controvesial act, which defined marriage and spouses in strict heterosexual perspective, that was later declard unconstitutional by the us supreme court.

6. george w bush: in the begining of his presidency, which lasted until 2009, bush jr faced the greatest terrorist attacks in us and probably the worlds history, in september, 11 of 2001.

7. obama: in attempts to cease a great economical crisis, barack obama signed the controversial recovery act in february 2009, which handled 780-billion dollars.

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