Georgia is a state that has a political history that is very similar to many of its southern neighbors. The state succeeded during the Civil War and the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. During the period of Reconstruction, the state was forced to have two Republican Governors, but once regular elections returned in 1872 the state has seen an unprecedent streak of democratic governors. Not until 2003 did a Republican Governor reign over the state since Reconstruction. While many other southern
Government Research Paper – Common Core In the past few years, educators everywhere have been hearing and forming opinions about the phenomenon known as Common Core. For my research paper I will be writing about this phenomenon. The purpose of this paper is simply to inform about different aspects and characteristics of Common Core. I will discuss the following points: what Common Core is, where and how Common Core is being applied, changes from the former system, how Common Core affects teachers