Mike K said, "1. Did the founding fathers originally think that there would be many amendments to the constitution or did they think it would stay as solid set of laws not to be changed?"
I feel that in writing the Constitution off of so little an amount of political minds, the writers of the document (Madison and company) knew that there ideas wouldn't be nationally accepted by all. The main thing is that there had to be a basis for these ideas to develop off of, if there wasn't, the amendments would just be simply original laws. Lastly, there are only 27 passed amendments, which is a phenomenally low amount for a nation document written 200 years ago.. by people with different views on politics than modern peoples.
Nat Parker said, "3. Do you think some parts of the constitution are not specific because the founding fathers could not agree on it?"
Basically the founding fathers didn't have the freedom to make the document as specific as they wanted personally because that would suggest bias and monarchical representation in a new government which was intended to be written by the people, for the people. The "broadness" of the Constitution is also the reason why we have political parties which help define our government because there are different factions of people whom wish to take different stances on parts of the Constitution too broad to be taken a specific way, so basically they are manipulating the document to benefit their personal desires, taking fair and free advantage of the flexibility of the Constitution.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Political Cartoon Reaction...
I thought that this cartoon was a clever choice especially for the age groups considered in our class. Along with the developments of internet and social networks has come the repercussions. Basically in my own opinion, the way our generation has come to rely on technology and social interaction on websites such as facebook is really going to have a negative long term effect. If we continue to have this reliance on technology then eventually something may happen which will put the internet out of reach, also the social dependance is leading to awkwardness amongst our peers. But to answer the question on what the cartoon is saying about the generation of kids today is that were dumbing down, and our ideas of values, simplicity and especially politics, are becoming lessened by our cultural influence of modern technologies.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Video Clip on Federalism
10 Q's:
1.) Being legally impared by intoxication is different for different people on the BAC scale... so is it really fair to determine everyone on the same .08 standard?
2.) How is "freedom" really determined?
3.) What was punishment for killing endangered wolves?
4.) Why was the woman hating on the wolves so set against their existance.. personally?
5.) What is the set recovery number of the wolves that needs to be met to stop endangeredness.
6.) Is Drunk Driving now a federal law?
7.) If they can prove drunk driving is so statically dangerous why don't the have a zero tolerance policy? Does the repealed amendment of alcohol banding have to do with it?
8.) Is the taking away highway funds considered unconstitutional because of the minipulation of Federal desire?
9.) In government should it be better to live in fear, or respect of authority?
10.) Are wolves closely enough related to dogs that they can be used as household pets, or is that a rule against the endangeredment?
Facts:
1.) Famers wish to rid of wolves because they eat their livestock.
2.) People in Alaska feared walking to school unarmed because of wolves.
3.) There is no recorded human killing via wolf attack in America.
4.) States control driving laws.
5.) New driving law passed in PA; within 6 months of recieving your license you cannot have more than 1 passenger in the car with you.
6.) Federal legal alcohol limit is BAC of .08
7.) In 2002 Senator Hawkins introduced a bill which suggested the $6.5 million in funds that would be lossed if the DUI bill was not passed.
8.) MADD protested against the stopping of Drunk Drivers.
9.)There won't be a stop in the protection of wolves until the states develope safety plans for each of the facinities which the wolves are in.
10.) South Carolina is/was one of the states protesting again the BAC level limit federal law for all states.
1.) Being legally impared by intoxication is different for different people on the BAC scale... so is it really fair to determine everyone on the same .08 standard?
2.) How is "freedom" really determined?
3.) What was punishment for killing endangered wolves?
4.) Why was the woman hating on the wolves so set against their existance.. personally?
5.) What is the set recovery number of the wolves that needs to be met to stop endangeredness.
6.) Is Drunk Driving now a federal law?
7.) If they can prove drunk driving is so statically dangerous why don't the have a zero tolerance policy? Does the repealed amendment of alcohol banding have to do with it?
8.) Is the taking away highway funds considered unconstitutional because of the minipulation of Federal desire?
9.) In government should it be better to live in fear, or respect of authority?
10.) Are wolves closely enough related to dogs that they can be used as household pets, or is that a rule against the endangeredment?
Facts:
1.) Famers wish to rid of wolves because they eat their livestock.
2.) People in Alaska feared walking to school unarmed because of wolves.
3.) There is no recorded human killing via wolf attack in America.
4.) States control driving laws.
5.) New driving law passed in PA; within 6 months of recieving your license you cannot have more than 1 passenger in the car with you.
6.) Federal legal alcohol limit is BAC of .08
7.) In 2002 Senator Hawkins introduced a bill which suggested the $6.5 million in funds that would be lossed if the DUI bill was not passed.
8.) MADD protested against the stopping of Drunk Drivers.
9.)There won't be a stop in the protection of wolves until the states develope safety plans for each of the facinities which the wolves are in.
10.) South Carolina is/was one of the states protesting again the BAC level limit federal law for all states.
Federalist 10
Q's:
1.) Why is it that the federalist papers 10 and 51 are so popular/relevant?
2.) Is it correct to say that James Madison is on of the most impressive and political writers of the young America?
3.) Is there really no way to take freedom of speech too far? Ex. speaking of a bomb in an airport...
4.) How much shorter could this document be if Madison was less concerned on the same issues/believes over and over again?
5.) Would a faction against the rights be like rascists? the KKK or Nazi's? is that what Madison was advising against?
Quotes:
1.) "omplaints are everywhere heard from our most considerate and virtuous citizens, equally the friends of public and private faith, and of public and personal liberty."
I think this is important because it shows how specifics such as mentioned above are things that may tend to upset individuals; enough so that they can complain about it and attempt to lobby for changes. Also it further proves my point that you can never win in politics, one side is always upset and the other never quite satisfied.
2.By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community"
I brought this up again because I find it interesting that this article may have been writen way before the KKK (A faction against minorites) was developed. I guess there really was not true protection of the minorities because the KKK remained to famous for too long to be executed against by federal government.
3.) "There are two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction: the one, by removing its causes; the other, by controlling its effects."
This quote gives more detail on the previous one, so there was advision against these factions but there was never a real law that made them illegal? What does the quote mean by mischief of a faction, does it mean this is how you find one or how you deal with one? The concept continues to confuse me.
4.) "The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter, to a small number of citizens elected by the rest; secondly, the greater number of citizens, and greater sphere of country, over which the latter may be extended."
The ladder metaphor which is used in explaining the differences between the republicans and democrats is helpful because it points out how there is extended rule of the people with the one but lesser shorter span on the other. But it also is confusing in the way that it doesn't exactly specifically distinguish between the 2.
5.) "A rage for paper money."
This quote stuck out to me because there is always a desire that holds superiority over other desires, for power. Money, is the most commonly found and concrete object that can lead to power, so people always have their goals of making large amounts of it and holding it above other things in importance. But paper money cannot just be printed without raising inflation, so is there any real shortcut to making it?
1.) Why is it that the federalist papers 10 and 51 are so popular/relevant?
2.) Is it correct to say that James Madison is on of the most impressive and political writers of the young America?
3.) Is there really no way to take freedom of speech too far? Ex. speaking of a bomb in an airport...
4.) How much shorter could this document be if Madison was less concerned on the same issues/believes over and over again?
5.) Would a faction against the rights be like rascists? the KKK or Nazi's? is that what Madison was advising against?
Quotes:
1.) "omplaints are everywhere heard from our most considerate and virtuous citizens, equally the friends of public and private faith, and of public and personal liberty."
I think this is important because it shows how specifics such as mentioned above are things that may tend to upset individuals; enough so that they can complain about it and attempt to lobby for changes. Also it further proves my point that you can never win in politics, one side is always upset and the other never quite satisfied.
2.By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community"
I brought this up again because I find it interesting that this article may have been writen way before the KKK (A faction against minorites) was developed. I guess there really was not true protection of the minorities because the KKK remained to famous for too long to be executed against by federal government.
3.) "There are two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction: the one, by removing its causes; the other, by controlling its effects."
This quote gives more detail on the previous one, so there was advision against these factions but there was never a real law that made them illegal? What does the quote mean by mischief of a faction, does it mean this is how you find one or how you deal with one? The concept continues to confuse me.
4.) "The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter, to a small number of citizens elected by the rest; secondly, the greater number of citizens, and greater sphere of country, over which the latter may be extended."
The ladder metaphor which is used in explaining the differences between the republicans and democrats is helpful because it points out how there is extended rule of the people with the one but lesser shorter span on the other. But it also is confusing in the way that it doesn't exactly specifically distinguish between the 2.
5.) "A rage for paper money."
This quote stuck out to me because there is always a desire that holds superiority over other desires, for power. Money, is the most commonly found and concrete object that can lead to power, so people always have their goals of making large amounts of it and holding it above other things in importance. But paper money cannot just be printed without raising inflation, so is there any real shortcut to making it?
Federalist 51
Q's:
1.) What is the significance of "The Federalist" writings and why is there so many?
2.) According to the note, the different branches shouldn't be able to break into different agencies... was this rule broken with the Executives CIA?
3.) Why is there such a fear of departments in the government becoming independent?
4.) What does the saying, "Ambition must be made to counteract Ambition" mean, in relation to the article?
5.) When James Madison wrote, "Government isn't always the greatest of all reflections of human nature" did he mean to say there are better methods to run order?
Quotes:
1.) "Ambition must be made to counteract Ambition"
Was this used to say that there has to be a certain goal, of more superiority in order to completely disreguard another goal? There has to be a better explaination for this politically, does it involve, for example a specific bill set out to get passed and and another bill set out to explain furthermore why the bill shouldn't be passed? I'm confused.
2.) "Government isn't always the greatest of all reflections of human nature"
Even though government is one of the best developed methods of controling masses of people living under similar nationality, there are still flaws to the system that clearly aren't humanly correct. Politicans can't be considered the best of the best morally.
3.) "Private interest of every individual may be a sentinel over the public rights."
I am interpretting this quote to mean that people would rather throw in their "2 cents" in politics and such for certain issues that will benefit them individually, rather than for an issue that is beneficial to the public. Keep in mind that I interpret the individual benefit not only as directly beneficial to the individual themselves but also a mark up to their favors in morals, or rights.
4.) "It is equally evident, that the members of each department should be as little dependent as possible on those of the others."
I chose this quote because it clearly underlines for my understanding that each other branches or "departments" in government, although they all are set out to chech each other and make sure one another is doing their job okay, their role is to control their department by theirselves. For example, the legislative branch and congress may be able to control impeachment of the president (chose to or not) but that is a last resort, not their primary duty.
5.) " If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary."
Lastly, I chose this quote because it shows any interesting view on why else politics and government are so necessary. Not only is order needed to be controlled, there also needs to be the realization that man is not perfect and can not always be expected to do what is right, angles wouldn't need government because perfection doesn't encounter confliction.
1.) What is the significance of "The Federalist" writings and why is there so many?
2.) According to the note, the different branches shouldn't be able to break into different agencies... was this rule broken with the Executives CIA?
3.) Why is there such a fear of departments in the government becoming independent?
4.) What does the saying, "Ambition must be made to counteract Ambition" mean, in relation to the article?
5.) When James Madison wrote, "Government isn't always the greatest of all reflections of human nature" did he mean to say there are better methods to run order?
Quotes:
1.) "Ambition must be made to counteract Ambition"
Was this used to say that there has to be a certain goal, of more superiority in order to completely disreguard another goal? There has to be a better explaination for this politically, does it involve, for example a specific bill set out to get passed and and another bill set out to explain furthermore why the bill shouldn't be passed? I'm confused.
2.) "Government isn't always the greatest of all reflections of human nature"
Even though government is one of the best developed methods of controling masses of people living under similar nationality, there are still flaws to the system that clearly aren't humanly correct. Politicans can't be considered the best of the best morally.
3.) "Private interest of every individual may be a sentinel over the public rights."
I am interpretting this quote to mean that people would rather throw in their "2 cents" in politics and such for certain issues that will benefit them individually, rather than for an issue that is beneficial to the public. Keep in mind that I interpret the individual benefit not only as directly beneficial to the individual themselves but also a mark up to their favors in morals, or rights.
4.) "It is equally evident, that the members of each department should be as little dependent as possible on those of the others."
I chose this quote because it clearly underlines for my understanding that each other branches or "departments" in government, although they all are set out to chech each other and make sure one another is doing their job okay, their role is to control their department by theirselves. For example, the legislative branch and congress may be able to control impeachment of the president (chose to or not) but that is a last resort, not their primary duty.
5.) " If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary."
Lastly, I chose this quote because it shows any interesting view on why else politics and government are so necessary. Not only is order needed to be controlled, there also needs to be the realization that man is not perfect and can not always be expected to do what is right, angles wouldn't need government because perfection doesn't encounter confliction.
Monday, October 3, 2011
similie Checks and Balances and Seperation of Powers
Checks and Balances are like customer feed back at a McDonalds, although efforts are made to give advice by consumers to keep customers happy and coming back for more.
The consumers, consumers acting to help, and food source all have to depend on eachother for the balance of organization in the fast food business. If one of the branches slacks than the other two need to step it up for the one before they all fail. Also for example, if McDonalds abuses their power by making crappy over-priced food then the consumers would check them by not purchasing from them.. this keeps order.
Speration of Powers is a lacrosse team, different members of the team such as the coach is the president (executive), the attack make most of the moves to win as the legislative branch, the referee is the judicial branch, all of their powers are distinguised and different.
political cartoon 2
1.) Is Obama really to blame for the rediculous unemployment today?
2.) What is the significance of the "Poll Slide" politically?
3.) Do you think Obama is scared to face the unemployment issue or does he have any control over it?
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