-What is government?
-What is democracy?
-Articles of Confederation
-Constitutional Convention
-Federalism
COURSE WEBSITE
https://sites.google.com/a/soudertonsd.us/hs-socialstudies-klimovich/ap-govt/constitutional-underpinnings
Requirements:
1. 2 links to articles after January 1, 2016 from credible NEWS source
2. 2 Paragraph reflection
-Paragraph #1- What happened?
-Paragraph #2- How does this issue reflect the themes of our unit?
-include specific themes and vocab
HW GRADE- 10 pts every blog.
DUE DATES: Constitutional Underpinnings and Executive Branch
-Blog #1 due Wednesday, February 3
-Blog #2 due Wednesday, February 10
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ReplyDeletehttp://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2016/01/26/voices-constitutional-convention-greg-abbott/78849240/
ReplyDeletehttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/01/09/texas-gov-abbott-calls-for-constitutional-convention-proposes-constitution-amendments.html
Recently, Texas governor Greg Abbott, along with GOP candidate Senator Marco Rubio, had called for a new constitutional convention to amend the U.S. Constitution. They intend on amending things such as forcing Congress to balance the budget and restrict bureaucrats from making laws. Abbott’s goal is to have the Texas legislature join with 33 other governing bodies to initiate nine new amendments, explained in a 92-page plan. The additions will make a significant change, increasing the federal government’s power and preventing future presidents from legislating via executive fiat.
Many have agreed that the idea of convening another constitutional convention, the last one being in 1787, will not likely happen. The Constitution is what the country was built off of, and making new changes towards it could cause a heavy effect on the country. States could be proposing amendments based off of their region, unlike the founding fathers, who proposed broad amendments. It is undetermined how it will end out, good or bad, and could potentially change the entire Constitution.
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ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/us/politics/new-hampshire-primary.html?_r=0
ReplyDeleteThis article is about the New Hampshire primaries for the presidential election coming up this November. What is interesting about these primary results is that the winners for each party in New Hampshire, Trump and Sanders, are different from the winners of the Iowa caucuses with Cruz and Clinton taking the win for their parties. The idea of caucuses goes all the back to the creation of our government and the writing of the Constitution. Although the election is many months away, and Iowa and New Hampshire have small realms of influence, it is interesting to see that there does not seem to be a certain level of consistency within each party for a particular candidate. Many argue that the sheer number of republican candidates is leading to a struggle to pick one that would appeal to the party’s base.
Grace Buetikofer
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/08/politics/greg-abbott-texas-rubio-constitutional-convention/
ReplyDeletehttp://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/01/06/marco-rubio-constitutional-convention-editorials-debates/78368672/
Current senator of Florida, Marco Rubio is running for president. One of his main concerns is that the government is not in favor of the people anymore. “To protect those rights, our founders created a government of the people, by the people and for the people. But today, that government has been hijacked by politicians and bureaucrats who disregard the will of the people.” Now along with Rubio, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has revealed his plans for a “convention” of the states. This convention just means reducing the size and scope of the federal government. Abbott has also come up with the “Texas Plan” which includes nine proposed constitutional amendments, all designed to strengthen the states powers.
This shows what we have talked about in class because in the beginning the framers wanted to write a constitution that gave power to the states. To me, it is not necessary to change the Constitution or add things because we already have all the resources we need, we just need to change the way the government is run. Now that may sound like the same thing, but to change the government, the people cannot just change everything around them, but they must change themselves as well.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/is-the-us-presidentialist-democracy-failing/2016/02/10/37fa9ec8-d018-11e5-abc9-ea152f0b9561_story.html
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thenation.com/article/repairing-american-democracy-should-be-a-central-issue-in-the-2016-campaign/
As we approach the 2016 election for our next president, a concern most Americans are hoping will be solved is the issue of failing democracy. While in both articles, citizens aren't directly blaming president Obama for our failed democracy, they do agree with the fact that it has gotten worse throughout his term. The Washington Post describes the fall of democracy as the fault of a nation full of relentless rules. They blame the issue on the Supreme Court and Legislation for creating the airtight rules and restrictions which are creating an inability for the country and its citizens to add to society, defeating the whole purpose of the democracy. The Nation believe that instead of focusing on “petty” issues, the future candidates need to address how they will affect this problem once in office.
This issue applies to our current understanding of Constitutional Underpinnings because it relates back to restoring our original idea of democracy. Democracy is defined as:
a system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives. Our government was founded by people who wanted the power invested in the people instead of just the head government and unfortunately, we're getting farther and farther from the idea of power in the people whether we like it or not. To restore our original meaning of democracy, we need to start relying on the country’s citizens to decide and help make the issues better instead of just handing over the power to the federal government.