We are going to have a review for the Midterm on Wednesday Morning. There will be a movie that evening, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
Think of questions from the previous chapters. Use the book's website. The midterm will be mostly like our quizzes with some short answer questions based on the reader and our class discussions. The more questions you come in with the better.
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Anarchy. Definition: a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government). Why must anarchy be asscociated with failure? Perhaps this ultra control we've existed in is a result of a lack of lawlessness. While someone may not be inclined to break the law, it is their obligation and DUTY to disregard the law. Government controls, how can anyone with a sense of freedom fall behind that ideology?
I think that the principles we reviewed in class, finally make sense in relation to our government. The policy principle relates to the direct rights that are given to any of the branches of government by the Constitution. Using the office of president as an example, he has very few rights actually dictated to him by the Constitution, but in our times, the president is a very powerful figure in our country. With the rights given to him by the Constitution you would not think that would be true. He exercises many of his powers through institutional powers that other presidents have set for him.
I think that it is better that many of the powers the president has are not written down, but they are just understood to be his. This allows the presidency to change over time to fit the needs of the people he is governing. Times are changing constantly, and each president is called to do different jobs than his predecessor. With the office evolving with the country, it helps maintain the USA's status as a world leader.
Of all the readings from this week the one that I enjoyed the most was the one at the start of the week by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After reading “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” which King wrote to eight clergymen in Alabama in response to a newspaper article they had published I sat down and thought about what if my race was being oppressed and I did not have the same rights as another person? What would I do? Would I do a sit-in or march at a demonstration? Not being in that situation it is hard for me to say 100% that I would for sure stand up for what I believed was right after being oppressed for so long but I would like to think that I would do what I believed was right not for the betterment of myself but the betterment of my family and friends. The point Martin Luther King brings up about having to tell his children that they cannot go to a certain place because of the color of their skin really makes me mad and almost ashamed that that people of my race were so selfish. What is even worst is that to some extent this still happens today.
To agree with most other people I as well thought I was very surprising that Dr. King was more scared of the lukewarm liberals or moderates than he was of the KKK. But maybe this cold be because they were not as open about their hate and also had more political power.
i'd blow something up.
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