Why is it so important to split power into three different parts?
Did this work effectively?
Is it good ambition counteracting bad ambition or is it totally different?
Is the government a new state of nature for us?
How does checks and balances work in the three different parts?
Ambition must be made to couteract ambition.
I chose this because it does not seem to make much sense, I'm assuming good ambitions counteracts bad ambition.
But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?
I chose this quote because its saying how humans have evolved from a state of nature where everything is mayhem to a different state of nature where its organized.
If a majority be united by a common interest, the rights of the minority will be insecure.
I chose this quote because its saying that the majority vote can make everyone who was once opposed to it, change their minds. I agree with this.
It is evident that each department should have a will of its own.
I chose this because you can see Madison establishing the separation of powers.
Were this principle rigorously adhered to, it would require that all the appointments for the supreme executive, legislative, and judiciary magistracies should be drawn from the same fountain of authority, the people, through channels having no communication whatever with one another.
I chose this because it is defining how a representative democracy was formed, the people vote others into office to vote and represent them.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Federalist papers 10
How can we control factions?
What is the main reason for this government?
Could we distribute property better?
Is having all those different opinions that bad?
Why would Madison kill liberty to destroy a faction even though it is essential to political life?
As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed. As long as the connection subsists between his reason and his self-love, his opinions and his passions will have a reciprocal influence on each other.
I chose this because it shows how if a man is on the right track in his mind then people can do what they want to be happy.
No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity.
I chose this quote because it say's we shouldn't judge ourselves because we will always make us win.
The diversity in the faculties of men from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to a uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government.
I chose this quote because it shows how the protection of property is very important to the government.
Every shilling which they overburden the inferior number is a shilling saved to their own pockets.
I chose this quote because it shows how the government can be corrupt when it comes to taxing.
Among the numerous advantages promised by a well-constructed Union, none deserves to be more accurately developed than its tendency to break and control the violence of faction.
I chose this quote because factions are very bad in the development of our society
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What is the main reason for this government?
Could we distribute property better?
Is having all those different opinions that bad?
Why would Madison kill liberty to destroy a faction even though it is essential to political life?
As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed. As long as the connection subsists between his reason and his self-love, his opinions and his passions will have a reciprocal influence on each other.
I chose this because it shows how if a man is on the right track in his mind then people can do what they want to be happy.
No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity.
I chose this quote because it say's we shouldn't judge ourselves because we will always make us win.
The diversity in the faculties of men from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to a uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government.
I chose this quote because it shows how the protection of property is very important to the government.
Every shilling which they overburden the inferior number is a shilling saved to their own pockets.
I chose this quote because it shows how the government can be corrupt when it comes to taxing.
Among the numerous advantages promised by a well-constructed Union, none deserves to be more accurately developed than its tendency to break and control the violence of faction.
I chose this quote because factions are very bad in the development of our society
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Interview chapter 1
After awhile of deliberation i decided to interview my friend Brendan Mckain to see what he knew about the government. When i asked him what government meant to him he said "Government is the group of people that make the decisions for the country and on the country's behalf." I was surprised he had such a decent answer. My next question to him was which political issues he cared about, if any. He said he cared about global warming because it is effecting him directly. He hopes that whoever is elected next will somehow drum up the support needed to fix or slow it down. With that answer i proceeded to the next question which was what he thought about diversity in our country. He said "America is not like any country because when people are from France or Italy, usually they're either French or Italian, but we are the melting pot where all nationalities can live together." I was extremely taken aback by this answer but i agree with it wholeheartedly.
The interview was going along nicely, he was kind of more into it than was necessary but in the end it helped. My next question for him was how government affected his daily life. At first he was not sure, but i prompted him a little just like in our class exercise and he eventually came up with a bunch of reasons the biggest ways being his freedom of speech and public school. I then asked him what he thought about the us having a democracy. He replied that he could not see America being run any other way and that it was the best government. I also agreed with him on that.
The interview was going along nicely, he was kind of more into it than was necessary but in the end it helped. My next question for him was how government affected his daily life. At first he was not sure, but i prompted him a little just like in our class exercise and he eventually came up with a bunch of reasons the biggest ways being his freedom of speech and public school. I then asked him what he thought about the us having a democracy. He replied that he could not see America being run any other way and that it was the best government. I also agreed with him on that.
a peoples history
It starts with talking about the men, our Founding Fathers, who created the Constitution. They created a new Government, but it was still the same people who were in charge from the colonies. The laws were made by the rich, and the large middle class did not feel that they were represented as they should be. The laws were made by wealthy, white, Protestant men. The average working man was not happy. Most people in the population did not feel that the government was fair because the only people. The only people who had money for campaigning were the ones who were already rich so the cycle was extremely hard to break for the people who did not have money. The constitution was originally meant for everybody to be equal, but everyone who was not a white male landowner did not receive equal representation in the government and could not vote. With a few additions, the constitution has seen to it that everyone is equal and it has lasted this long with success so it must be a pretty good document to base our country on.
Did the Founding fathers anticipate immediate problems with their decision of who is "we the people"?
Why did they create a government that was, in their eyes, fair but did represent the majority of the population?
20 questions
1. What are some political values that all Americans share?
2. Since 9/11/01, have less immigrants come in the United States?
3. How many immigrants are allowed to come to the United States every year?
4. Why is immigration is mainly open to the European countries?
5. In 2001, why was Mexico the only country considered for amnesty?
6. Do Americans feel the same uneasiness about Middle Eastern immigrants that they feel for, say, western European immigrants?
7. How could the government enforce tighter border controls?
8. How long does it take to apply for legal citizenship in the United States?
9. Why does the INS only require men entering the United States from North African and Middle Eastern to be fingerprinted and photographed?
10. Is it ethical to target special religious or nationality groups?
11. Why is it that most people that are born poor in the United States remain poor?
12. Why do poorer Americans vote less than their wealthier counterparts?
13. Is it common that a person's political views alter, maybe even to the point of switching political parties, as they age?
14. Does diversity play as large of a role in the political systems of other countries as it does in our's?
15. Explain how multiracial Americans create conflict among the Census Bureau. How could this problem be avoided or solved?
16. In what ways does diversity affect American politics?
17. What are some reasons for opposing the multiple-choice approach in terms of collecting racial and ethnic information?
18. Why does our government collect information on race?
19. Realistically, is it possible to have one political culture in the United States?
20. What are some reasons that government exists?
2. Since 9/11/01, have less immigrants come in the United States?
3. How many immigrants are allowed to come to the United States every year?
4. Why is immigration is mainly open to the European countries?
5. In 2001, why was Mexico the only country considered for amnesty?
6. Do Americans feel the same uneasiness about Middle Eastern immigrants that they feel for, say, western European immigrants?
7. How could the government enforce tighter border controls?
8. How long does it take to apply for legal citizenship in the United States?
9. Why does the INS only require men entering the United States from North African and Middle Eastern to be fingerprinted and photographed?
10. Is it ethical to target special religious or nationality groups?
11. Why is it that most people that are born poor in the United States remain poor?
12. Why do poorer Americans vote less than their wealthier counterparts?
13. Is it common that a person's political views alter, maybe even to the point of switching political parties, as they age?
14. Does diversity play as large of a role in the political systems of other countries as it does in our's?
15. Explain how multiracial Americans create conflict among the Census Bureau. How could this problem be avoided or solved?
16. In what ways does diversity affect American politics?
17. What are some reasons for opposing the multiple-choice approach in terms of collecting racial and ethnic information?
18. Why does our government collect information on race?
19. Realistically, is it possible to have one political culture in the United States?
20. What are some reasons that government exists?
Monday, October 3, 2011
political cartoon 2
1. What is the Government doing to prevent illegal logging and irresponsible mining?
2. What steps has the government taken to slow down global warming?
3. Does the government official drowning in the "flood" mean that they are losing their power?
Similie
The checks and balances system is like a football team. Each individual position relies on every other position to help do its job. But if nobody else is doing their job, nothing can get acomplished.
The separation of powers is like the coaches on a football team. Every coach does not coach every position, they each coach a different position. Each position has its own job, just like each branch in the government.
The separation of powers is like the coaches on a football team. Every coach does not coach every position, they each coach a different position. Each position has its own job, just like each branch in the government.
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