Yesterday, we read the Declaration of Independence in groups (as per usual). In these groups, we were assigned a section of the document to summarize- the introduction, preamble, indictment, indictment (cont'd), denunciation, conclusion, and signatures (we didn't do the signatures- everyone already knows what signatures are and that John Hancock's is the biggest and most legible). My group was the biggest (yay technical issues!) and therefore got both parts of the indictment. This section points out things the king did wrong, like not passing laws or allowing them to be created, interfering with the colony's military, the Intolerable Acts, so on and so forth.
Today, we got into different groups and shared our information on the sections of the Declaration of Independence we did yesterday so we would all have it. We also had a class discussion about the government that all boiled down to the importance of voting. The social contract is when we give up certain controls to the government so that they ensure others don't take away our natural rights (life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness). This means that we (meaning anyone over 18 who is registered to vote!) should vote for the person who they feels better protects their natural rights, depending on what issues ensure their happiness. As a 16 year old who can't vote for 2 more years, I could petition the government and write a letter to President Obama and/or Governor Romney about how their bickering on last night's debate was unacceptable, if I chose to. A point that was made was that there's no one forcing you to stay in the country- if you don't like it, you can go somewhere else where you prefer their government. Like the weather, many people complain about the government but don't do anything to change it- their vote could ultimately help change it for the better. If you don't vote, then you allowed the government to be the way it is.
Today, we got into different groups and shared our information on the sections of the Declaration of Independence we did yesterday so we would all have it. We also had a class discussion about the government that all boiled down to the importance of voting. The social contract is when we give up certain controls to the government so that they ensure others don't take away our natural rights (life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness). This means that we (meaning anyone over 18 who is registered to vote!) should vote for the person who they feels better protects their natural rights, depending on what issues ensure their happiness. As a 16 year old who can't vote for 2 more years, I could petition the government and write a letter to President Obama and/or Governor Romney about how their bickering on last night's debate was unacceptable, if I chose to. A point that was made was that there's no one forcing you to stay in the country- if you don't like it, you can go somewhere else where you prefer their government. Like the weather, many people complain about the government but don't do anything to change it- their vote could ultimately help change it for the better. If you don't vote, then you allowed the government to be the way it is.
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