<span>Without amendments, we are stuck with what some guys thought would be nice over 200 years ago. A few things we took out of the constitution by amendment: Slaves count as 3/5 of a person. The incoming president must wait five months after being elected to take office. Electoral college for senators (now--can we get rid of it for presidents?) We also filled in holes that were evident in the constitution, and clarified more rights that people have. The Bill of Rights is all amendments--they wanted a working government first before they decided what limits to put on it. Women were allowed to vote. Someone figured out that if a president becomes sick but doesn't die, the government is in limbo, because the VP couldn't just do the President's job until an amendment was passed saying how it would be determined the Pres was too sick to do his job. Allowing amendments allows mistakes made by the writers of the constitution to be corrected, and for changes they didn't for see to be allowable.</span>
Answer:
1. What is government?
- It is a set of institutions in which these philosophical decisions are made
- It is unique because it has authority and legitimacy
Why does government exist?
- To do what individuals cannot do for themselves
- To do "what is good, just, and honest" -John Winthrop
Why do we need government?
- without it, we would live in an anarchy
2. What ideas influenced the Constitution?
- a government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority.
3. What is the importance of the Constitution?
- It is our CURRENT framework of government
- It puts the power of the government in the hands of the PEOPLE
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It protects our rights as citizens
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It separates the power of the government into 3 branches so that no one person or group becomes too powerful
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It places important limits on government power
4. What is federalism and how does it work?? What are its Strengths & Weaknesses?
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the system of dividing power between federal and state governments in the United States
- strengths: One of the strengths of a federal system is that it encourages innovation and experimentation in policy development.
- weakness: It hinders policy development and leads to budgetary inefficiency
5. How and why do people vote the way they do?
- Where people vote based on the portrayal of the leader or figureheads rather than for their constituency candidate
Explanation:
So many questions so here is the first 5
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