Of course you can.
"I strike the rock."
It works in first person, present tense.
Other versions would be, "I struck" which is first person, past tense.
Before 1789, the U.S. had been ruled by the Articles of Confederation (1781) in fear of govt. abusing power (like British rule). In 1787, it was obvious that they needed a perfect Union and so, while protecting the independence of states, the Articles of Confederation didn't describe the powers of a federal chief executive nor a judicial system. The creation of our Constitution and present form of government was informed by these and other considerations that arose during the years of the Confederation.
You have to be more specific
Answer:
substance abuse, negative peer pressure, sexual activity
unequal power relations