Constitution Assignment Part A

The Preamble:

In order to have a better form of unity, we as citizens of the United States have to create fairness, guarantee a peaceful homeland, give public protection, urge overall well being, and secure freedoms for ourselves and our future.



Powers and Responsibilities of the Legislative Branch:

• Congress is separated into the Senate and the House of Representatives
• House of Representatives and Senate is elected by the people
• They have to meet annually
• Congress can establish an army, create courts, declare war, and control trade between the states, establish tax and spend the money raised by taxes
• In charge of regulating bankruptcy and immigration issues
• Controls the value of money?
• CONTROLS THE MONEY GOVERNMENT SPENDS
• Can impeach officers in the other branches that abuse their positions.

Powers and Responsibilities of the Executive Branch:

• President is elected by the electoral college (one vote for each member of congress
• The president can pardon criminals, controls military, make treaties, is able to pick many members of the government (with Senate approval)
• responsible for executing laws that Congress passes

Powers and Responsibilities of the Judicial Branch:

• Everyone is entitled to a trial by jury (except in a case of impeachment)
• Jurisdiction over cases involving foreign conflicts and conflicts between states

While reading and taking notes on the Constitution, i felt somewhat surprised and confused. I was surprised by how much power the Congress really has. It seemed like they posses most of the power when it comes to running the country (money, military, laws that we as citizens follow etc.). I was confused while reading mainly because of the language, something that sounded so complicated was actually very simple. I was also confused because it doesn't seem like our culture is based off of this document. I do see a lot of where it may relate to our culture, but there are also some parts where I feel that I never knew that. i;m pretty sure that many people in America also may not be familiar with these facts, or the Constitution in general. I don't know why this makes me feel confused about the Constitution, or makes me feel like the constitution is somewhat bullshit.

Questions and Insights on the Preamble and the 3 Articles:

1. Are there other countries that follow something similar to the Constitution?
2. Why does the Congress have so much power, when the president is the one "running" the country? Why can't the Congress potentially run it by them selves
3. Why is the idea of change put on the president so much, when the Congress has so much of the power?
4. Do we really need a Constitution to run our country?
5. Is the preamble relevant to America today?

Capitalism

Our country is a capitalist society, however there are many different ways to look at it. Capitalism is defined as an economic system in which goods and sources are produced, distributed, and consumed. This is all done through the mechanism of free markets. Capitalism is deeply based on the right to private property and the profit motive. It can also be looked at as an economic system...The main aspects of capitalism is land, labor, and capital. Land is any natural resource (trees, soil, etc.), while labor is any type of work put in to produce and sell the product. Capital is the resources that were used to create more of the product and sell it. People who have money to begin with, will most likely get further in life, because they have more to invest. The main strategy behind capitalism is for businesses to make as much money as possible, while spending as little as possible. his in the end will call for a bigger profit. In capitalism one thing that the consumer and the producer have in common is they both want to get the most out of the money they put towards the product. This is where market price comes in. Market price is where the seller and the consumer meet, the seller is selling for the highest price possible, while the consumer is trying buy for the lowest price possible. The market price of a product solely depends supply and demand. Supply is the total amount of resources/ products for sale at all prices. The demand is the demand of what will be bought. When the demand goes up price and quantity also goes up, however when demand goes down, price and quantity follow it and also go down. When supply goes up the price may go down, but the quantity will go up. in turn when supply goes down, price will go up but quantity will go down. The free market of Capitalism is controlled by a "Invisible Hand". This essentially means that the market is not controlled by a physical thing or person, it will eventually work itself out.

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