Being and American

Being and American, to me at least, is trying to be the best you can be and use that to help the people around you. Everyone has a special gift that makes them stand out from everyone else, i think it is important to use that gift to help better the world. If you don't use that gift for somehting what's the point of having it. What's the point of being a genuis if you don't use that intellect to help people? There isn't one, all you would be is a really smart person. Now using that ability to find a way to fix a major problem is what sets you apart.
When we don't care about each, that is when the monstrousities happen. That is when adoptive parents kill their adopted kids, when people steal ot for need but out of greed, when all the truely atroshish acts happen. These are people using whatever gift they have for the worst. That is why i believe that trying to better the world is imprtant to be an american. If we don't use our gifts to help the worl the gifts end up for being used to worsen it. Our compassion as a country is what sets us apart from the dictators and terrorist. I try my best to be the best i can be because i know that the next worst thing to diong something evil is not caring and letting others do it. That is why being being the best you can be is what being an American is about.

State Of the Union

The State of the Union, was a good speech in itself. President Obama did out line what the issues in America where, but for most failed to really spell out what he was going to do about the issues. This part of his speech wasn't the part that bothered me at all really. The part, or parts i should say, is the part when he criticized the Supreme Court on national television and right in front of their faces. I give him kudos for actually saying it to them, in a way, but the manner in which he did was very declassè. That kind of criticism belongs in house and not on tv where the whole country and then some can see the problems of you and your buddies. I also did not appereicate Obama poking fun at republicans when he talked about "global warming" or as it should be called Climate Change. His manner of tone and sarcasm came off as a bit childish and unnessicary. So some people don't believe in the same thing as you. It really doesn't matter how much evidence you "have" to prove it, it is their belief and being and American you can believe what you want. The final part of Obama's speech that really got under my skin was when he said he wanted to get ride of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy in the military. I believe that policy is what allows gay people to be in the military without being attacked, by getting ride of the policy it puts those soldiers in more danger. Because while some would like to believe that America is not prejudice against groups of people it still is for some groups. That policy gave homosexuals the ability to go fight for their country and protect them from people who are anti-homosexuals. I really don't think it's a great idea to take something away that helps people.
Now on a different note, I am not here to bash President Obama. He did have some very good ideas in his speech. I believe that we as a country need to work on helping people get jobs, because when people have jobs they make money, and when people have money they tend to spend money, which in the long run helps the US economy. I still don't no how Obama plans to do this without raising taxes, becuase if i remember correctly he doesn't want to raise taxes on the middle class or lower. But honestly he would have to because he can't keep raising the taxes on the rich because let's face it they are rich and will just take their money elsewhere where they can keep it. But i digress, the President did a good job with delivering his State of the Union Speech, expect for those areas talked about above, and I hope that he will do his best to bring this country the best.

DBQ

1. What is Brutus's argument against ratification of the Constitution and the proposed court system? Brutus's argument is that the Judges and the Supreme Court would have too much power. The court could overrule a legisaltive descion if it wanted to. The court wouldn't have anything to keep it in check so in a sense it would be more powerful than the legislative branch.
2. Why does Hamilton call the judiciary the "least dangerous"branch of government? Hamilton says that the judiciary branch call only judge things. He says it has no infulence of the strength or the wealth of society which the legislative branch does.
3. Who or what does Hamilton assert has the authority to judge the constitutionality of federal laws? Hamilton says that the judges of the court ascertian the meaning of the consitution and its relanvence to laws.
4. What power does Hamilton deny the Constitution directly gives the national courts? Hamilton says that there is nothing in the consitution that binds the making of laws in the spirit of the Consitution.
5. What does Hamilton say should be the "standard of construction"for laws? The constitution...
6. What is the Supreme Court's power? The Supreme Court's power is over all laws and rulings from other courts. It has the power to reject a law made by congress if the court finds it unconstitutional. The court also has the power to overrule other court descions (i.e Brown vs. Board of Education).
7. Does this section of the Constitution support Hamilton's argument in Document B? No it doesn't beacuase Hamilton says that being the weakest part of goverment, the supreme court can't infulence society strength or wealth. However the Supreme court can infulence society because even though it doesn't makes the laws it controls which ones are valid or which ones are invalid.
8. What powers does Section 13 give the Supreme Court? It gives the power to issue public duty, and the writs of mandamus.