the last two day in class we took a test and we took part in a discussion called ed cafe.
i really enjoyed the ed cafe because we were able to talk to the members of our group and each one of us was able to have an imput. i really liked how we had small groups for the disscussion because so many people had a different imput and if they were in large groups i feel there would be too many people saying differentt things. another thing that i liked about the ed cafe was that even as you were talking about the freedom you were assigned people in the group were able to start making connections to ypur topic. today in class we took the test which i would say was fair. there are so many spelling errors in here and i realize that but im writing this on a phone so its quite difficult. there is almost no free wifi where im at right now.

The last two days in class we have learned about the Bill of rights and we have also learned about the federlists and the Democratic-Republican parties. Yesterday we read  a story and than we read it as a class and in groups we determined what amendment would protect their right to do what they did. Today in class we talked about the federlists and the Democratic-Republican party. We learned that the federlist party wanted a strong centrol government and they were rule for elite people, Weathly people, merchants and others with jobs like that. The Democratic-Republican party also felt that there should be a strong national government but they favored the states' right because they were the government closest to the people. They also felt that if its not in the constitution than congress may not do it. Most of the people they were for were farmers and such.

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The last two days in class we began to learn about the federalists and the anti-federalists. We learned about why the anti-federalists were against the constitution. One of the main reasons they were against it was that it was drafted in secrecy and that they felt the constitution took away important power from the states. They also felt that the constitution lacked a bill of rights. The federalist’s felt that with a constitution they would have a strong national government and also felt that without a strong national government that there would be political disorder. Then we drew a magazine cover for a certain group, either the anti-federalists or the Federalist Party. Today we went to the computer lab and learned what we would be doing on Tuesday and we started play the icivic games.

My Spreaker on Perseverance!

Another Spreaker!

   

The last two days in class we learned a lot of different things about the government. On Monday we learned about a few plans (Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and the Hamilton Plan). From these different plans we learned that in all of them you needed at least one person. In each one you had to have more than a year in office and also you weren’t allowed to run for re-election, this rings true for all the plans except in the Hamilton Plan, in which case you basically were in office until you died or something else happened to you. In the Virginia Plan the person with the power was able to execute national laws. In the New Jersey Plan one of the jobs that the person had was to direct all military operations. In the Hamilton Plan they could also execute national laws and they could make treaties and direct war and foreign affairs.

Today in class we got into groups and made a drawing that showed the different branches of government. Our drawing was a picture of a tree and had the three different branches (executive, legislative, and judicial branches). On each branch we had a fact or two about what that branch does, how many people are in that branch etc. I'm going to post a picture with it but as I'm writing it I'm still waiting for the person in my group to send me the picture...so I'm posting this and then the picture will go up when I get it.

 

The last two days in class we did a lot of different activities. One activity that we did was we got into groups and took notes on different topics and people. From this activity I learned many different things. We learned that not everyone who signed the constitution agreed on how they thought the government should be. For example there were some people who wanted the people to vote and have a say in who represents the government like, George Mason and James Wilson. Other people like Roger Sherman and Charles Pinckney believed that the people should not have a say in the government. Charles Pinckney felt that the people didn’t know anything about government and they should not even be allowed to make any decision about the government. Other people like Elbridge Gerry thought that the people didn’t want it for the reasons they said they did so instead he suggested that the people can appoint representatives but the state makes the final decision. In the end they gave everyone a little bit of what they wanted. Most points in the government today have the people voting for who they want to represent them. All the states have equal votes no matter what the size of the state. Many people couldn’t agree on anything so they ended up compromising on many topics, all these compromises formed the legislative branch.   

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3 objects that discribe me

 

 If I had to describe myself by choosing 3 objects most like me I would probably say that on the top of the list would be my iPod. I love music and I love to sing and in the past I played the saxophone. My iPod has many different types of music each one very different from the last. It describes me because I like many different things. Just looking through the different genres of music you can see that I have a huge range of what I listen to. I have country music and then I have pop music like Katey Perry, Taylor Swift, and The Band Perry. Then there’s really weird music that I don't know anything about.

Another object that I would compare myself to would be a book. I almost always am reading a book. Like me it’s a quiet activity and I'm really quiet...sometimes. A book tells a story I tend to tell some pretty weird stories a lot. It seems like something crazy always happens when my family gets together or goes on a vacation. I just tell my life story like a character in a book.

The last object I would use to describe myself would be a pair of shoes or sneakers. I've traveled to many places like Ireland and I've camped all over the place. A pair of shoes does the same thing. Where ever you go your shoes go. They travel all over the place, to school, to work, to a business meeting in Iceland where ever. You wear them to go hiking and to go bike riding and I love to do those things too.