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I feel like i didn't really know much about the judicial Branch before today, because I knew a lot of the basic but not many people actually talk about the specific roles of the US supreme justices. I like how I could choose either side in the Icivics game regardless of what the evidence might suggest i the right choice, its like dungeons and dragons except i'm a supreme court clerk in the modern world and can choose to repress my own age groups because of a t-shirt.

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Constitution Hall Pass: Presidency reaction  1/3/19

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Constitution Hall Pass: Presidency reaction  1/3/19

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I didn't like how they tried to make Andrew Jackson look like a good guy when he did terrible things WHILE in office, but not bad I feel like the information is really sticking with me now after hearing it a couple times. I can't stop thinking about how the guy grabbed a book in Madison's house and just moved it elsewhere like he did nothing special, it is a minimal action that meant a lot to me.

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Reaction/ summary of Article II         1/3/19

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Reaction/ summary of Article II         1/3/19

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All together the sections define how one comes into office in the executive Branch, how long they serve, their duties, and what can get you out of office. I appreciate knowing exactly what members of the executive are and aren't allowed to do, especially with the current head of the Executive Branch

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I felt like I better comprehend how things go down in the executive branch, and who's in charge of what as well. I liked the pet thing b/c I did't know JFK had a horse, and I like the fact that he had one.

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I'd make a splendid politician.
12/29/18

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Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey finds Trump's visit to the combat zone as embarrassing and was just a way to trigger political rallies in his favor.
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I feel that there should be more information to as of why it was embarrassing. I get that Trump's boasting and politicizing the event is indeed embarrassing, but the event is only briefly described so I'm left with McCaffrey's opinion, but not the  complete background to why that is so.
12/29/18

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For the first time in his life, President Donald Trump visited service members in a combat zone and made it about himself, retired four-star Gen. Barry McCaffrey said.

Speaking to MSNBC's Yasmin Vossoughian on Thursday, McCaffrey ― the recipient of two Silver Stars, two Distinguished Service Crosses and three Purple Hearts ― credited Trump for going to Iraq the day after Christmas but said he used it mostly as a political rally.

"It's a good thing that the president went to Iraq and visited the troops, even better that he brought Melania along," McCaffrey said. "It was entirely inappropriate to use that as a point of a political rally."

During his visit, Trump signed "Make America great again" hats - a move McCaffrey called "unheard of."

"His advance party politicized that event. They passed out those hats, for sure," he said.

Trump boasted about how troops are getting a 10 percent pay raise. ( They are not.)

"The troops all should've known it was all complete nonsense, but they were sort of excited the commander in chief was there and were willing to blow by it," McCaffrey said of Trump's lie.

The president also spoke to reporters about the dangers of his visit.

"If you would have seen what we had to go through in the darkened plane, with all windows closed, with no light anywhere," Trump said. "Pitch black. I've been on many airplanes. All types and shapes and sizes. So did I have a concern? Yes, I had a concern."

McCaffrey called the boast "embarrassing."

"The president boasting about the dangers he'd faced, and [John] Bolton was a brave man to go with him. God, he's talking to special operations soldiers in Iraq. It's sort of embarrassing," McCaffrey said.

He also slammed Trump for making no mention of the German troops currently helping the U.S.

"He flew back into Ramstein Air Base to refuel and to head home, made no gestures to the Germans, to [Chancellor] Angela Merkel," he said. "We've got 30,000 troops in Germany. Forty percent of the Germans want us out of Germany, for God's sake."

Will Fischer, an Iraq War veteran with the liberal group VoteVets, said Trump visited the troops only after he felt pressured to.

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Trump's Politicized Visit To Iraq 'Embarrassing,' Retired 4-Star General Says

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For the first time in his life, President Donald Trump visited service members in a combat zone and made it about himself, retired four-star Gen. Barry McCaffrey said. Speaking to MSNBC's Yasmin Vossoughian on Thursday, McCaffrey ― the recipient of two Silver Stars, two Distinguished Service Crosses and three Purple Hearts ― credited Trump for going to Iraq the day after Christmas but said he used it mostly as a political rally.

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The video did very well in covering how the constitution was made and covered a few of the ideas that were planned for the gov't such as the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan. Overall I liked that the speaker didn't take sides in the soda debate, but rather briefly explained both sided so that the viewer can make their own choice.
12/28/18

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Reaction- 7 Principles of the Constitution

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Reaction- 7 Principles of the Constitution

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Really refreshed the vocab I learned in 8th grade, so I feel more confident in defining them and understanding their purpose.
12/28/18

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The class as a whole today wasn't at all bad. In the team building exercise I slightly panicked since i didn't want to interrupt people talking to each other. In the DOI analysis the teamwork did not at all feel bad, we discussed the information and all took part in sharing the information to the class. The liberty kids video was interesting, and left me wondering if Ben Franklin was actually carried into the convention (or what they call it). One of the TED videos said that Rhode Island didn't attend the convention at all so I wonder if it agreed with the decisions made in the convention. I feel like it really cleared up some things in the US constitution for me.
12/27/18

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Reaction to the American Revolution Video

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Reaction to the American Revolution Video

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It really refreshed knowledge from middle and elementary school. I would like to know what was going on in the south at the time, since the video covered the north
12/26/18

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1. I, John Locke, disagree with the king having ownership of their people. The government should depend on the people's will, thus not becoming tyrannical, nor oppressive. By providing protection, in exchange of ownership of the people, the king is then acting as a tyrant, and as such can oppress the people with ease. The people would have no say in the kings decisions, policies, or laws. the king would be violating all the natural rights of the people by owing them.
2. I, Baron de Montesquieu, wholeheartedly disagree with the king holding power to make laws. Such an act would be allowing the king to be tyrannical, and thus oppressive to the people. In order to prevent such an atrocity, the government should be divided in separate parts, with each one carrying out a specific role in the gov't. Even if the king discussed his decision with his favorite court advisers, he'd still be a tyrant for getting help in making a law does not equate giving his helpers the power to enforce or pass the law themselves.
3. I, Thomas Hobbes, disagree with a gov't reflecting the role of the people. People, by nature, are wild and thus should have no say in government. The Government would then control the people to keep them in check, and preventing them from acting upon their nature. A gov't that allows the people's will to be free would most certainly lead to insane amounts of crime.
4. I, Rousseau, agree the definition freedom is not being subject to the will of others. People, by nature, are equal and free, and thus aren't forced to submit to others, but become corrupt in civilization. In order, to maintain complete order certain rights must be given up to be a part of society and exchange are protected by the government. If the people break this contract of sorts the gov't in turn should punish them, and if the gov't breaks the contract the people have the right to rebel and start their own gov't.

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I've come to the realization that I don't hold enough knowledge on the Gov't to develop a well rounded opinion for my political views.
12/26/18

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I need to rethink my life choices. (edit: not anymore)                                   12/26/18

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