Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Past Two Days- September 25th



Today in history, we began by reading a document about the Federalist Party. They were mostly wealthy people who relied on trade with foreign nations. They weren't as concerned with the states' rights and gave the government the power it needed to run. Their intention was to create strong financial systems. After, we read a document about the Democrat-Republican Party. It was formed by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson and favored the states' rights because they were closest to the people. The Democrat-Republican Party were constitutionalists, so they believed that anything not written in the Constitution could not be acted upon by Congress.
Yesterday, we read "The Bill of Rock and Roll Rights: Hypothetical Case," in which a hundred party-goers went to Roger Will's house, who was one of the party-goers, to have a good time. Madonna was performing. However, the Massachusetts 'Blue Laws' got in the way, and we had to figure out which of the Constitutional Rights would have bailed the given person out.

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