Sunday, September 12, 2010

The Legislative Branch

The United States itself makes laws for the country as a whole to abide to. It might be for indivisuals with disabilities such as senior citizens or children under the age of 18. But sometimes states do make there own laws but cannot go against the constitution, as said in the tenth amendement. For example some states disapprove with smoking tobacco in public places while other states do not. These states make these laws to better the state for people to obey and follow. All statses disapprove of drinking and driving also, because of statistics of people dying in car crashes related to drinking & driving and serious injuries relating to drinking & driving. Most states have laws based on statistics in that certain state as well.

Legislative Branch

As we all know the legislative brance makes laws. Another example of the legislative branch would be a school. The teachers would be the boss in this case because they do make rules for the class other than teach. For example when teachers are in a class doing their jobs, they dislike certain things that students do when they are not suppose to. They make rules for the class to go by. Some students may go by them some may not, some students may not like them and some students probaly won't even care because they go by the rules in the first place. A big issue the teachers might have with the students is TALKING. especially at the wrong time. Also students talking back to teachers, not doing school or homewrok, coming to class late and etc. The teacher make rules for students to apply by and if they disobey them, there are serious sometimes minor consiquences.

Legislative Branch

The Legislative Branch is made up of the Congress, the House of Representatives, and the Senate. This branch is basically in charge of passing laws. The word "Legislate" in Legislative means law. The government is made up of three branches and this is one of the three. So for example in a house whole. The parents will most likely become the Legislative Branch. Why? Laws made by parents are called rules. For example, the children of the parents may have a certain time for them to be out the house. This would be called a curfew. Another maybe to make sure the children in the house do certain house work. Such as take the trash out, doing dishes, cook, clean and etc. this would be called chores. Also the parents make sure that the children may have the proper manners around the house and to people around them. Such as Chewing food with mouth close, elbows off the table when eating, no foul language, and hygiene. This would be called Respect and responsibilities.

Monday, September 6, 2010

X Amendment

The tenth amendment says that states are able to make laws ONLY for that respective state and it can not go against the constitution. This basically means that states can make any laws that they choose for that state. For example they can approve or disapprove of gay marriage because it does not go against anything in the Constitution. But a state can not make a law stating that people are not aloud to bear arms. Thats a violation of the second amendment. Which is is part of the Constitution.