Part A

Paraphrase the Preamble- Basically it sounds like a sworn oath saying that the people of America in order to keep balance, a perfect country, justice for all citizens, and peace in all homes certify the constitution.

The Legislative Powers and Responsibilities-
• The power to collect taxes
• Borrow $ on the “tab” of USA
• Keep balance between foreign countries and regulate $
• Propose and make laws pertaining to bankruptcy and naturalization
• Regulate the value of domestic $ and foreign $ and regulate the standard weights and measures
• Make punishments for use of counterfeit $
• To establish a way for mail to be brought and sent
• To support the study of science and other useful arts by promising for a certain amount of time, the rights and findings for the inventors and authors
• To make laws that aren’t as powerful as laws made by the supreme court
• To classify and penalize wrong doings in the high seas and offences against the law of nations
• To declare war and to issue letters of marque and reprisal also to make laws pertaining to captures during war
• To build and support armies
• To provide and maintain a navy
• To make rules for the government and regulate the land and navy
• To provide for organizing the army with weapons

The Executive Powers and Responsibilities-
• Agree and pass bills from congress

The Judicial Powers and Responsibilities-
• Power over inferior courts
• Jurisdiction over all cases held

Feelings about taking notes and reading –
I’m not gonna lie the constitution is boring literature, and written in ways that are quite difficult for the average American to read. The laws and articles once comprehended sound pretty basic and self explanatory. My note taking process wasn’t really a long process, I kind of just read it off the computer and looked up words I didn’t know and tried the best I could to paraphrase.

Questions
• How often is the constitution updated or changed, if it is changed or updated at all?
• How can “we the people” be sure that our leaders in office even follow the laws of the constitution?
• Does “we the people” even include us the people?
• Are foreign dealers aware of the laws on the constitution?
• Are the laws ever bent?